The Very Best Of (released as The Complete Greatest Hits in the
UK,
Australia, and
New Zealand) is a two-disc compilation album by the
Eagles, released in
2003.[3] This album combines all tracks that appeared on the two previously released Eagles greatest hits albums (
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) and Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2), along with other singles not included on the first two compilations, album tracks, and the new track "Hole in the World".
The accompanying booklet to The Very Best Of features commentaries on all of the songs from
Glenn Frey and
Don Henley, as compiled by
Cameron Crowe.
The Very Best Of was also released as a limited-edition three-disc set with the third disc being a bonus DVD containing the video for the new song "
Hole in the World", as well as a making of the video featurette and "Backstage Pass to Farewell 1."
The album debuted on the
Billboard 200 on November 8, 2003, at number 3, with 162,000 copies sold. It spent 62 weeks on the chart. The album was certified and awarded gold, platinum, and double platinum records by the
RIAA on December 17, 2003, and on December 13, 2004, it achieved triple platinum status. The album has sold over 5 million units in the United States.[5]
As of December 2007, it has spent over 325 weeks in the
Irish Album Charts, effectively not having left the chart since its release. In the
UK the album (as The Complete Greatest Hits) entered the charts on November 1, 2003, at its initial number 27 peak position, the album did however re-enter the charts in June 2006 when it peaked at number 9 on the
UK Albums Chart.
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
^Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004).
Eagles. Simon and Schuster. Archived from
the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
The Very Best Of (released as The Complete Greatest Hits in the
UK,
Australia, and
New Zealand) is a two-disc compilation album by the
Eagles, released in
2003.[3] This album combines all tracks that appeared on the two previously released Eagles greatest hits albums (
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) and Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2), along with other singles not included on the first two compilations, album tracks, and the new track "Hole in the World".
The accompanying booklet to The Very Best Of features commentaries on all of the songs from
Glenn Frey and
Don Henley, as compiled by
Cameron Crowe.
The Very Best Of was also released as a limited-edition three-disc set with the third disc being a bonus DVD containing the video for the new song "
Hole in the World", as well as a making of the video featurette and "Backstage Pass to Farewell 1."
The album debuted on the
Billboard 200 on November 8, 2003, at number 3, with 162,000 copies sold. It spent 62 weeks on the chart. The album was certified and awarded gold, platinum, and double platinum records by the
RIAA on December 17, 2003, and on December 13, 2004, it achieved triple platinum status. The album has sold over 5 million units in the United States.[5]
As of December 2007, it has spent over 325 weeks in the
Irish Album Charts, effectively not having left the chart since its release. In the
UK the album (as The Complete Greatest Hits) entered the charts on November 1, 2003, at its initial number 27 peak position, the album did however re-enter the charts in June 2006 when it peaked at number 9 on the
UK Albums Chart.
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
^Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004).
Eagles. Simon and Schuster. Archived from
the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2012.