Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Rod Stewart album)

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is Rod Stewart's 1979 Warner Bros. Records best-of compilation.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Greatest hits album by
Rod Stewart
Released12 October 1979
GenreRock, folk rock, pop, dance
LabelWarner Bros.
Rod Stewart chronology
Blondes Have More Fun
(1978)		 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
(1979)		 Foolish Behaviour
(1980)

Track listing
  1. "Hot Legs" (Rod Stewart)
  2. "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart; Martin Quittenton)
  3. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (Rod Stewart; Carmine Appice)
  4. "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (Rod Stewart)
  5. "Sailing" (Gavin Sutherland)
  6. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Danny Whitten)
  7. "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (Rod Stewart)
  8. "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" (Rod Stewart)
  9. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Cat Stevens)
  10. "I Was Only Joking" (Rod Stewart; Gary Grainger)

Chart positions
Year Chart Position
1979 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1
1979 UK Albums Chart[4]
1980

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[5] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[6] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Germany (BVMI)[7] Gold 250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[8] Platinum 20,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Number 1 Albums – 1970s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  5. "Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music and Media. 27 December 1986. p. 34. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Greatest hits". Music Canada. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  7. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rod Stewart; 'Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  8. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1980". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  9. "New Zealand album certifications – Rod Stewart – Greatest hits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  10. "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 October 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  11. "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 October 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 


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