Greatest Hits (Bon Jovi album)

Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits compilation album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released by Island Records on October 29, 2010.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Bon Jovi
Released	October 29, 2010
Recorded	1983–2010
Genre	Rock pop rock hard rock glam metal heavy metal
Length	70:53
Label	Island
Producer	Howard Benson Tony Bongiovi Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora Peter Collins Luke Ebbin Bruce Fairbairn Danny Kortchmar Lance Quinn Bob Rock John Shanks
Bon Jovi chronology
The Circle (2009) Greatest Hits (2010) Inside Out (2012)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"What Do You Got?" Released: September 21, 2010 "No Apologies" Released: February 24, 2011 "This Is Our House" Released: September 6, 2011

The standard edition of the album includes 14 of the band's hits and two previously unreleased songs, "What Do You Got?" and "No Apologies".

A double disc version, entitled Greatest Hits – The Ultimate Collection, was also released, featuring a second disc of fan favorites, including two original songs, "This Is Love, This Is Life" and "The More Things Change". Said new songs were written specifically for the compilation.

The font used for the band's name on the album's cover is a return to the Bon Jovi logo used from 1985 to 1988, and it was also their first release to use the heart and dagger logo.

Bon Jovi performed a special, live streaming concert for the Live on Letterman web series on November 9, 2010, where the band performed a significant part of the album during the hour-long set.

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted and peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 the week of November 27, 2010 with 88,000 copies sold, exceeding the first week sales of the band's 1994 hits collection, Cross Road, which sold 84,000 units in its debut week, the next week it dropped to number eighteen; it remained on the chart for eighty five weeks.^[1][2][3] Additionally, it topped the Top Rock Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums charts.^[4][5] It was certified platinum by the RIAA on February 25, 2015, for shipments of one million.^[6]

In the United Kingdom, the album entered and peaked at number two on November 13, 2010, selling 87,000 copies, it stayed at number two for two weeks and fell off to number six on its third week on chart; it was present on the chart for one hundred eighty three weeks.^[7][8] It was certified three times platinum by the BPI on January 2, 2015, denoting shipments of one million seven hundred units.^[9]

The album also opened at number one in Portugal, Ireland and on the European Top 100 Albums chart, additionally, it debuted at number two in Germany and Austria and at number five in Norway.^[7]

Singles

The new single, "What Do You Got?" hit radio airwaves globally August 26, 2010 and was released as a digital download on September 21, 2010. The band later confirmed that "No Apologies" will be a single. It was released on October 22, 2010, on the band website. A music video was made while performing in Australia. "This Is Our House" was released as a promo single.

Track listing

The full track listing of the American and Canadian versions of the album were unveiled on the official Bon Jovi website, which also offered the exclusive MP3 download of "This Is Our House".^[10]

North American edition

Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Livin' on a Prayer"	Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora Desmond Child	Slippery When Wet, 1986	4:13
2.	"You Give Love a Bad Name"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Slippery When Wet	3:45
3.	"It's My Life"	Bon Jovi Sambora Max Martin	Crush, 2000	3:44
4.	"Have a Nice Day"	Bon Jovi Sambora John Shanks	Have a Nice Day, 2005	3:48
5.	"Wanted Dead or Alive"	Bon Jovi Sambora	Slippery When Wet	5:11
6.	"Bad Medicine"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	New Jersey, 1988	5:16
7.	"We Weren't Born to Follow"	Bon Jovi Sambora	The Circle, 2009	4:03
8.	"I'll Be There for You"	Bon Jovi Sambora	New Jersey	5:46
9.	"Born to Be My Baby"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	New Jersey	4:40
10.	"Blaze of Glory" (Jon Bon Jovi solo)	Bon Jovi	Blaze of Glory, 1990	5:40
11.	"Who Says You Can't Go Home" (country version with Jennifer Nettles)	Bon Jovi Sambora	Have a Nice Day	3:50
12.	"Lay Your Hands on Me" (radio edit)	Bon Jovi Sambora	New Jersey	3:49
13.	"Always"	Bon Jovi	Cross Road, 1994	5:56
14.	"Runaway"	Bon Jovi George Karak	Bon Jovi, 1984	3:53
15.	"What Do You Got?"	Bon Jovi Sambora Brett James	Previously unreleased	3:47
16.	"No Apologies"	Bon Jovi Sambora	Previously unreleased	3:44
Total length:				70:53

