![48) Primus - The Singles: Where would we be without Primus, an often forgotten band they are the origin of so much modern American rock. Check them out in all their dischordant glory.]()
48) Primus - The Singles: Where would we be without Primus, an often forgotten band they are the origin of so much modern American rock. Check them out in all their dischordant glory.
![47) The Killers - Direct Hits: Are they over? Aren't they? Lament the possibilities with this greatest hits album.]()
47) The Killers - Direct Hits: Are they over? Aren't they? Lament the possibilities with this greatest hits album.
![46) Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits: They aren't the best rock band ever, but when they shine they really shine.]()
46) Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits: They aren't the best rock band ever, but when they shine they really shine.
![45) Blink 182 - Greatest Hits: The pop punk progenitors in all their immature glory are starting to sound better with age.]()
45) Blink 182 - Greatest Hits: The pop punk progenitors in all their immature glory are starting to sound better with age.
![44) Eminem - Curtain Call: While not all of Eminem's back catalogue is as good as it should have been, this does a good job at selecting the highlights.]()
44) Eminem - Curtain Call: While not all of Eminem's back catalogue is as good as it should have been, this does a good job at selecting the highlights.
![43) The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits: The band who took grunge to the next level but then became a bit lame, check out all the good bits on here.]()
43) The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits: The band who took grunge to the next level but then became a bit lame, check out all the good bits on here.
![42) Suede - Best Of: The late 80s alt-rock group are an amazing band that many have yet to discover and with their 2013 comeback their best days could be ahead of them.]()
42) Suede - Best Of: The late 80s alt-rock group are an amazing band that many have yet to discover and with their 2013 comeback their best days could be ahead of them.
![41) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits: A true classic rock heavyweight, Petty and co. have sold millions of albums and picking this up you can see why.]()
41) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits: A true classic rock heavyweight, Petty and co. have sold millions of albums and picking this up you can see why.
![40) Bjork - Greatest Hits: Experimental Icelandic insanity for the brain, this is a great (and challenging) collection.]()
40) Bjork - Greatest Hits: Experimental Icelandic insanity for the brain, this is a great (and challenging) collection.
![39) The Cure - Standing On A Beach: This is a simply beautiful collection that is an essential for any music lover out there.]()
39) The Cure - Standing On A Beach: This is a simply beautiful collection that is an essential for any music lover out there.
![38) The Police - Greatest Hits: Oh Sting why did you choose to go solo?]()
38) The Police - Greatest Hits: Oh Sting why did you choose to go solo?
![37) The Ramones - Greatest Hits: An under-appreciated band in their time and now adorned forever on T-shirts of people who have no idea about their legacy.]()
37) The Ramones - Greatest Hits: An under-appreciated band in their time and now adorned forever on T-shirts of people who have no idea about their legacy.
![36) The Fugees - Greatest Hits: Another group that redesigned Hip-Hop and brought a powerful female to the genre in the from of Lauryn Hill.]()
36) The Fugees - Greatest Hits: Another group that redesigned Hip-Hop and brought a powerful female to the genre in the from of Lauryn Hill.
![35) Manic Street Preachers - Forever Delayed: The Manic's are a great band and more than deserving of a place in the top hits of all time.]()
35) Manic Street Preachers - Forever Delayed: The Manic's are a great band and more than deserving of a place in the top hits of all time.
![34) 2Pac - Greatest Hits: Another larger than life musician who burned out to quickly, 2Pac has some of the best tracks in the history of rap.]()
34) 2Pac - Greatest Hits: Another larger than life musician who burned out to quickly, 2Pac has some of the best tracks in the history of rap.
![33) Blur - The Best of Blur: Another Brit Pop essential, a great collection but not quite as good as Oasis, sorry...]()
33) Blur - The Best of Blur: Another Brit Pop essential, a great collection but not quite as good as Oasis, sorry...
