Twenty Five (album)
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Twenty Five is singer George Michael
's 2006 greatest hits album, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of his music career. It was released on 13 November 2006 via Sony BMG. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart
and number twenty-three on the Billboard 200
, and it reached the top twenty on most other album charts.
The album contains songs chiefly from George Michael's solo career, but also from his earlier days with Wham!
. The album comes in two formats: a 2-CD set and a limited edition 3-CD set. The 2-CD set contains 26 tracks, including four recorded with Wham! and three new songs: "An Easier Affair
", "This Is Not Real Love
" (a duet with British singer Mutya Buena
) and a new version of "Heal the Pain
", recorded with Paul McCartney
. The limited edition 3-CD version contains an additional 14 lesser known tracks, including one with Wham! and another new song called "Understand".
The 2-CD version was released in the United States on 1 April 2008, with two changes from the international version: "Feeling Good
" replaced the Wham! track "Freedom
", and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
" (from Songs from the Last Century
) replaced "Round Here
", a track from Patience that was not released as a single in the US
A 3-CD limited deluxe version was released in the United States exclusively by Best Buy
. The track listing for the third CD is the same as the international version, but unlike the 2-CD US version, the deluxe version includes "Freedom" instead of "Feeling Good". The 3-CD version is packaged in a digipak
. It includes a 36-page color booklet with lyrics for every track, along with screen shots from the videos for most of the tracks on the first two CDs.
The Twenty Five
DVD was also released.
George Michael
George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
's 2006 greatest hits album, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of his music career. It was released on 13 November 2006 via Sony BMG. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
and number twenty-three on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, and it reached the top twenty on most other album charts.
The album contains songs chiefly from George Michael's solo career, but also from his earlier days with Wham!
WHAM!
Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
. The album comes in two formats: a 2-CD set and a limited edition 3-CD set. The 2-CD set contains 26 tracks, including four recorded with Wham! and three new songs: "An Easier Affair
An Easier Affair
"An Easier Affair" is the first single from George Michael's second greatest hits album Twenty Five. It was released on July 3, 2006 and peaked at number one in Italy and Hungary. In the United Kingdom, it reached number thirteen...
", "This Is Not Real Love
This Is Not Real Love
"This Is Not Real Love" is the second single from George Michael's second greatest hits album Twenty Five. The single features Mutya Buena, the ex-Sugababe and was released on November 6, 2006. No music video was made for the song, due to the busy work schedules of both Michael and Buena. The song...
" (a duet with British singer Mutya Buena
Mutya Buena
Rosa Isabel Mutya Buena is an English recording artist who rose to fame as a member of girl group the Sugababes. With the Sugababes, Buena had four UK number one singles, an additional six top-ten hits and three multi-platinum albums. After leaving the group in December 2005, she released her...
) and a new version of "Heal the Pain
Heal The Pain
"Heal the Pain" was a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records in 1991.A contemplative, acoustic guitar-based love song, it was the fourth of five UK singles taken from the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1....
", recorded with Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
. The limited edition 3-CD version contains an additional 14 lesser known tracks, including one with Wham! and another new song called "Understand".
The 2-CD version was released in the United States on 1 April 2008, with two changes from the international version: "Feeling Good
Feeling Good
"Feeling Good" is a song written by English singer-songwriters Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1965 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd starring Cy Grant, who sang the original version of the song...
" replaced the Wham! track "Freedom
Freedom (Wham! song)
"Freedom" is a song by British pop duo Wham! in 1984, becoming the group's second UK #1 hit. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo.-History:...
", and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who was later to become his wife. At the time the couple were lovers, although MacColl was married to someone else. MacColl and Seeger included the song in their...
" (from Songs from the Last Century
Songs from the Last Century
Songs from the Last Century is an album of cover versions by singer George Michael and acclaimed producer Phil Ramone, released in December 1999...
) replaced "Round Here
Round Here (George Michael song)
"Round Here" is a song by British singer George Michael from his fifth studio album, Patience. It was released on November 1, 2004 and reached number thirty-two on the UK Singles Chart. The song is about George Michael's childhood and how he remembers his first day at school...
