Track listing
- "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til The Sun Comes Up)" (from In Pieces) (Kent Blazy, Kim Williams, Garth Brooks) – 4:33 (1993)
- "Friends in Low Places" (from No Fences) (DeWayne Blackwell, Earl "Bud" Lee) – 4:18 (1990)
- "Callin' Baton Rouge" (from In Pieces) (Dennis Linde) – 2:38 (1993)
- "The River" (from Ropin' the Wind) (Victoria Shaw, Brooks) – 4:25 (1991)
- "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" (from Garth Brooks) (Randy Taylor, Brooks) – 2:53 (1989)
- "The Thunder Rolls" (from No Fences) (Pat Alger, Brooks) – 3:42 (1990)
- "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" (from In Pieces) (Bryan Kennedy, Jim Rushing) – 3:33 (1993)
- "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (from Garth Brooks) (Blazy, Brooks) – 3:37 (1989)
- "Unanswered Prayers" (from No Fences) (Alger, Larry Bastian, Brooks) – 3:23 (1990)
- "Standing Outside the Fire" (from In Pieces) (Jenny Yates, Brooks) – 3:52 (1993)
- "Rodeo" (from Ropin' the Wind) (Bastian) – 3:53 (1991)
- "What She's Doing Now" (from Ropin' the Wind) (Alger, Brooks) – 3:26 (1991)
- "We Shall Be Free" (from The Chase) (Stephanie Davis, Brooks) – 3:48 (1992)
- "Papa Loved Mama" (from Ropin' the Wind) (Williams, Brooks) – 2:51 (1991)
- "Shameless" (from Ropin' the Wind) (Billy Joel) – 4:19 (1991)
- "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" (from No Fences) (Bobby Boyd, Warren Haynes, Dennis Robbins) – 2:31 (1990)
- "That Summer" (from The Chase) (Alger, Sandy Mahl, Brooks) – 4:46 (1992)
- "The Dance" (from Garth Brooks) (Tony Arata) – 3:37 (1989)
- In Europe both "The Red Strokes" and "Burning Bridges" were added to the album due to their success on that continent. "Burning Bridges" as 3rd Track and "The Red Strokes" as 19th Track, making a 20 track album.
Charts
The Hits debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming his fourth, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his fifth #1 Country album. In November 1998, The Hits was certified 10x Platinum by the RIAA.
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Sales and certifications
Region |
Provider |
Certification |
Sales/Shipments |
Australia |
ARIA |
Platinum [15] |
70,000 |
Canada |
CRIA |
Diamond [16] |
1,000,000 |
Ireland |
IRMA |
8 x Platinum |
120,000 |
United Kingdom |
BPI |
Gold [17] |
100,000 |
United States |
RIAA |
10x Platinum[18] |
7,821,000+[19] |
World-Wide |
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9,111,000 |
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End of decade charts
Chart (1990–1999) |
Position |
U.S. Billboard 200[20] |
24 |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Browne, David (23 December 1994). "The Hits Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Garth Brooks". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 105. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ "Garth Brooks". Garth Brooks. 1994-12-13. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Garth+Brooks&titel=The+Hits&cat=a
- ↑ "Hits of the World - Eurochart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 18 March 1995. p. 43.
- ↑ http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Garth+Brooks/3491/longplay
- ↑ "Hits of the World - Ireland". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 28 January 1995. p. 61. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19950305/40/
- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/garth%20brooks/
- 1 2 "The Hits - Garth Brooks". Billboard.com. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ↑
- Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
- ↑ "ARIA Charts".
- ↑ "Canadian Recording Industry Association: Certification Results- February 15, 2010". CRIA. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ↑ "BPI Certified Awards". BPI. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum - February 12, 2010". RIAA. Archived from the original on September 2, 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ↑ Grein, Paul (2011-09-14). "Chart Watch Extra: All The Greatest Hits | Chart Watch - Archives - Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ↑ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
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