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Greatest Hits (Keith Whitley album)

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Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 1990
GenreCountry
Length38:40
LabelRCA Records
ProducerGarth Fundis, Blake Mevis, Keith Whitley
Keith Whitley chronology
I Wonder Do You Think of Me
(1989)
Greatest Hits
(1990)
Kentucky Bluebird
(1991)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose"
    Released: July 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Greatest Hits is American country music artist Keith Whitley's first compilation album, released a year after his death. It was released in 1990 by RCA Records. It peaked at No. 5 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. One single was released from it: "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose", an overdubbed duet with his widow, Lorrie Morgan. It reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 24, 1993.[2] It has sold 991,900 copies in the United States as of October 2019.[3]

Track listing

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 67
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 5

Year-end charts

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Chart (1990) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 58
Chart (1991) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 19

References

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  1. ^ Owens, Thom; Thom Jurek. "Greatest Hits review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "American album certifications – Keith Whitley – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Keith Whitley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Keith Whitley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.