", a track from Patience that was not released as a single in the US
A 3-CD limited deluxe version was released in the United States exclusively by Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
. The track listing for the third CD is the same as the international version, but unlike the 2-CD US version, the deluxe version includes "Freedom" instead of "Feeling Good". The 3-CD version is packaged in a digipak
Digipak
Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company.-Features:...
. It includes a 36-page color booklet with lyrics for every track, along with screen shots from the videos for most of the tracks on the first two CDs.
The Twenty Five
Twenty Five (DVD)
Twenty Five is a home video by British singer George Michael, released on DVD in November 2006. It contains forty videos on two discs, including seven with Wham!...
DVD was also released.
Disc 1: For Living
- "Everything She WantsEverything She Wants"Everything She Wants" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released in 1984 on Epic Records on a double A-side with "Last Christmas". It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo.- History :...
" – 6:33 (1984) - "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" – 3:52 (1984)
- "FreedomFreedom (Wham! song)"Freedom" is a song by British pop duo Wham! in 1984, becoming the group's second UK #1 hit. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo.-History:...
" – 5:20 (1984) - "FaithFaith (George Michael song)"Faith" is a #1 song, written and performed by George Michael, released as a single on Columbia Records, from his 1987 Faith album. According to Billboard magazine, it was the top-selling single of the year in the United States in 1988....
" – 3:15 (1987) - "Too FunkyToo Funky"Too Funky" is a song written and performed by English singer George Michael and released by Columbia Records in the United States and Epic Records elsewhere in 1992.-History:...
" – 3:46 (1992) - "FastloveFastlove"Fastlove" is a song by George Michael, released by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom and Dreamworks Records in the United States in 1996.-History:...
" – 5:28 (1996) - "Freedom! '90Freedom! '90"Freedom '90" is a song written and performed by George Michael, and released on Columbia Records in 1990. The "'90" added to the end of the title is to prevent confusion with an international hit by Michael's former band, Wham!, also titled "Freedom".It was the third single taken from Listen...
" – 6:30 (1990) - "Spinning the WheelSpinning the Wheel"Spinning the Wheel" is a song by George Michael. The song was co-written by Michael and Jon Douglas. It was performed by George Michael and released on Virgin Records in 1996....
" – 6:09 (1996) - "Outside" – 4:44 (1998)
- "As" (with Mary J. BligeMary J. BligeMary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
) – 4:43 (1998) - "Freeek!Freeek!"Freeek!" is a single written and performed by English pop singer George Michael, and a remastered version called "Freeek! '04" was later featured on his album, Patience....
" – 4:32 (2002) - "Shoot the DogShoot the Dog"Shoot the Dog" is a single by the singer-songwriter George Michael, released as the second single from his album, Patience, though released a year and a half prior to the album. The song is an anti-George W. Bush song. Released on 29 July 2002, it peaked at number one in Denmark and number twelve...
" – 5:08 (2004) - "AmazingAmazing (George Michael song)"Amazing" is a dance-pop song co-written, arranged, produced and performed by George Michael, which was released by Sony BMG on 1 March 2004. It was included on Michael's fifth studio album, Patience. The song is about and dedicated to George Michael's partner, Kenny Goss.-Music video:The music...
" – 4:25 (2004) - "Flawless (Go to the City)Flawless (Go to the City)"Flawless " is a song co-written and performed by George Michael and released by Sony BMG on June 28, 2004. It samples "Flawless", originally recorded by the electronic music band The Ones and "Keep On Dancin'" , originally recorded by Gary's Gang...
" – 4:50 (2004) - "An Easier AffairAn Easier Affair"An Easier Affair" is the first single from George Michael's second greatest hits album Twenty Five. It was released on July 3, 2006 and peaked at number one in Italy and Hungary. In the United Kingdom, it reached number thirteen...
" – 4:38 (2006)
Disc 2: For Loving
- "Careless WhisperCareless Whisper"Careless Whisper" is a 1984 single by George Michael , released by Epic Records in the UK, Japan, and other countries; and by Columbia Records in North America. The song was George Michael's first solo single although he was still performing in Wham! at the time...
