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''Greatest Hits'' is a compilation album by Icelandic musician and singer
Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...
, released on 8 November 2002 through
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. Although not all of Björk's singles are included on this collection, all of the songs on ''Greatest Hits'' were released as singles. The tracks were selected by fans through a survey on Björk's website. ''Greatest Hits'' presents the songs in descending order of most-popular votes, with the exception of "
It's In Our Hands "It's in Our Hands" is a song by Icelandic recording artist and songwriter Björk, released as the first and only single from her first greatest hits album ''Greatest Hits'' (2002). It was written by her and co-produced by her along with Matmos. ...
" which was a new song and appears at the end of the compilation.


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There were two online surveys preceding the release of ''Greatest Hits''. The survey that gave the track list was one where fans voted for their favourite singles. Another one was conducted simultaneously where fans could vote for their favourite of all her songs, album tracks as well as B-sides. This sometimes is the cause for some confusion about the authenticity of the fan-selected track list concept because the results from the single-track survey does not always match with the overall survey. For example, "Hyperballad" was the song receiving most votes from Björk fans on the overall survey, but appears as the second track on ''Greatest Hits''. The results of both surveys can be seen on Björk's website.björk.com/news 2002
bjork.com. Several of the songs are presented in their radio (or single)
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ed forms, most notably "Big Time Sensuality" (the
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version featured in the promotional video, and not the shorter "Minimix" as featured on the single). "Possibly Maybe" includes the famous electronic sounds that were temporarily deleted off the ''Post'' version of the track, and "All Is Full of Love" is presented in its single version. As with many greatest hits
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s, some of Björk's biggest singles were absent. The most obvious omission is "It's Oh So Quiet", her highest-charting UK hit. Also missing are "Alarm Call", "I Miss You", "Cocoon" and "Violently Happy" as well as any pre-''Debut'' material. The tracks "Human Behaviour", "Big Time Sensuality", and "Venus as a Boy" are taken from Björk's 1993 album ''
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''. "Play Dead" was originally released on the ''
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'' movie soundtrack (1993) but was included on some editions of ''Debut''. "Hyperballad", "Army of Me", "Isobel", and "Possibly Maybe" are from the 1995 ''
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'' album. "All Is Full of Love", "Jóga", "Bachelorette", and "Hunter" are from her 1997 ''
Homogenic ''Homogenic'' is the third studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk. It was released on 20 September 1997 by One Little Indian Records. Produced by Björk, Mark Bell, Guy Sigsworth, Howie B, and Markus Dravs, the album marked a stylist ...
'' album. Finally, "Pagan Poetry" and "Hidden Place" are found on her 2001 ''
Vespertine ''Vespertine'' is the fourth studio album by Icelandic recording artist Björk. It was released on 27 August 2001 in the United Kingdom by One Little Independent Records and in the United States by Elektra Entertainment. Production on the album ...
'' album. The artwork on the CD was produced in collaboration with
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ist Gabríela Fridriksdóttir. It is the only one of Björk's album covers that includes both a logo and a title. ''Greatest Hits'' was released on the same day as Björk's ''
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'' box set, which contained a "greatest hits" disc on which the songs were chosen by Björk. ''Greatest Hits'' and the greatest hits "as chosen by Björk" have seven tracks in common. The ''Greatest Hits'' album was also listed on ''Blender'' magazine's "500 CDs You Must Own".


Track listing


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


Notes


References


External links


''Greatest Hits'' mini-website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greatest Hits (Bjork Album) 2002 greatest hits albums Albums produced by Björk Albums produced by Mark Bell (British musician) Albums produced by Nellee Hooper Björk albums One Little Independent Records compilation albums