the hits album 6 or hits 6 is a compilation that was released in july 1987 by cbs, wea and bmg in the uk. it was a successful album, and reached #1 and achieved a platinum bpi award. it was also the second "hits" album to be released on cd, with 17 tracks from the standard 32 track lp/mc. a music video compilation was also released on vhs by cbs/fox video.