Series of compilation albums
Muchmusic's Big Shiny Tunes
Big Shiny Tunes is a series of rock albums compiled and released by the Canadian music television station MuchMusic , and through MusiquePlus in Quebec, from 1996 to 2009. The best-selling album of the series was Big Shiny Tunes 2 , which was certified Diamond in Canada (1,000,000 units) by the CRIA on March 25, 1998.[1] It has been cited as the best-selling album series in Canadian history,[2] [3] with 5 million albums sold in ten years.[4]
Characteristics [ ]
The Big Shiny Tunes albums are each thought to be composed of a combination of rock songs that are major hits by well-known artists, less successful songs by well-known artists and songs by more obscure artists, released in the same year as the albums' publication.[5] There are a combination of Canadian, British and American performers. One common feature among the selected artists is that they are attached to Universal Music , Warner Bros. , EMI Music Canada , and/or MuchMusic, who come together to produce Big Shiny Tunes albums.[2] The most frequently appearing band in the Big Shiny Tunes series is Nickelback , who appeared on 7 releases in the series (Big Shiny Tunes 5, 7-11, and 14.) The first six Big Shiny Tunes albums were all released on both CD and cassette formats, before being put out solely on CD starting with Big Shiny Tunes 7 in 2002.
Part of the appeal of the series is that those who do not usually buy albums will find Big Shiny Tunes provides several well-known songs, as opposed to a CD by a single artist whose non-single tracks may be relatively unfamiliar.[2] The music is aimed at teenagers and young adults.[6] There has been some criticism of consistency in regards to the use of censored versus uncensored versions of songs from album to album (Big Shiny Tunes 6 carried a label stating that some songs contained coarse language, while the previous and following albums had censored songs by Matthew Good, Limp Bizkit, Staind, Not By Choice and Wheatus).
In addition to the ordinary albums in the series, MuchMusic also released albums that compile the biggest hits across a span of years, such as Big Shiny 80s (2005) that included classics like Billy Idol 's "White Wedding ." There have also been two volumes of Big Shiny 90s released.
History [ ]
The first edition of Big Shiny Tunes was released in 1996 and was successful, being certified Triple Platinum in Canada. Big Shiny Tunes 2 was released in 1997 to greater success, selling 128,000 copies in its first week and going on to sell 1,230,000 copies overall, making it the third best-selling album of all time in Canada of the Nielsen SoundScan era.[7] Big Shiny Tunes 3 was released in 1998 and was also very successful, and the second and third editions alone would account for over 2,000,000 copies of Big Shiny Tunes albums sold.[8] Following editions of Big Shiny Tunes reached #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart , the last being Big Shiny Tunes 6 , which sold 68,500 copies in its first week in 2001.[9]
The series soon lost its predominance with the growth of Peer-to-peer file sharing in the 2000s. The last album in the series, Big Shiny Tunes 14 , was released in 2009. As of 2010, the series went on an indefinite hiatus and was later discontinued.
Charts and certifications [ ]
Year
Title
Peak chart positions
Certifications
CAN [10]
CRIA
1996
Big Shiny Tunes
3
3× Platinum
1997
Big Shiny Tunes 2
1
Diamond
1998
Big Shiny Tunes 3
1
8× Platinum
1999
Big Shiny Tunes 4
1
8× Platinum
2000
Big Shiny Tunes 5
1
6× Platinum
2001
Big Shiny Tunes 6
1
2002
Big Shiny Tunes 7
2
3× Platinum
2002
Big Shiny 90's
5
2× Platinum
2003
Big Shiny 90's Volume 2
-
2003
Big Shiny Tunes 8
4
2× Platinum
2004
Big Shiny Tunes 9
7
Platinum
2004
Big Shiny 80's
-
2005
Big Shiny Tunes 10
7
2006
Big Shiny Tunes 11
6
Platinum
2007
Big Shiny Tunes 12
10
Gold
2008
Big Shiny Tunes 13
21
2009
Big Shiny Tunes 14
-
Albums [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes Released 12/3/1996 Length 71 :08 Label Universal Music , MCA
