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Rob Zombie - The Best of Rob Zombie: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection (Compilation) (2006)
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Rob Zombie — The Best of Rob Zombie: 20th Century Masters — The Millennium Collection (Compilation) (2006)
Release Date: October 10, 2006
Artist: Rob Zombie
Type: Compilation / greatest hits
Label: Geffen Records / Universal Music Enterprises
Genre: Heavy metal / industrial metal / hard rock
Length: ~52 min
Format: CD (some editions include a bonus DVD)
This compilation is part of the “20th Century Masters — The Millennium Collection” series, a budget greatest‑hits series from Universal that highlights key tracks by major artists. The Rob Zombie edition collects his most iconic solo songs as well as select tracks originally by White Zombie, capturing material from the late‑’80s through the mid‑2000s. It was certified Gold in the United States.
🎵 Tracklist
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Thunder Kiss ’65 (White Zombie)
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Black Sunshine (White Zombie)
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More Human Than Human (White Zombie)
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Super‑Charger Heaven (White Zombie)
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Dragula (Rob Zombie solo)
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Superbeast (Rob Zombie solo)
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Living Dead Girl (Rob Zombie solo)
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Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy) (Rob Zombie solo)
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House of 1000 Corpses / Unholy 3 (Rob Zombie solo)
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Feel So Numb (Rob Zombie solo)
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The Devil’s Rejects (Rob Zombie solo)
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The Lords of Salem (Rob Zombie solo)
Tracks span Zombie’s work from White Zombie and his early solo career through Educated Horses.
📀 Bonus DVD (on some Best Buy / special editions)
Some versions were released with an additional DVD featuring music videos, including:
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“Foxy, Foxy”
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“American Witch” (standard and animated versions)
These editions are rarer and packaged differently than the standard CD release.
🎨 Cover Art Description
The 20th Century Masters — The Millennium Collection cover for Rob Zombie is distinctly minimalist compared with his usual theatrical artwork, because it follows the series’ uniform design:
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The front features a close‑up photo or stylized portrait of Rob Zombie, typically cropped to emphasize his face or signature look.
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The overall palette uses high contrast — often black, white, and red — with bold, blocky text.
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The “20th Century Masters — The Millennium Collection” title banner appears at the top or upper quadrant in clean, simple typography.
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Below that is “The Best of Rob Zombie”, with Zombie’s name in large letters to identify the artist clearly.
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The portrait itself is often gritty and high‑contrast, capturing Zombie’s intense stare, facial hair, sunglasses or theatrical makeup — recognizable and iconic to fans without elaborate horror artwork.
Because this series prioritizes a consistent look across many artists, the artwork isn’t a theatrical horror illustration like Zombie’s studio albums — it’s bold, graphic, and designed to fit the 20th Century Masters branding.
📊 Reception & Legacy
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The compilation debuted moderately on rock charts and served as an accessible introduction to Rob Zombie’s catalog for casual listeners and newcomers.
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It was certified Gold by the RIAA in the United States, indicating strong sales for a budget compilation.
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The inclusion of notable White Zombie tracks alongside Zombie’s solo hits gives a broader overview of his heavy music career up to that point.
🎉 Fun Facts & Trivia
🎧 White Zombie inclusion: Unlike many solo artist compilations, this one includes four White Zombie songs from the 1990s, reflecting Zombie’s earlier band success.
📀 Compilation series: The 20th Century Masters series is a multi‑artist greatest hits line from Universal that also features acts like Kiss and The Scorpions.
🎬 DVD extras: The special DVD editions make this compilation interesting not just for audio but for video collectors too.
🧠 Did You Know?
👉 The title “20th Century Masters — The Millennium Collection” isn’t a creative album title by the artist — it’s the branding of the series used by Universal for hundreds of artist compilations.
👉 The compilation helps trace Rob Zombie’s evolution from hard rock/metal frontman to solo horror‑themed artist with crossover appeal in movies and pop culture.
