Rocking All Over the Years

Rocking All Over the Years
Rocking All Over the Years
Greatest hits album by Status Quo
Released	8 October 1990
Genre	Rock
Label	Vertigo
Status Quo chronology

Rocking All Over the Years is a compilation album by the British rock band Status Quo. The album contains all Quo's UK top 10 singles, including the new "Anniversary Waltz (Part One)", a medley of classic rock and roll songs to celebrate the 25th anniversary of band members Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt first meeting each other. A second rock and roll medley, "Anniversary Waltz (Part Two)", was issued as a single later in 1990.

Track listing

"Pictures of Matchstick Men" (Rossi) from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo – 3:08
"Ice in the Sun" (Wilde) from Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo – 2:01
"Paper Plane" (Rossi/Young) from Piledriver – 2:53
"Caroline" (Rossi/Young) from Hello! – 3:40
"Break the Rules" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan) from Quo – 3:37
"Down Down" (Rossi/Young) from On the Level – 3:45
"Roll Over Lay Down" (Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Lancaster/Coghlan) – 4:41
"Rain" (Parfitt) from Blue for You – 4:25
"Wild Side of Life" (Warren/Carter) Single release only – 3:13
"Rockin' All Over the World" (Fogerty) from Rockin' All Over the World – 3:25
"Whatever You Want" (Parfitt/Bown) from Whatever You Want – 3:49
"What You're Proposing" (Rossi/Frost) from Just Supposin' – 3:50
"Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" (Supa) from Never Too Late – 2:38
"Rock 'n' Roll" (Rossi/Frost) from Just Supposin' – 3:50
"Dear John" (Gustafson/MacCauley) from 1+9+8+2 – 3:12
"Ol' Rag Blues" (Lancaster/Lamb) from Back to Back – 2:48
"Marguerita Time" (Rossi/Frost) from Back to Back – 3:19
"The Wanderer" (Maresca) Single release only – 3:19
"Rollin' Home" (David) from In the Army Now – 3:58
"In the Army Now" (Bolland/Bolland) from In the Army Now – 3:39
"Burning Bridges" (Rossi/Bown) from Ain't Complaining – 3:51
"Anniversary Waltz (Part One)" (Lee/Kind/Mack/Mendlesohn/Berry/Maresca/Bartholomew/King/Collins/Penniman/Hammer/Blackwell) new track – 5:00

Charts

Chart (1990–91)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[2]	10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	46
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[6]	21
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)^[7]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	12
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	2

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	4× Platinum	280,000^{^}
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[11]	Platinum	80,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[12]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[13]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[14]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15]	2× Platinum	600,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "UK Albums 2". www.statusquo.org.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Lot #103 Status Quo: Danish Platinum Award presented to Neil Warwick to Status Quo for Rockin' All Over The Years 1995". propstoreauction.com. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959-2002. Madrid: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. OCLC 63697296.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Rocking All Over the Year')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – Rockin' All Over The Years". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 April 2017.

[1] "UK Albums 2". www.statusquo.org.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

[AUS-2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Austria_Status_Quo-3] "Austriancharts.at – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[ac_Netherlands_Status_Quo-4] "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[ac_Germany_Status_Quo-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[ac_Norway_Status_Quo-6] "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[7] Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[ac_Sweden_Status_Quo-8] "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[ac_Switzerland_Status_Quo-9] "Swisscharts.com – Status Quo – Rocking All Over the Years". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[ac_UK2_-10] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[11] "Lot #103 Status Quo: Danish Platinum Award presented to Neil Warwick to Status Quo for Rockin' All Over The Years 1995". propstoreauction.com. Retrieved 8 June 2025.

[12] Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959-2002. Madrid: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. OCLC 63697296.

[SwedenStatus_QuoRocking_All_Over_the_YearsalbumCertRef-13] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.

[SwitzerlandStatus_QuoRocking_All_Over_the_YearalbumCertRef-14] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Rocking All Over the Year')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[United_KingdomStatus_QuoRockin'_All_Over_The_YearsalbumCertRef-15] "British album certifications – Status Quo – Rockin' All Over The Years". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 April 2017.

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v t e Status Quo
Francis Rossi Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Leon Cave Richie Malone Alan Lancaster John Coghlan Roy Lynes Rick Parfitt Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Matt Letley
Studio albums	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Spare Parts Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon Dog of Two Head Piledriver Hello! Quo On the Level Blue for You Rockin' All Over the World If You Can't Stand the Heat... Whatever You Want Just Supposin' Never Too Late 1+9+8+2 Back to Back In the Army Now Ain't Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock 'til You Drop Thirsty Work Don't Stop Under the Influence Famous in the Last Century Heavy Traffic Riffs The Party Ain't Over Yet In Search of the Fourth Chord Quid Pro Quo Bula Quo! Aquostic Aquostic II Backbone
Live albums	Live! Live at the NEC Live Alive Quo Live at the BBC
Box sets	From the Makers of...
Compilation albums	12 Gold Bars 12 Gold Bars Vol. 2 Rocking All Over the Years Whatever You Want – The Very Best of Status Quo XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits Pictures – 40 Years of Hits Accept No Substitute! The Definitive Hits
Singles	"Pictures of Matchstick Men" "Ice in the Sun" "Are You Growing Tired of My Love" "The Price of Love" "Down the Dustpipe" "In My Chair" "Paper Plane" "Mean Girl" "Caroline" "Break the Rules" "Down Down" "Roll Over Lay Down" "Rain" "Mystery Song" "The Wild Side of Life" "Rockin' All Over the World" "Rockers Rollin' / Hold You Back" "Again and Again" "Accident Prone" "Whatever You Want" "Living on an Island" "What You're Proposing" "Lies" / "Don't Drive my Car" "Something 'Bout You Baby I Like" "Rock 'n' Roll" "Dear John" "She Don't Fool Me" "Ol' Rag Blues" "A Mess of Blues" "Marguerita Time" "Going Down Town Tonight" "The Wanderer" "Rollin' Home" "Red Sky" "In the Army Now" "Dreamin'" "Ain't Complaining" "Who Gets the Love?" "Running All Over the World" "Burning Bridges" "Not at All" "Little Dreamer" "The Anniversary Waltz (Parts One and Two)" "Can't Give You More" "Rock 'til You Drop" "Roadhouse Medley" "Come On You Reds" "I Didn't Mean It" "Sherri, Don't Fail Me Now!" "Restless" "When You Walk in the Room" "Fun Fun Fun" "Don't Stop" "All Around My Hat" "The Way It Goes" "Little White Lies" "Twenty Wild Horses" "Mony Mony" "Old Time Rock and Roll" "Jam Side Down" "All Stand Up" "You'll Come 'Round" "Thinking of You" "The Party Ain't Over Yet" "All That Counts Is Love" "Beginning of the End" "It's Christmas Time"
Other songs	"Forty Five Hundred Times" "Bye Bye Johnny" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
See also	Discography Members Bob Young Bula Quo!

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