Edited sentence: At the dawn of the 21st century--thirty years after their highly-publicized break-up--a collection of their number one hits was poised to become one of the greatest selling albums of all time.The band continues to be held in the very highest regard for their musical talent, their shattering sales records, overwhelming popular appeal, and their virtually unparalleled influence on both popular music in particular and the popular culture in general.They were among the very first bands to compose and perform nearly all of their own original material