Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
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{{Infobox album
| name = Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
| type = greatest
| artist = Def Leppard
| cover = Def Leppard - Rock of Ages The Definitive Collection.jpg
| alt =
| released = 17 May 2005
| recorded = 1979–2005
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Glam metal
| length = 2:34:52
| label = Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury/Island
| producer =
| prev_title = Best of Def Leppard
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Yeah!
| next_year = 2006
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r740100|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev2 = Rolling Stone
|rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/rock-of-ages-the-definitive-collection-20050602/ Rolling Stone review]
}}
Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection is the North American version of the second compilation album by the English rock band Def Leppard. The two-disc anthology featuring 35 hit songs by the band and was released in North America on 17 May 2005. The album charted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200.{{cite web|url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4062|pure_url=yes}}|title = Allmusic (Def Leppard charts and awards) Billboard albums}}
Release
Its worldwide release equivalent, Best of Def Leppard, has a slightly different track listing, different artwork, different "previously unreleased" song and was released on 25 October 2004.
This is the only Def Leppard hits compilation (as of now) that features the full-length version of "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" that fades into the instrumental "Switch 625" .
Originally released only in North America, Rock of Ages was released in Europe on 28 January 2008.
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Disc one
| extra_column = Origin
| title_width = 30%
| writing_width = 45%
| extra_width = 25%
| title1 = Pour Some Sugar on Me
| note1 = Historia video version
| writer1 = {{hlist|Steve Clark|Phil Collen|Joe Elliott|Robert John "Mutt" Lange|Rick Savage}}
| extra1 = Hysteria, 1987
| length1 = 4:52
| title2 = Photograph
| writer2 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange|Savage|Pete Willis}}
| extra2 = Pyromania, 1983
| length2 = 4:08
| title3 = Love Bites
| writer3 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra3 = Hysteria
| length3 = 5:47
| title4 = Let's Get Rocked
| writer4 = {{hlist|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra4 = Adrenalize, 1992
| length4 = 4:56
| title5 = Two Steps Behind
| note5 = Acoustic version
| writer5 = Elliott
| extra5 = Retro Active and Last Action Hero, 1993
| length5 = 4:19
| title6 = Animal
| writer6 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra6 = Hysteria
| length6 = 4:03
| title7 = Heaven Is
| writer7 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra7 = Adrenalize
| length7 = 3:34
| title8 = Foolin{{'-}}
| writer8 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange}}
| extra8 = Pyromania
| length8 = 4:34
| title9 = Rocket
| note9 = Visualize video version
| writer9 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra9 = Hysteria
| length9 = 4:07
| title10 = When Love & Hate Collide
| writer10 = {{hlist|Elliott|Savage}}
| extra10 = Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995), 1995
| length10 = 4:17
| title11 = Armageddon It
| writer11 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra11 = Hysteria
| length11 = 5:22
| title12 = Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
| writer12 = {{hlist|Collen|Elliott|Lange}}
| extra12 = Adrenalize
| length12 = 5:19
| title13 = Rock of Ages
| writer13 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange}}
| extra13 = Pyromania
| length13 = 4:08
| title14 = Hysteria
| extra14 = Hysteria
| writer14 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| length14 = 5:56
| title15 = Miss You in a Heartbeat
| note15 = Acoustic version
| writer15 = Collen
| extra15 = Retro Active
| length15 = 4:04
| title16 = Bringin' On the Heartbreak
| writer16 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Willis}}
| extra16 = High 'n' Dry, 1981
| length16 = 4:33
| title17 = Switch 625
| writer17 = Clark
| extra17 = High 'n' Dry
| length17 = 3:23
| note17 = Instrumental
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Disc two
| extra_column = Origin
| title_width = 30%
| writing_width = 45%
| extra_width = 25%
| title1 = Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)
| writer1 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra1 = Pyromania
| length1 = 3:55
| title2 = Let It Go
| writer2 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Willis}}
| extra2 = High 'n' Dry
| length2 = 4:44
| title3 = High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)
| writer3 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Savage}}
| extra3 = High 'n' Dry
| length3 = 3:44
| title4 = Too Late for Love
| writer4 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange|Savage|Willis}}
| extra4 = Pyromania
| length4 = 4:29
| title5 = No Matter What
| writer5 = Pete Ham
| extra5 = New song; later released on Yeah!, 2006
| length5 = 2:53
| title6 = Promises
| writer6 = {{hlist|Collen|Lange}}
| extra6 = Euphoria, 1999
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)
| writer7 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott}}
| extra7 = High 'n' Dry
| length7 = 4:07
| title8 = Women
| writer8 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra8 = Hysteria
| length8 = 5:42
| title9 = Another Hit and Run
| writer9 = {{hlist|Elliott|Savage}}
| extra9 = High 'n' Dry
| length9 = 4:59
| title10 = Slang
| writer10 = {{hlist|Collen|Elliott}}
| extra10 = Slang, 1996
| length10 = 2:39
| title11 = Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)
| writer11 = {{hlist|Clark|Collen|Elliott|Lange}}
| extra11 = Adrenalize
| length11 = 4:33
| title12 = Rock Brigade
| writer12 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Savage}}
| extra12 = On Through the Night, 1980
| length12 = 3:11
| title13 = Now
| writer13 = {{hlist|Rick Allen|Vivian Campbell|Collen|Elliott|Marti Frederiksen|Savage}}
| extra13 = X, 2002
| length13 = 3:58
| title14 = Paper Sun
| writer14 = {{hlist|Campbell|Collen|Savage|Pete Woodroffe}}
| extra14 = Euphoria
| length14 = 5:27
| title15 = Work It Out
| writer15 = Campbell
| extra15 = Slang
| length15 = 4:49
| title16 = Die Hard the Hunter
| writer16 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange|Savage}}
| extra16 = Pyromania
| length16 = 6:17
| title17 = Wasted
| writer17 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott}}
| extra17 = On Through the Night
| length17 = 3:44
| title18 = Billy's Got a Gun
| writer18 = {{hlist|Clark|Elliott|Lange|Savage|Willis}}
| extra18 = Pyromania
| length18 = 5:00
|note18 = Edited version}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col" style="width:13em;"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|3|artist=Def Leppard|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 August 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|10|artist=Def Leppard|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 August 2020}} |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2008)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|New Zealand|11|artist=Def Leppard|album=Rock Of Ages - Definitive Collection|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 August 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005|magazine=Billboard|access-date=24 August 2020}}
| 197 |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Def Leppard|title=Rock of Ages|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2005|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 April 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=New Zealand|artist=Def Leppard|id=2008-09-26|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|title=Rock of Ages|award=Gold|certref={{cite certification|region = New Zealand|artist=Def Leppard|id=2008-09-26|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|type=album}}|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 April 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Def Leppard|title=Rock of Ages|award=Platinum|certyear=2006|relyear=2005|accessdate=24 April 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://defleppard.com/album/rock-of-ages-the-definitive-collection/}}
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=83272528-ad97-370e-80a3-c15139fa1c2d|name=Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection}}
- {{Discogs master|master=31208|name=Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection|type=album}}
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Category:Def Leppard compilation albums
Category:2005 greatest hits albums