That part of your post which I emphasized in bold is, IMO, a strong argument against greatest hits albums. Generally I like to listen to entire albums, even where there may be only one or just a few really good tracks, because it gives me a better feel for where the artist was at that time in the artist's career. (Yeah, sometimes greatest hits albums have their place too.)
But, I also like to have choices. If I don't want to experience the entire album, e.g., I do only wish to listen to one track, or maybe I set out to listen to the entire album but mid-album my mood changed, server playback makes it easier to exercise my choice.
As an aside, if we are to focus on the artist's intention, could it not be argued that vinyl disrupts that intention due to the pause necessarily involved in having to get up to flip sides? Stated another way, why is it that the artist's intention is that an album be experienced in two parts?