
A crash course in Israeli music from ISRAEL21c, this article presents a roundup of the best “greatest hits” compilation albums from Israel’s most influential artists throughout the decades. Highlighting the most iconic songs off each album, the list includes Hebrew folk-rock giants, Shlomo Artzi and Arik Einstein, pop culture icons, Yehudit Ravitz and Sarit Hadad, Mizrahi-style superstars, Omer Adam and Eyal Golan, and rock bands, Ethnix and Mashina. While most popular in Israel, some of these musicians have also become popular around the world.