Big Shiny Tunes (1996)
Big Shiny Tunes 2 (1997)
Note : Was certified 3x Platinum (300,000 units) in Canada on April 24, 1997.[1]
Big Shiny Tunes 2 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 2 Released 12/2/1997 Length 66 :22 Label WEA
Big Shiny Tunes (1996)
Big Shiny Tunes 2 (1997)
Big Shiny Tunes 3 (1998)
Note : Best-selling album of the series. Was certified Diamond in Canada (1,000,000 units) on March 25, 1998.[1]
Big Shiny Tunes 3 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 3 Released 12/1/1998 Length 70 :48 Label EMI Music Canada
Big Shiny Tunes 2 (1997)
Big Shiny Tunes 3 (1998)
Big Shiny Tunes 4 (1999)
Note : Was certified 8x Platinum in Canada (800,000 units) on February 19, 1999.[1]
Big Shiny Tunes 4 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 4 Released 11/23/1999 Length 68 :29 Label EMI Music Canada
Big Shiny Tunes 3 (1998)
Big Shiny Tunes 4 (1999)
Big Shiny Tunes 5 (2000)
Note : Was certified 8x Platinum in Canada (800,000 units) on November 6, 2000.[1]
Big Shiny Tunes 5 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 5 Released 11/28/2000 Length 71 :25 Label WEA (Canada)
Big Shiny Tunes 4 (1999)
Big Shiny Tunes 5 (2000)
Big Shiny Tunes 6 (2001)
Note : Was certified 6x Platinum (600,000 units) in Canada on December 6, 2001.[11]
Big Shiny Tunes 6 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 6 Released 11/13/2001 Length 67 :03 Label Universal
Big Shiny Tunes 5 (2000)
Big Shiny Tunes 6 (2001)
Big Shiny Tunes 7 (2002)
Note : Sold 68,500 copies in its first week.[9] However, it has not been certified by the CRIA.
Big Shiny Tunes 7 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 7 Released 11/12/2002 Length 64 :51 Label Universal
Big Shiny Tunes 6 (2001)
Big Shiny Tunes 7 (2002)
Big Shiny Tunes 8 (2003)
Note : Was certified 3x Platinum (300,000 units) in Canada on September 17, 2009.[12]
Big Shiny Tunes 8 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 8 Released 11/18/2003 Length 64 :17 Label Warner
Big Shiny Tunes 7 (2002)
Big Shiny Tunes 8 (2003)
Big Shiny Tunes 9 (2004)
Note : Was certified 2x Platinum (200,000 units) in Canada on January 22, 2004.[13]
Big Shiny Tunes 9 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 9 Released 11/9/2004 Length 61 :36 Label EMI Music Canada
Big Shiny Tunes 8 (2003)
Big Shiny Tunes 9 (2004)
Big Shiny Tunes 10 (2005)
Note : Was certified Platinum in Canada (100,000 units) on March 22, 2005.[14]
Big Shiny Tunes 10 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 10 Released 11/22/2005 Length 66 :06 Label EMI Music Canada
Big Shiny Tunes 9 (2004)
Big Shiny Tunes 10 (2005)
Big Shiny Tunes 11 (2006)
Notes: When the track listing was originally shown via online music stores such as Mymusic before the official site opened, songs by Green Day , Audioslave , System of a Down , Arcade Fire , Beck, and the Foo Fighters were shown to be on the album.[15]
Big Shiny Tunes 11 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 11 Released November 7, 2006 Length 71 :52 Label EMI Music Canada
Big Shiny Tunes 10 (2005)
Big Shiny Tunes 11 (2006)
Big Shiny Tunes 12 (2007)
1. "Miss Murder " AFI (2006)3:18 2. "Devil in a Midnight Mass " Billy Talent (2006)2:51 3. "This Could Be Anywhere In the World " Alexisonfire (2006)4:00 4. "MakeDamnSure " Taking Back Sunday (2006)3:28 5. "Rockstar " Nickelback (2006)4:12 6. "Animal I Have Become " Three Days Grace (2006)3:50 7. "The Kill (Bury Me) " Thirty Seconds to Mars (2006)3:45 8. "Hate Me " Blue October (2006)4:17 9. "Move Along " The All-American Rejects (2006)3:57 10. "See Right Through Me " Mobile (2006)4:13 11. "The Gate" Sam Roberts (2006) 4:13 12. "The Adventure " Angels & Airwaves (2005)4:40 13. "Poster of a Girl " Metric (2005)4:43 14. "Lights and Sounds " Yellowcard (2005) 2:50 15. "Writing on the Walls " Underøath (2006)4:03 16. "Bat Country " Avenged Sevenfold (2006)5:12 17. "Woman " Wolfmother (2005)2:27 18. "Twisted Transistor " Korn (2005)2:59 19. "Heaven Help Us" (bonus track) My Chemical Romance (2006) 2:54
