The Best of Rod Stewart (1989 album)

1989 greatest hits album by Rod Stewart

The Best of Rod Stewart

Greatest hits album by

Rod Stewart

Released| 27 November 1989
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)

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Singles from  The Best of Rod Stewart

1. "Downtown Train"
Released: November 1989

Professional ratingsReview 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 1989. This album was released in the UK and other countries, but was not released in the US.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Maggie May" (from the album Every Picture Tells a Story)|

* Rod Stewart
* Martin Quittenton

| 4:56
2.| "You Wear It Well" (from Never a Dull Moment)|

* Stewart
* Quittenton

| 4:20
3.| "Baby Jane" (from Body Wishes)|

* Stewart
* Jay Davis

| 4:42
4.| "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (from Blondes Have More Fun)|

* Stewart
* Carmine Appice

| 4:26
5.| "I Was Only Joking" (from Foot Loose & Fancy Free)|

* Stewart
* Gary Grainger

| 4:48
6.| "This Old Heart of Mine" (with Ronald Isley; new version)|

* Holland–Dozier–Holland
* Sylvia Moy

| 4:27
7.| "Sailing" (from Atlantic Crossing)| Gavin Sutherland| 4:21
8.| "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (from Atlantic Crossing)| Danny Whitten| 4:48
9.| "You're in My Heart" (from Foot Loose & Fancy Free)| Stewart| 4:28
10.| "Young Turks" (from Tonight I'm Yours)|

* Stewart
* Appice
* Duane Hitchings
* Kevin Savigar

| 4:35
11.| "What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)" (from Body Wishes)|

* Stewart
* Davis
* Tony Brock

| 3:36
12.| "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (from A Night on the Town)| Cat Stevens| 3:52
13.| "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" (from A Night on the Town)| Stewart| 6:13
14.| "Tonight's the Night" (from A Night on the Town)| Stewart| 3:34
15.| "Every Beat of My Heart" (from Every Beat of My Heart)|

* Stewart
* Savigar

| 4:39
16.| "Downtown Train" (new track)| Tom Waits| 4:30

Note

* 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

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1989)  | Peak
position

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UK Albums (OCC)[2] | 3
Chart (1990)  | Peak
position

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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

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1990)  | Position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 3

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
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Argentina (CAPIF)[14] | 2× Platinum  | 120,000^
Australia (ARIA)[15] | 5× Platinum  | 350,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[16] | Platinum  | 50,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[17] | Platinum  | 250,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[18] | Gold  | 25,623[18]
Germany (BVMI)[19] | 2× Platinum  | 1,000,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[20] | Gold  | 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[21] | Platinum  | 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] | Platinum  | 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] | Platinum  | 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] | Platinum  | 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] | 8× Platinum  | 2,400,000*

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

## References

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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. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
11. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
12. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
13. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
14. ^ "Gold & Platinum Certifications". CAPIF (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
15. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
16. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Best Of" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
17. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Rod Stewart – The Best of Rod Stewart" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
18. ^ a b "Rod Stewart" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rod Stewart; 'Best of Rod Stewart')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
20. ^ "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
21. ^ "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. Select 1990 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
22. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Rod Stewart – Best of Rod Stewart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
23. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 952\. ISBN 8480486392.
24. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Best of Rod Stewart')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
25. ^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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Rod Stewart

Discography

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)
* Blood Red Roses (2018)
* The Tears of Hercules (2021)
* Swing Fever (2024)

Live albums|

* Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners (1974)
* Absolutely Live (1982)
* Unplugged...and Seated (1993)

Compilation albums|

* 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)
* Lead Vocalist (1993)
* If We Fall in Love Tonight (1996)
* The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart (2001)
* You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2019)

Concert tours|

* Blondes 'Ave More Fun Tour (1978–1979)
* Every Beat of My Heart Tour (1986)
* Out of Order Tour (1988–1989)
* Rod Stewart: The Hits (2011–2018)
* Live the Life Tour (2013)
* The Voice, The Guitar, The Songs Tour (2014)
* Hits 2016
* From Gasoline Alley to Another Country: Hits 2016 (2016–2017)

Family|

* Alana Stewart (first wife)
* Kimberly Stewart (daughter)
* Ruby Stewart (daughter)
* Rachel Hunter (second wife)
* Penny Lancaster (third wife)

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