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1998 greatest hits album by 2Pac
Greatest Hits is a
on November 24, 1998.
The album's non-chronological sequence focuses on the highlights of 2Pac's career. 21 of his tracks are accompanied by four previously unreleased songs: "God Bless the Dead", "
Changes". Some tracks have alternate mixes, while the original mix of "
California Love " makes its first proper album appearance after initially only being available as a single.
"Changes" earned 2Pac the first and only posthumous
Grammy Award nomination for
Best Rap Solo Performance . This is one of two 2Pac releases—and one of only nine hip hop albums—to have been certified Diamond in the United States.
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Commercial performance
Greatest Hits debuted at number five on the US
Nielsen Soundscan began tracking record sales in 1991.
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Tupac Shakur's virtual appearance at the annual
Coachella Festival on April 15, 2012, spurred a re-entry for the album on the
Billboard 200 chart; it jumped in at No. 129 with 4,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan (a gain of 571% over the previous week).
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The album was certified Platinum by the BPI on 16 August 2002, making it 2Pac's highest selling album in the UK.[8]
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
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