![32) Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970 -2002: Compiling all of John's greatest hits including 'Tiny Dancer' this is the seminal hit for any collector]()
32) Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970 -2002: Compiling all of John's greatest hits including 'Tiny Dancer' this is the seminal hit for any collector
![31) The Jam - Greatest Hits: The modfathers who gave Paul Weller to the world, The Jame are just as important to British music today as they were back then.]()
31) The Jam - Greatest Hits: The modfathers who gave Paul Weller to the world, The Jame are just as important to British music today as they were back then.
![30) AC/DC - Hell's Hits: Hopefully heading for a Christmas No.1 thanks to a Christmas campaign, AC/DC invented ballls to the wall rock and roll.]()
30) AC/DC - Hell's Hits: Hopefully heading for a Christmas No.1 thanks to a Christmas campaign, AC/DC invented ballls to the wall rock and roll.
![29) Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction: Collecting the band's hits before they imploded, you can hear the fire that tore them apart before the travesty that was Chinese Democracy.]()
29) Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction: Collecting the band's hits before they imploded, you can hear the fire that tore them apart before the travesty that was Chinese Democracy.
![28) Black Sabbath - The Greatest Hits: The band responsible for modern day metal as a genre still hold just as much power and never more so than on their hits collection.]()
28) Black Sabbath - The Greatest Hits: The band responsible for modern day metal as a genre still hold just as much power and never more so than on their hits collection.
![27) Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits: The boss is called the boss for a reason.]()
27) Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits: The boss is called the boss for a reason.
![26) Radiohead - Best of: Thom Yorke and company are undeniable and as forward thinking as they have ever been on this collection.]()
26) Radiohead - Best of: Thom Yorke and company are undeniable and as forward thinking as they have ever been on this collection.
![25) Jefferson Airplane - Journey: Another psychadelic rock rock classic, it's just a shame it was all over so early.]()
25) Jefferson Airplane - Journey: Another psychadelic rock rock classic, it's just a shame it was all over so early.
![24) Michael Jackson - History: Past, present and Future: While it hasn't stood the test of time as well as Prince's classics, this is still an incredible collection with a mind blowing amount of hits featured.]()
24) Michael Jackson - History: Past, present and Future: While it hasn't stood the test of time as well as Prince's classics, this is still an incredible collection with a mind blowing amount of hits featured.
![23) N.W.A. - The Strength of Street Knowledge: This collects all the tracks which, in many ways, put hip hop on the map, it's still incredibly raw and aggressive.]()
23) N.W.A. - The Strength of Street Knowledge: This collects all the tracks which, in many ways, put hip hop on the map, it's still incredibly raw and aggressive.
![22) U2 - The Best of 1980-1990: Love them or hate them their importance is undeniable, pick up this collection rather than later ones and you get to avoid all the stinkers.]()
22) U2 - The Best of 1980-1990: Love them or hate them their importance is undeniable, pick up this collection rather than later ones and you get to avoid all the stinkers.
![21) Depeche Mode - The Best Of: Perhaps one of the hardest working bands out there, they are an inspiration to so many of the artists currently reinventing pop music.]()
21) Depeche Mode - The Best Of: Perhaps one of the hardest working bands out there, they are an inspiration to so many of the artists currently reinventing pop music.
![20) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Greatest Hits: It may seem like a CD you might give your dad at Christmas, give it a listen and you'll be taken aback by just how good it is.]()
20) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Greatest Hits: It may seem like a CD you might give your dad at Christmas, give it a listen and you'll be taken aback by just how good it is.
![19) Leonard Cohen - The Best Of: The king of misery (as some might call him) is still one of the greatest songwriters of all time.]()
19) Leonard Cohen - The Best Of: The king of misery (as some might call him) is still one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
![18) Led Zeppelin - Greatest Hits: Combining blues and rock was sacrilege at the time, now it is the stuff of legend.]()
18) Led Zeppelin - Greatest Hits: Combining blues and rock was sacrilege at the time, now it is the stuff of legend.
![17) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits: This year has been the year Fleetwood Mac reunited for their O2 shows and it proved just how relevant they are in the history of music.]()
17) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits: This year has been the year Fleetwood Mac reunited for their O2 shows and it proved just how relevant they are in the history of music.
