Gold/Platinum

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Date: February 22, 1989
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: KISS
Title: SMASHES, THRASHES AND HITS
Label: Mercury

Date: November 30, 1988
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: KISS
Title: SMASHES, THRASHES AND HITS
Label: Mercury

Date: September 14, 1995
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: LORRIE MORGAN
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label: BMG

Date: December 1, 1991
Certification: Gold Video
Artist: EURYTHMICS
Title: EURYTHMICS GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: September 30, 1985
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: BILLY JOEL
Title: GREATEST HITS, VOL. I & II
Label: Columbia

Date: July 15, 2011
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: MEGADETH
Title: GREATEST HITS: BACK TO THE START
Label: EMI

Date: May 1, 1979
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: JOHNNY CASH
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: April 16, 2003
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: ELTON JOHN
Title: GREATEST HITS 1970-2002
Label: MERCURY RECORDS

Date: April 4, 1996
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: VARIOUS ARTISTS
Title: MASSIVE DANCE HITS
Label: Warner Strategic Pro

Date: December 10, 1992
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: EURYTHMICS
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label: RCA

Date: February 16, 1987
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: VARIOUS ARTISTS
Title: BIG HITS EIGHTY SIX
Label: PolyTel

Date: January 30, 2019
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: Brad Paisley
Title: Hits Alive
Label: Arista Nashville/ Sony Music Canada

Date: August 1, 1979
Certification: Triple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: ABBA
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: August 27, 2003
Certification: Seven Times Platinum Album(s)
Artist: STEVE MILLER
Title: GREATEST HITS 1974-1978
Label: EMI

Date: May 1, 1976
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: NAZARETH
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: November 24, 1997
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: WEIRD AL YANKOVIC
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label: Attic/Scotti Bros.

Date: March 31, 1993
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: ROSEANNE CASH
Title: HITS 1979 - 1989
Label: Columbia

Date: July 30, 1987
Certification: Eight Times Platinum Album(s)
Artist: EAGLES
Title: THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975
Label: Elektra

Date: March 1, 1981
Certification: Quadruple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: KENNY ROGERS
Title: KENNY ROGERS GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: December 13, 2004
Certification: Quintuple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: SHANIA TWAIN
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label: ISLAND RECORDS

Date: October 1, 1977
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: ELTON JOHN
Title: GREATEST HITS VOL. II
Label

Date: March 12, 1999
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: PHIL COLLINS
Title: ...HITS
Label: Atlantic/Face Value

Date: March 1, 1994
Certification: Platinum Video
Artist: ABBA
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: January 19, 1989
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: BANANARAMA
Title: THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION
Label: PolyTel

Date: March 1, 1982
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: OAK RIDGE BOYS
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label

Date	Certification	Artist / Title	Label
February 22, 1989	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	KISS SMASHES, THRASHES AND HITS	Mercury
November 30, 1988	GOLD ALBUM(S)	KISS SMASHES, THRASHES AND HITS	Mercury
September 14, 1995	GOLD ALBUM(S)	LORRIE MORGAN GREATEST HITS	BMG
December 1, 1991	GOLD VIDEO	EURYTHMICS EURYTHMICS GREATEST HITS
September 30, 1985	GOLD ALBUM(S)	BILLY JOEL GREATEST HITS, VOL. I & II	Columbia
July 15, 2011	GOLD ALBUM(S)	MEGADETH GREATEST HITS: BACK TO THE START	EMI
May 1, 1979	GOLD ALBUM(S)	JOHNNY CASH GREATEST HITS
April 16, 2003	GOLD ALBUM(S)	ELTON JOHN GREATEST HITS 1970-2002	MERCURY RECORDS
April 4, 1996	GOLD ALBUM(S)	VARIOUS ARTISTS MASSIVE DANCE HITS	Warner Strategic Pro
December 10, 1992	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	EURYTHMICS GREATEST HITS	RCA
February 16, 1987	GOLD ALBUM(S)	VARIOUS ARTISTS BIG HITS EIGHTY SIX	PolyTel
January 30, 2019	GOLD ALBUM(S)	Brad Paisley Hits Alive	Arista Nashville/ Sony Music Canada
August 1, 1979	TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	ABBA GREATEST HITS
August 27, 2003	SEVEN TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	STEVE MILLER GREATEST HITS 1974-1978	EMI
May 1, 1976	GOLD ALBUM(S)	NAZARETH GREATEST HITS
November 24, 1997	GOLD ALBUM(S)	WEIRD AL YANKOVIC GREATEST HITS	Attic/Scotti Bros.
March 31, 1993	GOLD ALBUM(S)	ROSEANNE CASH HITS 1979 - 1989	Columbia
July 30, 1987	EIGHT TIMES PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	EAGLES THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975	Elektra
March 1, 1981	QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	KENNY ROGERS KENNY ROGERS GREATEST HITS
December 13, 2004	QUINTUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	SHANIA TWAIN GREATEST HITS	ISLAND RECORDS
October 1, 1977	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	ELTON JOHN GREATEST HITS VOL. II
March 12, 1999	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	PHIL COLLINS ...HITS	Atlantic/Face Value
March 1, 1994	PLATINUM VIDEO	ABBA GREATEST HITS
January 19, 1989	GOLD ALBUM(S)	BANANARAMA THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION	PolyTel
March 1, 1982	GOLD ALBUM(S)	OAK RIDGE BOYS GREATEST HITS

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