Greatest Hits (Tupac Shakur album)

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Greatest Hits is a posthumous double-disc greatest hits album by American rapper 2Pac, released by Amaru Entertainment, Death Row Records, Interscope Records, and Jive Records on November 24, 1998.

The album's non-chronological sequence focuses on the highlights of 2Pac's career. 21 of his tracks are accompanied by four previously unreleased songs: "God Bless the Dead", "Unconditional Love", "Troublesome '96", and "Changes". Some tracks have alternate mixes, while the original mix of "California Love" makes its first proper album appearance after initially only being available as a single.

"Changes" earned 2Pac the first and only posthumous Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance. This is one of two 2Pac releases—and one of only nine hip hop albums—to have been certified Diamond in the United States.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Commercial performance

Greatest Hits debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 268,000 copies in its first week. In January 1999, the album reached its peak at number three on the chart. It has spent 433 weeks on the Billboard 200.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> On October 16, 2000, it was certified 9× platinum. Nearly 11 years later, in June 2011, it was certified by the RIAA for shipments of over 10 million, the late rapper's first RIAA Diamond award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> With 5.33 million units sold which is 10.66 million in RIAA sales,<ref name="billboard.com">Template:Cite magazine</ref> it remains the best-selling rap greatest hits compilation of all time and the twentieth best-selling rap album since Nielsen Soundscan began tracking record sales in 1991.<ref name=sales>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Tupac Shakur's virtual appearance at the annual Coachella Festival on April 15, 2012, spurred a re-entry for the album on the Billboard 200 chart; it jumped in at No. 129 with 4,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan (a gain of 571% over the previous week).<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

The album was certified Platinum by the BPI on 16 August 2002, making it 2Pac's highest selling album in the UK.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Charts

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits

Chart (1998–1999)	Peak position
European Albums (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	16
Irish Albums (IRMA)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	10

Chart (2000)	Peak position
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)<ref name="Zobbel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	96

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	59
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)<ref name="Zobbel"/>	25

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref name="WA chart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	30

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	78
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	74

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Billboard Catalog Albums<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	2
US Billboard Digital Albums<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	23

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Chart (2020–2022)	Peak position

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Greek Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	18

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits

Chart (1999)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	72
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	41
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	79
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	8

Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	124
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	184

Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	137
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	69

Chart (2015)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	148

Chart (2016)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	121

Chart (2017)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	78
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	45

Chart (2018)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	168
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	93

Chart (2019)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	89
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	59

Chart (2020)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	88
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	53

Chart (2021)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	81
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	45

Chart (2022)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	61
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	31

Chart (2023)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	64
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	24

Chart (2024)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	115
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	40

Certifications

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See also

• List of best-selling albums in the United States
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1998 (U.S.)