Writing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote it does "something that the many other previous Creedence Clearwater Revival compilations do not: the band's A-sides and B-sides presented complete and in chronological order", noting that "This focus means there are songs here that never make most CCR hits collections", he concluded by noting that "this covers familiar, albeit still enjoyable, territory."[1]
Writing for PopMatters, Richard Elliott wrote that "On first impression, a collection of all the singles released by Creedence Clearwater Revival makes perfect sense, given the group’s continued reputation as one of the great singles bands", he notes that "The span of The Singles Collection exceeds the landmark recordings mentioned above", concluding by saying that "while the (smallish) fold-out wall chart containing pictures of rare Creedence singles is a nice touch, real singles fetishists will probably wish to focus their attention on the limited edition version of the collection that comes as a box set of replica singles, further proof that the aura of the recorded past has the potential to be endlessly mined."[3]
In a Renowned for Sound review, founder Brendon Veevers wrote that "The latest singles package brings together a 2 CD set of CCRs best work. A collection of karaoke favourites and beer drinking jukebox anthems, this is a record for not only the die hard CCR followers but also for those with a general soft spot for quality songwriting and well crafted pieces of musical history.", noting that "This collection covers it all. Almost everyone will know these golden oldies"[6]
