Greatest Hits (NSYNC album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Greatest Hits

| type = Greatest hits

| artist = NSYNC

| cover = Dgh.JPG

| alt =

| released = October 25, 2005

| genre = Pop

| length = 46:05 (US)

| label = *Jive

| producer =

| prev_title = Celebrity

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = The Collection

| next_year = 2010

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-mw0000181526 |title=Greatest Hits – *NSYNC |website=AllMusic |access-date=July 15, 2012 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}

| rev2 = Blender

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cdrev/nsync-ble.php |title=*NSYNC: Greatest Hits |journal=Blender |date=December 2005 |access-date=July 15, 2012 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}

}}

Greatest Hits is the second compilation album by American boy band NSYNC. Released on October 25, 2005, the album debuted at number 47 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It did not chart in the UK on release, but debuted at number 96 on the UK Albums Chart dated September 7, 2013, in the wake of NSYNC's brief reunion performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. It features hits like "Bye Bye Bye", "It's Gonna Be Me", "I Want You Back", "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "Pop". The album is the group's third and final release under Jive Records.

According to Nielsen SoundScan, it has sold 528,000 copies in the US alone as of February 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8097976/justin-timberlake-nsync-career-album-song-sales-ask-billboard|title=Ask Billboard: Justin Timberlake & *NSYNC's Career Album & Song Sales|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=February 4, 2018|website=Billboard.com|access-date=2018-02-25}}{{Cite news|last1=Brown|last2=Halperin|first1=Harley|first2=Shirley|date=August 8, 2014|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6214236/lance-bass-talks-surprise-n-sync-album-i-was-shocked|title=Lance Bass Talks Surprise 'N Sync Album: 'I Was Shocked'|website=Billboard.com|access-date=2017-08-12}}

Greatest Hits was certified Silver in United Kingdom in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/|title=BRIT Certified|website=Bpi.co.uk|access-date=24 December 2021}} The album has sold over 600,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

{{track listing

| headline = Greatest Hits track listing

| extra_column = Original release

| extra1 = No Strings Attached

| title1 = Bye Bye Bye

| length1 = 3:22

| extra2 = Celebrity

| title2 = Girlfriend

| note2 = Neptunes Remix featuring Nelly

| length2 = 4:45

| extra3 = No Strings Attached

| title3 = This I Promise You

| note3 = Radio Version

| length3 = 4:27

| extra4 = No Strings Attached

| title4 = It's Gonna Be Me

| length4 = 3:12

| extra5 = *NSYNC

| title5 = God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You

| note5 = Radio Version

| length5 = 4:04

| extra6 = *NSYNC

| title6 = I Want You Back

| length6 = 3:22

| extra7 = Celebrity

| title7 = Pop

| note7 = Radio Version

| length7 = 2:56

| extra8 = Celebrity

| title8 = Gone

| length8 = 4:53

| extra9 = *NSYNC

| title9 = Tearin' Up My Heart

| length9 = 3:30

| extra10 = *NSYNC

| title10 = I Drive Myself Crazy

| length10 = 3:59

| extra11 = No Strings Attached

| title11 = I'll Never Stop

| note11 = Radio Version

| length11 = 3:08

| extra12 = Music of the Heart soundtrack

| title12 = Music of My Heart

| length12 = 4:31

| note12 = With Gloria Estefan

| total_length =

}}

{{track listing

| headline = International bonus track

| title13 = Girlfriend

| note13 = Caveman Remix

| length13 = 4:33

| title14 = Gone

| note14 = Kurtis Mantronik Remix

| length14 = 5:26

| title15 = This I Promise You

| note15 = Spanish version

| length15 = 4:27

| title16 = Gone

| note16 = Spanish version

| length16 = 4:53

| total_length =

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Japanese bonus track

| title17 = I Believe in You

| note17 = featuring Joe

| length17 = 4:14

| total_length =

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Deluxe edition bonus DVD

| title1 = Bye Bye Bye

| length1 = 3:20

| title2 = Girlfriend

| length2 = 4:45

| title3 = This I Promise You

| length3 = 4:27

| title4 = It's Gonna Be Me

| length4 = 3:12

| title5 = God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You

| length5 = 4:04

| title6 = I Want You Back

| length6 = 3:20

| title7 = Pop

| length7 = 2:56

| title8 = Gone

| length8 = 4:53

| title9 = Tearin' Up My Heart

| length9 = 3:30

| title10 = I Drive Myself Crazy

| length10 = 3:59

| title11 = I'll Never Stop

| length11 = 3:08

| title12 = This I Promise You

| note12 = Spanish version

| length12 = 4:27

| title13 = Gone

| note13 = Spanish version

| length13 = 4:53

| total_length =

}}

Personnel

  • Compilation mastered by Chaz Harper at Battery Mastering, NYC
  • Art direction: Jackie Murphy & Jeff Gilligan
  • Design: Jeff Gilligan
  • Photography: Mark Seliger

Charts

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|+2005 chart performance for Greatest Hits

!scope="col"|Chart (2005)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row"|Argentine Albums (CAPIF){{cite web|url=http://mp3.marki-online.net/charts/all/argentina/albums/3051 |title=Argentina - Albums November 13 - 19, 2005|publisher=CAPIF |language=en |access-date=December 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108063812/http://mp3.marki-online.net/charts/all/argentina/albums/3051|archive-date=January 8, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

|style="text-align:center;"|16

scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|url=https://archive.today/20051104025135/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|title=ALBUMS : Top 100}}

|style="text-align:center;"|75

{{album chart|Denmark|32|artist=*N Sync|album=Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=8 October 2016}}
scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/41930/ |title=ウエストライフのCDアルバムランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE |website=Oricon.co.jp |date= |access-date=2017-03-31}}

| style="text-align:center;"|63

{{album chart|UK|96|rowheader=true|artist='N sync|access-date=May 21, 2016}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|47|artist=Nsync|rowheader=true|access-date=8 October 2016}}
{{album chart|BillboardCatalog|2|artist=Nsync|rowheader=true|access-date=8 October 2016}}

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|+2024 chart performance for Greatest Hits

!scope="col"|Chart (2024)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{album chart|BillboardCanada|80|artist=Nsync|rowheader=true|access-date=13 August 2024}}

Certifications and sales

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Greatest Hits|artist=Nsync|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2022|access-date=December 23, 2022|id=2649-1576-2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Greatest Hits|artist=Nsync|nocert=true|salesamount=528,000|salesref=|access-date=December 23, 2022}}

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References