All-Time Greatest Hits

Next to the Beatles, any band would pale in comparison, but the Hollies put out single after single of great pop music in the mid-'60s. Gorgeous harmonies, killer material, whether self-penned or from outside, and just different enough ("Stop! Stop! Stop!" for example) to command attention without being novelties. The later material, like "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" was maudlin, but at their peak, on "Bus Stop," "Look Through Any Window," and most of the songs here, they could stand up against anybody--even the Fabs. And that's a recommendation, unreserved and enduring. --Chris Nickson