20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection is a series of budget-priced compilation CDs published by the Universal Music Group. Releases in the series represent artists, genres and labels of all types; the first release was in 1999[1]. The concept of a mini-greatest hits album at the same price as a true one has angered many music purists into ignoring this series, yet the albums typically sell decently.[citation needed]
Most of the CDs contain between 10 and 15 tracks. Some subjects, including prolific recording artists such as James Brown, Cher and KISS, have more than one volume in the series.
In October 2006 Universal Music Enterprises announced a move away from jewel boxes to a new type packaging that is completely green[2] The sleeves are now made out of recyable paperboard; the tray is now made out of a recyclable and biodegradable material called PaperFoam[2]. There are no liner notes included[3]; they can be downloaded at a special website for the series[2][3][4] Albums with the new packaging were first available at Wal-Mart for the first three months and then were made available to other stores after that period[2]. Rob Zombie was the first artist whose album was released in the new packaging[2].
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Releases in the series
Albums marked with † were released only in Canada
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of 38 Special
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABBA
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABC
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Aerosmith
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Alien Ant Farm
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tom Allen
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Allman Brothers Band
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Andrews Sisters
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Louis Armstrong
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Asia
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Atlanta Rhythm Section
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Joan Baez
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chuck Berry
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Big Country
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Boyz II Men
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Burning Spear
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tracy Byrd
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cameo
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of CANO†
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Best of Cher
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Best of Cher, Volume 2
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Mark Chesnutt
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cinderella
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric Clapton
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Terri Clark
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Joe Cocker
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Commodores
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rita Coolidge
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bill Cosby
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Cranberries
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sammy Davis, Jr.
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Deep Purple
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Neil Diamond
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bo Diddley
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Dru Hill
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric B. & Rakim
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Extreme
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Fixx
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Flying Burrito Brothers
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Songs of John Fogerty
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Four Tops
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Peter Frampton
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Free
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Glenn Frey
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Judy Garland
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye: Volume 2 - The 70s
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Johnny Gill
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Vince Gill
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lee Greenwood
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Nanci Griffith
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Guy
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Keith Hampshire†
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Hanson
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Head East
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Heavy D & The Boyz
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of John Hiatt
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donnie Iris
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Gregory Issacs
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Michael Jackson
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Jackson 5
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jackyl
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Waylon Jennings
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tom Jones
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of K-Ci & JoJo
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Eddie Kendricks
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sammy Kershaw
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of B. B. King
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kingdom Come
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss, Volume 2
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kiss, Volume 3
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of L.A. Guns
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Patty Loveless
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Yngwie Malmsteen
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Mamas & the Papas
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chuck Mangione
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Max Webster†
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Reba McEntire
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of John Mellencamp
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Don Messer†
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Liza Minelli
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Charles Mingus
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Monster Magnet
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Moody Blues
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chanté Moore
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Mötley Crüe
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Nelson
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of New York Dolls
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Night Ranger
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Phil Ochs
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Oingo Boingo
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of OutKast
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Parliament
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lee "Scratch" Perry
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of P.O.D.
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Preston
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Public Enemy
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Quarterflash
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rainbow
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rare Earth
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ready for the World
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Reverend Horton Heat
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Robbie Robertson
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rossington Collins Band
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Runaways
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Savoy Brown
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Scorpions
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Semisonic
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Shai
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Shangri-Las
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sisqo
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steppenwolf
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cat Stevens
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rod Stewart
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of George Strait
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Strawbs
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steely Dan
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Styx
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sublime
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donna Summer
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Temptations Volume 1:The 60s
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tesla
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tony! Toni! Toné!
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Tubes
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Unwritten Law
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Uriah Heep
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Velvet Underground
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Waitresses
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Wang Chung
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Muddy Waters
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Mary Wells
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Whitesnake
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Who
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Wild Orchid
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of John Williams & The Boston Pops
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Vanessa Williams
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steve Winwood
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chely Wright
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rob Zombie
Christmas releases
- 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: All-Star Country Christmas
- 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of Brenda Lee
- 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of Reba McEntire
- 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of Santa's Greatest Hits
- 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of Smooth Jazz Christmas
- 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of Ringo Starr
- 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection: The Best of George Strait
See also
- Gold (album series)
- The Essential
- 16 Biggest Hits
- Super Hits
- RCA Country Legends
- Playlist (album series)
References
- ^ 20th Century Masters :: home. Universal Music Canada. Accessed 2008-04-27. "Since its launch in 1999.."
- ^ a b c d e UMe Goes Green With Completely Paper-Recyclable Standard CD Packaging -- Sleeve and Tray -- for the First Time in the Music Industry. October 2006. Universal Music Enterprises. Accessed 2008-04-27.
- ^ a b 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection - Reba McEntire (Eco-Friendly Packaging). Amazon.com. Accessed 2008-04-27. "To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green."
- ^ Green. Universal Music Enterprises. Accessed 2008-04-27.
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