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* Despite the fact they never actually had a hit song, [[The Velvet Underground]] have two of these. [http://www.amazon.com/Best-Velvet-Underground-Words-Music/dp/B000001FR9/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1231629458&sr=1-27 One] is considered generally inferior due to picking almost all of their most conventional songs; [http://www.amazon.com/20th-Century-Masters-Millennium-Underground/dp/B00004YX3S/ref=pd_sim_m_16 the second] was more well-received.
* Progressive metal band [[Dream Theater]] released a compilation to satisfy a contract with their now former label. Since the band only had one radio hit (the rock radio favorite "Pull Me Under") and have built their career without 'hit singles', the album is jokingly titled ''Dream Theater's Greatest Hit (and 21 other pretty cool songs'').
** They also use some [https://web.archive.org/web/20121113070957/http://www.dreamtheaterarg.com.ar/imagenes/discos/greatesthit.jpg clever red highlighting] to quite literally [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|sneak some crap past the radar]] as to their thoughts on the matter.
* An interesting case: the biggest hits of the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]' EMI years (which were not noted for being much of a success) were collected on an album after the success of ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik''; the result was entitled ''[[Lampshade Hanging|What Hits?]]''
* [[Jefferson Airplane]] called their first best-of release ''The Worst of Jefferson Airplane''.
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