Greatest Hits (2000)

After eight years, McGraw has gone from underdog with a thin, whiny tenor to confident, solid-voiced superstar. The compilation Greatest Hits, which conspicuously omits the chart-topping ''Everywhere'' and any new material, traces his maturity as a performer, from the embarrassing ''Indian Outlaw'' to the affecting ''Please Remember Me.'' Forgive the sappy duets with wife Faith Hill; feel-good fun prevails. B