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Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits is a Ramones compilation released in 2006. It gathers songs the band recorded between 1976 and 1989, so it covers the stretch from their self-titled debut through to Brain Drain, rather than the later records of the 1990s.
It arrived a year after the box set Weird Tales of the Ramones and four years after the single-disc collection Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits, making it one more way into a catalogue that had been repackaged more than once by then. If you want the punk rock of the band's first decade and a bit in one sitting, without picking through fourteen studio albums, this is a straightforward place to start.
Greatest Hits: tracklist, credits and charts
20 tracks · 50:29Tracklist
- 1Blitzkrieg BopColvin, Erdelyi, Ramone, Ramone2:13
- 2Beat on the BratColvin, Erdelyi, Ramone, Ramone2:32
- 3Judy Is a PunkColvin, Erdelyi, Ramone, Ramone1:32
- 4I Wanna Be Your BoyfriendColvin, Erdelyi, Ramone, Ramone2:24
- 5Sheena Is a Punk RockerColvin, Erdelyi, Ramone, Ramone2:49
- 6PinheadColvin, Erdelyi, Ramone, Ramone2:46
- 7CommandoColvin, Erdelyi, Ramone, Ramone1:55
- 8Rockaway BeachColvin, Erdelyi, Ramone, Ramone2:06
- 9We’re a Happy FamilyColvin, Erdelyi, Ramone, Ramone2:31
- 10Cretin HopColvin, Erdelyi, Ramone, Ramone1:55
- 11Teenage LobotomyColvin, Erdelyi, Ramone, Ramone2:01
- 12I Wanna Be SedatedRamones, Colvin, Ramone, Ramone2:30
- 13I Just Want to Have Something to DoColvin, Ramone, Ramone2:41
- 14Rock ’n’ Roll High SchoolColvin, Ramone, Ramone2:41
- 15Baby, I Love YouBarry, Greenwich, Spector3:51
- 16Do You Remember Rock ’n’ Roll Radio?Ramone, Ramone, Ramone3:52
- 17The KKK Took My Baby AwayJoey Ramone2:32
- 18OutsiderDee Dee Ramone2:11
- 19Pet SemataryDee Dee Ramone and Daniel Rey3:33
- 20Wart HogDee Dee Ramone and Johnny Ramone1:54
- Produced by
- Thomas Erdelyi, Craig Leon, Tony Bongiovi, Ed Stasium, Phil Spector, Graham Gouldman, Jean Beauvoir, Daniel Rey, See the single albums
- Recorded at
- Plaza Sound Studios, Mediasound Studios, Sundragon Studios, B.C. Studios, Sorcerer Sound
- Recorded
- 1976–1989
- Mixed by
- Keith Bessey, Jason Corsaro, Robert Musso
- Mixed at
- Le Studio, Power Station at BerkleeNYC, Track Recorders, Platinum Island Studios
- Engineered by
- Rob Freeman, Ed Stasium, Thomas Erdelyi, Larry Levine, Boris Menart, Keith Bessey, Lincoln Clapp, Harvey Goldberg, Chris Nagle, Judy Kirschner, Robert Musso, Martin Bisi
- Label
- Warner Bros.
- Length
- 50:29
Line-up
- Dee Dee Ramone · bass guitar
- Johnny Ramone · guitar
- Tommy Ramone · drums (drum set)
- Joey Ramone · lead vocals
- Marky Ramone · drums (drum set) · guest
- Steve Douglas · saxophone · guest
- Barry Goldberg · organ, piano · guest
- Sean Donahue · spoken vocals · guest
- Dick Emerson · keyboard · guest
- Dave Hassell · percussion · guest
- Graham Gouldman · background vocals · guest
- Russell Mael · background vocals · guest
- Ramones · background vocals · guest
- Ian Wilson · background vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) · 2024 | 34 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 2024 | Gold |
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1976
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1977
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1977
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1990
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1990
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date sources disagree on the year (1999, 2006)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 20 July 1999 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 5 June 2006 | |
| Wikidata | 5 June 2006 | |
| US release | 6 June 2006 | earliest US date |
7 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Sire Records | 081227001520 | other |
| 20 July 1999 | CA | — | original | |
| 2006 | AU | Rhino Records | 9325583036637 | other |
| 5 June 2006 | — | Rhino | 081227001568 | other |
| 6 June 2006 | US | Rhino | 081227001520 | other |
| 9 June 2006 | DE | Rhino | 081227001520 | other |
| — | — | — | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · native: native 1800x1800
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 939×939 | upscaled |