Big Shiny Tunes 2
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Big Shiny Tunes 2 is the second edition of the MuchMusic compilation series, Big Shiny Tunes. The album had been accompanied by heavy advertising in Canada.[1] It is the best-selling album of the series, having sold 1,233,000 copies.[2]
Commercial performance
Big Shiny Tunes 2 debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart,[3] with 128,000 units sold in its first week.[4] It ended up being the third best-selling album of 1997 in Canada,[5] despite being on sale for less than a month of the year. By March 1998, the album was certified Diamond by the CRIA for sales of 1 million units.[6]
Big Shiny Tunes 2 went on to sell 1,233,000 copies before going out of print. Despite being out of print, Big Shiny Tunes 2 is still the fourth best-selling album ever in Canada of the Nielsen SoundScan era as of 2020.[7]
Track listing
- The Prodigy - "Breathe (Edit)"
- Blur - "Song 2"
- Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"
- Smash Mouth - "Walkin' on the Sun"
- Sugar Ray - "Fly" (featuring Super Cat)
- Bran Van 3000 - "Drinking in L.A."
- Marilyn Manson - "The Beautiful People"
- Holly McNarland - "Numb"
- Bush - "Swallowed"
- Matchbox 20 - "Push"
- Collective Soul - "Precious Declaration (Remix)"
- The Tea Party - "Temptation (Edit) (Tom Lord-Alge Mix)"
- The Chemical Brothers - "Block Rockin' Beats (Radio Edit)"
- Wide Mouth Mason - "My Old Self"
- Radiohead - "Paranoid Android"
- The Age of Electric - "Remote Control"
- Stone Temple Pilots - "Lady Picture Show"
See also
References
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- ↑ Chris Dafoe, "New Recordings pop Big Shiny tunes 2," The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario: January 22, 1998, pg. C.5.
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