Greatest Hits (Avril Lavigne album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2024 (2024-06-21)
Recorded2002–2022
Length69:22
LabelLegacy
Avril Lavigne chronology
Love Sux
(2022)
Greatest Hits
(2024)

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released on June 21, 2024, by Legacy Records to support Lavigne's eighth concert tour, the Greatest Hits Tour.[1] The album includes twenty songs spanning Lavigne's music career since her debut in 2002.[2]

Background

On May 10, 2024, Lavigne announced her plans to release a greatest hits album.[3] On the same day, she posted on social media, stating, "Can't do a greatest hits tour without a greatest hits album", and revealed the album cover, track listing and release date.[4] The album is intended to accompany her eighth concert tour, the Greatest Hits Tour, which commences on May 22, 2024, in Vancouver.[5][6] The album features 20 songs spanning Lavigne's career, and it includes contributions from Yungblud, Machine Gun Kelly, and Blackbear.[7] Greatest Hits is available on 12" vinyl, CD, and digital formats. The physical formats will feature album packaging with new photographs and a "personal note from [Lavigne] to her fans".[8]

Coinciding with the release of Greatest Hits, Lavigne received several multi-platinum awards from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for several of her songs in the United States,[9] which are also the first four tracks featured on the compilation. Lavigne earned a three-times platinum certification (3 million) for "Sk8er Boi". "Girlfriend", notably, has received a seven-times platinum award, signifying 7 million in US units (downloads and streaming equivalents). Lavigne also earned four-times platinum awards (4 million) for "What the Hell" and "Complicated".[9] Throughout the release day, new certifications were awarded for other songs included on the album, including: two-times platinum for "My Happy Ending" and "Here's to Never Growing Up" and "When You're Gone", and platinum for "Smile".[10] These new certifications joined her previously awarded platinum singles, which are also featured on the album, including "I'm with You", "Keep Holding On", and "Head Above Water".[10]

Reception

The Grammys described Lavigne as the "Motherf—in' Princess of Pop-Punk",[11] and "one of the primary artists driving the pop-punk explosion of the 2000s. To celebrate her Greatest Hits compilation album, Glenn Rowley, for The Recording Academy, listed songs that prove Avril's impact in the music industry. Featuring hits from 'Complicated' to 'Bite Me,' the list highlights how Lavigne "broadened her sights beyond the genre she'd helped pioneer." The publication notes that Greatest Hits spans "more than two decades, seven albums, and nearly two dozen hits on the Billboard Hot 100." Her songs "explored everything from power pop to confessional alt-rock to Christian rock", and "when pop-punk's second wave hit at the start of the 2020s, Lavigne made a triumphant return." Ultimately, they describe her as an "artist whose legacy is forever cemented in the pop-punk history books."[11]

Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic described Avril Lavigne's Greatest Hits as a compilation that "collects two decades of pure, punked-up pop gems." He noted that "with all her most notable songs in one place, her legacy and impact on music in the early 2000s is apparent." Yeung concluded that the album "serves its purpose as a reminder of her undeniable presence in pop music" and acts as a "statement for a singer who is deserving of more credit than she might receive."[12] Ahead of its release, Avril Lavigne embarked on her 'Greatest Hits Tour.' Alexis Petridis from The Guardian reviewed her Glastonbury concert and highlighted the impact of her enduring catalog of hits included in the album compilation and tour setlist: "the idea of Avril Lavigne being widely hailed as a major influence would have been a very peculiar notion to conjure with in 2004, which just goes to show how wrong you can be." He observed that "anyone who wasn’t under her spell in the early 00s might be startled at how robust her songs sound 20 years on. They’re exceptionally well-written, and moreover, there doesn’t seem to be much of a drop-off in musical quality."[13]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Lavigne’s Greatest Hits debuted at number 76 on the Billboard 200 with around 12,900 equivalent units in its first tracking period. More than 7,600 copies were of pure sales, which shows that the singer still claims a sizable fan base in America, as stated by Forbes.[14] In the same country, the collection debuted debuted at number 8 on the Vinyl Albums chart. Forbes analyzed that "the set performed very well, considering Lavigne didn’t add any new material to the collection, which may have pushed even more fans to flock to the recently-released project."[14] Greatest Hits performed well in other markets, climbing into the top 100 on major album charts in around 15 countries.

In Japan, the album debuted at number seven on the Oricon Albums chart with 5,022 units sold in its first week.[15] On Oricon's Digital Albums chart the album debuted at number ten in its first week.[16] "As of July 2024, the album has sold 8,188 physical copies and 879 digital copies in Japan, respectively.[15][16][17]

Track listing

Greatest Hits track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Sk8er Boi"Let Go (2002)3:25
2."Girlfriend"The Best Damn Thing (2007)3:37
3."What the Hell"Goodbye Lullaby (2011)3:39
4."Complicated"
  • Lavigne
  • Christy
  • Spock
  • Edwards
Let Go4:05
5."Don't Tell Me"Under My Skin (2004)3:26
6."I'm a Mess" (with Yungblud)Love Sux (Deluxe) (2022)3:09
7."He Wasn't"Under My Skin2:59
8."Losing Grip"Let Go3:50
9."My Happy Ending"Under My Skin4:03
10."Bite Me"Love Sux2:39
11."Nobody's Home"
Under My Skin3:33
12."I'm with You"
  • Lavigne
  • Christy
  • Spock
  • Edwards
Let Go3:45
13."When You're Gone"
  • Lavigne
  • Walker
The Best Damn Thing4:00
14."Bois Lie" (featuring Machine Gun Kelly)
Love Sux2:44
15."Smile"
  • Lavigne
  • Martin
  • Shellback
Goodbye Lullaby3:29
16."Love It When You Hate Me" (featuring Blackbear)
Love Sux2:26
17."Rock n Roll"Avril Lavigne (2013)3:28
18."Here's to Never Growing Up"
Avril Lavigne3:36
19."Keep Holding On"
  • Lavigne
  • Gottwald
The Best Damn Thing and Eragon: Music from the Motion Picture (2006)4:01
20."Head Above Water"Head Above Water (2019)3:40
Total length:69:22
Japanese edition bonus tracks[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
21."Alice" (extended version)LavigneGoodbye Lullaby5:00
22."Hello Kitty"
  • Lavigne
  • Kroeger
  • Hodges
  • Johnson
Avril Lavigne3:16

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for Greatest Hits
Region Date Formats Label Ref.
Various June 21, 2024 Legacy [8]

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