Bonus tracks on Target edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
17.	"Diamond Ring" (live at New Meadowlands Stadium, May 2010)	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	These Days, 1995	3:42
18.	"We Weren't Born to Follow" (live at New Meadowlands Stadium, May 2010)	Bon Jovi Sambora	The Circle	3:52
Total length:				78:27

Disc 2 [Ultimate Collection only]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"In These Arms"	Bon Jovi Sambora David Bryan	Keep the Faith, 1992	5:19
2.	"Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Cross Road	4:39
3.	"Lost Highway"	Bon Jovi Sambora Shanks	Lost Highway, 2007	4:04
4.	"Keep the Faith"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Keep the Faith	5:46
5.	"When We Were Beautiful"	Bon Jovi Sambora Billy Falcon	The Circle	4:10
6.	"Bed of Roses"	Bon Jovi	Keep the Faith	6:38
7.	"This Ain't a Love Song"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	These Days	5:06
8.	"These Days"	Bon Jovi Sambora	These Days	6:27
9.	"(You Want To) Make a Memory"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Lost Highway	4:36
10.	"Blood on Blood"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	New Jersey	6:16
11.	"This Is Love, This Is Life"	Bon Jovi Sambora Shanks	Previously unreleased	3:25
12.	"The More Things Change"	Bon Jovi Sambora	Previously unreleased	3:53
Total length:				60:19

International edition

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Livin' on a Prayer"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Slippery When Wet	4:13
2.	"You Give Love a Bad Name"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Slippery When Wet	3:46
3.	"It's My Life"	Bon Jovi Sambora Martin	Crush	3:44
4.	"Have a Nice Day"	Bon Jovi Sambora Shanks	Have a Nice Day	3:48
5.	"Wanted Dead or Alive"	Bon Jovi Sambora	Slippery When Wet	5:11
6.	"Bad Medicine"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	New Jersey	5:16
7.	"We Weren't Born to Follow"	Bon Jovi Sambora	The Circle	4:03
8.	"I'll Be There for You"	Bon Jovi Sambora	New Jersey	5:46
9.	"Born to Be My Baby"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	New Jersey	4:40
10.	"Bed of Roses"	Bon Jovi	Keep the Faith	6:38
11.	"Who Says You Can't Go Home" (rock version)	Bon Jovi Sambora	Have a Nice Day	4:41
12.	"Lay Your Hands on Me" (radio edit)	Bon Jovi Sambora	New Jersey	3:49
13.	"Always"	Bon Jovi	Cross Road	5:56
14.	"In These Arms"	Bon Jovi Sambora Bryan	Keep the Faith	5:19
15.	"What Do You Got?"	Bon Jovi Sambora James	Previously unreleased	3:47
16.	"No Apologies"	Bon Jovi Sambora	Previously unreleased	3:44
Total length:				74:21

Disc two [Ultimate Collection only]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Runaway"	Bon Jovi Karak	Bon Jovi	3:53
2.	"Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Cross Road	4:39
3.	"Lost Highway"	Bon Jovi Sambora Shanks	Lost Highway	4:04
4.	"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Keep the Faith	4:41
5.	"In and Out of Love"	Bon Jovi	7800° Fahrenheit, 1985	4:26
6.	"Keep the Faith"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Keep the Faith	5:43
7.	"When We Were Beautiful"	Bon Jovi Sambora Falcon	The Circle	5:17
8.	"Blaze of Glory"	Bon Jovi	Blaze of Glory	5:39
9.	"This Ain't a Love Song"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	These Days	5:05
10.	"These Days"	Bon Jovi Sambora	These Days	6:27
11.	"(You Want To) Make a Memory"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Lost Highway	4:37
12.	"Blood on Blood"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	New Jersey	6:16
13.	"This Is Love, This Is Life"	Bon Jovi Sambora Shanks	Previously unreleased	3:25
14.	"The More Things Change"	Bon Jovi Sambora	Previously unreleased	3:53
Total length:				68:05