Notes: The album's official site also lists "Stricken " by Disturbed as being on the album as well, but it doesn't appear in the final product. The album was certified Platinum in Canada (100,000 units) on February 1, 2007.[16]
Big Shiny Tunes 12 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 12 Released November 20, 2007 Length 62 :19 Label EMI Music Canada
Big Shiny Tunes 11 (2006)
Big Shiny Tunes 12 (2007)
Big Shiny Tunes 13 (2008)
Note : Was certified Gold in Canada (50,000 units) on July 30, 2008.[17]
Big Shiny Tunes 13 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 13 Released October 28, 2008 Length 66 :37 Label EMI Music Canada
Big Shiny Tunes 12 (2007)
Big Shiny Tunes 13 (2008)
Big Shiny Tunes 14 (2009)
1. "Pork and Beans " Weezer (2007) 3:09 2. "Violet Hill " Coldplay (2008) 3:18 3. "Inside the Fire " Disturbed (2008) 3:51 4. "Tessellate" Tokyo Police Club (2007)2:37 5. "Given Up " Linkin Park (2008) 3:09 6. "Sorry " Buckcherry (2007)3:46 7. "Make It wit Chu " Queens of the Stone Age (2007) 4:52 8. "Weighty Ghost" Wintersleep (2007)3:04 9. "Rise Above This " Seether (2008) 3:23 10. "Nine in the Afternoon " Panic! at the Disco (2007)3:13 11. "Hollowpoint Sniper Hyperbole" Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (2008)3:46 12. "Them Kids " Sam Roberts (2008) 3:57 13. "Love Is Noise " The Verve (2007)5:27 14. "Saved By Strangers" Die Mannequin (2007)3:23 15. "Sequoia Throne " Protest the Hero (2007)3:13 16. "Always Where I Need to Be " The Kooks (2008)2:40 17. "Salute Your Solution " The Raconteurs (2007)3:01 18. "Addicted " Saving Abel (2007)3:43 19. "Youth Games" The Mission District (2008) 3:05
Big Shiny Tunes 14 [ ]
Big Shiny Tunes 14 Released October 20, 2009 Length 74 :11 Label EMI Music Canada
Big Shiny Tunes 13 (2008)
Big Shiny Tunes 14 (2009)
1. "Know Your Enemy " Green Day (2009)3:10 2. "Audience of One " Rise Against (2009)4:05 3. "Too Many Rappers " Beastie Boys featuring Nas (2007)4:23 4. "Rusted from the Rain " Billy Talent (2009)4:14 5. "Real World " The All-American Rejects (2009) 4:04 6. "Ignorance " Paramore (2008)3:38 7. "Burn It to the Ground " Nickelback (2009) 3:30 8. "Young Cardinals " Alexisonfire (2009)3:38 9. "Check My Brain " Alice in Chains (2009)3:58 10. "Blood on My Hands " The Used (2008)3:19 11. "Bad Medicine" Die Mannequin (2008)3:30 12. "All to Myself" Marianas Trench (2009)3:10 13. "All You Did Was Save My Life " Our Lady Peace (2009)3:48 14. "Oh, the Boss Is Coming!" Arkells (2009)3:40 15. "Second Chance " Shinedown (2008)3:40 16. "So Over You" The Mission District (2009) 3:13 17. "Every Day" Ten Second Epic featuring Lights (2009)3:27 18. "Careless Whisper " Seether (2009)4:56 19. "She's a Genius " Jet (2009) 2:59 20. "All Over Me" Default (2009) 3:49
Big Shiny '90s [ ]
Big Shiny '90s Released January 2002 Length 132 :11 Label EMI Music Canada
Big Shiny '90s (2002)
Big Shiny '90s Volume 2 (2003)
Disc 1:
1. "Dammit " Blink-182 (1997) 2:46 2. "Been Caught Stealing " Jane's Addiction (1990) 3:31 3. "Mysterious Ways " U2 (1991)4:01 4. "Wonderwall " Oasis (1995)4:19 5. "The Rockafeller Skank " Fatboy Slim (1998) 4:00 6. "Cowboy " Kid Rock (1999) 4:06 7. "Indestructible " Matthew Good Band (1998) 3:24 8. "Fake Plastic Trees " Radiohead (1995) 4:50 9. "What's the Frequency, Kenneth? " R.E.M. (1994)3:59 10. "Lightning Crashes " Live (1995)5:25 11. "The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted) " Big Wreck (1998) 3:56 12. "3 A.M. " Matchbox Twenty (1997) 3:46 13. "Tomorrow " Silverchair (1994) 4:26 14. "Zombie " The Cranberries (1994)5:06 15. "Everything Zen " Bush (1994) 4:38 16. "Friday I'm in Love " The Cure (1992)3:34 17. "Sex and Candy " Marcy Playground (1998)2:54 Total length: 68:41
Disc 2:
1. "No Rain " Blind Melon (1992)3:36 2. "Santa Monica " Everclear (1997) 3:12 3. "The Impression That I Get " The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (1997)3:13 4. "Shine " Collective Soul (1993/1997) 3:55 5. "What It's Like " Everlast (1998/1999)4:36 6. "Never Let You Go " Third Eye Blind (2000) 3:56 7. "Only Happy When It Rains " Garbage (1996) 3:55 8. "Pets " Porno for Pyros (1993) 3:36 9. "What I Got " Sublime (1996)3:02 10. "Volcano Girls " Veruca Salt (1997)3:18 11. "All That You Are " Econoline Crush (1997) 3:40 12. "Epic " Faith No More (1990)4:51 13. "Push " Moist (1994) 3:50 14. "In the Meantime " Spacehog (1996)4:58 15. "Stutter " Elastica (1994)2:22 16. "Enjoy the Silence " Depeche Mode (1990)4:14 17. "Someone Who's Cool " Odds (1997)3:16 Total length: 63:30
Note : Was certified 2x Platinum (200,000 units) in Canada in February 2004.[18]
Big Shiny '90s Volume 2 [ ]
Big Shiny '90s Volume 2 Released December 9, 2003 Length 136 :49 Label EMI Music Canada
Big Shiny '90s (2002)
Big Shiny '90s Volume 2 (2003)
Big Shiny '80s (2004)
Disc 1:
Disc 2:
Big Shiny '80s [ ]
Big Shiny '80s Released 2004 Genre New Wave Label EMI Music Canada
Big Shiny '90s Volume 2 (2003)
Big Shiny '80s (2004)
Disc 1:
The Buggles – "Video Killed the Radio Star " (1979)
Gary Numan – "Cars " (1980)
Blondie – "Call Me " (1980)
Duran Duran – "Hungry Like the Wolf " (1984)
A Flock of Seagulls – "I Ran (So Far Away) " (1981)
The Fixx – "One Thing Leads to Another " (1985)
Talk Talk – "It's My Life " (1983)
INXS – "Original Sin " (1989)
David Bowie – "Modern Love " (1983)
Peter Gabriel – "Shock the Monkey " (1983)
The Cars – "You Might Think " (1981)
Devo – "Whip It " (1981)
Martha and the Muffins – "Echo Beach " (1980)
Squeeze – "Another Nail in My Heart " (1983)
Nena – "99 Luftballons " (1982)
Disc 2:
The Clash – "Train in Vain " (1980)
The Boomtown Rats – "I Don't Like Mondays " (1979)
Billy Idol – "White Wedding " (1982/1984)
The Pretenders – "Back on the Chain Gang " (1983)
Fine Young Cannibals – "Suspicious Minds " (1986)
Ramones – "Rock 'n' Roll High School " (1980)
The B-52's – "Love Shack " (1989)
Rough Trade – "High School Confidential " (1986)
The Psychedelic Furs – "Love My Way " (1982)
Split Enz – "I Got You " (1985)
The Dream Academy – "Life in a Northern Town " (1986)
Chalk Circle – "April Fool " (1985)
Tears for Fears – "Pale Shelter " (1982/1983)
The Cure – "In Between Days " (1985)
Naked Eyes – "Always Something There to Remind Me " (1983)
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "CRIA.ca" . Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-08-20 .
^ Jump up to: a b c Tom Harrison, "Big Shiny Tunes finds big niche: Compilation albums reflect modern rock and sell millions in Canada," The Province, Vancouver, B.C.: January 13, 2002, pg. B.5.
^ Chapters , "Big Shiny Tunes 10 ," URL accessed February 17, 2006.
^ CNW Group , "MuchMusic Celebrates 10 Years of 'Big Shiny Tunes' ," November 10, 2005, URL accessed February 17, 2006.
^ Ivan Danielewicz, "Spun Archived 2004-11-26 at the Wayback Machine ," Gauntlet Publications Society, University of Calgary , February 05, 2004, URL accessed February 17, 2006.
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For "Big Shiny Tunes 6" "Canadian Albums – Week of December 01, 2001" . Billboard . December 1, 2001. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-04 .
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^ Gold & Platinum Certification – December 2001 Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Gold & Platinum Certification – September 2009 Archived 2010-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ Gold & Platinum Certification – January 2004 Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ Gold & Platinum Certification – March 2005 Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Mymusic.com" . Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2006-11-07 .
^ Gold & Platinum Certification – February 2007 .
^ Gold & Platinum Certification – July 2008 Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ Gold & Platinum Certification – February 2004 Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
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