| Searching for Sugar Man | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Rodriguez |
| Cover: | Searching-for-sugar-man-soundtrack.jpg |
| Released: | 24 July 2012 |
| Recorded: | 1969–1972 |
| Length: | 51:03 |
| Label: | Light in the Attic / Legacy |
Searching for Sugar Man is the 2012 soundtrack album from the documentary, Searching for Sugar Man, containing a compilation of songs by Rodriguez from his two studio albums. As a result of the popularity of the documentary, the album climbed high for a soundtrack album in some national album charts. In Sweden, it reached #3 in early 2013 when the Academy Award nomination was announced, and had been in the charts for 26 weeks by the time it received the award in February 2013; in Denmark it reached #18; and in New Zealand it reached #9. The album was released by Light in the Attic / Legacy records and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment in a cooperative arrangement.[1] [2] All tracks were remastered by Dave Cooley of Elysian Masters.
In anticipation of possible customer questions raised by the film as to whether Rodriguez is properly compensated for this album, the back cover has the statement, "Rodriguez receives royalties from the sale of this release."[3]
| Chart (2012–2014) | Peak position |
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| Italian Albums (FIMI)[4] | 48 |
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| South African Albums (RISA)[5] | 4 |
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| Chart (2013) | Position | |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 165 | |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 93 | |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 13 |