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Greatest Hits (Bob Seger album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Greatest Hits

| type = greatest

| artist = Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

| cover = BobSegerAlbum.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1994|10|25}}

| recorded = 1975–1994

| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length = {{Duration|m=61|s=54}}

| label = Capitol

| producer = Various

| prev_title = The Fire Inside

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = It's a Mystery

| next_year = 1995

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r206898 |tab=review |label=Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band: Greatest Hits > Review |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |accessdate=July 4, 2011 }}

}}

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, released in 1994. Certified Diamond by the RIAA, it is Seger's most successful album to date. In December 2009, Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan confirmed that with nearly nine million copies sold. Bob Seger's Greatest Hits was the decade's best-selling catalog album in the United States, even out-selling the Beatles' 1 and Michael Jackson's Number Ones. By September 2011, the album had sold a total of 9,062,000 copies in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74410/chart-watch-extra-all-the-greatest-hits/ |title=Chart Watch Extra: All The Greatest Hits|access-date=2011-09-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525113315/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74410/chart-watch-extra-all-the-greatest-hits/ |archive-date=2012-05-25 }}{{cite web

| title = Seger CD one of the decade's best sellers

| publisher = United Press International

| date = December 16, 2009

| url = http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2009/12/16/Seger-CD-one-of-the-decades-best-sellers/UPI-94201260978456/

| access-date = December 22, 2009

}}{{cite web

| last = Hammerstein

| first = B.J.

| title = Eminem, Seger top Billboard

| publisher = Detroit Free Press

| date = December 17, 2009

| url = http://www.freep.com/article/20091217/ENT07/912170595/1044/ENT06/Eminem-Seger-top-Billboard

| access-date = December 22, 2009

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091223080316/http://www.freep.com/article/20091217/ENT07/912170595/1044/ENT06/Eminem-Seger-top-Billboard

| archive-date = December 23, 2009

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Album art

Californian photographer, Karen Miller, took photos of the band as part of two photoshoots for the album. The most popular pictures out of the first photoshoot were the railroad track scenes taken on the Southern Pacific railroad tracks north of Mojave, California. The single picture of Seger holding his guitar became the cover photo. Another photograph of the entire band on the same tracks was used for the centerfold of the booklet that came with the It's a Mystery CD, released the following year.

Other photos on the album include pictures of Seger's newborn son, Cole. The back cover of Seger's son at a water pump was taken at Seger's home at the time in Miami, Florida. Cole was 17 months old at the time. The inside of the booklet includes photos of Silver Bullet Band members Craig Frost, Chris Campbell, and Alto Reed with their kids as well. Seger's manager, Punch Andrews, was skeptical about the idea of using the band's children as album art at first. However, Seger had seen it done before with other artists and insisted on the photographs being used on the final copy of the CD's insert.

Track listing

{{tracklist

| all_writing = Bob Seger, except where noted

| extra_column = Original album

|

| title1 = Roll Me Away

| extra1 = The Distance

| length1 = 4:36

| title2 = Night Moves

| extra2 = Night Moves

| length2 = 5:25

| title3 = Turn the Page

| note3 = live

| extra3 = Live Bullet

| length3 = 5:03

| title4 = You'll Accomp'ny Me

| extra4 = Against the Wind

| length4 = 3:59

| title5 = Hollywood Nights

| extra5 = Stranger in Town

| length5 = 4:59

| title6 = Still the Same

| extra6 = Stranger in Town

| length6 = 3:19

| title7 = Old Time Rock and Roll

| note7 = George Jackson, Thomas Earl Jones III

| extra7 = Stranger in Town

| length7 = 3:12

| title8 = We've Got Tonite

| extra8 = Stranger in Town

| length8 = 4:38

| title9 = Against the Wind

| extra9 = Against the Wind

| length9 = 5:32

| title10 = Mainstreet

| extra10 = Night Moves

| length10 = 3:42

| title11 = The Fire Inside

| extra11 = The Fire Inside

| length11 = 5:53

| title12 = Like a Rock

| extra12 = Like a Rock

| length12 = 5:53

| title13 = C'est la Vie

| note13 = Chuck Berry

| extra13 = previously unreleased

| length13 = 2:58

| title14 = In Your Time

| extra14 = previously unreleased

| length14 = 3:05

| total_length =

}}

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Greatest Hits |others=Bob Seger |year=1994 |type=CD |publisher=Capitol Records |id=CDP 7243 8 30334 2 3}}

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  • Chris Campbell – bass guitar
  • Charlie Allen Martin – drums
  • Joe Miquelon – electric guitar
  • Doug Riley – piano, organ
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Rhonda Silver – background vocals
  • Laurel Ward – background vocals
  • Sharon Lee Williams – background vocals

