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Best of Def Leppard
Best of Def Leppard
Greatest hits album by Def Leppard
Released	25 October 2004
Recorded	1979–2004
Genre	Glam metal
Label	Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury
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Best of Def Leppard (or The Best Of) is a compilation album featuring some of Def Leppard's most popular songs. The album charted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart.^[1]

Overview[edit]

Best of supplements 1995's Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) as the definitive collection of Def Leppard's work. In fact, Disc one of Best of is essentially the entire Vault (UK Version) compilation album with the addition of "Long Long Way to Go" from X. A 2-CD limited edition was released in a slipcase with more obscure fan-favourite album cuts on the second disc, including tracks from more recent albums. In the UK, a cover of The Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset" was included as a bonus. This foreshadowed the band's forthcoming '70s cover album Yeah!.

Best Of was released in a number of territories around the world, but not North America. A 2-CD best of called Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection was issued there instead.

The single-CD edition of the album features material from 1981's High 'n' Dry through to 2002's X. Track distribution focuses largely on the band's late '80s/early '90s hits, with a single song from High 'n' Dry, two from Pyromania (1983), six from Hysteria (1987), four from Adrenalize (1992), two from Retro Active (1993), and a single song from X. "When Love & Hate Collide", the sole new song from 1995's greatest hits set Vault was also included. The 2-CD version gives a more even cross-section of the band's career, starting with two songs from On Through the Night (1980), four from High 'n' Dry, seven from Pyromania, seven from Hysteria, five from Adrenalize, two from Retro Active, "When Love & Hate Collide" the new song on Vault, two from Slang (1996), one from Euphoria (1999), two from X (2002) and one new song, the cover of "Waterloo Sunset" which was to be included in the band's forthcoming cover album Yeah! (2006).

The songs are the original album versions, with the following exceptions:

"Pour Some Sugar on Me" is the video edit version. This version actually features an extended, distorted intro, making it longer than the Hysteria version, which has the shorter "Step inside, walk this way" intro.
"Rocket" is the single edit, which runs around two and a half minutes shorter than its Hysteria album counterpart.
"Bringin' on the Heartbreak" fades out slightly earlier than the High 'n' Dry version, as the High 'n' Dry version segues into "Switch 625".

Track listing[edit]

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Pour Some Sugar on Me" (Historia video version)	Steve Clark Phil Collen Joe Elliott Robert John "Mutt" Lange Rick Savage	Hysteria, 1987	4:52
2.	"Photograph"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Pete Willis	Pyromania, 1983	4:08
3.	"Love Bites"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:47
4.	"Let's Get Rocked"	Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Adrenalize, 1992	4:56
5.	"Two Steps Behind"	Elliott	Retro Active and Last Action Hero, 1993	4:20
6.	"Animal"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	4:04
7.	"Heaven Is"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Adrenalize	3:34
8.	"Rocket" (Visualize video edit)	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	4:07
9.	"When Love & Hate Collide"	Elliott Savage	Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995), 1995	4:18
10.	"Action"	Brian Connolly Steve Priest Andy Scott Mick Tucker	Retro Active	3:42
11.	"Long, Long Way to Go"	Wayne Hector Steve Robson	X, 2002	4:39
12.	"Make Love Like a Man"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange	Adrenalize	4:15
13.	"Armageddon It"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:22
14.	"Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad"	Collen Elliott Lange	Adrenalize	5:19
15.	"Rock of Ages"	Clark Elliott Lange	Pyromania	4:08
16.	"Hysteria"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:55
17.	"Bringin' On the Heartbreak"	Clark Elliott Willis	High 'n' Dry, 1981	4:34

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage	Pyromania	3:55
2.	"Waterloo Sunset"	Ray Davies	New song; later released on Yeah!, 2006	3:44
3.	"Promises"	Collen Lange	Euphoria, 1999	3:59
4.	"Slang"	Collen Elliott	Slang, 1996	2:37
5.	"Foolin'"	Clark Elliott Lange	Pyromania	4:34
6.	"Now"	Rick Allen Vivian Campbell Collen Elliott Marti Frederiksen Savage	X	3:59
7.	"Rock Brigade"	Clark Elliott Savage	On Through the Night, 1980	3:08
8.	"Women"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:42
9.	"Let It Go"	Clark Elliott Willis	High 'n' Dry	4:42
10.	"Too Late for Love"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Willis	Pyromania	4:27
11.	"High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)"	Clark Elliott Savage	High 'n' Dry	3:26
12.	"Work It Out"	Campbell	Slang	4:45
13.	"Billy's Got a Gun" (Edited version)	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Willis	Pyromania	5:00
14.	"Another Hit and Run"	Elliott Savage	High 'n' Dry	4:58
15.	"Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange	Adrenalize	4:26
16.	"Wasted"	Clark Elliott	On Through the Night	3:48
17.	"Die Hard the Hunter"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage	Pyromania	6:17

Charts[edit]

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[2]	43
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[3]	7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[4]	19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	76
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	6
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[7]	2

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[8]	Gold	20,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ "Def Leppard The Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Def Leppard – Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Def Leppard – Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Def Leppard – Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
^ "Def Leppard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ "British album certifications – Def Leppard – Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[1] "Def Leppard The Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

