Hotel New York
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Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Certification Sales
Belgian UltraTop
Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...

 50 Albums
1 (1 wk) Platinum 50,000
Dutch Mega
MegaCharts
MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...

 Album Top 100
1 (12 wks) 3x Platinum 210,000

Album

  • Hotel New York peaked at number 2 in the 2005 Album top 100 Year-end charts, meaning it was the second best-selling album in the Netherlands.
  • In Belgium
    Belgium
    Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

    , Hotel New York sold over 50,000 copies and thus was certified platinum. EMI Holland
    EMI
    The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

     confirmed on December 2 that the album had shipped over 210,000 copies in the Netherlands, resulting a 3x Platinum certification.
  • Hotel New York was also a big hit in Israel
    Israel
    The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

    , 3 singles of the album charted there at the same time: Lost is the single with the highest rating at #2 (11 weeks), Jerusalem at #7 (8 weeks) and Girl was number 10 for the 10th consecutive week. (This hit list is based on airplay and interactive voting.) [as of February 2].

Singles

  • "Girl", the first single released from the album, became the best-performing single ever for a female artist in the Netherlands, despite the fact it never topped the Dutch Top 40
    Dutch Top 40
    The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...

    . With this record, she beats Céline Dion
    Celine Dion
    Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

     with "My Heart Will Go On
    My Heart Will Go On
    "My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song/love theme of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff ,, it was recorded by Céline Dion...

    ", who kept the number one position for best selling female single for a long time, and Britney Spears
    Britney Spears
    Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

    ' "...Baby One More Time", which was number 2 and now #3 best-performing female single in the Netherlands.
  • "Lost" reached the number 9 position on May 17, 2008, three years after its release, on the Norway charts. The single has been added on the album Who's Your Momma
    Who's Your Momma
    Who's Your Momma is the fifth studio album by Dutch pop rock singer Anouk. It was released on November 23, 2007 in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is her first studio album of new material since Hotel New York in December 2004. Who's Your Momma debuted at number one in the Netherlands, making it...

    (2007) and planned for a release in June 2008
  • "One Word" was a big hit in Albania
    Albania
    Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

    ; it reached the number one position on the radio airplay charts.

Awards

  • 2005 3FM Radio Awards:
  • Best Female, Schaal van Rigter (best single "Girl") (won)
  • Duiveltje (musicians votes their best colleague) (won)

  • 2005 MTV Awards:
  • Best Dutch/Belgium Act (won)

  • Dutch 2005 TMF Awards:
  • Best National Female Artist (won)

  • Dutch 2006 TMF Awards:
  • Best National Female Artist (won)
  • Best National Rock Act (won)
  • Best National Video (Postman feat. Anouk - "Downhill") (won)

  • Belgian 2005 TMF Awards:
  • Best International Album of 2005 (Hotel New York) (won)
  • Best International Video ("Girl") (won)
  • Best International Female Artist (won)


This album has been released with the Copy Control
Copy Control
Copy Control was the generic name of a copy prevention system, used from 2001 until 2006 on several digital audio disc releases by EMI Group and Sony BMG Music Entertainment in several regions...

protection system in some regions.
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