The Essential Foo Fighters is a greatest hits album released on October 28, 2022 by American rock band Foo Fighters.[3][4] It is part of Sony Music's The Essential series. It was the first Foo Fighters release after the death of the band's drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022.

The Essential Foo Fighters
Greatest hits album by Foo Fighters
Released	October 28, 2022 (2022-10-28)
Recorded	October 1994 – 2021
Genre	Alternative rock post-grunge hard rock
Length	85:00
Label	Legacy Recordings,[1][2] Sony Music
Producer	Foo Fighters Gil Norton Adam Kasper Nick Raskulinecz Barrett Jones Butch Vig Greg Kurstin
Foo Fighters chronology
Hail Satin (2021) The Essential Foo Fighters (2022)

Reception

The album debuted at number eight on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart, making it the first in the Essential series to reach the Top 10 of that chart. It also debuted at number 42 on the Billboard 200.[5] In a review by the German edition of Rolling Stone, Kristina Baum stated that "With a new hits compilation which now bears the more modest name The Essential, it becomes clear in 2022 what has happened in 13 more years of band history" and that in "12 to 15 years another Foo Fighters Best Of could probably be released without any problems. Could it still be the end of the Foo Fighters chapter due to the sad circumstances ? It would be a shame". Baum also rated the album four out of five stars.[6] A review by Drew's Reviews stated that "I suspect The Essential Foo Fighters will sell well", but was critical that some tracks were omitted from the album: "Seriously, how do you leave out "Congregation" off Sonic Highways? In fact nothing off Sonic Highways. Weird." Drew's Reviews also noted that it is missing the song "Run" from the Concrete and Gold album which is only represented by one song, "The Sky Is a Neighborhood".[7] A review by AllMusic was more positive stating that 13 years since the band's last Greatest Hits album Foo Fighters have had an additional four Top 10 albums which provide a "fair chunk" on The Essential Foo Fighters and that "The end result is that The Essential Foo Fighters winds up being a stronger comp than its predecessor".[8]

Track listing

Personnel

Foo Fighters

• Dave Grohl – lead vocals, guitar, producer
• Pat Smear – guitar, producer
• Chris Shiflett – guitar, producer
• Nate Mendel – bass guitar, producer
• Taylor Hawkins – drums, lead vocals on "Cold Day in the Sun",[7] producer
• Rami Jaffee – keyboards, piano, producer

Charts

Weekly charts

References