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The Story So Far – The Best Of

The Story So Far – The Best Of is a greatest hits album by the English rock band Def Leppard. The album has a similar track listing to previous compilations, however it is the first to include tracks from the band's recent studio efforts Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008) and Def Leppard (2015) as well as all three studio tracks from Mirror Ball – Live & More (2011).[1][2][3][4]

The Story So Far – The Best Of
Greatest hits album by
Def Leppard
Released30 November 2018
Recorded1981–2018
GenreGlam metal, hard rock
LabelBludgeon Riffola
Def Leppard chronology
The Lost Session
(2018) 		The Story So Far – The Best Of
(2018) 		Diamond Star Halos
(2022)

Content

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The album includes all tracks from their first greatest hits album Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) (1995) with the exception of "Miss You in a Heartbeat".

Unlike the three previous greatest hits releases Vault, Best of Def Leppard (2004) and Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection (2005), The Story So Far – The Best Of features the Hysteria album versions of the songs "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "Rocket".

Track listing

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Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Animal"
Hysteria, 19874:04
2."Photograph"
Pyromania, 19834:08
3."Pour Some Sugar on Me"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
Hysteria4:28
4."Love Bites"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
Hysteria5:47
5."Let's Get Rocked"
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
Adrenalize, 19924:56
6."Armageddon It"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
Hysteria5:22
7."Foolin'"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Lange
Pyromania4:34
8."Two Steps Behind"ElliottRetro Active and Last Action Hero, 19934:19
9."Heaven Is"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
Adrenalize3:34
10."Rocket"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
Hysteria6:36
11."Hysteria"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
Hysteria5:56
12."Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad"
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
Adrenalize5:23
13."Make Love Like a Man"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
Adrenalize4:15
14."Action" (Sweet cover)
Retro Active3:41
15."When Love & Hate Collide"
  • Elliott
  • Savage
Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995), 19954:17
16."Rock of Ages"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Lange
Pyromania4:08
17."Personal Jesus" (Remix) (Depeche Mode cover) (CD and digital bonus track)Martin GoreSpotify Singles, 20183:53
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Let's Go"
  • Elliott
  • Savage
Def Leppard, 20155:01
2."Promises"
  • Collen
  • Lange
Euphoria, 19993:59
3."Slang"
  • Collen
  • Elliott
Slang, 19962:39
4."Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
  • Clark
  • Elliott
  • Willis
High 'n' Dry, 19814:33
5."Rock On" (Radio Remix) (David Essex cover)EssexYeah!, 20062:53
6."Nine Lives" (featuring Tim McGraw)
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • McGraw
  • Savage
Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, 20083:32
7."Work It Out"Vivian CampbellSlang4:49
8."Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
Adrenalize4:33
9."Dangerous"
  • Collen
  • Elliott
Def Leppard3:26
10."Now"
X, 20023:58
11."Undefeated"ElliottMirror Ball – Live & More, 20114:40
12."Tonight"
  • Clark
  • Collen
  • Elliott
  • Lange
  • Savage
Adrenalize4:03
13."C'mon C'mon"SavageSongs from the Sparkle Lounge4:09
14."Man Enough"
  • Collen
  • Elliott
Def Leppard3:54
15."No Matter What" (Badfinger cover)Pete HamYeah!2:53
16."All I Want Is Everything"ElliottSlang5:28
17."It's All About Believin'"
  • Collen
  • Jeffrey Lynn Vanston
Mirror Ball – Live & More4:22
18."Kings of the World"SavageMirror Ball – Live & More6:12
Vinyl bonus single
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."We All Need Christmas" (with "Personal Jesus" (Remix) as the A-side)SavagePreviously unreleased3:57

Notes

  • The album was released under two CD configurations, a standard edition which solely consists of disc one and a deluxe edition which consists of both discs.[5]
  • The initial pressings of the vinyl version of the album (the songs from disc one), that were bought online, also included "Personal Jesus" (Remix) b/w "We All Need Christmas" as a bonus vinyl single.[5]
  • "We All Need Christmas" was also released as a stand-alone single for digital purchasing and streaming platforms on 12 October 2018.[5]
  • On Record Store Day 13 April 2019, the band released volume two of the album (disc two of the CD version).[6]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Announcing The Story So Far - Available November 30". 12 October 2018.
  2. ^ Peacock, Tim (12 October 2018). "Def Leppard To Release New Greatest Hits 'The Story So Far' And 10-Disc Vinyl Box 'Hysteria: The Singles'".
  3. ^ Olivier. "Def Leppard release compilation album 'The Story So Far: The Best Of Def Leppard' – Sleaze Roxx".
  4. ^ Enterprises, Universal Music. "DEF LEPPARD To Release 'The Story So Far - The Best Of' on November 30". www.prnewswire.com.
  5. ^ a b c "The Story So Far - The Best of Def Leppard Out Now". Def Leppard. 30 November 2018.
  6. ^ "RSD '19 Special Release: Def Leppard - The Story So Far Vol 2/B-Sides". Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #502". auspOp. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
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  11. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Def Leppard". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
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  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 37: del 6.9.2019 al 12.9.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Def Leppard – The Story So Far - The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  21. ^ "British album certifications – Def Leppard – The Story So Far – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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