> So I got to wondering - what bands out there, if you did a greatest hits
> and a best of, would have the least overlap between the two? (And yeah, I
> know, how do we judge "best"? But let's pretend for a moment...)


I'll have to give that some thought. Cheap Trick's might be a contender. 
There was a Rick Derringer "best of" that was embarassingly off-target.

But for a band with the MOST overlap, and perhaps the single greatest 
"greatest hits" of the rock era, you'd be hard pressed to top this one: 
Credence - Chrolicle, Volume 1. All killer, no filler.

Sorry for the bad formatting.

01    Susie-Q Broadwater, Hawkins, Lewis 4:35
02    I Put a Spell on You Hawkins 4:30
03    Proud Mary Fogerty 3:07
04    Bad Moon Rising Fogerty 2:18
05    Lodi Fogerty 3:09
06    Green River Fogerty 2:32
07    Commotion Fogerty 2:41
08    Down on the Corner Fogerty 2:43
09    Fortunate Son Fogerty 2:18
10    Travelin' Band Fogerty 2:07
11    Who'll Stop the Rain Fogerty 2:27
12    Up Around the Bend Fogerty 2:41
13    Run Through the Jungle Fogerty 3:05
14    Lookin' Out My Back Door Fogerty 2:31
15    Long as I Can See the Light Fogerty 3:32
16    I Heard It Through the Grapevine Strong, Whitfield 11:04
17    Have You Ever Seen the Rain? Fogerty 2:38
18    Hey Tonight Fogerty 2:41
19    Sweet Hitch-Hiker Fogerty 2:55
20    Someday Never Comes

cheers
b