Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits

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Greatest hits album by Hank Williams Jr.

Released

1982 (1982)

Genre

Length

33:10

Label

Elektra/Curb

Hank Williams Jr. chronology

High Notes
(1982)

Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits
(1982)

Strong Stuff
(1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American musician Hank Williams Jr. The album features ten tracks, nine of which are singles originally released from the studio albums Family Tradition, Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound, Habits Old and New, Rowdy and The Pressure Is On. The only original single from the album was "The American Dream", which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

The album was released by Elektra/Curb Records in 1982 and reached number 4 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in January 1983. The album has been Williams' most commercially successful album to date, having been certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA by 2003. It has sold 3,410,700 copies in the US as of April 2017 in the SoundScan era when sales figure started to be tracked in 1991.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Hank Williams Jr. except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Family Tradition"		4:02
2.	"Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound"		3:08
3.	"Women I've Never Had"		2:51
4.	"Old Habits"		3:02
5.	"Kaw-Liga"	Fred Rose, Hank Williams	4:23
6.	"Dixie on My Mind"		2:39
7.	"Texas Women"		2:26
8.	"The American Dream"		2:15
9.	"A Country Boy Can Survive"		4:15
10.	"All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)"		3:54

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	107
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	4

References

^ Owens, Thom. "Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
"Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
"Billboard 200". Billboard. January 22, 1983.
"American album certifications – Hank Williams Jr – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales Chart: April 18, 2017". Roughstock. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
"Billboard 200". Billboard. January 22, 1983.
"Top Country Albums". Billboard. July 20, 1985.

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Studio albums	Your Cheatin' Heart Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Ballads of the Hills and Plains Blues My Name A Time to Sing Songs My Father Left Me Luke the Drifter Jr. – Vol. 2 Live at Cobo Hall After You, Pride's Not Hard to Swallow Hank Williams Jr. and Friends Family Tradition Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Habits Old and New Rowdy The Pressure Is On High Notes Strong Stuff Man of Steel Major Moves Five-O Montana Cafe Hank Live Born to Boogie Wild Streak Lone Wolf Pure Hank Maverick Out of Left Field Hog Wild A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts Stormy The Almeria Club Recordings I'm One of You 127 Rose Avenue It's About Time Rich White Honky Blues
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Fourteen Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 America (The Way I See It) The Best of Hank Williams Jr. Volume One: Roots and Branches Tribute to My Father 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 2 The Bocephus Box That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection
Notable singles	"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Nobody's Child" "All for the Love of Sunshine" "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (with Lois Johnson) "Rainin' in My Heart" "Eleven Roses" "Rainy Night in Georgia" "I'll Think of Something" "I Fought the Law" "To Love Somebody" "Family Tradition" "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" "Women I've Never Had" "Kaw-Liga" "Old Habits" "Texas Women" "Dixie on My Mind" "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" "A Country Boy Can Survive" "Honky Tonkin'" "The American Dream" "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" "Leave Them Boys Alone" (with Ernest Tubb and Waylon Jennings) "Queen of My Heart" "Man of Steel" "Attitude Adjustment" "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" "Major Moves" "I'm for Love" "This Ain't Dallas" "Ain't Misbehavin'" "Country State of Mind" "Mind Your Own Business" (with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson) "Born to Boogie" "Heaven Can't Be Found" "Young Country" "If the South Woulda Won" "Early in the Morning and Late at Night" "There's a Tear in My Beer" (with Hank Williams Sr.) "Finders Are Keepers" "Ain't Nobody's Business" "Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'" "If It Will, It Will" "Devil in the Bottle" "Are You Ready for the Country?" (with Eric Church)
Guest singles	"The Conversation" (with Waylon Jennings) "That Old Wheel" (with Johnny Cash) "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)" (with Rehab)
Family	Hank Williams (father) Audrey Williams (mother) Jett Williams (half-sister) Hank Williams III (son) Holly Williams (daughter) Sam Williams (son) Coleman Williams (grandson)
Related articles	Discography Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

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