| Greatest Hits | |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | Mötley Crüe |
| Cover: | Motleycrue greatesthits98.jpg |
| Caption: | The original 1998 cover. On the 2009 digital re-issue, the cover is tinted red. |
| Released: | |
| Recorded: | 1981–1998 1981–2009 |
| Length: | 73:56 78:57 |
| Prev Title: | Generation Swine |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Supersonic and Demonic Relics |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
Greatest Hits (stylized as GREATE$T HIT$) is the second compilation album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released by Mötley Records and Beyond Music on October 27, 1998. It is an updated version of the 1991 compilation Decade of Decadence 81–91, which is currently out of print. Its cover art features a caricature of the band by artist/designer Erik Casillas. The album was reissued by Eleven Seven Music on November 17, 2009, with a different track listing.
Greatest Hits charted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 in 1998.[1] The compilation featured two newly recorded songs: the singles "Bitter Pill" which charted at number 22 on the Mainstream rock charts[2] and "Enslaved" which charted at number 34 on the Billboard Heritage charts.
The 2009 version charted at No. 10 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart and No. 9 on the Top Independent Albums chart on Billboard magazine.[3]
Greatest Hits won the 1998 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award for "Best Compilation".[4]
| Year | Title | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Bitter Pill" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay[5] | 22 |
| 1999 | "Enslaved" | Billboard Heritage Rock[6] | 34 |
1998 version
2009 version