The Ultimate Hits

The Ultimate Hits is an album from country music artist Garth Brooks, released on November 6, 2007, comprising 34 songs (four of which were new) over two compact discs, as well as a DVD containing his music videos. The first single released from the album, "More Than a Memory", made US country chart history the week of September 15, 2007, when it debuted at #1, the first to do so. The other new singles are (current) "Midnight Sun" (written by Brooks, Jerrod Niemann, and Richie Brown), "Leave the Light On" (Randy Goodrum and Tommy Sims), and "Workin' for a Livin'" which peaked in the Top 20. The album was also released in a special pink edition on October 15, 2007, with proceeds going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 352,000 copies in its first week.[1] Selling 204,000 copies, the album went to number one on the Top Country Albums chart in its second week. [2] In its third week, The Ultimate Hits sold 192,000 bringing its three week total to more than 748,000 albums sold.[3] In Great Britain the album was also a hit, reaching #1 in the Country music charts and the top 10 on the pop charts. On January 18, 2008, the RIAA certified The Ultimate Hits Gold, Platinum & 5× Multi-platinum - denoting shipments of 2.5 million in the United States.