Spice Girls discography

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Spice Girls discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 3
↙Compilation albums 1
↙Singles 11
↙Music videos 13
↙B-sides 17
↙Collaborations 2
References and footnotes

The following article documents the album, single and multimedia releases by the British recording group, the Spice Girls. In Total The Spice Girls sold more than 55 millions records worldwide

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Releases

Year Information Chart positions Certifications
UK U.S. CAN AUS NZ JAP GER FRA ITA SWI AUT BRA SPA SWE NET IRE PHI RUS
1996 Spice
1
1
1
3
1
7
6
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
  • Worldwide sales: 23 million[1][2][3]
  • RIAA certification: 7x Platinum [4]
  • BPI certification: 10x Platinum [5]
  • CRIA certification: 10x Platinum [6]
  • IFPI (Europe) certification: 8x Platinum [7]
1997 Spiceworld
1
3
2
2
1
6
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
3
  • Worldwide sales: 15 million [8]
  • RIAA certification: 4x Platinum [9]
  • BPI certification: 5x Platinum [10]
  • CRIA certification: 10x Platinum [11]
  • IFPI (Europe) certification: 5x Platinum [12]
2000 Forever
2
39
6
9
25
12
6
43
11
11
10
1
26
24
14
15
2
5
  • Worldwide sales: 3 million
  • BPI certification: Platinum [13]
  • CRIA certification: 2x Platinum [14]
2007 Greatest Hits
2
93
11
1
15
18
50
31
20
52
74
13
23
50
73
9
1
20
  • Worldwide sales: 1.7 million [15]
  • BPI certification: Platinum [16]
  • CRIA certification: Platinum

[edit] Sales certificates

Country Certificate Notes
Spice Spiceworld Forever Greatest Hits
Australia
6x Platinum
6x Platinum
Platinum
Platinum[17]
 Platinum = 70,000 / Gold = 35,000[18]
Brazil
2x Platinum
Platinum
Gold
Gold[19]
 Platinum = 250,000 / Gold = 100,000[20]
Canada
Diamond
Diamond
2x Platinum
Platinum
 Diamond = 1 million / Platinum = 100,000[21]
Europe
8x Platinum
5x Platinum
 Platinum = 1 million[22]
France
3x Platinum
2x Platinum
 Platinum = 300,000 / Gold = 100,000[23]
Germany
3x Platinum
Platinum
Gold
 Platinum = 200,000 / Gold = 100,000[24]
Netherlands
3x Platinum
Platinum
Gold
 Platinum = 70,000 / Gold = 35,000[25]
Poland
4x Platinum
3x Platinum
 Platinum = 50,000 / Gold = 25,000
Spain
13x Platinum
3x Platinum
Gold
 Platinum = 100,000 / Gold = 50,000
United Kingdom
10x Platinum
5x Platinum
Platinum
Platinum [26]
 Platinum = 300,000 / Gold = 100,000[27]
United States
7x Platinum
4x Platinum
Gold
 Platinum = 1 million / Gold = 500,000[28]

[edit] Singles

[edit] Releases

Year Title Peak positions UK
UK IRE U.S. EUR CAN GER FRA NET ITA AUT SPA SWI SWE FIN AUS NZ PHI RUS UWC

[29]

 Sales Certification
1996 "Wannabe" 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1,276,000 [30] Platinum
"Say You'll Be There" 1 2 3 1 1 16 2 6 25 7 2 4 4 1 12 2 1 3 3 930,000 Platinum
"2 Become 1" 1 1 4 3 2 13 4 3 6 9 1 10 7 9 2 3 1 2 6 1,083,000 [31] Platinum
1997 "Mama/Who Do You Think You Are?" (Double A Side) 1 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 2 ~ ~ ~ 6 5 ~ 13 6 ~ 3 ~ 660,000 Platinum
"Mama" (Single release) -- -- -- 3 -- 4 -- -- 10 1 -- -- -- 15 -- -- 1 -- 8 - -
"Who Do You Think You Are" (Single release) -- -- -- 3 -- 22 16 -- 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- ~ - -
"Spice Up Your Life" 1 2 18 3 2 14 3 2 2 12 1 5 2 2 8 2 1 3 3 800,000 Platinum
"Too Much" 1 4 9 3 9 21 20 15 10 15 9 18 18 3 9 9 1 5 3 657,000 Platinum
1998 "Stop" 2 3 16 6 3 35 12 6 15 12 - 20 8 6 5 9 1 1 7 331,000 Silver
"Viva Forever" 1 2 ~ 2 ~ 4 18 7 2 4 ~ 3 6 ~ 2 1 1 1 3 623,000 Platinum
"Goodbye" 1 1 11 2 1 17 21 4 1 13 8 8 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 833,000 Platinum
2000 "Holler" / "Let Love Lead The Way" (Double A Side) 1 3 ~ ~ ~ 17 44 15 ~ 24 5 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 -- 8 ~ 230,000 Silver
"Holler" (Single release) -- -- 106 2 2 -- -- -- 3 -- -- 15 8 6 -- -- 1 -- 5 - -
"Let Love Lead the Way" (Single release) -- -- -- 2 5 -- -- -- 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 -- ~ - -
2007 "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" 11 29 90 14 42 46 -- 52 2 -- 2 -- 3 -- 74 -- 5 8 38 100,000 -
Number 1 hits 9 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 12 4 1
Top 10 Hits 10 10 4 10 9 3 4 8 8 9 8 7 10 8 8 10 13 11 10
Top 20 Hits 11 10 7 11 9 8 7 10 9 9 8 10 11 9 10 10 13 11 10
Top 50 Hits 11 11 7 11 10 12 10 10 12 10 8 10 11 9 10 10 13 11 11

