Greatest Hits (Tupac Shakur album)

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.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by 2Pac
Released	November 24, 1998
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	114:43
Label	Amaru Death Row Interscope Jive
Producer	Dr. Dre Tony Pizarro Big D the Impossible DJ Quik Dat Nigga Daz DJ Daryl Nate Dogg Warren G Easy Mo Bee Johnny "J" QDIII Live Squad Reggie Moore Raw Fusion Shock G Soulshock & Karlin 2Pac
2Pac chronology
R U Still Down? (Remember Me) (1997) Greatest Hits (1998) Still I Rise (1999)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"Changes" Released: October 13, 1998 "Unconditional Love" Released: January 26, 1999

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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3][4] With 5.33 million units sold which is 10.66 million in RIAA sales,^[5] 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.^[6]

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).^[7]

The album was certified Platinum by the BPI on 16 August 2002, making it 2Pac's highest selling album in the UK.^[8]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[10]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[11]
Los Angeles Times	[12]
Rolling Stone Album Guide	[13]

Track listing

Disc 1

No.	Title	From	Length
1.	"Keep Ya Head Up" (features uncredited vocals by Dave Hollister)	Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993)	4:22
2.	"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" (featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg)	All Eyez on Me (1996)	4:07
3.	"Temptations"	Me Against the World (1995)	5:00
4.	"God Bless the Dead" (features uncredited vocals by Stretch)	Previously unreleased	4:22
5.	"Hail Mary" (features uncredited vocals by Outlawz and Prince Ital Joe)	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996)	5:12
6.	"Me Against the World" (featuring Dramacydal)	Me Against the World (1995)	4:39
7.	"How Do U Want It" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) (some lyrics are censored from the original album version)	All Eyez on Me (1996)	4:48
8.	"So Many Tears"	Me Against the World (1995)	3:58
9.	"Unconditional Love" (features uncredited vocals by Nanci Fletcher)	Previously unreleased	3:59
10.	"Trapped" (some lyrics are censored from the original album version)	2Pacalypse Now (1991)	4:44
11.	"Life Goes On"	All Eyez on Me (1996)	5:01
12.	"Hit 'Em Up" (featuring Outlawz)	"How Do U Want It" single (1996)	5:12
Total length:			55:24

Disc 2

No.	Title	From	Length
1.	"Troublesome '96"	Previously unreleased	4:36
2.	"Brenda's Got a Baby"	2Pacalypse Now (1991)	3:53
3.	"I Ain't Mad at Cha" (featuring Danny Boy)	All Eyez on Me (1996)	4:53
4.	"I Get Around" (with Digital Underground)	Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (1993)	4:19
5.	"Changes" (features uncredited vocals by Talent)	Previously unreleased	4:29
6.	"California Love" (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman)	"California Love" (Long Radio Edit) from "How Do U Want It" single (1996)	4:45
7.	"Picture Me Rollin'" (featuring Danny Boy, CPO, Syke)	All Eyez on Me (1996)	5:14
8.	"How Long Will They Mourn Me?" (featuring Nate Dogg and uncredited vocals by Thug Life)	Thug Life, Volume I (1994)	3:52
9.	"Toss It Up" (A new mix with some altered lyrics featuring uncredited vocals by K-Ci & JoJo, Danny Boy, Aaron Hall)	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996)	4:42
10.	"Dear Mama"	Me Against the World (1995)	4:40
11.	"All About U" (featuring Nate Dogg, Top Dogg, Dru Down and uncredited vocals by Hussein Fatal and Yaki Kadafi)	Non-album remix of "All Bout U", made for Greatest Hits (Snoop Dogg is replaced by Top Dogg)	4:36
12.	"To Live & Die in L.A." (featuring Val Young)	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996)	4:32
13.	"Heartz of Men"	All Eyez on Me (1996)	4:43
Total length:			59:14

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (1998–1999) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 11 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 15 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 30 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[18] 18 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 1 European Albums (Music & Media)[20] 16 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 10 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 9 Irish Albums (IRMA)[23] 10 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] 19 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25] 10 Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] 40 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 40 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 13 UK Albums (OCC)[29] 17 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[30] 2 US Billboard 200[31] 3 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32] 1 Chart (2000) Peak position UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[33] 96 Chart (2001) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[34] 59 UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[33] 25 Chart (2002) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[35] 30 Chart (2015) Peak position US Billboard 200 78 UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[36] 74 Chart (2017) Peak position US Billboard Catalog Albums[37] 2 US Billboard Digital Albums[38] 23 Chart (2020–2022) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[39] 36 Chart (2025) Peak position Greek Albums (IFPI)[40] 18

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (1999) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[41] 72 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[42] 26 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[43] 26 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[44] 41 UK Albums (OCC)[45] 79 US Billboard 200[46] 16 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[47] 8 Chart (2001) Position Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[48] 124 UK Albums (OCC)[49] 184 Chart (2002) Position Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[50] 137 Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[51] 69 Chart (2015) Position US Billboard 200[52] 148 Chart (2016) Position US Billboard 200[53] 121 Chart (2017) Position US Billboard 200[54] 78 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[55] 45 Chart (2018) Position US Billboard 200[56] 168 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[57] 93 Chart (2019) Position US Billboard 200[58] 89 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[59] 59 Chart (2020) Position US Billboard 200[60] 88 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[61] 53 Chart (2021) Position US Billboard 200[62] 81 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[63] 45 Chart (2022) Position US Billboard 200[64] 61 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[65] 31 Chart (2023) Position US Billboard 200[66] 64 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[67] 24 Chart (2024) Position US Billboard 200[68] 115 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[69] 40

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for Greatest Hits

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[70]	2× Platinum	140,000^
Belgium (BRMA)[71]	Gold	25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[72]	Platinum	100,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[73]	2× Platinum	40,000‡
France (SNEP)[74]	Gold	100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[75]	Gold	250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[76]	Platinum	100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[77]	Platinum	15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[78]	Gold	50,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[79]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[80]	3× Platinum	900,000‡
United States (RIAA)[81]	Diamond	5,330,000[6]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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