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  • Chris Campbell – bass guitar
  • Bill Payne – piano, organ
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals, guitar
  • David Teegarden – drums, percussion
  • Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters – background vocals

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  • Chris Campbell – bass guitar
  • Venetta Fields – background vocals
  • Clydie King – background vocals
  • Sherlie Matthews – background vocals
  • Robyn Robbins – organ
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar
  • David Teegarden – drums, percussion

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  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • Pete Carr – lead guitar
  • Venetta Fields – background vocals
  • Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – rhythm guitar
  • Clydie King – background vocals
  • Sherlie Matthews – background vocals
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals

Strings conducted and arranged by Jim Ed Norman.

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  • Drew Abbott – electric guitar
  • Chris Campbell – bass guitar
  • Glenn Frey – background vocals
  • Paul Harris – piano, organ
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
  • David Teegarden – drums

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  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • Pete Carr – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – rhythm guitar
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals

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  • Roy Bittan – piano
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar
  • Russ Kunkel – drums
  • Steve Lukather – acoustic guitar
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals
  • Jai Winding – organ

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  • Chris Campbell – bass guitar
  • Craig Frost – piano
  • Alto Reed – saxophone
  • Jimmy Romeo – saxophone
  • Bob Seger – vocals, guitar
  • Crystal Taliefero – saxophone
  • Tomo Thomas – saxophone
  • David Teegarden – drums

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  • Rosemary Butler – background vocals
  • Chris Campbell – bass guitar
  • Laura Creamer – background vocals
  • Donny Gerrard – background vocals
  • Russ Kunkel – drums, percussion
  • Tim Mitchell – electric guitar
  • Shaun Murphy – background vocals
  • Alto Reed – saxophone
  • Bob Seger – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+1994 weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits

!scope="col"|Chart (1994)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{album chart|Canada|4|chartid=2681|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 23, 2024}}
{{album chart|Germany4|49|artist=Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band|album=Greatest Hits|id=1972|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 10, 2025}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band|album=Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 2, 2012}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|46|artist=Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band|album=Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 2, 2012}}
scope="row"|US Billboard 200{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-seger-mn0000072041/awards |title=Bob Seger – Awards: AllMusic |work=AllMusic |publisher=Rovi Corporation |access-date=October 2, 2012}}

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|+1995 weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits

!scope="col"|Chart (1995)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|5|artist=Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band|album=Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 2, 2012}}
{{album chart|UK2|6|date=19950218|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 2, 2012}}

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|+2003 weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits

!scope="col"|Chart (2003)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardCatalog|1|artist=Bob Segerrowheader=true|accessdate=October 2, 2012}}

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|+2019 weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits

!scope="col"|Chart (2019)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardRock|13|artist=Bob Seger|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 22, 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+Year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits

scope="col"| Chart (1994)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM){{cite web |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2686&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2686.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2686 |title=Top 100 Albums of 1994 |magazine=RPM |date=July 17, 2013 |publisher=Library and Archives Canada |access-date=December 23, 2024 |archive-date=February 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204170756/https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2686&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2686.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2686 |url-status=live }}

| 53

scope="col"| Chart (1995)

! scope="col"| Position

{{album chart|Canada|88|chartid=2839|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 23, 2024|refname=CA_YE95}}
scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/tpo-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 22, 2021|archive-date=November 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113092358/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/the-billboard-200|url-status=live}}

| 22

scope="col"| Chart (1996)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/tpo-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 22, 2021|archive-date=January 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113001829/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/the-billboard-200|url-status=live}}

| 94

scope="col"| Chart (2018)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 22, 2021}}

| 153

scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 22, 2021}}

| 22

scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 22, 2021}}

| 121

scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 22, 2021}}

| 20

scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 5, 2020}}

| 138

scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 22, 2021}}

| 14

scope="col"| Chart (2021)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}

| 125

scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}

| 17

scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2022}}

| 117

scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-rock-albums/|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2022}}

| 24

scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2023}}

| 145

scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-rock-albums/|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2023}}

| 24

scope="col"| Chart (2024)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 31, 2024}}

| 143

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|title=Greatest Hits|artist=Bob Seger|award=Platinum|relyear=1994|certyear=1995|access-date=November 28, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Greatest Hits|artist=Bob Seger|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1994}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Greatest Hits|artist=Bob Seger & Silver Bullet|award=Gold|id=2649-1170-2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Greatest Hits|artist=Seger, Bob and The Silver Bullet Band|award=Diamond}}

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References

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