 Brian Linder of IGN commented " 2004 's Greatest Hits : My Prerogative [ ... ] captured the highlights from Britney 's heyday , but lacks the more mature club @-@ oriented material that she 's churned out in recent years . That helps make this collection a justifiable fan purchase " . Mike Diver of BBC Online called it " the definitive Britney album " and added that " these songs don 't just make a mark , lingering in the memory – they are essential pieces of the past ten years of pop history , and deserve better than dismissal by so @-@ called discerning listeners " . Evan Sawdey of PopMatters called the album " a high @-@ gloss collection of tunes that selectively sums up the career of one of the biggest female pop singers of the past decade . It 's a disc that 's light on filler [ ... ] and heavy on Spears ' more high @-@ energy cuts , which , without question , play to her strengths as a performer " . Sputnikmusic stated " This is Britney 's second greatest hits , and it 's incredibly strong . It focuses mainly on her more upbeat , danceable numbers , with a few slower ones thrown in to change things up without disrupting the constant stream of quality pop songs " and summarized the review adding " As one of the most successful artists of the decade , is it any wonder this compilation is so good ? " . 
