Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 21 November 1988 by Warner Bros. Records. It covers the period of the band's greatest commercial success, from the mid-1970s to the late-1980s. Other than the identical title, it is completely different from the 1971 "Greatest Hits" album (which covers the early Peter Green incarnation of the band) and the two releases have no tracks in common. The 1988 album draws only on recordings from after Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined the group in 1975, omitting earlier hits such as "Albatross" and "Oh Well". The album has proven to be a major success since the time of its release. It peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 and sold steadily over the years since its release, and has to date been certified 8× platinum for shipping eight million copies there. In the United Kingdom, it reached number three upon release and has returned several times to the UK album chart and has been certified triple platinum for shipping 900,000 copies there.

Background

The album contains two new tracks, "As Long as You Follow" (which was released as a single to promote the album), and "No Questions Asked". The track listing for the US release differs slightly from that of other territories. It includes the 1975 track "Over My Head" but omits the 1987 track "Seven Wonders" (despite it being a top 20 hit in the US) as well as the 1982 track "Oh Diane" (which failed to chart there in 1983, but was a top-ten hit in the UK). Rick Vito, who was one of the two guitarists to replace Lindsey Buckingham, described the compilation album as "a presentation of the new band" and "the ushering in of a new era". A number of sources state that this album was the last to be commercially released as an 8-track tape by a major label.

Track listing

US release

One US reissue by WB as #R1 25801, does not include tracks 7, 14 or 15, and the order of the tracks on the back side is different.

European and Australian releases

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications