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Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
Greatest hits album by
Def Leppard
Released17 May 2005
Recorded1979–2005
GenreGlam metal
Length2:34:52
LabelBludgeon Riffola/Mercury/Island
Def Leppard chronology
Best of Def Leppard
(2004) 		Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
(2005) 		Yeah!
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

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.[3]

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

Disc one
No.TitleOriginLength
1."Pour Some Sugar on Me" (Historia video edit)Hysteria, 19874:52
2."Photograph"Pyromania, 19834:08
3."Love Bites"Hysteria5:47
4."Let's Get Rocked"Adrenalize, 19924:56
5."Two Steps Behind" (Acoustic version)Retro Active and Last Action Hero: Music from the Original Motion Picture, 19934:19
6."Animal"Hysteria4:03
7."Heaven Is"Adrenalize3:34
8."Foolin'"Pyromania4:34
9."Rocket" (Visualize video edit)Hysteria4:07
10."When Love & Hate Collide"Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995), 19954:17
11."Armageddon It"Hysteria5:22
12."Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad"Adrenalize5:19
13."Rock of Ages"Pyromania4:08
14."Hysteria"Hysteria5:56
15."Miss You in a Heartbeat"Retro Active4:04
16."Bringin' On the Heartbreak"High 'n' Dry, 19814:33
17."Switch 625" (Instrumental)High 'n' Dry3:04
Disc two
No.TitleOriginLength
1."Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"Pyromania3:55
2."Let It Go"High 'n' Dry4:44
3."High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)"High 'n' Dry3:28
4."Too Late for Love"Pyromania4:29
5."No Matter What"New song; later released on Yeah!, 20062:53
6."Promises"Euphoria, 19993:59
7."Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)"High 'n' Dry4:07
8."Women"Hysteria5:42
9."Another Hit and Run"High 'n' Dry4:59
10."Slang"Slang, 19962:39
11."Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"Adrenalize4:33
12."Rock Brigade"On Through the Night, 19803:08
13."Now"X, 20023:58
14."Paper Sun"Euphoria5:27
15."Work It Out"Slang4:49
16."Die Hard the Hunter"Pyromania6:17
17."Wasted"On Through the Night3:44
18."Billy's Got a Gun" (Edited version)Pyromania5:00

The edited version of "Billy's Got a Gun" removes the 56-second coda at the end.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] 2× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ "Allmusic (Def Leppard charts and awards) Billboard albums".
  4. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Def Leppard – Rock Of Ages: Definitive Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Def Leppard – Rock of Ages". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  10. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Def Leppard". Recorded Music NZ.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Def Leppard – Rock of Ages". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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