Gold/Platinum

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Date: December 1, 1982
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
Title: GREATEST HITS VOLUME II
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Date: December 10, 1992
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: KENNY ROGERS
Title: HIS GREATEST HITS & FINEST PERFORMANCES
Label: Capitol

Date: November 8, 2001
Certification: Quadruple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: LENNY KRAVITZ
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label: Virgin Music Canada

Date: December 1, 1978
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: BARBRA STREISAND
Title: GREATEST HITS, VOL. II
Label

Date: March 26, 1986
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: ALABAMA
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label: RCA/Ariola

Date: March 24, 1995
Certification: Triple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: THE BEATLES
Title: 20 GREATEST HITS
Label: EMI

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

Date: September 1, 1979
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: APRIL WINE
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: October 19, 1988
Certification: Quadruple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: ELTON JOHN
Title: GREATEST HITS VOL. I
Label: MCA Records

Date: December 31, 1997
Certification: Triple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: ALAN JACKSON
Title: THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION
Label: BMG

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

Date: February 16, 2006
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: BLINK 182
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label: GEFFEN

Date: May 1, 1982
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: APRIL WINE
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: December 10, 1992
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: KENNY ROGERS
Title: HIS GREATEST HITS & FINEST PERFORMANCES
Label: Capitol

Date: June 5, 2001
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: TIM MCGRAW
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label: Curb

Date: December 1, 1978
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
Title: SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: December 23, 1985
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: BILLY JOEL
Title: GREATEST HITS, VOL. I & II
Label: Columbia

Date: March 24, 1995
Certification: Double Platinum Album(s)
Artist: THE BEATLES
Title: 20 GREATEST HITS
Label: EMI

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

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

Date: October 19, 1988
Certification: Triple Platinum Album(s)
Artist: ELTON JOHN
Title: GREATEST HITS VOL. I
Label: MCA Records

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

Date: October 1, 1977
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: BUCK OWENS
Title: BUCK OWENS 20 GREATEST HITS
Label

Date: February 16, 2006
Certification: Gold Album(s)
Artist: BLINK 182
Title: GREATEST HITS
Label: GEFFEN

Date: December 10, 1992
Certification: Platinum Album(s)
Artist: KENNY ROGERS
Title: HIS GREATEST HITS & FINEST PERFORMANCES
Label: Capitol

Date	Certification	Artist / Title	Label
December 1, 1982	GOLD ALBUM(S)	OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN GREATEST HITS VOLUME II
December 10, 1992	GOLD ALBUM(S)	KENNY ROGERS HIS GREATEST HITS & FINEST PERFORMANCES	Capitol
November 8, 2001	QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	LENNY KRAVITZ GREATEST HITS	Virgin Music Canada
December 1, 1978	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	BARBRA STREISAND GREATEST HITS, VOL. II
March 26, 1986	GOLD ALBUM(S)	ALABAMA GREATEST HITS	RCA/Ariola
March 24, 1995	TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	THE BEATLES 20 GREATEST HITS	EMI
August 27, 2003	TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	STEVE MILLER GREATEST HITS 1974-1978	EMI
September 1, 1979	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	APRIL WINE GREATEST HITS
October 19, 1988	QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	ELTON JOHN GREATEST HITS VOL. I	MCA Records
December 31, 1997	TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	ALAN JACKSON THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION	BMG
October 1, 1977	GOLD ALBUM(S)	ELTON JOHN GREATEST HITS VOL. II
February 16, 2006	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	BLINK 182 GREATEST HITS	GEFFEN
May 1, 1982	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	APRIL WINE GREATEST HITS
December 10, 1992	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	KENNY ROGERS HIS GREATEST HITS & FINEST PERFORMANCES	Capitol
June 5, 2001	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	TIM MCGRAW GREATEST HITS	Curb
December 1, 1978	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	SIMON AND GARFUNKEL SIMON AND GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
December 23, 1985	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	BILLY JOEL GREATEST HITS, VOL. I & II	Columbia
March 24, 1995	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	THE BEATLES 20 GREATEST HITS	EMI
August 27, 2003	QUADRUPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	STEVE MILLER GREATEST HITS 1974-1978	EMI
August 1, 1979	DOUBLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	ABBA GREATEST HITS
October 19, 1988	TRIPLE PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	ELTON JOHN GREATEST HITS VOL. I	MCA Records
November 24, 1997	GOLD ALBUM(S)	WEIRD AL YANKOVIC GREATEST HITS	Attic/Scotti Bros.
October 1, 1977	GOLD ALBUM(S)	BUCK OWENS BUCK OWENS 20 GREATEST HITS
February 16, 2006	GOLD ALBUM(S)	BLINK 182 GREATEST HITS	GEFFEN
December 10, 1992	PLATINUM ALBUM(S)	KENNY ROGERS HIS GREATEST HITS & FINEST PERFORMANCES	Capitol

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