The Best of Rod Stewart (1989 album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Best of Rod Stewart
| type = greatest
| artist = Rod Stewart
| cover = Rod Stewart - The Best of Rod Stewart.png
| alt =
| released = 27 November 1989
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Rock|soft rock|pop rock}}
| length = {{duration|m=70|s=18}}
| label = Warner Bros.
| producer = {{hlist|Tom Dowd|Rod Stewart|Jim Cregan}}
| prev_title = Out of Order
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Best of Rod Stewart
| type = compilation
| single1 = Downtown Train
| single1date = November 1989
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r522105|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
}}
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
{{Track listing
| title1 = Maggie May
| note1 = from the album Every Picture Tells a Story
| writer1 = {{hlist|Rod Stewart|Martin Quittenton}}
| length1 = 4:56
| title2 = You Wear It Well
| note2 = from Never a Dull Moment
| writer2 = {{hlist|Stewart|Quittenton}}
| length2 = 4:20
| title3 = Baby Jane
| note3 = from Body Wishes
| writer3 = {{hlist|Stewart|Jay Davis}}
| length3 = 4:42
| title4 = Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
| note4 = from Blondes Have More Fun
| writer4 = {{hlist|Stewart|Carmine Appice}}
| length4 = 4:26
| title5 = I Was Only Joking
| note5 = from Foot Loose & Fancy Free
| writer5 = {{hlist|Stewart|Gary Grainger}}
| length5 = 4:48
| title6 = This Old Heart of Mine
| note6 = with Ronald Isley; new version
| writer6 = {{hlist|Holland–Dozier–Holland|Sylvia Moy}}
| length6 = 4:27
| title7 = Sailing
| note7 = from Atlantic Crossing
| writer7 = Gavin Sutherland
| length7 = 4:21
| title8 = I Don't Want to Talk About It
| note8 = from Atlantic Crossing
| writer8 = Danny Whitten
| length8 = 4:48
| title9 = You're in My Heart
| note9 = from Foot Loose & Fancy Free
| writer9 = Stewart
| length9 = 4:28
| title10 = Young Turks
| note10 = from Tonight I'm Yours
| writer10 = {{hlist|Stewart|Appice|Duane Hitchings|Kevin Savigar}}
| length10 = 4:35
| title11 = What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)
| note11 = from Body Wishes
| writer11 = {{hlist|Stewart|Davis|Tony Brock}}
| length11 = 3:36
| title12 = The First Cut Is the Deepest
| note12 = from A Night on the Town
| writer12 = Cat Stevens
| length12 = 3:52
| title13 = The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)
| note13 = from A Night on the Town
| writer13 = Stewart
| length13 = 6:13
| title14 = Tonight's the Night
| note14 = from A Night on the Town
| writer14 = Stewart
| length14 = 3:34
| title15 = Every Beat of My Heart
| note15 = from Every Beat of My Heart
| writer15 = {{hlist|Stewart|Savigar}}
| length15 = 4:39
| title16 = Downtown Train
| note16 = new track
| writer16 = Tom Waits
| length16 = 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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!scope="col"|Chart (1989) !scope="col"|Peak |
| {{album chart|UK2|3|artist=Rod Stewart|date=1989-11-25|accessdate=24 December 2012}} |
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!scope="col"|Chart (1990) !scope="col"|Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|7|artist=Rod Stewart|album=The Best of Rod Stewart|accessdate=24 December 2012}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|12|artist=Rod Stewart|album=The Best of Rod Stewart|accessdate=24 December 2012}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|6|artist=Rod Stewart|album=The Best of Rod Stewart|accessdate=24 December 2012}} |
| {{album chart|Germany3|6|artist=Rod Stewart|album=The Best of Rod Stewart|accessdate=24 December 2012}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Rod Stewart|album=The Best of Rod Stewart|accessdate=24 December 2012}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|23|artist=Rod Stewart|album=The Best of Rod Stewart|accessdate=24 December 2012}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|25|artist=Rod Stewart|album=The Best of Rod Stewart|accessdate=24 December 2012}} |
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= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Chart (1990) !scope="col"|Position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1990/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1990|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=6 March 2022}}
|align="center"|39 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1990&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1990|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=6 March 2022}}
|align="center"|37 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1990|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|accessdate=6 March 2022}}
|align="center"|20 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1990-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 1990|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=6 March 2022}}
|align="center"|3 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|title=The Best of Rod Stewart|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|number=5|certyear=1998|accessdate=24 August 2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=album|title=Best Of|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=album|title=The Best of Rod Stewart|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|certyear=1998|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|type=album|title=The Best of Rod Stewart|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Gold|salesamount=25,623|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|title=Best of Rod Stewart|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1989|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|title=Best of|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Gold|certmonth=3|relyear=1993|certyear=1994|accessdate=17 October 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|type=album|title=The Best of Rod Stewart|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|certyear=1990|accessdate=20 September 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|title=Best of Rod Stewart|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|id=1990-07-13|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=1989}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|relyear=1998|certyear=1999|title=The Best Of|artist=Rod Stewart|type=album|award=Platinum|certref={{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=8480486392|page=952}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|title=Best of Rod Stewart|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|accessdate=24 December 2012}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=The Best Of|artist=Rod Stewart|award=Platinum|number=8|accessdate=24 August 2015|certyear=2014|id=1116-1824-2}}
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References
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Category:1989 greatest hits albums