Greatest Hits| Company type | Compilation album |
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| Industry | Music |
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| Founded | November 24, 1998 |
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| Founder | 2Pac |
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| Owner | Amaru Entertainment, Death Row Records, Interscope Records, Jive Records |
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Greatest Hits is a posthumous double-disc compilation album by American rapper 2Pac, released through Amaru Entertainment, Death Row Records, Interscope Records, and Jive Records on November 24, 1998.
The album presents a non-linear selection of tracks that underscore significant highlights from 2Pac’s musical journey. It features 21 songs, including four tracks that had not been previously issued: "God Bless the Dead", "Unconditional Love", "Troublesome '96", and "Changes". Additionally, it incorporates alternate versions and the original mix of "California Love", which made its official album debut here after initially being released solely as a single.
The track "Changes" secured 2Pac his sole posthumous nomination for a Grammy Award in the Best Rap Solo Performance category. This release stands as one of only two 2Pac albums—and among just nine hip hop records—to receive Diamond certification in the United States.
Commercial performance
Upon release, Greatest Hits entered the US Billboard 200 chart at number five, with first-week sales totaling 268,000 copies. It reached its highest position at number three in January 1999 and has remained on the chart for an impressive 433 weeks. By October 2000, it was certified 9× platinum and ultimately attained Diamond certification in June 2011 for shipping over 10 million units, marking 2Pac’s inaugural RIAA Diamond accolade. With sales reaching 5.33 million copies (equivalent to 10.66 million in RIAA-certified units), it holds the distinction as the best-selling rap greatest hits collection and ranks twentieth among rap albums since Nielsen SoundScan began monitoring sales in 1991.
Following Tupac Shakur’s holographic performance at the Coachella Festival in April 2012, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 129, experiencing a sales surge of 571%.
On August 16, 2002, the album received Platinum certification from the BPI, becoming 2Pac’s top-selling release in the United Kingdom.
Weekly charts
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Year-end chart rankings
See also
