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Greatest Hits 1974–78 by ReleasedNovember 1978Recorded1973–1977Length47:37 chronology
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Greatest Hits 1974–78 is a by the released in November 1978. It has sold 13 million copies in the United States and is ranked 37th on the list of best selling albums. It also achieved Diamond certification in Canada (1,000,000 units) in 2003. Two singles that reached No. 1 are "The Joker" which topped the charts on January 12, 1974 and "Rock'n Me" on November 6, 1976. As a sign of the times, all but one track came from their last two albums even though they had eleven studio albums at the time. A prior greatest hits album, 1972's Anthology, contained songs from the first five albums. The more comprehensive in 2003 added early hits "Living in the U.S.A", "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma", and "My Dark Hour" and later hits "", "Wide River", "Cry Cry Cry", "Who Do You Love" and "", but dropped this album's "True Fine Love" and "Winter Time". On this 1978 album/CD release, the shorter 7"-inch single versions of "", "", "", and "" are used. On the 2003 compilation, the original album versions are used (although the track "Fly Like An Eagle" still fades out earlier than its album counterpart).

In popular culture "Fly Like an Eagle" is the theme song of the and the . The seventh season of plays "Jungle Love" over the opening credits. Album cover

The album cover features a hidden woman lying on her side within the under the bust of the horse.

Track listing

Number in parentheses indicates the order of appearance on the version. Number in Brackets [] indicate the order on the original LP/Tape.

(1)[1] "Swingtown" (, Chris McCarty) – 3:27 (4)[2] "" (Lonnie Turner, Greg Douglass) – 3:10 (5)[3] "" (Miller) – 2:50 (6)[4] "" (Miller) – 3:05 (12) "Serenade" (Miller, McCarty) – 3:10 (2)[5] "True Fine Love" (Miller) – 2:37 (3) "The Stake" () – 3:56 (8)[6] "" (, , Miller) – 3:36 (9)[7] "" (Miller) – 3:00 (10) "Threshold" (Byron Allred, Miller) – 1:05 (11)[8] "" () – 3:33 (7) "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Brenda Cooper, Jason Cooper, Miller) – 2:16 (13)[9] "Winter Time" (Miller) – 3:10 (14)[10] "Wild Mountain Honey" (Steve McCarty) – 4:50

"All selections published by Sailor Music, except "The Joker" by Sailor Music/Unichappel Music, Inc. and "Jet Airliner" by Sailor Music/No Thought Music."