![16) Prince - The Hits/The B-sides: We haven't seen the last of the pop icon, but here is the collection of all his classic tracks with a few juicy b-sides.]()
16) Prince - The Hits/The B-sides: We haven't seen the last of the pop icon, but here is the collection of all his classic tracks with a few juicy b-sides.
![15) Oasis - Stop the Clocks: The pinnacle of Brit Pop, Oasis defined the era.]()
15) Oasis - Stop the Clocks: The pinnacle of Brit Pop, Oasis defined the era.
![14) New Order/Joy Division - Total: Collecting the full evolution of New Order into Joy Division, it's an emotional journey that is hard to let end.]()
14) New Order/Joy Division - Total: Collecting the full evolution of New Order into Joy Division, it's an emotional journey that is hard to let end.
![13) Stevie Wonder - At The Close of the Century: With a sound that spans across generations this album captures exactly what it is that gives him eternal appeal.]()
13) Stevie Wonder - At The Close of the Century: With a sound that spans across generations this album captures exactly what it is that gives him eternal appeal.
![12) The Smiths - The Very Best of the Smiths: Not the jolliest record ever but bloody hell is it good.]()
12) The Smiths - The Very Best of the Smiths: Not the jolliest record ever but bloody hell is it good.
![11) Johnny Cash - The Legend of Johnny Cash: A contemporary of the late and great Elvis, cash is an extremely important figure in the formulation of American rock.]()
11) Johnny Cash - The Legend of Johnny Cash: A contemporary of the late and great Elvis, cash is an extremely important figure in the formulation of American rock.
![10) Nirvana - The Best Of: The definitive grunge group led by Kurt Cobain, the ended prematurely but left more great material than most bands make in a lifetime.]()
10) Nirvana - The Best Of: The definitive grunge group led by Kurt Cobain, the ended prematurely but left more great material than most bands make in a lifetime.
![9) David Bowie - Bowie The Singles Collection: He may have made a comeback this year but this 1993 album collects all of his greatest hits dating from 1969-1993]()
9) David Bowie - Bowie The Singles Collection: He may have made a comeback this year but this 1993 album collects all of his greatest hits dating from 1969-1993
![8) The Doors - The Best of the Doors: The influence of Jim Morrison's poetry is present even today and in many ways is left unmatched.]()
8) The Doors - The Best of the Doors: The influence of Jim Morrison's poetry is present even today and in many ways is left unmatched.
![7) Pink Floyd - Echoes: A band that redefined the art of song recording, concept albums and song progression they provide a sonic journey that is well worth embarking on.]()
7) Pink Floyd - Echoes: A band that redefined the art of song recording, concept albums and song progression they provide a sonic journey that is well worth embarking on.
![6) The Who - Greatest Hits and More: Still going strong today, Roger Daltrey and company have earned their place in the rock and roll hall of fame.]()
6) The Who - Greatest Hits and More: Still going strong today, Roger Daltrey and company have earned their place in the rock and roll hall of fame.
![5) Bob Marley and the Wailers - Legend: If you don't know the words - what's wrong with you?]()
5) Bob Marley and the Wailers - Legend: If you don't know the words - what's wrong with you?
![4) Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits: The power of Dylan's songwriting is still undeniable despite his later output and Starbucks affiliations.]()
4) Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits: The power of Dylan's songwriting is still undeniable despite his later output and Starbucks affiliations.
![3) Jimi Hendrix - Smash Hits: The man who redefined guitar playing sounds just as fresh today as he was in his glorious heyday.]()
3) Jimi Hendrix - Smash Hits: The man who redefined guitar playing sounds just as fresh today as he was in his glorious heyday.
![2) Beatles - 1: This collection of remastered classics is the definitive collection of Beatles classics (on one CD at least).]()
2) Beatles - 1: This collection of remastered classics is the definitive collection of Beatles classics (on one CD at least).
![1) Queen - Greatest Hits: Let's be honest there isn't another GH album that could be sitting at the top spot.]()
1) Queen - Greatest Hits: Let's be honest there isn't another GH album that could be sitting at the top spot.
