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
Released	30 November 2018 (2018-11-30)
Recorded	1981–2018
Genre	Glam metal hard rock pop rock
Length	2:34:19
Label	Bludgeon Riffola Universal Music Catalogue
Def Leppard chronology
The Lost Session (2018) The Story So Far – The Best Of (2018) Diamond Star Halos (2022)

Content

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

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Animal"	Steve Clark Phil Collen Joe Elliott Robert John "Mutt" Lange Rick Savage	Hysteria, 1987	4:04
2.	"Photograph"	Clark Elliott Lange Savage Pete Willis	Pyromania, 1983	4:08
3.	"Pour Some Sugar on Me"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	4:28
4.	"Love Bites"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:47
5.	"Let's Get Rocked"	Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Adrenalize, 1992	4:56
6.	"Armageddon It"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:22
7.	"Foolin'"	Clark Elliott Lange	Pyromania	4:34
8.	"Two Steps Behind"	Elliott	Retro Active and Last Action Hero, 1993	4:19
9.	"Heaven Is"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Adrenalize	3:34
10.	"Rocket"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	6:36
11.	"Hysteria"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Hysteria	5:56
12.	"Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad"	Collen Elliott Lange	Adrenalize	5:23
13.	"Make Love Like a Man"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange	Adrenalize	4:15
14.	"Action" (Sweet cover)	Brian Connolly Steve Priest Andy Scott Mick Tucker	Retro Active	3:41
15.	"When Love & Hate Collide"	Elliott Savage	Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995), 1995	4:17
16.	"Rock of Ages"	Clark Elliott Lange	Pyromania	4:08
17.	"Personal Jesus" (Remix) (Depeche Mode cover) (CD and digital bonus track)	Martin Gore	Spotify Singles, 2018	3:53

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Let's Go"	Elliott Savage	Def Leppard, 2015	5:01
2.	"Promises"	Collen Lange	Euphoria, 1999	3:59
3.	"Slang"	Collen Elliott	Slang, 1996	2:39
4.	"Bringin' On the Heartbreak"	Clark Elliott Willis	High 'n' Dry, 1981	4:33
5.	"Rock On" (Radio Remix) (David Essex cover)	Essex	Yeah!, 2006	2:53
6.	"Nine Lives" (featuring Tim McGraw)	Collen Elliott McGraw Savage	Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, 2008	3:32
7.	"Work It Out"	Vivian Campbell	Slang	4:49
8.	"Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange	Adrenalize	4:33
9.	"Dangerous"	Collen Elliott	Def Leppard	3:26
10.	"Now"	Rick Allen Campbell Collen Elliott Marti Frederiksen Savage	X, 2002	3:58
11.	"Undefeated"	Elliott	Mirror Ball – Live & More, 2011	4:40
12.	"Tonight"	Clark Collen Elliott Lange Savage	Adrenalize	4:03
13.	"C'mon C'mon"	Savage	Songs from the Sparkle Lounge	4:09
14.	"Man Enough"	Collen Elliott	Def Leppard	3:54
15.	"No Matter What" (Badfinger cover)	Pete Ham	Yeah!	2:53
16.	"All I Want Is Everything"	Elliott	Slang	5:28
17.	"It's All About Believin'"	Collen Jeffrey Lynn Vanston	Mirror Ball – Live & More	4:22
18.	"Kings of the World"	Savage	Mirror Ball – Live & More	6:12

Vinyl bonus single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"We All Need Christmas" (with "Personal Jesus" (Remix) as the A-side)	Savage	Previously unreleased	3:57

Notes

• The album was released under two CD configurations: a single-disc edition and a deluxe two-disc edition.^[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 7" 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

Weekly charts Chart (2018–2019) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 71 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 150 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 183 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 61 Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 48 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 84 Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 27 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] 66 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 54 UK Albums (OCC)[16] 32 US Billboard 200[17] 101 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 15

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 61 Chart (2020) Position US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 71

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]	Gold	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.