 The poor sales suffered by " Lady Friend " were in stark contrast to the chart success of the band 's first compilation album , The Byrds ' Greatest Hits , which was released on August 7 , 1967 . Sanctioned by Columbia Records in the wake of the Top 10 success of Bob Dylan 's Greatest Hits , the album was a critical and commercial triumph , peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and giving the band their highest @-@ charting album in America since their 1965 debut , Mr. Tambourine Man . Within a year , the compilation would be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America , eventually going platinum on November 21 , 1986 , and is today the biggest @-@ selling album in the Byrds ' discography . 
