I would say Christgau's grade for this is probably 8.5 (high A-). I'm not sure I can quite get there, but after 5 listens, as always, his mostly unerring ear for this kind of compilation is truly impressive. Of course, once the streaming era hit, there was no longer any need for this kind of thing, but at the time, they served a purpose: allowing you to hear at will, or when people came over to play, songs that would otherwise never be at your fingertips, in a highly pleasant and enjoyable configuration. So, a worthy late-1990's artifact, and I should probably up it a notch. And it went platinum.
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