The Greatest Hits (Salt-n-Pepa album)

The Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa. It was released on October 7, 1991, by FFRR Records and Next Plateau Entertainment. The album was certified Platinum in the United Kingdom.^[2]

The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Salt-N-Pepa
Released	October 7, 1991 (1991-10-07)
Genre	Hip hop
Label	FFRR Next Plateau
Producer	Hurby Luv Bug The Invincibles
Salt-N-Pepa chronology
A Blitz of Salt-N-Pepa Hits: The Hits Remixed (1990) The Greatest Hits (1991) Rapped in Remixes: The Greatest Hits Remixed (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
NME	8/10[1]

Track listing

1. "Push It" – 3:30 (from Hot, Cool & Vicious)
2. "Expression" (Brixton Bass Edit) – 3:31 (from Rapped in Remixes: The Greatest Hits Remixed)
3. "Independent" (Independent Funk Vocal) – 4:48 (from Blacks' Magic)
4. "Shake Your Thang" (It's Your Thing) – 3:59 (from A Salt with a Deadly Pepa)
5. "Twist and Shout" – 3:48 (from A Salt with a Deadly Pepa)
6. "Let's Talk About Sex" – 3:30 (from Blacks' Magic)
7. "I Like It Like That" – 4:07 (from A Salt with a Deadly Pepa)
8. "Tramp" – 3:20 (from Hot, Cool & Vicious)
9. "Do You Want Me" (Remix) – 3:18 (from Blacks' Magic)
10. "My Mic Sounds Nice" – 4:11 (from Hot, Cool & Vicious)
11. "I'll Take Your Man" – 5:06 (from Hot, Cool & Vicious)
12. "I Gotcha" – 3:53 (from A Salt with a Deadly Pepa)
13. "I Am Down" – 4:13 (B-side to "Push It" single)
14. "You Showed Me" (The Born Again Mix) – 3:23^[3]

Personnel

• Producer: Hurby Luv Bug (tracks 1, 5–13) and The Invincibles (tracks 4–6, 7, 9, 12)^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Greatest Hits Chart (1991–1992) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 20 European Albums (Music & Media)[8] 20 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 27 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 10 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 6 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 44 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 13 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 6

Year-end charts 1991 year-end chart performance for The Greatest Hits Chart (1991) Position UK Albums (OCC)[15] 50 1992 year-end chart performance for The Greatest Hits Chart (1992) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 23 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 28 European Albums (Music & Media)[18] 70 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 43 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 47 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 36

Certifications

Certifications for The Greatest Hits

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22]	Platinum	70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[23]	Gold	25,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24]	Gold	7,500^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[2]	Platinum	300,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. McCann, Ian (October 19, 1991). "Long Play". NME. p. 36. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
2. "British album certifications – Salt N Pepa – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. February 1, 1992. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
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7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Salt 'N' Pepa – The Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
8. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 7. February 15, 1992. p. 27. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
9. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
15. "1991 Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music Week. January 11, 1992. p. 21. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
16. "ARIA Top 50 Albums for 1992". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
17. "Jahreshitparade Alben 1992". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
18. "1992 Year-End Sales Charts – Eurochart Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 51/52. December 19, 1992. p. 17. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
19. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1992" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
20. "Top Selling Albums of 1992". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
21. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1992". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved August 11, 2021.
22. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 242.
23. "Austrian album certifications – Salt 'N' Pepa – Greatest Hits" (in German). IFPI Austria. February 24, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
24. "New Zealand album certifications – Salt N Pepa – The Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ. June 21, 1992. Retrieved December 23, 2019.^{[dead link]}
25. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Greatest Hits')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2019.