{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox album | name = The Best of Creed | type = greatest | artist = Creed | cover = The Best of Creed.jpg | released = September 23, 2025 | genre = Post-grunge | length = 52:39 | label = Craft Recordings | prev_title = Stadium Anthems | prev_year = 2023 | next_title = Live in San Antonio | next_year = 2025 }}
'''''The Best of Creed''''' is a greatest hits album by the American post-grunge band Creed, released on September 23, 2025, by Craft Recordings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hadusek |first=Jon |date=2025-09-24 |title=Creed Announce Greatest Hits Album |url=https://consequence.net/2025/09/creed-the-best-of-greatest-hits-compilation/ |access-date=2026-01-17 |website=Consequence |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Rock Cellar Magazine |date=2025-09-23 |title='The Best of Creed' Streaming Now; CD/Vinyl Nov. 21 |url=https://rockcellarmagazine.com/the-best-of-creed-streaming-cd-vinyl-preview-2025/ |access-date=2026-01-17 |website=Rock Cellar Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-23 |title=Creed reveals greatest hits compilation |url=https://www.98online.com/creed-reveals-greatest-hits-compilation |access-date=2026-01-17 |website=98 Rock Online |language=en-US}}</ref> Released during a resurgence of the band, the record features ten songs spanning their four studio albums, available on CD and vinyl. Limited-edition color vinyl pressings were also made, while the CD version includes two additional songs, "Hide" and "A Thousand Faces".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Publisher/Photographer |first=Mark Horan |date=2025-09-24 |title=Creed's first career-spanning collection “The Best of Creed' arrives today digitally, with vinyl & CD Nov. 21 |url=https://allmusicmagazine.com/creeds-first-career-spanning-collection-the-best-of-creed/ |access-date=2026-01-17 |website=All Music Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{Cite web |last1=Z. Yeung |first1=Neil |title=The Best of Creed Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-creed-mw0004621635 |website=AllMusic |access-date=2026-01-17 |language=en}}</ref> | rev2 = Blabbermouth | rev2score = 9/10<ref name="Blabbermouth">{{Cite web |last=Erickson |first=Anne |date=November 18, 2025 |title=The Best of Creed |url=https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/the-best-of-creed |access-date=2026-01-17 |website=Blabbermouth |language=en}}</ref> }} Writing for AllMusic, Neil Z. Young states it "serves the casual fan, one who fondly remembers these massive radio/MTV hits but doesn't feel like picking up their actual albums", concluding by saying that "As it stands, three tracks from each studio album is a fair distribution and this is a fine snapshot of a career that deserves a little more credit than it got at the time of Creed's peak in popularity."<ref name="AM"/> In a Blabbermouth review, Anne Erickson states that "While the new mastering brings a slick, modern sound to these classics, which at this point are decades old", she notes that "Highlights include opening track "Higher", which sounds even bigger and more explosive than the original version, and "Torn", whose thick guitars and drums especially benefit from the modern mastering".<ref name="Blabbermouth"/>
== Track listing ==
=== Digital/CD edition === Source:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-09-23 |title=New Career-Spanning Collection The Best of Creed Celebrates the Multiplatinum Band's Legacy |url=https://concord.com/news/new-career-spanning-collection-the-best-of-creed-celebrates-the-multiplatinum-bands-legacy/ |access-date=2026-01-17 |website=Concord Music Group |language=en-US}}</ref> {{Track listing | headline = Standard edition | extra_column = Original album | total_length = 52:39 | title1 = Higher | note1 = radio edit | length1 = 4:44 | extra1 = ''Human Clay'' (1999) | title2 = One Last Breath | length2 = 4:00 | extra2 = ''Weathered'' (2001) | title3 = My Own Prison | note3 = radio edit | length3 = 4:15 | extra3 = ''My Own Prison'' (1997) | title4 = Overcome | length4 = 3:48 | extra4 = ''Full Circle'' (2009) | title5 = What If | note5 = radio edit | length5 = 4:53 | extra5 = ''Human Clay'' | title6 = My Sacrifice | length6 = 4:56 | extra6 = ''Weathered'' | title7 = With Arms Wide Open | note7 = single version | length7 = 3:42 | extra7 = ''Human Clay'' | title8 = Torn | note8 = radio edit | length8 = 5:22 | extra8 = ''My Own Prison'' | title9 = Rain | length9 = 3:28 | extra9 = ''Full Circle'' | title10 = What's This Life For | length10 = 4:09 | extra10 = ''My Own Prison'' | title11 = Hide | length11 = 4:27 | extra11 = ''Weathered'' | title12 = A Thousand Faces | length12 = 4:55 | extra12 = ''Full Circle'' }}
=== Vinyl edition === Source:<ref name=":0" />
'''Side one'''
# "Higher" (radio edit) # "One Last Breath" # "My Own Prison" (radio edit) # "Overcome" # "What If" (radio edit)
'''Side two'''
# "My Sacrifice" # "With Arms Wide Open" (single version) # "Torn" (radio edit) # "Rain" # "What's This Life For"
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! scope="col" | Chart (2025) ! scope="col" | Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive |access-date=2026-01-17 |website=Recorded Music NZ |language=en}}</ref> | 17 |- {{album chart|Billboard200|103|artist=Creed|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 17, 2026}} |- {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|11|artist=Creed|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 17, 2026}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHardRock|4|artist=Creed|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 17, 2026}} |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|13|artist=Creed|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 17, 2026}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|17|artist=Creed|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 17, 2026}} |}
== References == <references /> {{Creed}} {{Authority control}}
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