[JPN-2] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_Norway_Def_Leppard-3] "Norwegiancharts.com – Def Leppard – Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Def_Leppard-4] "Swedishcharts.com – Def Leppard – Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Def_Leppard-5] "Swisscharts.com – Def Leppard – Best of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

[ac_UK_Def_Leppard-6] "Def Leppard | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

[ac_UKRock_-7] "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

[capif-8] "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[United_KingdomDef_LeppardBest_OfalbumCertRef-9] "British album certifications – Def Leppard – Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

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+'''''Best of Def Leppard''''' (or '''''The Best Of''''') is a [[compilation album]] featuring some of [[Def Leppard]]'s most popular songs. The album charted at No. 6 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/|title = Def Leppard The Official Charts Company| website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref>
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-''Best of'' supplements 1995's ''[[Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)]]'' as the definitive collection of Def Leppard's work. In fact, Disc one of ''Best of'' is essentially the entire ''Vault'' compilation with the addition of "Long Long Way to Go" from ''X''.
+''Best of'' supplements 1995's ''[[Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)]]'' as the definitive collection of Def Leppard's work. In fact, Disc one of ''Best of'' is essentially the entire ''Vault'' (UK Version) compilation album with the addition of "Long Long Way to Go" from ''X''.
 A 2-CD limited edition was released in a slipcase with more obscure fan-favourite album cuts on the second disc, including tracks from more recent albums. In the UK, a cover of [[The Kinks]]' "[[Waterloo Sunset]]" was included as a bonus. This foreshadowed the band's forthcoming '70s cover album ''[[Yeah! (Def Leppard album)|Yeah!]]''.
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 The single-CD edition of the album features material from 1981's ''High 'n' Dry'' through to 2002's ''X''. Track distribution focuses largely on the band's late '80s/early '90s hits, with a single song from ''High 'n' Dry'', two from ''Pyromania'' (1983), six from ''Hysteria'' (1987), four from ''Adrenalize'' (1992), two from ''Retro Active'' (1993), and a single song from ''X''. "When Love & Hate Collide", the sole new song from 1995's greatest hits set ''Vault'' was also included. The 2-CD version gives a more even cross-section of the band's career, starting with two songs from ''On Through the Night'' (1980), four from ''High 'n' Dry'', seven from ''Pyromania'', seven from ''Hysteria'', five from ''Adrenalize'', two from ''Retro Active'', "When Love & Hate Collide" the new song on ''Vault'', two from ''Slang'' (1996), one from ''Euphoria'' (1999), two from ''X'' (2002) and one new song, the cover of "Waterloo Sunset" which was to be included in the band's forthcoming cover album ''Yeah!'' (2006).
+The songs are the original album versions, with the following exceptions:
+*"Pour Some Sugar on Me" is the video edit version. This version actually features an extended, distorted intro, making it longer than the ''Hysteria'' version, which has the shorter "Step inside, walk this way" intro.
+*"Rocket" is the single edit, which runs around two and a half minutes shorter than its ''Hysteria'' album counterpart.
+*"Bringin' on the Heartbreak" fades out slightly earlier than the ''High 'n' Dry'' version, as the ''High 'n' Dry'' version segues into "Switch 625".
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v t e Def Leppard
Rick Savage Joe Elliott Rick Allen Phil Collen Vivian Campbell Pete Willis Steve Clark
Studio albums	On Through the Night High 'n' Dry Pyromania Hysteria Adrenalize Slang Euphoria X Yeah! Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Def Leppard Diamond Star Halos
Live albums	Mirror Ball – Live & More Viva! Hysteria And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit
Compilations	Retro Active Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) Best of Def Leppard Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection The Story So Far – The Best Of The Early Years 79–81 Drastic Symphonies
EPs	The Def Leppard E.P. The Lost Session
Singles	"Wasted" "Hello America" "Let It Go" "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" "Photograph" "Rock of Ages" "Foolin'" "Too Late for Love" "Animal" "Women" "Pour Some Sugar on Me" "Hysteria" "Armageddon It" "Love Bites" "Rocket" "Let's Get Rocked" "Make Love Like a Man" "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" "Heaven Is" "Tonight" "Two Steps Behind" "Desert Song" “Miss You in a Heartbeat” "Action" "When Love & Hate Collide" "Slang" "Work It Out" "All I Want Is Everything" "Breathe a Sigh" "Promises" "Paper Sun" "Goodbye" "Day After Day" "Now" "Four Letter Word" "Long, Long Way to Go" "No Matter What" "Rock On" "20th Century Boy" "Nine Lives" "C'mon C'mon" "Undefeated" "It's All About Believin" "Love and Affection"
Other songs	"High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"
Videography	Historia Live: In the Round, in Your Face Visualize Video Archive Best of the Videos Rock of Ages: The DVD Collection Mirror Ball – Live & More Viva! Hysteria And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit
Concert tours	Adrenalize World Tour Slang World Tour Viva! Hysteria Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour World Tour 2015 Def Leppard & Journey 2018 Tour The Stadium Tour The World Tour
Related	Discography Members Songs Awards and nominations Cybernauts Man Raze Down 'n' Outz Gogmagog Jeff Rich Frank Noon
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