 | The Complete Studio Recordings by Led Zeppelin
Buy new: $114.99 / Used from: $49.99 Not so much a greatest hits as EVERY SINGLE THING. If only because LZ were such an influence. 10 albums worth of THE most influential band in rock and roll.
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 | Yesyears by Yes
Buy used from: $9.99 THE prog-rock band. This four disc set captures their evolution. The "family tree" is AWESOME!
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 | To Be Continued... by Elton John
Buy used from: $19.99 An outstanding synopsis of Sir Elton's career up to 1990. The greats are here, as well as some obscure treats. Marvelous!
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 | Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats by Peter Gabriel
Buy used from: $7.94 Another GREAT collection. Pity it's limited to only 16 tracks.
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 | Turn It on Again: Best 1981-83 by Genesis
A fantastic retrospective of Genesis, from their Peter Gabriel/Steve Hackett years to the post-Phil Collins era.
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 | Greatest Hits I, II & III - The Platinum Collection (3CD) by Queen
Buy new: $14.97 / Used from: $14.10 This quartet is in a realm ALL their own. Disc three holds covers by appreciative, respectful artists. This is MERELY the tip of the iceberg. Explore the WHOLE catalog!
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 | The Best of Howard Jones by Howard Jones
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $2.25 There is not a bad track on this album, if you like 80's pop keyboard music. A fantastic, underrated artist.
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 | Billy Joel Greatest Hits: Vol. 1-2 (2CD) by Billy Joel
Buy new: $19.97 / Used from: $7.97 The best of Billy's stuff from the 70's and 80's. Check out THE ENTERTAINER and SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Classic!
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 | Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol. 3 by Billy Joel
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.95 Best of Billy's stuff from the 90's. The man doesn't lose his touch!
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 | The Very Best of Supertramp by Supertramp
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $6.26 If you don't already have BREAKFAST IN AMERICA, this is the disc you want of these guys.
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 | ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.12 Yes, it's disco era stuff. Yes, it's fluff... but doggoneit, it's FUN music!
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 | Queensryche - Greatest Hits by Queensrÿche
Buy used from: $0.95 A nice single disc chronology of the egghead bangers from Jet City. From the QR EP through HERE IN THE NOW FRONTIER, excellent (but not perfect) examples of their growth.
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 | Journey - Greatest Hits by Journey
Buy used from: $2.59 What 80's music fanatic can leave this one out of their collection?
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 | Records by Foreigner
Buy used from: $0.01 Yes, there are other "greatest hits" albums from Foreigner, but this one was the most suscinct. Each song a hit.
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 | The Immaculate Collection by Madonna
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $0.45 Again, what 80's music fanatic doesn't have this one? (The one's that don't like Madonna... hmmmm)
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 | Collected Works by Simon & Garfunkel
Buy used from: $12.00 This collects the duo's initial five albums in their entirenty. Check out 7 O'CLOCK NEWS/SILENT NIGHT. Some things never change.
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 | The Best of Kansas by Kansas
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.81 Some great 70's rock. Includes CARRY ON WAYWARD SON and DUST IN THE WIND.
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 | The Singles 81>85 by Depeche Mode
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $1.96 The eminent influences of New Wave in America, their best stuff from the early 80's.
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 | The Singles 86>98 by Depeche Mode
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $2.95 The eminent influences of New Wave in America, their best stuff from the mid-80's through the 90's
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 | The Singles 1992-2003 by No Doubt
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.95 I was surprised at how good this collection actually is. Ska/Punk/Pop... whodathunkit!
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 | Greatest by Duran Duran
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $1.95 The name says it all. Every big hit Duran Duran had, and a few that should have been.
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 | Billy Idol - Greatest Hits by Billy Idol
Buy used from: $2.99 Platnum sneer and whiplash smile... punk meets pop and a new rebel is born.
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 | O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits by Aerosmith
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.95 A two disc feast from the Bad Boys from Boston. Quite the impressive collection.
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 | The Best of Both Worlds by Van Halen
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $8.99 THIS is what rock and roll sounds like! Nobody does it better.
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 | Permanent Record by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Buy used from: $79.95 Four discs of unadulterated, unequalled hilarity. Yankovic is THE genius of parady music. Nobody comes REMOTELY close. Now go out and by EVERY SINGLE THING YOU CAN of this guy. He'll really like that.
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