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
15.	"This Is Our House"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Previously unreleased	4:22
Total length:				72:27

Japanese edition

Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Livin' on a Prayer"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Slippery When Wet	4:13
2.	"You Give Love a Bad Name"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Slippery When Wet	3:45
3.	"It's My Life"	Bon Jovi Sambora Martin	Crush	3:44
4.	"Have a Nice Day"	Bon Jovi Sambora Shanks	Have a Nice Day	3:48
5.	"Wanted Dead or Alive"	Bon Jovi Sambora	Slippery When Wet	5:11
6.	"Bad Medicine"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	New Jersey	5:16
7.	"We Weren't Born to Follow"	Bon Jovi Sambora	The Circle	4:03
8.	"I'll Be There for You"	Bon Jovi Sambora	New Jersey	5:46
9.	"Born to Be My Baby"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	New Jersey	4:40
10.	"Blaze of Glory"	Bon Jovi	Blaze of Glory	5:40
11.	"Who Says You Can't Go Home" (original version)	Bon Jovi Sambora	Have a Nice Day	4:41
12.	"Lay Your Hands on Me" (radio edit)	Bon Jovi Sambora	New Jersey	3:49
13.	"Always"	Bon Jovi	Cross Road	5:56
14.	"Runaway"	Bon Jovi Karak	Bon Jovi	3:53
15.	"Tokyo Road"	Bon Jovi Sambora	7800° Fahrenheit	5:42
16.	"What Do You Got?"	Bon Jovi Sambora James	New song	3:47
17.	"No Apologies"	Bon Jovi Sambora	Previously unreleased	3:44
Total length:				77:26

Disc 2 [Ultimate Collection only]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"In These Arms"	Bon Jovi Sambora Bryan	Keep the Faith	5:19
2.	"Someday I'll Be Saturday Night"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Cross Road	4:39
3.	"Lost Highway"	Bon Jovi Sambora Shanks	Lost Highway	4:04
4.	"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Keep the Faith	4:41
5.	"In and Out of Love"	Bon Jovi	7800° Fahrenheit	4:26
6.	"Keep the Faith"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Keep the Faith	5:43
7.	"When We Were Beautiful"	Bon Jovi Sambora Falcon	The Circle	5:17
8.	"Bed of Roses"	Bon Jovi	Keep the Faith	6:38
9.	"This Ain't a Love Song"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	These Days	5:05
10.	"These Days"	Bon Jovi Sambora	These Days	6:27
11.	"(You Want To) Make a Memory"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	Lost Highway	4:37
12.	"Blood on Blood"	Bon Jovi Sambora Child	New Jersey	6:16
13.	"This Is Love, This Is Life"	Bon Jovi Sambora Shanks	Previously unreleased	3:25
14.	"The More Things Change"	Bon Jovi Sambora	Previously unreleased	3:53
Total length:				70:30

Release details

While the standard edition released in North America will have 28 tracks, the Australian and Japanese editions are set to have 30 and 31 tracks respectively.^[11][12] There are a few differences between the North American track list and the international track list. The main difference is the inclusion of "In and Out of Love" and "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead". Other differences include tracks from Keep the Faith album being present on disc 1 instead of disc 2, and "Blaze of Glory" being present on disc 2 instead of disc 1. The only album by the band not represented on either version of the compilation is Bounce.

The iTunes Store includes one additional track for the standard album download which is "This Is Our House" which was released as a digital single and given additionally as a pre-order-only track was "Raise Your Hands (NMS Live – 2010)". On the ultimate collection edition of the iTunes download, "This Is Our House" is included followed by the music video for "What Do You Got", a 10-minute track-by-track video interview, a digital booklet and given additionally as pre-order-only tracks were "Raise Your Hands (NMS Live – 2010)" and "Blood on Blood (NMS Live – 2010)".

Amazon UK and France lists "It's My Life (NMS Live – 2010)" as a bonus track on the standard digital edition, while Nokia's Ovi store in the United Kingdom and Ireland adds "When We Were Beautiful (NMS Live – 2010)" to both the standard and deluxe digital editions. Australia's BigPond Music and various European digital editions add "Keep the Faith (NMS Live – 2010)".

