The Best of Rod Stewart (1989 album)

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The Best of Rod Stewart
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Greatest hits album by Rod Stewart
Released November 1989 (UK)
Genre Rock, soft rock, pop rock
Length 70:18
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Tom Dowd, Rod Stewart, Jim Cregan
Rod Stewart chronology
Out of Order
(1988)Out of Order1988		 The Best of Rod Stewart
(1989)		 Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990
(1989)Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–19901989
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars[1]

The Best of Rod Stewart is a compilation album by British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart, released on the Warner Bros. record label in 1989. The album features many of Stewart's biggest solo hit singles, from 1971's "Maggie May" to "Downtown Train", which was released as a single in 1990.

Track listing

All tracks written by Rod Stewart except where noted.

  1. "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart, Martin Quittenton)
  2. "You Wear It Well" (Stewart, Quittenton)
  3. "Baby Jane" (Stewart, Jay Davis)
  4. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (Stewart, Carmine Appice)
  5. "I Was Only Joking" (Gary Grainger, Stewart)
  6. "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (Holland–Dozier–Holland, Sylvia Moy)
  7. "Sailing" (Gavin Sutherland)
  8. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Danny Whitten)
  9. "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)"
  10. "Young Turks" (Stewart, Appice, Duane Hitchings, Kevin Savigar)
  11. "What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)" (Stewart, Davis, Tony Brock) (see Body Wishes)
  12. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Cat Stevens)
  13. "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)"
  14. "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"
  15. "Every Beat of My Heart" (Stewart, Savigar) (see Every Beat of My Heart)
  16. "Downtown Train" (Tom Waits)

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[2] 3
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 12
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[5] 6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 6
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 25

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[10] 2× Platinum 120,000
Australia (ARIA)[11] 5× Platinum 350,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[12] Platinum 50,000
Brazil (ABPD)[13] Platinum 250,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[14] Gold 25,623[14]
Germany (BVMI)[15] 2× Platinum 1,000,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16] Platinum 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] 8× Platinum 2,400,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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