Greatest Hits (Foo Fighters album) explained

Greatest Hits
Type:greatest hits
Artist:Foo Fighters
Cover:FooFightersGreatestHits.jpg
Recorded:October 1994 – 2009
Genre:
Label:RCA
Producer:
Prev Title:Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Wasting Light
Next Year:2011

Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album released by American rock band the Foo Fighters on November 3, 2009.

Release

Greatest Hits includes a selection of Foo Fighters hit singles. Two singles from their 1995 debut, Foo Fighters album ("This Is a Call" and "Big Me") are included. Three singles are included from 1997's The Colour and the Shape album ("Monkey Wrench", "Everlong" and "My Hero"). The Colour and the Shape remains the band's biggest selling album in the US. Two singles are included from 1999's There Is Nothing Left to Lose album ("Learn to Fly" and "Breakout") as are two singles from 2002's One by One album ("All My Life" and "Times Like These"). One single ("Best of You") is included from the band's biggest worldwide selling album In Your Honor, released in 2005. "Best of You" remains the band's highest-charting hit on the U.S., UK and Australian singles charts. Two singles are included from 2007's Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace album ("The Pretender" and "Long Road to Ruin"). Greatest Hits also contains two new songs "Wheels" and "Word Forward".[1]

"Wheels" is the first single taken from the album, which premiered on radio on September 23, 2009. The single was officially released on September 29, 2009. "Wheels" and "Word Forward", which was written for Dave Grohl's friend, Jimmy, who had recently died,[2] were composed during the Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace tour and recorded specifically for the compilation with producer Butch Vig.[3]

A deluxe edition of the compilation includes a book and a DVD featuring some of the band's music videos and live performances. It also includes a video for "Wheels" directed by Sam Brown, who also worked on "The Pretender".[4]

Release controversy

Dave Grohl has stated his displeasure with the release of a greatest hits album, stating he would have preferred to wait until after the band had retired. The band's label, however, had been wanting to release a compilation album for four years, and exercised a clause in the band's contract that allowed them to do so.[5] Grohl has also mentioned that he felt that the album did not include some of the band's best work and that it was "like a CliffsNotes version of what we've been doing for the last 15 years".[6] In the liner notes of the album, Grohl writes:

Reception

Reception was mostly positive for the compilation. Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted in his positive review that the compilation was missing some of the band's successful singles, most notably "DOA" and "I'll Stick Around". Matthew Perpetua of Pitchfork also noted the lack of "I'll Stick Around" on the compilation and suggested that the release would have been stronger with the inclusion of rarities and fan favorites, such as their cover of Prince's "Darling Nikki" or their popular soundtrack contribution "The One". Perpetua also writes "Like nearly all songs recorded specifically for [greatest hits compilations], 'Wheels' and 'Word Forward' are catchy but uninspired, and have no place among the heavy hitters in this collection." As of December 2015, it has sold 1,009,000 copies in the U.S.[7]

Track listing

DVD

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

2009 year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits!Chart (2009)!Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 60
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 41
2010 year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits!Chart (2010)!Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 28
European Albums (Billboard)[13] 69
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 71
US Billboard 200[15] 159
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 48
2011 year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits!Chart (2011)!Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 67
2012 year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits!Chart (2012)!Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 63
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 128
Chart (2013)! scope="col"
Position
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 140
Chart (2015)! scope="col"
Position
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 72
US Billboard 200[24] 146
Chart (2016)! scope="col"
Position
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC)[25] 38
Chart (2017)! scope="col"
Position
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 50
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] 85
Chart (2018)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[28] 55
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 71
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[30] 40
Chart (2019)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[31] 81
UK Albums (OCC)[32] 78
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[33] 86
Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[34] 67
UK Albums (OCC)[35] 65
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[36] 35
Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[37] 51
UK Albums (OCC)[38] 65
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[39] 29
Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[40] 46
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[41] 33
UK Albums (OCC)[42] 59
US Billboard 200[43] 109
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[44] 21
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[45] 189
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[46] 20