The Swedish DRM-based music streaming service Spotify got an exclusive single for unlimited & premium members, including Wanted Dead Or Alive, Livin' On A Prayer and Born To Be My Baby all tracks recorded live at the New Meadowlands Stadium in May 2010.

Personnel

• Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals, guitar
• Richie Sambora – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Tico Torres – drums, percussion
• David Bryan – keyboards, backing vocals
• Alec John Such – bass, backing vocals
• Hugh McDonald – bass guitar, backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2010–2016) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 17 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18] 5 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 3 European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)[7] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 6 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 2 Greek Albums (IFPI)[22] 2 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[23] 7 Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI)[25] 8 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[26] 2 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[27] 2 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[29] 2 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[30] 27 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[31] 1 Scottish Albums (OCC)[32] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[33] 2 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[36] 2 US Billboard 200[37] 5 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[4] 1 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2010) Rank Australian Albums Chart[38] 4 Austrian Albums Chart[39] 38 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[40] 59 Danish Albums Chart[41] 27 German Albums Chart[42] 33 Hungarian Albums Chart[43] 33 Japan Albums Chart[44] 52 Mexican Albums Chart[45] 69 New Zealand Albums Chart[46] 13 Spanish Albums Charts[47] 32 Swiss Music Chart[48] 57 UK Albums Chart[49] 16 Chart (2011) Rank Australian Albums Chart[50] 20 Austrian Albums Chart[51] 52 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[52] 41 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[53] 79 Canadian Albums Chart[54] 8 Danish Albums Chart[55] 80 Hungarian Albums Chart[56] 48 Swiss Albums Chart[57] 82 US Billboard 200[58] 48 US Rock Albums (Billboard)[59] 6 Chart (2013) Rank Australian Albums Chart[60] 47 Chart (2014) Rank Australian Albums Chart[61] 100 Chart (2019) Rank Australian Albums (ARIA)[62] 84 Chart (2020) Rank Australian Albums (ARIA)[63] 80 US Billboard 200[64] 165 Chart (2021) Rank Australian Albums (ARIA)[65] 64 US Billboard 200[66] 140 Chart (2022) Rank Australian Albums (ARIA)[67] 52 US Billboard 200[68] 144 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[69] 23 Chart (2023) Rank Australian Albums (ARIA)[70] 67 US Billboard 200[71] 151 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[72] 30 Chart (2024) Rank US Billboard 200[73] 155 Decade-end charts Decade-end chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2010–2019) Rank Australian Albums (ARIA)[74] 12 UK Albums (OCC)[75] 33

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Greatest Hits

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[76]	8× Platinum	560,000‡
Belgium (BRMA)[77]	Gold	15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[78]	Gold	20,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[79]	3× Platinum	240,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[80]	Gold	10,203[80]
Germany (BVMI)[81]	Platinum	200,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[82]	Gold	3,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[83]	2× Platinum	30,000^
Italy (FIMI)[84]	Platinum	60,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[85]	Gold	100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[86]	2× Platinum	30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[87]	Gold	10,000*
Portugal (AFP)[88]	Platinum	20,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[89]	Platinum	60,000^
Sweden (GLF)[90]	Gold	20,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[91]	Gold	15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[92]	5× Platinum	1,500,000‡
United States (RIAA)[6]	Platinum	819,000[93]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[94]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Greatest Hits

Region	Date	Label	Format
Germany	October 29, 2010[95]	Universal Music	CD, 2×CD, digital download
Japan	November 3, 2010[12]		CD, 2×CD, digital download, SHM-CD
Taiwan	November 12, 2010[12]		CD, 2×CD, digital download, SHM-CD
Australia	November 5, 2010[11]		CD, 2×CD, digital download
United Kingdom	November 1, 2010[96]	Mercury
United States	November 9, 2010[97][98]	Island
Canada		Universal Music

Rock Band 3 promotion

Twelve songs from the Greatest Hits album were also released as downloadable content for music video game Rock Band 3 on November 9, 2010.^[99] The pack features every song from the first disc of the North American album except "Born to Be My Baby", "Always", "What Do You Got?" and "No Apologies". It also includes the full-length version of "Lay Your Hands on Me", and not the radio edit featured on Greatest Hits.