AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the compilation a positive review, describing it as more thorough than The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988, but criticized its non-chronological track listing.
ˈɔːl mjˈuːzɪkz stˈiːvən tˈɑːməs ˈɜːluːˌaɪn ɡˈeɪv ðə kˌɑːmpɪlˈeɪʃən ɐ pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv ɹᵻvjˈuː, dᵻskɹˈaɪbɪŋ ɪɾ æz mˈoːɹ θˈʌɹoʊ ðɐn ðə bˈɛst ðæt aɪ kʊd dˈuː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, bˌʌt kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd ɪts nˈɑːŋkɹˌɑːnəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl tɹˈæk lˈɪstɪŋ.