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[47] 31
UK Albums (OCC)[48] 53

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Foo Fighters to Release Greatest Hits. XFM London. September 8, 2009. October 3, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130525164900/http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/2009/foo-fighters-to-release-greatest-hits. May 25, 2013.
  2. Web site: ShieldSquare Captcha. www.songfacts.com.
  3. Kerrang's 50 albums you need to hear in 2011 - Foo Fighters (Interview). Brannigan, Paul . Kerrang!. December 2010.
  4. Foo Fighters Reveal "Greatest Hits" Track List : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily . September 26, 2009 . Rolling Stone. https://web.archive.org/web/20090926190251/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/21/foo-fighters-reveal-greatest-hits-tracklist/ . 26 September 2009 . dead.
  5. Web site: Grohl unhappy about Greatest hits album. November 5, 2009. contactmusic.com. November 6, 2009.
  6. Web site: Grohl unhappy with greatest hits release. November 5, 2009. breakingnews.ie. November 19, 2009.
  7. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6821696/foo-fighters-sixth-million-selling-album-billboard-200 "Foo Fighters Earn Sixth Million-Selling Album"
  8. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2009 . ARIA . February 13, 2013.
  9. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2009 - Albums. Ultratop. nl. March 10, 2021.
  10. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2009. Official Charts Company. March 19, 2021.
  11. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2010. ARIA. January 15, 2015.
  12. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2010 - Albums. Ultratop. nl. March 10, 2021.
  13. 2010 Year-End European Albums. Billboard. October 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121003062606/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/european-100-albums . 2010 . July 23, 2021.
  14. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2010. Official Charts Company. March 19, 2021.
  15. Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200 . . . December 31, 2010.
  16. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2010. Billboard. 2 January 2013. July 22, 2020.
  17. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011. ARIA. January 15, 2015.
  18. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2011 - Albums . Ultratop . Hung Medien . nl . February 13, 2013.
  19. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2011. Official Charts Company. June 23, 2021.
  20. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums 2012. ARIA. January 15, 2015.
  21. Web site: End of Year 2012. UKChartsPlus. June 23, 2021.
  22. Web site: End of Year 2013. UKChartsPlus. June 23, 2021.
  23. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2015. Official Charts Company. June 19, 2021.
  24. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015. Billboard. 2 January 2013. March 10, 2021.
  25. http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-selling-vinyl-albums-and-singles-of-2016__17583/ The Official Top 40 biggest selling vinyl albums and singles of 2016
  26. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2017. Official Charts Company. January 10, 2018.
  27. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2017. Billboard. 2 January 2013. July 22, 2020.
  28. Web site: 2018 ARIA ALBUMS CHART. ARIA. January 14, 2019.
  29. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2018. Official Charts Company. January 4, 2019.
  30. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. March 10, 2021.
  31. Web site: ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2019. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 10, 2020.
  32. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2019. Official Charts Company. January 4, 2020.
  33. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. July 22, 2020.
  34. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 15, 2021.
  35. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2020. Official Charts Company. January 5, 2021.
  36. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. March 10, 2021.
  37. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 13, 2022.
  38. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2021. Official Charts Company. January 6, 2022.
  39. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. January 19, 2022.
  40. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2022. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 4, 2023.
  41. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2022. Recorded Music NZ. December 29, 2022. December 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221072418/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5467. live.
  42. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2022. Official Charts Company. January 4, 2023.
  43. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 3, 2022.
  44. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 3, 2022.
  45. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 23, 2023.
  46. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 23, 2023.
  47. Web site: 2019 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart. January 2020. 17 January 2020.
  48. Web site: The UK's Official Top 100 biggest albums of the decade. Official Charts Company. Copsey. Rob. December 11, 2019. December 12, 2019.

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