Album · 40 years old this year
Rock the Nations
Rock the Nations: tracklist, credits and charts
9 tracks · 40:48Tracklist
- 1Rock the NationsByford, Glockler, Oliver, Quinn4:41
- 2Battle Cry5:27
- 3Waiting for the Night4:52
- 4We Came Here to Rock4:20
- 5You Ain't No Angel5:30
- 6Running Hot3:37
- 7Party 'til You Puke3:27
- 8Empty Promises4:11
- 9Northern Lady4:43
- Produced by
- Gary Lyons
- Recorded at
- Wisseloord (Hilversum)
- Recorded
- 1986
- Label
- EMI
- Length
- 40:48
Line-up
- Elton John · piano · guest
Singles
- “Waiting for the Night” · 18 August 1986
- “Rock the Nations” · 27 October 1986
- “Northern Lady” · January 1987
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1986 | 34 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1986 | 149 |
| Swedish Albums · 1986 | 26 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2018 | 31 |
| German Albums · 1986 | 44 |
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38.0
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
422
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161
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1986-09-15 vs 1986-11-21 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 21 November 1986 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 15 September 1986 | |
| Wikidata | 1986 | |
| UK / Europe release | 1986 | earliest UK or European date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | GB | EMI | 077774637121 | other |
| 1986 | XE | EMI | 5099924062312 | other |
| 1986 | GB | EMI | 5099924062312 | other |
| 1986 | GB | EMI | other | |
| 21 November 1986 | JP | EMI | 4988006607316 | original |
| 14 December 1994 | JP | EMI | 4988006703582 | other |
| 1995 | US | Griffin Music | 054421055224 | other |
| 2010 | XE | EMI | 5099968434427 | other |
| 2022 | XE | BMG | 4050538696516 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×593 | upscaled |