The Best of Rod Stewart (1989 album)

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 1989. This album was released in the U.K. and other countries, but was not released in the U.S..

The Best of Rod Stewart
Greatest hits album by
Rod Stewart
Released27 November 1989 (UK)
Genre
Length70:18
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Rod Stewart chronology
Out of Order
(1988)		 The Best of Rod Stewart
(1989)		 Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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)

Tracks 2, 5, 11 & 13 were not included on the vinyl issue and were added as 'bonus tracks' on the CD and cassette editions of the album.

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 (Album Top 100)[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 CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[10] 2× Platinum 120,000^
Australia (ARIA)[11] 5× Platinum 350,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[12] Platinum 50,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[13] Platinum 250,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[14] Gold 25,623[14]
Germany (BVMI)[15] 2× Platinum 1,000,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[16] Gold 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[17] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[20] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] 8× Platinum 2,400,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments 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.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.
  10. "Gold & Platinum Certifications". CAPIF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  11. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  12. "Austrian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Best Of" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  13. "Brazilian album certifications – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  14. "Rod Stewart" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  15. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rod Stewart; 'Best of Rod Stewart')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  16. "Japanese album certifications – Rod Stewart – Best of" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 17 October 2019. Select 1994年3月 on the drop-down menu
  17. "Dutch album certifications – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 20 September 2019. Enter The Best of Rod Stewart in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  18. "New Zealand album certifications – Rod Stewart – Best of Rod Stewart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  19. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 952. ISBN 8480486392.
  20. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Rod Stewart; 'Best of Rod Stewart')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  21. "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 August 2015. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Best of Rod Stewart in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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