Diana Ross' Greatest Hits Explained

Diana Ross' Greatest Hits
Type:greatest
Artist:Diana Ross
Cover:Diana Ross' Greatest Hits.jpg
Released:July 12, 1976
Length:34:40
Label:Motown
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Prev Year:1976
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Diana Ross' Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American singer Diana Ross. It was released by Motown Records on July 12, 1976 in the United States. In the United Kingdom and certain other territories the album was released under the title Greatest Hits 2 since a similar compilation, Greatest Hits, had already been released in 1972. It comprises songs from her studio albums Diana Ross (1970), Everything Is Everything (1970), Surrender (1971), Touch Me in the Morning (1973), Last Time I Saw Him (1973) and Diana Ross (1976) as well as soundtrack recordings.

The album reached number 13 on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at number 10 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, eventually selling over 650,000 copies. In the United Kingdom, it climbed to number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and reached gold status for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.[1]

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the album "a good sampler, especially for casual fans who only want hits from this era."

Track listing

International edition

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UK Certified Awards Search > Diana Ross . . 2012-02-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115055129/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx . 2013-01-15 . dead .
  2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 259.
  3. December 25, 1976 . Top 50 Albums of 1976 . live . . 14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309081449/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1976/Music-Week-1976-12-25.pdf . March 9, 2021 . worldradiohistory.com . November 30, 2021.