" – 3:57 (1984) - "Last ChristmasLast Christmas"Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1984, on a double A-side with "Everything She Wants". It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo...
" – 4:27 (1984) - "A Different CornerA Different Corner"A Different Corner" is a song written and performed by George Michael which was released on Epic Records in 1986.- History :...
" – 4:03 (1986) - "Father Figure" – 5:40 (1988)
- "One More TryOne More Try (George Michael song)"One More Try" is a U.S. number-one hit song written and performed by George Michael and released by Epic Records in 1988 as the fourth single from Faith.-History:...
" – 5:53 (1988) - "Praying for TimePraying for Time"Praying for Time" is a U.S. number-one song written and performed by George Michael, released on Epic Records in 1990. It spent one week in the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the last solo single from Michael to occupy the top of the chart in the US.-History:The song was...
" – 4:41 (1990) - "Heal the PainHeal The Pain"Heal the Pain" was a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records in 1991.A contemplative, acoustic guitar-based love song, it was the fourth of five UK singles taken from the album Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1....
" (with Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
) – 4:43 (1991) - "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton JohnElton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
) – 5:48 (1993) - "Jesus to a ChildJesus to a Child"Jesus to a Child" is a song by British musician George Michael. The song peaked at number 1 in Britain and Australia, and at number 2 in the mainland European charts. The song has also become George Michael's highest direct entry in the American charts. The song is one of George Michael's...
" – 6:50 (1995) - "OlderOlder (George Michael song)"Older" / "I Can't Make You Love Me" is a single released by George Michael in 1997. It was also released as an EP under the name "The Older EP". The single is mainly composed of the song "Older" and a cover of Bonnie Raitt's single "I Can't Make You Love Me"...
" – 5:34 (1996) - "Round HereRound Here (George Michael song)"Round Here" is a song by British singer George Michael from his fifth studio album, Patience. It was released on November 1, 2004 and reached number thirty-two on the UK Singles Chart. The song is about George Michael's childhood and how he remembers his first day at school...
" – 5:55 (2004) - "You Have Been LovedYou Have Been Loved"You Have Been Loved" / "The Strangest Thing '97" is a double A-side single by dance-pop artist George Michael. Both songs are from his 1996 album Older. The single reached #2 on the UK charts, only behind Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" '97 charity single...
" – 5:28 (1997) - "John and Elvis Are DeadJohn and Elvis Are Dead"John and Elvis Are Dead" is a single released by George Michael from his album Patience. It was released on October 3, 2005 as a download-only single and was therefore unable to chart in the United Kingdom....
" – 4:23 (2005) - "This Is Not Real LoveThis Is Not Real Love"This Is Not Real Love" is the second single from George Michael's second greatest hits album Twenty Five. The single features Mutya Buena, the ex-Sugababe and was released on November 6, 2006. No music video was made for the song, due to the busy work schedules of both Michael and Buena. The song...
" (with MutyaMutya BuenaRosa Isabel Mutya Buena is an English recording artist who rose to fame as a member of girl group the Sugababes. With the Sugababes, Buena had four UK number one singles, an additional six top-ten hits and three multi-platinum albums. After leaving the group in December 2005, she released her...
) – 4:56 (2006)
Disc 3: For the Loyal (limited edition only)
- "Understand" – 5:56
- "Precious Box" – 7:36
- "RoxanneRoxanne (song)"Roxanne" is a hit song by the rock band The Police, first released in 1978 as a single and on their album Outlandos d'Amour. It was written from the point-of-view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute.- History :...
" – 4:10 - "Fantasy" – 5:02
- "Cars and Trains" – 5:51
- "Patience" – 2:52
- "You Know That I Want To" – 4:32
- "My Mother Had a Brother" – 6:19
- "If You Were There" – 3:43
- "Safe" – 4:25
- "American Angel" – 4:08
- "My Baby Just Cares for MeMy Baby Just Cares for Me"My Baby Just Cares for Me" is a jazz standard written by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was written for the 1930 film version of the 1928 Ziegfeld musical comedy Whoopee!, starring Eddie Cantor. It is known as the signature tune of singer and pianist Nina Simone.-Nina Simone...
