Crazy Hits Explained

Crazy Hits
Type:studio
Artist:Crazy Frog
Cover:Crazy_Frog_-_Crazy_Frog_Presents_Crazy_Hits_CD_cover.jpg
Released:25 July 2005
Recorded:2005
Genre:Electronica, eurodance
Length:53:17 (UK)
Label:Universal Music Group/Mach 1 Records GmbH/Love Life/Studio 202/EP Inc.
Next Title:Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits
Next Year:2006

Crazy Hits is the debut studio album by the Crazy Frog, released on 25 July 2005. It is a collection of songs mixed with the Crazy Frog ringtone, including the remix of the song "Axel F" which appeared in the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop and "Popcorn".

The Crazy Christmas Edition of the album was released on November 25 with an alternate cover and several holiday-themed bonus tracks. This edition charted in the UK at #75. There was also a similar release titled Crazy Winter Hits 2006 with a selection of rarities and remixes, released only in Russia and Ukraine.

Reception

It debuted at number one on the New Zealand Top 40 Album Chart, and reached number five on the UK Albums Chart, number 18 in Australia, and number 19 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart.

Despite its mainstream success, it is, as of November 2021, ranked number 203 on Rate Your Music's "Bottom Albums of All-time" list.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[2] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[3] 4
US Billboard 200[4] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 94
Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[6] 12
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 12
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[10] 9
European Albums (Billboard)[11] 21
Finnish Albums (Suomen viralinen lista)[12] 4
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 46
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 69
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[15] 73
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 33
Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 55
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 151

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bottom Albums of All-time . Rate Your Music . 2012-02-10.
  2. ARIA Dance - Week Commencing 3rd October 2005 - Albums. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222439/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20051020-0000/issue814.pdf. dead. 2008-02-22. The ARIA Report. 14. National Library of Australia. 814. 4 July 2021.
  3. Crazy Frog, CNA. Billboard. September 20, 2020.
  4. Crazy Frog, TLP. Billboard. September 20, 2020.
  5. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2005. Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 February 2021.
  6. Web site: ARIA Top 20 Dance Albums 2005. Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 2005. austriancharts.at. de. 30 November 2008.
  8. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2005 – Albums. Ultratop. nl. 30 November 2008.
  9. 2005Web site: Rapports Annuels 2005 - Albums. Ultratop. 30 November 2008.
  10. Web site: Chart of the Year 2005 . TOP20.dk . da . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929032638/http://top20.dk/chart/2005 . 29 September 2011. 10 February 2021 .
  11. Year End European Top 100 Albums Chart 2005 01 - 2005 52. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20060415014752/http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanAlbums.pdf. 15 April 2006. 9 June 2021.
  12. Web site: Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Myydyimmät levyt 2005. IFPI Finland. fi. 4 March 2021. 26 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926225640/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2005/ulkomaiset/albumit. dead.
  13. Web site: Top Albums 2005. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. fr. 10 February 2021.
  14. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 20 September 2020.
  15. Web site: Összesített album- és válogatáslemez-lista - eladási darabszám alapján - 2005. MAHASZ. hu. 12 January 2021.
  16. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2005. The Official NZ Music Charts. 12 January 2021.
  17. Web site: Årslista Album – År 2005. Sverigetopplistan. Swedish. 20 September 2020.
  18. Web site: Årslista Album (inkl samlingar), 2005. 4 July 2021. Sverigetopplistan. sv.
  19. Web site: Schweizer Hitparade 2005. hitparade.ch. de. 30 November 2008.
  20. Web site: ChartsPlusYE2005. UKchartsplus.co.uk. Official Charts Company. 20 September 2020.

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