20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd
1999 compilation album by Lynyrd Skynyrd; 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd is a compilation album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 1999 as a part of the modern effort at recapturing the classics and repackaging them for newer generations to be exposed to and enjoy. It compiles some of the band's greatest and most recognizable hits. The album was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA in 2006, and has sold 2,929,000 copies in the U.S. as of August 2013.
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