Greatest Misses

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{{Infobox album

| name = Greatest Misses

| type = compilation

| artist = Public Enemy

| cover = pegm.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1992|9|15}}

| recorded =

| studio = The Music Palace (West Hempstead, New York)

| genre = {{hlist|East Coast hip hop|political hip hop|hardcore hip hop}}

| length = {{Duration|m=50|s=56}}

| label = {{hlist|Def Jam|Columbia|Sony Music}}

| producer = {{hlist|The Bomb Squad|Imperial Grand Ministers Of Funk}}

| prev_title = Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age

| next_year = 1994

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Greatest Misses

| type = compilation

| single1 = Hazy Shade of Criminal

| single1date = 1992

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=Public Enemy - Greatest Misses Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-misses-mw0000084785 |access-date=September 10, 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

| rev2 = RapReviews

| rev2score = 6.5/10{{Cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |date=March 9, 2021 |title=Public Enemy :: Greatest Misses – RapReviews |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/2021/03/public-enemy-greatest-misses/ |access-date=September 10, 2023 |website=www.rapreviews.com |language=en-US}}

| rev3 = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite book |last1=Brackett |first1=Nathan |author-link=Nathan Brackett |last2=Hoard |first2=Christian David |author-link2=Christian Hoard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Public+Enemy+Greatest+Misses&pg=PA661 |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8 |page=661 |language=en}}

| rev4 = The Village Voice

| rev4score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}{{Cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=October 20, 1992 |title=Consumer Guide |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv1092-92.php |access-date=September 10, 2023 |website=Village Voice |via=www.robertchristgau.com}}

}}

Greatest Misses is the first compilation album by American hip hop group Public Enemy.{{Cite web |last=Ducker |first=Jesse |date=September 14, 2022 |title=Public Enemy’s ‘Greatest Misses’ Turns 30 {{!}} Read the Anniversary Tribute |url=https://albumism.com/features/public-enemy-greatest-misses-album-anniversary |access-date=September 10, 2023 |website=Albumism |language=en-US}} Composed of six new songs, six remixed singles from previous albums and a live performance from the British TV series The Word, it was released on September 15, 1992, through Def Jam/Columbia/Sony Music. Production was handled by The Bomb Squad and Imperial Grand Ministers Of Funk, and remixes were provided by Damon Dollars, Jam Master Jay, Chyskillz, Jeff Trotter, DJ Chuck Chillout, Salaam Remi, Sir Jinx and Greg Beasley.

File:Greatest_Misses_promotional_flyer.jpeg

The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 18, 1992 for selling 500,000 units in the US alone. It also made it to number 14 on the UK Albums Chart, number 15 in New Zealand, number 30 in Sweden, number 53 in Germany, number 57 in Australia and number 72 in the Netherlands.

The album's only single, "Hazy Shade of Criminal" (namechecks serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer), reached number 27 in New Zealand. The song "Gett Off My Back" previously appeared on Mo' Money: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, while the song "Gotta Do What I Gotta Do" later appeared on Music from the Motion Picture Trespass.

The album was nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Arrested Development's "Tennessee".