Spice [VINYL]

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B5 Contains a sample from "Humpty Dance" as performed by Digital Underground, Published by Island Music Ltd/Willesden Music Inc./Pubhowyalike Publ./GLC Two Music, used courtesy Tommy Boy Records.

Spice Girls album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014 . Retrieved 6 August 2017.EMI Virgin Recip". Billboard. Vol.109, no.21. 24 May 1997. p.APQ-12. ISSN 0006-2510– via Google Books. In the United States, Spice debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, eventually reaching number one for five weeks and selling 1.46 million in its first 12 weeks of release. [66] It became the biggest-selling album of 1997, with 5,302,000 million copies sold by the end of the year. [67] On 19 May 1999, the album was certified seven-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), [68] and as of May 2017, it had sold 7.5 million copies in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [69] In Canada, the album topped the Canadian Albums Chart. It was certified 10-times Platinum (Diamond) by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for shipments of one million copies. [70] The album sold 10 million copies worldwide in its first seven months. [18] In total, Spice has sold 23 million copies worldwide, [2] becoming the biggest-selling album by a girl group in music history and one of the most successful albums of all time. [71] Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1997 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 18 November 1997 . Retrieved 14 August 2018. Spice (Mexican edition liner notes). Spice Girls. Virgin Records. 1996. 7243 8 44732 28. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Five singles were released from the album. The first single, "Wannabe", became a worldwide success went to number one in 35 countries, one of the best-selling singles of all time and selling over six million copies worldwide. The next two singles, "Say You'll Be There" and "2 Become 1", reached number one in 53 countries. "Who Do You Think You Are" was released as the official Comic Relief single in the UK as a double A-side with "Mama" and both songs reached the top 20 in charts across Europe, Australia and New Zealand. In the band's native UK, all four singles went to number one on the UK singles chart and, in the Billboard Hot 100, the album produced three top five singles.

Topp 40 Album Russetid 1997" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 . Retrieved 29 April 2015. The commercial success of Spice was unprecedented and drew comparisons to Beatlemania (it was dubbed "Spicemania") due to the sheer volume of interest in the group. [40] The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first-sales of 114,000 copies, [57] spending 15 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart. The album was certified 10-times Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 1 August 1997, [58] and as of November 2021, it had sold 3,022,090 copies in the United Kingdom. [59] In Europe, the album became the biggest-selling album of 1997 and was certified eight-times Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for sales in excess of eight million copies. [60] The album reached number one in France [61] and was certified Diamond by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), [62] triple Gold in Germany by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), and 10-times Platinum in Spain for one million copies sold. [63] The album also made a huge impact in Asian countries, selling two million copies in Japan and Southeast Asia by 1997, [64] peaking at number seven in Japan and certified four-times Platinum, with sales of 718,432 copies by March 1997. [65]

Classement Albums – année 1997" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013 . Retrieved 29 April 2015.

a b Dawson, Ryan. "Beatlemania and Girl Power: An Anatomy of Fame". University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 4 October 2005 . Retrieved 27 January 2007. Spice: Spice Girls". uDiscover Music. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020 . Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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a b Incognito, Daniel (5 October 2006). "Spice Girls: Spice". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved 14 July 2018. Spice (third Colombian edition liner notes). Spice Girls. Virgin Records. 1997. CDV2812. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b "American album certifications – Spice Girls – Spice". Recording Industry Association of America. 19 May 1999.

a b "French album certifications – Spice Girls – Spice" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 2 February 2017. Spice Facts: Albums". TheSpiceGirls.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015 . Retrieved 30 December 2015.Lynch, John (19 February 2018). "The best-selling album the year you were born". Business Insider . Retrieved 18 August 2018.