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The Greatest is a television series broadcast on VH1. Each episode counts down either songs, albums, music videos, moments, musicians, or celebrities of a particular category.
| Number | Title | Premiere date |
|---|---|---|
| 271 | 40 Greatest Pranks 4 | 2014-03-05 |
| 269 | 40 Funniest Fails 3 | 2014-01-09 |
| 267 | 40 Greatest Love & Hip Hop Moments | 2013-10-21 |
| 265 | 40 Greatest Viral Videos | 2013-09-14 |
| 260 | 100 Sexiest Artists (2013) | 2013-03-05 |
| 258 | 40 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of the 90s | 2012-12-19 |
| 253 | 100 Greatest Kid Stars 2 | 2012-11-29 |
| 251 | 40 Greatest R&B Songs of the 90s | 2012-06-25 |
| 249 | 40 Greatest Yo! MTV Raps Moments | 2012-04-16 |
| 247 | 40 Greatest Feuds 2 | 2012-03-21 |
| 242 | 100 Greatest Women In Music | 2012-02-13 |
| 240 | 40 Greatest TRL Moments | 2012-02-02 |
| 238 | 40 Funniest Fails 2 | 2011-12-28 |
| 236 | 40 Winningest Winners of 2011 | 2011-11-25 |
| 231 | 100 Greatest Songs of the 00s | 2011-10-03 |
| 229 | 40 Champions Of Cute | 2011-09-24 |
| 227 | 40 Most Shocking Hip Hop Moments | 2011-09-18 |
| 225 | 40 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 90s | 2011-04-03 |
| 223 | 40 Greatest Pranks 3 | 2011-03-27 |
| 221 | 40 Greatest Fails | 2011-03-20 |
| 219 | 40 Most Shocking Celebrity Breakups | 2011-03-13 |
| 214 | 100 Greatest Artists of All Time | 2010-09-06 |
| 212 | 40 Most Slimmed Down Celebs | 2010-02-03 |
| 207 | 100 Most Shocking Music Moments | 2009-12-28 |
| 202 | 40 Naughtiest Celebrity Scandals | 2009-04-09 |
| 200 | 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s [1] | 2009-03-31 |
| 198 | 40 Greatest Celebrity Divorces | 2009-02-14 |
| 196 | 40 Greatest Pranks 2 | 2009-01-07 |
| 191 | 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs | 2008-12-29 |
| 186 | 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs | 2008-09-29 |
| 185 | 20 Greatest Celebreality Fights | 2008-06-02 |
| 183 | 40 Hottiest Hotties Of The 90s | 2008-04-15 |
| 178 | 100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s | 2007-12-17 |
| 176 | 40 Greatest Reality TV Moments 2 | 2007-08-10 |
| 174 | 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs | 2007-06-01 |
| 172 | Web Junk Presents: 40 Greatest Internet Superstars | 2007-03-23 |
| 167 | 100 Greatest Songs Of The 80s | 2006-10-30 |
| 163 | 40 Dumbest Celebrity Quotes Ever | 2006-10-06 |
| 159 | 40 Greatest Metal Songs | 2006-05-01 |
| 157 | 40 More Awesomely Bad Fashion Moments | 2006-04-01 |
| 156 | 20 Celebreality Moments | 2006-03-13 |
| 151 | 100 Greatest Teen Stars | 2006-02-06 |
| 138 | 100 Greatest Kid Stars | 2005-06-13 |
| 136 | 40 Least Hip Hop Moments | 2005-04-30 |
| 134 | 40 Hottest Rock Star Girlfriends...and Wives | 2005-04-01 |
| 129 | 100 Most Wanted Bodies | 2005-03-07 |
| 127 | 40 Most Shocking Hair Moments | 2005-03-07 |
| 120 | 100 Greatest Red Carpet Moments | 2004-11-01 |
| 115 | 100 Most Metal Moments | 2004-05-31 |
| 095 | 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons | 2003-07-23 |
| 090 | 100 Most Outrageous Celebrity Moments | 2004-04-05 |
| 088 | 50 Greatest Album Covers | 2003-07-13 |
| 080 | 50 Greatest Teen Idols | 2003-06-27 |
| 075 | 100 Greatest Songs from the Past 25 Years | 2003-06-16 |
| 073 | 25 Greatest Power Ballads | 2003-05-23 |
| 071 | 50 Greatest Women of the Video Era | 2003-05-16 |
| 070 | Top 25 Greatest Videos To Get Busy To | 2003-05-09 |
| 068 | 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists | 2003-04-18 |
| 066 | 50 Sexiest Video Moments | 2003-03-12 |
| 061 | 100 Greatest Moments That Rocked TV | 2003-01-13 |
| 056 | 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll | 1998-07-23 |
| 051 | 100 Greatest Shocking Moments in Rock & Roll | 2001-05-21 |
| 046 | 100 Greatest Videos | 2001-02-05 |
| 041B | 100 Greatest Albums (UK) | 2001-11-22 |
| 041 | 100 Greatest Albums of Rock & Roll | 2001-02-17 |
| 036 | 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock | 2000-11-13 |
| 031 | 100 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments on TV | 2000-25-07 |
| 026 | 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders | 2002-05-06 |
| 021 | 100 Greatest Dance Songs | 2000-09-14 |
| 016B | 100 Greatest Women of Music (UK) | 2002-09-30 |
| 016 | 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll | 1999-07-26 |
| 011 | 100 Greatest Rock & Roll Songs | 2000-03-19 |
| 006 | 100 Greatest Love Songs | 2003-02-11 |
| 001 | 100 Sexiest Artists (2002) | 2002-09-23 |
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