The Best of Creed

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The Best of Creed
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2025
Genre Post-grunge
Length52:39
Label Craft Recordings
Creed chronology
Stadium Anthems
(2023)
The Best of Creed
(2025)
Live in San Antonio
(2025)

The Best of Creed is a greatest hits album by the American post-grunge band Creed, released on September 23, 2025, by Craft Recordings. [1] [2] [3] Released during a resurgence of the band, the record features ten songs spanning their four studio albums, available on CD and vinyl. Limited-edition color vinyl pressings were also made, while the CD version includes two additional songs, "Hide" and "A Thousand Faces". [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Blabbermouth 9/10 [6]

Writing for AllMusic, Neil Z. Young states it "serves the casual fan, one who fondly remembers these massive radio/MTV hits but doesn't feel like picking up their actual albums", concluding by saying that "As it stands, three tracks from each studio album is a fair distribution and this is a fine snapshot of a career that deserves a little more credit than it got at the time of Creed's peak in popularity." [5] In a Blabbermouth review, Anne Erickson states that "While the new mastering brings a slick, modern sound to these classics, which at this point are decades old", she notes that "Highlights include opening track "Higher", which sounds even bigger and more explosive than the original version, and "Torn", whose thick guitars and drums especially benefit from the modern mastering". [6]

Track listing

Digital/CD edition [7]

Standard edition
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Higher" (radio edit) Human Clay (1999)4:44
2."One Last Breath" Weathered (2001)4:00
3."My Own Prison" (radio edit) My Own Prison (1997)4:15
4."Overcome" Full Circle (2009)3:48
5."What If" (radio edit)Human Clay4:53
6."My Sacrifice"Weathered4:56
7."With Arms Wide Open" (single version)Human Clay3:42
8."Torn" (radio edit)My Own Prison5:22
9."Rain"Full Circle3:28
10."What's This Life For"My Own Prison4:09
11."Hide"Weathered4:27
12."A Thousand Faces"Full Circle4:55
Total length:52:39

Vinyl edition [7]

Side one

  1. "Higher" (radio edit)
  2. "One Last Breath"
  3. "My Own Prison" (radio edit)
  4. "Overcome"
  5. "What If" (radio edit)

Side two

  1. "My Sacrifice"
  2. "With Arms Wide Open" (single version)
  3. "Torn" (radio edit)
  4. "Rain"
  5. "What's This Life For"

Charts

Chart (2025)Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8] 17
US Billboard 200 [9] 103
US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [10] 11
US Top Hard Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [11] 4
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [12] 13
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [13] 17

References

  1. Hadusek, Jon (September 24, 2025). "Creed Announce Greatest Hits Album". Consequence. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  2. Staff, Rock Cellar Magazine (September 23, 2025). "'The Best of Creed' Streaming Now; CD/Vinyl Nov. 21". Rock Cellar Magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  3. "Creed reveals greatest hits compilation". 98 Rock Online. January 23, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  4. Publisher/Photographer, Mark Horan (September 24, 2025). "Creed's first career-spanning collection "The Best of Creed' arrives today digitally, with vinyl & CD Nov. 21". All Music Magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Z. Yeung, Neil. "The Best of Creed Review". AllMusic . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Erickson, Anne (November 18, 2025). "The Best of Creed". Blabbermouth . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "New Career-Spanning Collection The Best of Creed Celebrates the Multiplatinum Band's Legacy". Concord Music Group . September 23, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  8. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  9. "Creed Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  10. "Creed Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  11. "Creed Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  12. "Creed Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  13. "Creed Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved January 17, 2026.