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| Released | June 21, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2022 | |||
| Length | 1:09:22 | |||
| Label | Legacy | |||
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Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It is set for release on June 21, 2024, by Legacy Records to support Lavigne's eighth concert tour, the Greatest Hits Tour. The album includes twenty songs spanning Lavigne's music career since her debut in 2002.
On May 10, 2024, Lavigne announced her plans to release a greatest hits album. [1] The album is intended to accompany her eighth concert tour, the Greatest Hits Tour, which commences on May 22, 2024, in Vancouver. [2] [3] The album features 20 songs spanning Lavigne's career, and it includes contributions from Yungblud, Machine Gun Kelly, and Blackbear. [4] Greatest Hits will be 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." [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Sk8er Boi" | Let Go (2002) | 3:23 | |
| 2. | "Girlfriend" |
| The Best Damn Thing (2007) | 3:37 |
| 3. | "What the Hell" |
| Goodbye Lullaby (2011) | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Complicated" |
| Let Go | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Don't Tell Me" |
| Under My Skin (2004) | 3:26 |
| 6. | "I'm a Mess" (with Yungblud) | Love Sux (Deluxe) (2022) | 3:07 | |
| 7. | "He Wasn't" |
| Under My Skin | 2:59 |
| 8. | "Losing Grip" |
| Let Go | 3:53 |
| 9. | "My Happy Ending" |
| Under My Skin | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Bite Me" |
| Love Sux | 2:39 |
| 11. | "Nobody's Home" |
| Under My Skin | 3:32 |
| 12. | "I'm with You" |
| Let Go | 3:44 |
| 13. | "When You're Gone" |
| The Best Damn Thing | 4:00 |
| 14. | "Bois Lie" (featuring Machine Gun Kelly) |
| Love Sux | 2:43 |
| 15. | "Smile" |
| Goodbye Lullaby | 3:29 |
| 16. | "Love It When You Hate Me" (featuring Blackbear) |
| Love Sux | 2:25 |
| 17. | "Rock n Roll" |
| Avril Lavigne (2013) | 3:26 |
| 18. | "Here's to Never Growing Up" |
| Avril Lavigne | 3:34 |
| 19. | "Keep Holding On" |
| The Best Damn Thing and Eragon: Music from the Motion Picture (2006) | 3:59 |
| 20. | "Head Above Water" |
| Head Above Water (2019) | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 69:22 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 21. | "Alice" (extended version) | Lavigne | Goodbye Lullaby | 5:00 |
| 22. | "Hello Kitty" |
| Avril Lavigne | 3:16 |
| Region | Date | Formats | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | June 21, 2024 | Legacy | [5] |
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She is considered a key musician in the development of pop-punk music, as she paved the way for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the early 2000s. Her accolades include eight Grammy Award nominations.
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