Editing GHV2 (section)

== Critical reception ==
{{Music ratings
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
|rev1Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic />
|rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
|rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="blender">{{cite journal|url=http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_2351.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040818000336/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_2351.html|archive-date=August 18, 2004|title=Madonna: GHV2|last=Power|first=Tony|date=December 2003|journal=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|issue=22|issn=1534-0554|access-date=September 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev3=[[Robert Christgau]]
|rev3Score=B+<ref name=christgau />
|rev4 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|year=2006|page=427|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|publisher=[[Muze]]|isbn=0-19-531373-9|edition=4th}}</ref>
|rev5=''[[The Guardian]]''
|rev5Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="guardian" />
|rev6 = [[MTV (Asian TV channel)|MTV Asia]]
|rev6Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtvna.com.au/Review/reviewall.php?path=%2FReview%2FCD%2FC2001111901.html&page=1|title=Album Reviews: Madonna: GHV2|publisher=[[MTV (Asian TV channel)|MTV Asia]]|access-date=September 5, 2022|first=Sheila|last=Price|date=November 18, 2001|via=[[National Library of Australia]]|archive-date=July 31, 2008|archive-url=http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080731061402/http://www.mtvna.com.au/Review/reviewall.php?path=/Review/CD/C2001111901.html&page=1|url-status=bot: unknown}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|rev7=''[[NME]]''
|rev7Score={{Rating|8|10}}<ref name="nme" />
|rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/madonna/albumguide|title=Madonna: Album Guide|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=January 7, 2012|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705190231/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/madonna/albumguide|archive-date=July 5, 2011}}</ref>
|rev9 = [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]
|rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RTE" />
|rev10=''[[Slant Magazine]]''
|rev10Score= {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="slant" />
}}

The compilation received generally positive reviews from music critics. Music journalist [[Robert Christgau]] gave a positive review, stating that Madonna "gleans goodies from the overrated ''[[Bedtime Stories (Madonna album)|Bedtime Stories]]'' and ''[[Ray of Light]]'', mixes in the glorious soundtrack-only '[[Beautiful Stranger]]' and the dismal soundtrack-only 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina', and hands it all over to [[Mirwais Ahmadzaï|Mirwais]] for sonic tweaking I'm not interested enough to pin down", while calling it as "an essential package".<ref name=christgau>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=madonna|title=CG: Madonna|publisher=[[Robert Christgau]]|last=Christgau|first=Robert|access-date=February 16, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606103847/http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=madonna|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> A writer from the ''[[South Wales Echo]]'' gave a positive review, saying that ''GHV2'' is "an essential pop album" and "truly immaculate".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-80200119.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316201848/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-80200119.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 16, 2016|title=Madonna's GHV2 collection is VG; Friday Sounds – new sounds|date=November 16, 2001|access-date=February 16, 2016|work=[[South Wales Echo]]}}</ref> ''[[MusicOMH]]'''s Michael Hubbard complimented the inclusion of "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from ''[[Evita (soundtrack)|Evita]]'' and "Beautiful Stranger" from the ''[[Austin Powers]]'' sequel ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me|The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'', saying that they "are worthy inclusions... compiling this collection didn't require much imagination, the end result does the job—the CD is exactly what it says on the tin."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/madonna-ghv2|title=Madonna – GHV2|last=Hubbard|first=Michael|date=November 12, 2001|access-date=February 15, 2016|work=[[musicOMH]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507075120/http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/madonna-ghv2|archive-date=May 7, 2013}}</ref>

John Aizlewood from ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the compilation four out of five stars, stating: "''GHV2'' is sufficiently confident to avoid remixes or new tracks. Desperate times, however, call for desperate measures".<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|last=Aizlewood|first=John|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2001/nov/16/shopping.artsfeatures1|title=Greatest hits round-up|date=November 16, 2001|access-date=October 25, 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|archive-date=July 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704053514/http://shopping.guardian.co.uk/christmas2001/story/0%2C%2C595842%2C00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Ian Wade from ''[[Dotmusic]]'' positively reviewed the compilation saying, "Had ''GHV2'' been released before 1998, it would've been a not much fun bunch of ballads and arsery. Thankfully, for the sake of herself, her fans and mankind in general, Madge had a bit of re-think. [...] ''GHV2'' contains some of the best [[pop music]] made by anybody", although he criticized the omission of some singles like "[[Nothing Really Matters]]" or "Rain".<ref name="dot">{{cite web|url=http://www.dotmusic.com/reviews/Albums/November2001/reviews22757.asp|title=Reviews: Albums: GHV2|last=Wade|first=Ian|date=November 12, 2001|access-date=February 16, 2016|work=[[Dotmusic]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031230151118/http://www.dotmusic.com/reviews/Albums/November2001/reviews22757.asp|archive-date=December 30, 2003}}</ref> Cristine Leach from [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]] gave the compilation 4 out of 5 stars, saying that "[Madonna] is still the queen of pop and ''GHV2'' is essential listening. One for the multiple personality in you this [[Christmas]]."<ref name="RTE">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/reviews/music/2001/1122/448607-madonna/|title=Madonna – GHV2|last=Leach|first=Cristine|access-date=February 16, 2016|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|archive-date=April 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408232634/http://www.rte.ie/ten/reviews/music/2001/1122/448607-madonna/|url-status=live}}</ref> Dugald Baird from ''[[Music Week]]'' noted: "the set is something of an anti-climax, although it is an essential purchase for her army of fans".<ref name="musicweek">{{cite news|url=http://business.highbeam.com/411456/article-1G1-80114840/madonna-ghv2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426050031/https://business.highbeam.com/411456/article-1G1-80114840/madonna-ghv2|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 26, 2016|title=Madonna: GHV2. (Album reviews)|date=November 3, 2001|access-date=October 25, 2015|work=[[Music Week]]|last=Baird|first=Douglas}}</ref>

Giving the album 8 on 10, Alex Needham from ''[[NME]]'' criticized the compilation's lack of new tracks, and said "while far from immaculate, this is still quite a collection".<ref name="nme">{{cite web|last1=Needham|first1=Alex|title=Madonna: GHV2|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/madonna/5825|work=[[NME]]|access-date=October 25, 2015|date=September 12, 2005|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144028/http://www.nme.com/reviews/madonna/5825|url-status=live}}</ref> About ''GHV2'', ''[[New Straits Times]]''{{'}} Christie Leo commented that "this second volume of greatest hits isn't as immediately accessible as the first. But that's not what this collection is all about. This 14-track set actually provides a more daring glimpse into the inner machinations of the music marketing juggernaut, Madonna".<ref>{{cite web|title=Greatest Hits: Gems to Savor|last=Leo|first=Christie|date=February 13, 2002|access-date=February 16, 2016|work=[[New Straits Times]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=20020213&id=hEs1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=h3gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1412,1198543|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110055448/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=20020213&id=hEs1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=h3gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1412%2C1198543|url-status=live}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] writer [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] gave a mixed review calling it "slightly disappointing", justifying that it was because during the 1990s, Madonna was an album artist. He finished his review saying that "the end result is less than the sum of its parts, even if this is a good way to get all of Madge's 90s hits at once."<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ghv2-mw0001777679|title=GHV2 > Review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 16, 2016|archive-date=February 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208065716/https://www.allmusic.com/album/ghv2-mw0001777679|url-status=live}}</ref> Sal Cinquemani from ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' commented that "''GHV2'' certainly encapsulates the second decade of the performer's boundary-bridging career", but criticized the lack of new material, and its "choppy edits, random sequences and missing links", saying: "the collection doesn't seem to do justice to a career that has always been ahead of the game and focused on the future".<ref name="slant">{{cite web|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/madonna-ghv2/114|title=Madonna: GHV2|date=November 8, 2001|access-date=October 25, 2015|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|archive-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017062828/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/madonna-ghv2/114|url-status=live}}</ref> Charlotte Robinson from ''[[PopMatters]]'' criticized its sequencing, stating, "Chronological sequencing would have made it easier to follow the course of Madonna's musical evolution. But would these changes have made ''GHV2'' a significantly better album? Probably not. As it stands, it's the best summary of Madonna's second decade as a performer we're going to get."<ref name=pop>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/madonna-greatest/|title=Madonna: GHV2|last=LeaRobinsonh|first=Charlotte|date=November 22, 2001|access-date=February 16, 2016|work=[[PopMatters]]|archive-date=December 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223055832/http://www.popmatters.com/review/madonna-greatest/|url-status=live}}</ref>