The Greatest Hits (Salt-n-Pepa album)

The Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Salt-N-Pepa
Released	October 7, 1991 (1991-10-07)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:14
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]

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]

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.
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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.
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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 November 20, 2024.
25. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Greatest Hits')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2019.