Rocking All Over the Years

Rocking All Over the Years is a compilation album by English rock band Status Quo. The album contains all Quo's UK top 10 singles. Almost all songs have been shortened.

Rocking All Over the Years
Greatest hits album by
Released8 October 1990[1]
GenreRock
LabelVertigo

Track listing

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  1. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Rossi) from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo 3.08
  2. "Ice in the Sun" (Wilde) from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo 2.01
  3. "Paper Plane" (Rossi/Young) from Piledriver 2.53
  4. "Caroline" (Rossi/Young) from Hello! 3.40
  5. "Break the Rules" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan) from Quo 3.37
  6. "Down Down" (Rossi/Young) from On the Level 3.45
  7. "Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan) 4.41
  8. "Rain" (Parfitt) from Blue for You 4.25
  9. "Wild Side of Life" (Warren/Carter) Single release only 3.13
  10. "Rockin' All Over the World" (Fogerty) from Rockin' All Over the World 3.25
  11. "Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) from Whatever You Want 3.49
  12. "What You're Proposing" (Rossi/Frost) from Just Supposin' 3.50
  13. "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" (Supa) from Never Too Late 2.38
  14. "Rock 'n' Roll" (Rossi/Frost) from Just Supposin' 3.50
  15. "Dear John" (Gustafson/MacCauley) from 1+9+8+2 3.12
  16. "Ol' Rag Blues" (Lancaster/Lamb) from Back to Back 2.48
  17. "Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost) from Back to Back 3.19
  18. "The Wanderer" (Maresca) Single release only 3.19
  19. "Rollin' Home" (David) from In the Army Now 3.58
  20. "In the Army Now" (Bolland/Bolland) from In the Army Now 3.39
  21. "Burning Bridges" (Rossi/Bown) from Ain't Complaining 3.51
  22. "Anniversary Waltz (Part One)" (Lee/Kind/Mack/Mendlesohn/Berry/Maresca/Bartholomew/King/Collins/Penniman/Hammer/Blackwell) Previously unreleased 5.00

Charts

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Chart (1990-1991) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[2] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 46
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 21
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[7] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 2

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[12] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[13] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] 2× Platinum 600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "UK Albums 2". www.statusquo.org.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  7. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  11. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959-2002. Madrid: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. OCLC 63697296.
  12. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
  13. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Rocking All Over the Year')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  14. ^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – Rockin' All Over The Years". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 April 2017.