Big Shiny Tunes 2 Explained

Big Shiny Tunes 2
Type:Compilation
Artist:Various artists
Cover:Big_Shiny_Tunes_2.jpg
Released:December 2, 1997
Length:66:22
Label:WEA
Prev Title:Big Shiny Tunes
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Big Shiny Tunes 3
Next Year:1998

"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] By March 1998, the album was certified Diamond by the CRIA for sales of 1 million units.[5]

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.[6]

Track listing

  1. The Prodigy - "Breathe (Edit)"
  2. Blur - "Song 2"
  3. Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"
  4. Smash Mouth - "Walkin' on the Sun"
  5. Sugar Ray - "Fly" (featuring Super Cat)
  6. Bran Van 3000 - "Drinking in L.A."
  7. Marilyn Manson - "The Beautiful People"
  8. Holly McNarland - "Numb"
  9. Bush - "Swallowed"
  10. Matchbox 20 - "Push"
  11. Collective Soul - "Precious Declaration (Remix)"
  12. The Tea Party - "Temptation (Edit) (Tom Lord-Alge Mix)"
  13. The Chemical Brothers - "Block Rockin' Beats (Radio Edit)"
  14. Wide Mouth Mason - "My Old Self"
  15. Radiohead - "Paranoid Android"
  16. The Age of Electric - "Remote Control"
  17. Stone Temple Pilots - "Lady Picture Show"

See also

Notes and References

  1. Chris Dafoe, "New Recordings pop Big Shiny tunes 2," The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario: January 22, 1998, pg. C.5.
  2. News: Nielsen Music 2007 Year End Music Industry Report For Canada. Reuters. April 18, 2020. Jan 4, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110805075851/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/01/04/idUS214743+04-Jan-2008+BW20080104. 5 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Top Albums/CDs - Volume 66, No. 15, December 15 1997. RPM. 2010-10-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019145032/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3418&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2012-10-19. dead.
  4. Web site: '97 Brings Canada C'Right Revisions . Billboard. June 13, 2015.
  5. Web site: Gold/Platinum. Music Canada. January 21, 2019.
  6. Web site: The Nielsen Company and Billboard's 2009 Canadian Industry Report. 2011-04-02 .

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