Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Rod Stewart album)

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is Rod Stewart's 1979 Warner Bros. Records best-of compilation.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Greatest hits album by
Rod Stewart
Released12 October 1979
GenreRock, folk rock, pop, dance
LabelWarner Bros.
Rod Stewart chronology
Blondes Have More Fun
(1978)		 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
(1979)		 Foolish Behaviour
(1980)

Track listing
  1. "Hot Legs" (Rod Stewart)
  2. "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart; Martin Quittenton)
  3. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (Rod Stewart; Carmine Appice)
  4. "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (Rod Stewart)
  5. "Sailing" (Gavin Sutherland)
  6. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (Danny Whitten)
  7. "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (Rod Stewart)
  8. "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" (Rod Stewart)
  9. "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Cat Stevens)
  10. "I Was Only Joking" (Rod Stewart; Gary Grainger)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1979–80) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 17
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 23
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 1
US Billboard 200[11] 22

Year-end charts
Chart (1979) Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 3

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[14] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[15] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Germany (BVMI)[16] Gold 250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[17] Platinum 20,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "Austriancharts.at – Rod Stewart – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. "Charts.nz – Rod Stewart – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  11. "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  12. "Top Selling Albums of 1979 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  13. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  14. "Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music and Media. 27 December 1986. p. 34. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  15. "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – Greatest hits". Music Canada. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  16. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rod Stewart; 'Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  17. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1980". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  18. "New Zealand album certifications – Rod Stewart – Greatest hits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  19. "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 October 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 October 2019.


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