" – 1:43 - "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", also sung as "Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?", is one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression. Written in 1931 by lyricist E. Y. "Yip" Harburg and composer Jay Gorney, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" was part of the 1932 musical New Americana; the...
" – 4:27 (Performed at "Pavarotti and Friends") - "Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)" – 5:25
- "Through" – 4:52
Digital download version (2 bonus tracks and 4 videos)
- "I'm Your Man" – 6:52
- "Edith & The Kingpin" – 3:41
- "I'm Your Man" – 3:59 (video)
- "John and Elvis Are Dead" – 4:23 (video)
- "An Easier Affair" – 4:31 (video)
- "Father Figure" – 5:34 (video)
Disc 1: For Living
- "Everything She Wants" – 6:33
- "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" – 3:52
- "Feeling GoodFeeling Good"Feeling Good" is a song written by English singer-songwriters Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1965 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd starring Cy Grant, who sang the original version of the song...
" – 2:52 - "Faith" – 3:15
- "Too Funky" – 3:46
- "Fastlove" – 5:28
- "Freedom! '90" – 6:30
- "Spinning the Wheel" – 6:09
- "Outside" – 4:44
- "As" (with Mary J. Blige) – 4:43
- "Freeek!" – 4:32
- "Shoot the Dog" – 5:08
- "Amazing" – 4:25
- "Flawless (Go to the City)" – 4:50
- "An Easier Affair" – 4:38
Disc 2: For Loving
- "Careless Whisper" – 3:57
- "Last Christmas" – 4:27
- "A Different Corner" – 4:03
- "Father Figure" – 5:40
- "One More Try" – 5:53
- "Praying for Time" – 4:41
- "Heal the Pain" (with Paul McCartney) – 4:43
- "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with Elton John) – 5:48
- "Jesus to a Child" – 6:50
- "Older" – 5:34
- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your FaceThe First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who was later to become his wife. At the time the couple were lovers, although MacColl was married to someone else. MacColl and Seeger included the song in their...
" - "You Have Been Loved" – 5:28
- "John and Elvis Are Dead" – 4:23
- "This Is Not Real Love" (with Mutya) – 4:56
Disc 3: For the Loyal (Best Buy exclusive)
- "Understand" – 5:56
- "Precious Box" – 7:38
- "Roxanne" – 4:11
- "Fantasy" – 5:03
- "Cars and Trains" – 5:51
- "Patience" – 2:53
- "You Know That I Want To" – 4:32
- "My Mother Had a Brother" – 6:20
- "If You Were There" – 3:44
- "Safe" – 4:25
- "American Angel" – 4:09
- "My Baby Just Cares for Me" – 1:43
- "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" – 4:27 (performed at Pavarotti & Friends)
- "Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)" – 5:25
- "Through" – 4:55
Charts
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
9 |
Austrian Albums Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
19 |
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart 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... |
2 |
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart 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... |
2 |
Czech Republic Albums Chart | 11 |
Danish Albums Chart Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... |
2 |
Dutch Albums Chart 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... |
2 |
European Top 100 Albums European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100... |
1 |
Finnish Albums Chart | 39 |
French Compilations Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
4 |
German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
13 |
Greek Albums Chart IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... |
11 |
Hungarian Albums Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
2 |
Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
3 |
Italian Albums Chart Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
2 |
Japanese Albums Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
67 |
New Zealand Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
18 |
Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
10 |
Polish Albums Chart Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... |
8 |
Portuguese Albums Chart Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa The Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa is currently the only recording industry association in Portugal. Created in 1989, it succeeded GPPFV and UNEVA .... |
9 |
Spanish Albums Chart | 10 |
Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
3 |
Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
2 |
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
1 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
23 |
Certifications
Country | Certification |
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Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
Platinum |
Belgium 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... |
Gold |
Denmark Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... |
Platinum |
Europe | Platinum |
France Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
Gold |
Hungary Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
Platinum |
Ireland Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... |
3× Platinum |
New Zealand Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
Gold |
Poland Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... |
2× Platinum |
Switzerland | Gold |
United Kingdom British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
2× Platinum |