Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997 (simply known as Greatest Hits outside of Australia and New Zealand) is a greatest hits compilation album by Australian singer John Farnham. The album was released in Australia on 29 September 1997, and is the first of a three disc Anthology set, it coincided with Farnham celebrating his 30th Anniversary in music. This album reached No. 1 in the ARIA charts in October, and yielded a No. 3 hit single with the Human Nature and John Farnham collaboration, "Every Time You Cry". In 2009, the album was reissued with the title Greatest Hits. The album was certified 5× platinum in Australia in 2020.

Track listing

VHS Release The accompanying video cassette tape release includes all songs from Anthology 1, although “Reasons” is represented by a live version recording as no official music video was ever produced. The tape also includes music videos of “Please Don’t Ask Me” and “All Kinds of People” as well as a bonus “The Making of Age of Reason” video.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications