Santana's updated "Essential" entry stretches from the late '60s to his most recent triumphs. His #1 "Maria Maria" and duets with Rob Thomas ("Smooth"), Eric Clapton ("The Calling"), John Lee Hooker... more

Santana were on such a hot streak in '74 that this "best-of" became a #17 LP in its own right (they were in the midst of a long stretch of Top 40 Columbia LPs that lasted from the late '60s to early... more