Critic Andy Kellman of AllMusic, reviewing the 1996 reissue, rated Greatest Hits with three-and-a-half out of five stars, and praised that it compiled "some of the band's most enduring songs", such as "Light My Fire," "Break on Through", "Touch Me", "Hello, I Love You" and "Riders on the Storm".
Critic Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave Greatest Hits three-and-a-half stars out of five for its inclusion of "some of the band's most iconic songs," such as "Light My Fire," "Break on Through," "Touch Me," "Hello, I Love You," and "Riders on the Storm."