19 Years Ago BEST OF DEF LEPPARD Album Certified Silver/Gold In UK

Def Leppard's Best Of greatest hits album was certified for both Silver and Gold awards in the UK on this day in 2004.
The second greatest hits release by the band following 1995's 'Vault'.
The album had been released on 25th October 2004 in the UK/Ireland.
It entered at Number 6 on the main UK album charts.
It's success during the first week of sales was helped by a very prominent UK TV advert campaign.
The short ad ran on major TV channels just before and after the album's release.
On 12th November 2004 the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) awarded the album for sales of 60,000 copies (Silver) and 100,000 copies (Gold).
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Best Of Def Leppard Album - UK Certifications
- 12th November 2004 - Silver - (60,000 Album Sales)
- 12th November 2004 - Gold - (100,000 Album Sales)
The album had outsold 'Pyromania' in the UK in only its first week.
Joe Elliott - October 2004 Interview Quotes
"Hopefully it’ll cement our place in history - which it should, because we’re a great band and these are great songs."
"Hopefully this will enable us to put this covers record out early next year. That way, then we’ll have some momentum rather than having to wait the usual four years between albums."
(US Record company changes) - "We weren’t his thing, he was a rap guy. His way of thinking was, why do I need Def Leppard when I’ve got Bon Jovi? because they can’t tell us apart. That’s when you realise you’ve got problems. But this new guy is desperate to make us a success again. he’s convinced that ‘Long Long Way To Go’ should have been an enormous hit and wants to put it out again."
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