Who Needs Greatest Hits?

Artrockers,

We have long held this truth to be self-evident - that you don't release a new album or single in November or December. 'Nay lad' the old timers will tell you: 'That's when the big boys release Greatest Hits collections and the radio is dominated by this year's X-Factor winner, so don't bother'. And they've always been right, until now. Maybe I've been looking the other way but where are this Christmas's Best Of comps? The Pet Shop Boys are releasing a collection of B-sides I notice, but that's hardly Greatest Hits.

Could it be that the download has killed the Best Ofs? After all, why do you need somebody else to create it for you? Simply head over to the digital store of your choice and download your favourites, we can make our own Greatest Hits whenever we like, Best Ofs are no longer only for Christmas.

Which makes me wonder, who hasn't released a Greatest Hits but should, who's Best Of would be top of my Christmas list? Well, I'd pay good money for The Best Of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and The Strokes Greatest Hits. How about you?