''The Story So Far – The Best Of'' is a

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by the English rock band

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. 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 ''

'' (2015) as well as all three studio tracks from '' Mirror Ball – Live & More'' (2011).

Content

The album includes all tracks from their first greatest hits album '' Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)'' (1995) with the exception of "

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". Unlike the three previous greatest hits releases ''Vault'', ''

Best of Def Leppard ''Best of Def Leppard'' (or ''The Best Of'') is a compilation album featuring some of Def Leppard's most popular songs. The album charted at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart. Overview ''Best of'' supplements 1995's '' Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hi ...

'' (2004) and '' Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection'' (2005), ''The Story So Far – The Best Of'' features the ''

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'' album versions of the songs "

Pour Some Sugar on Me "Pour Some Sugar on Me" is a song by the English rock band Def Leppard from their 1987 album ''Hysteria''. It reached number 2 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 23 July 1988, behind "Hold On to the Nights" by Richard Marx. "Pour Some Sugar on ...

" and "

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Track listing

Notes *The album was released under two CD configurations, a standard edition which solely consists of disc one and a deluxe edition which consists of both discs. *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 vinyl single. *"We All Need Christmas" was also released as a stand-alone single for digital purchasing and streaming platforms on 12 October 2018. *On

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13 April 2019, the band released volume two of the album (disc two of the CD version).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Story So Far 2018 greatest hits albums Def Leppard compilation albums