
James Christopher Monger from " Allmusic" says that the trio seems enamored by most of the same songs that the general public is, resulting in one of those rare “greatest-hits” collections that goes deep without depriving the listener of the essentials. The Very Best of Enya received mostly positive reviews from music critics. The final version later appeared on Amazon and other online music stores. On 19 September 2009, the first version of the album cover artwork was revealed by Roma Ryan via the official Enya forum, Unity. The release date was later postponed until 23 November 2009 (and until 1 December 2009 for the U.S. Roma Ryan confirmed the rumor to the media. AnnouncementsĪn announcement on Enya's official website stated that the release of the album was scheduled for 16 November 2009. The album spent 56 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard New Age Albums chart. 55 on the US Billboard 200 and sold more than 1 million copies overall. The Very Best of Enya received mostly positive reviews from music critics and was a mild commercial success, reaching No. It made top 20 in almost twenty countries. Two versions of the album were released: a standard single-disc edition containing only the audio tracks, and a two-disc deluxe edition featuring a DVD collecting a number of her music videos.

According to her website, it includes Enya's favorite songs as chosen by her, producer Nicky Ryan, and lyricist Roma Ryan. The album was announced by Enya on her official site on 26 August 2009 and released on 23 November 2009, 12 Years after the relesed of her first compliation album Paint The Sky With Stars. The Very Best of Enya is the second greatest hits album from Irish musician Enya.
