A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material. An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... A remix is an alternate mix of a song different from the original version, made using the techniques of audio editing. ...

Remix albums have been around since the early 1980's and the earliest one to appear is often noted as Soft Cell's 1982 release, Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing, (containing the track 'A Man Could Get Lost' which is noteable as one of the pre-cursors to House Music). A month after the Soft Cell album, The Human League's, 'Love And Dancing' was released, and just under a year later Imagination's 'Nightdubbing' was released. Soft Cell were an English synthesizer duo during the early 1980s (currently re-formed). ... House music refers to a collection of styles of electronic dance music, the earliest forms beginning in the early- to mid- 1980s. ... Originally a post punk synthesiser based group from Sheffield, the Human League (previously known as the Future) released their first single, Being Boiled c/w Circus Of Death on Bob Lasts Fast Product record label in 1978. ... Imagination were a three piece soul music band from the United Kingdom in the early 1980s, sometimes described as Britains first black supergroup. ...

The format was later popularised by the Pet Shop Boy's 1986 release, Disco, and then the band-wagon was jumped on further by popular artists such as Madonna with her 1987 EP ,You Can Dance and in 1990 by Paula Abdul's 'Shut Up And Dance. This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... You Can Dance is the fourth album by singer Madonna, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). ... Paula Abdul while hosting American Idol. ...

Since the format was popularised in the late 80s and early 90s, remix albums have become a way of cashing-in on an artist's popularity, taking advantage of an artists existing fanbase, and often by collecting already released remixes (available on another format such as Singles (music) single and rushing out a remix album to capitalise on the popularity of a performer, during a lull in their album releases, whilst touring, or to further prolong/exploit the popularity of a successful album.

Although they had existed for years, remix albums still eluded a sense of mainstream acceptance. That would all change in recent yers with releases from acts such as such as Destiny's Child, Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, P. Diddy, Jessica Simpson, and Jennifer Lopez, who's 2002 "J to Tha L-O!: The Remixes was the first remix album to ever debut at Number One on the Billboard Charts, have all taken advantage of the format. Destinys Child Destiny Fulfilled Destinys Child is an American R&B and pop group. ... Mariah Carey on the cover of The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). ... Jermaine Dupri (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin on September 23, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an African-American record producer and rapper. ... P. Diddy Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1971 aka P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean Puffy Combs) is an African-American record producer, entrepreneur, and rapper. ... Jessica Simpson Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American pop singer who rose to fame during the late 1990s. ... Jennifer Lynn López (also known as J. Lo, born July 24, 1969) is a well-known American actress, singer, fashion designer, dancer and all-around cultural icon. ...