The Best of Rod Stewart (1989 album)

The Best of Rod Stewart

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)

The Best of Rod Stewart
(1989)

Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990
(1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[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.

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

Tracks 2, 5, 11 & 13 weren't included on the vinyl issue and were added as 'bonus tracks' on the CD and cassette

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	Certified units/Sales
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

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "Australiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "Officialcharts.de – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "Gold & Platinum Certifications". CAPIF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
↑ "Austrian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Best Of" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 24 December 2012. Enter Rod Stewart in the field Interpret. Enter Best Of in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
↑ "Brazilian album certifications – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
1 2 "Rod Stewart" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rod Stewart; 'Best of Rod Stewart')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Rod Stewart; 'Best of Rod Stewart')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 August 2015. Enter The Best of Rod Stewart in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search

Rod Stewart

Studio albums	An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1969) Gasoline Alley (1970) Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) Never a Dull Moment (1972) Smiler (1974) Atlantic Crossing (1975) A Night on the Town (1976) Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977) Blondes Have More Fun (1978) Foolish Behaviour (1980) Tonight I'm Yours (1981) Body Wishes (1983) Camouflage (1984) Every Beat of My Heart (1986) Out of Order (1988) Vagabond Heart (1991) A Spanner in the Works (1995) When We Were the New Boys (1998) Human (2001) It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002) As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003) Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004) Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (2005) Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time (2006) Soulbook (2009) Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V (2010) Merry Christmas, Baby (2012) Time (2013) Another Country (2015)

Live albums	Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners (1974) Stewart/Faces Absolutely Live (1982) Unplugged...and Seated (1993) Tonight's The Night: Live 1976–1998 (2014)

Compilations	Sing It Again Rod (1973) The Best of Rod Stewart (1976) The Best of Rod Stewart Vol. 2 (1976) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1979) Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 (1989) The Best of Rod Stewart (1989) Downtown Train - Selections from the Storyteller Anthology (1990) The Mercury Years 1969-1974 (1992) Lead Vocalist (1993) If We Fall in Love Tonight (1996) The Story So Far - The Very Best of Rod Stewart (2001) Some Guys Have All The Luck / The Definitive Rod Stewart (2008) The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998 (2009) The Best Of... The Great American Songbook (2011) Decades (2012) Rarities (2013)

Concert tours	Foot Loose & Fancy Free Tour (1977) Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour (1978-1979) Foolish Behaviour Tour (1980) Worth Leavin' Home For Tour (1981-1982) Body Wishes Tour (1983) Camouflage Tour (1984-1985) Every Beat Of My Heart Tour (1986) Out of Order Tour (1988-1989) Vagabond Tour (1991-1992) A Night to Remember Tour (1993-1994) A Spanner in the Works Tour (1995-1996) All Rod, All Night, All The Hits Tour (1998-1999) Human Tour (2001) Live In Concert Tour (2002) From Maggie May To The Great American Songbook Tour (2004) Tour (2005) Rockin' In The Round Tour (2007) Rocks His Greatest Hits Tour (2008-2009) One Rockin' Night Tour (2009) Soulbook Tour (2010) Heart & Soul Tour (2011-2012) with Stevie Nicks Live the Life Tour (2013) The Voice, The Guitar, The Songs Tour (2014) with Santana The Hits Tour (2015) From Gasoline Alley to Another Country: Hits 2016 (2016)

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