Footnotes:

  • The number in brackets indicates how many weeks the song stayed at that position.
  • ~ indicates that the single was not released in that country.
  • * "Wannabe" is certified Platinum by the BPI - but sales suggest that certificate is out of date. Its down to Virgin Records to contact the BPI, arrange an audit of the sale and request the BPI update the certificate.
  • -- "Mama" / "Who Do You Think You Are?" and "Holler" / "Let Love Lead The Way" were released in some markets as Double A-side singles but in others the songs were released independently of each other as single tracks.

[edit] Sales Certificates Singles

Title Sales certificate
UK U.S. AUS[32]
"Wannabe" Platinum*[33] Platinum[28] Platinum
"Say You'll Be There" Platinum[34] Gold[28] Gold
"2 Become 1" Platinum[35] Gold[28] Platinum
"Mama/Who Do You Think You Are?" Platinum[35]
"Spice Up Your Life" Platinum[36] Gold[28] Platinum
"Too Much" Platinum[37] Gold
"Stop" Silver[38] Gold
"Viva Forever" Platinum[39] Platinum
"Goodbye" Platinum[40] Gold[28] Platinum
"Holler/Let Love Lead the Way" Silver[41] Platinum
"Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)"

[edit] Cancelled Releases

[edit] B-sides

Year Title Featured release
1996 "Bumper to Bumper" "Wannabe"
1996 "Take Me Home" "Say You'll Be There"
1996 "One of These Girls" "2 Become 1"
1996 "Sleigh Ride" "2 Become 1"
1997 "Baby Come Round" "Mama" / "Who Do You Think You Are"
1997 "Spice Invaders" "Spice Up Your Life"
1997 "Outer Space Girls" "Too Much"
1997 "Walk of Life" "Too Much"
1997 "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" with Luther Vandross "Stop"
1998 "Christmas Wrapping" "Goodbye"
1998 "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (Live at Wembley Stadium) "Goodbye"
1998 "We Are Family" (Live at Wembley Stadium) "Goodbye"

[edit] Other releases

Year Title Notes
1997 "Step To Me" Exclusive CD promoted by Pepsi in July 1997. Fans had to collect 20 ring pulls and send them off, in return they received a Step To Me CD which featured four mixes.

The promotional CD includes two remixes, "7 version and an extended version of the named before. Another version was released in the Japanese version of the album "Spiceworld". It was rumoured that Geri rapped in that song, but was comfirmed by the group that Geri wasn't even planed to make the rap.
1997 "Move Over (Generation Next) Live" The second exclusive CD made available by Pepsi. Fans had to collect 18 ring pulls and in return they received a one track CD featuring a live version of Move Over performed in Istanbul.
1998 "(How Does It Feel to Be) On Top of the World" On Top Of The World was the official England song for the 1998 World Cup. It was released 1st June 1998 and peaked at #9 on the UK chart and spent 9 weeks in the Top75. The song featured The Spice Girls, Echo and the Bunnymen, Space and Ocean Colour Scene all credited as England United. The video for the track was the last Spice Girls video that Geri Halliwell appeared in.
1999 "It's Only Rock 'N' Roll" A charity single pioneered by Rolling Stone's legend Sir Mick Jagger, the single featured over 20 artist, including The Spice Girls. Released on 13th December 1999 the track proved to be a huge disappointment - peaking only at #19.
2000 "Tell Me Why" Originally planned as the second single off Forever but the release never came. Promo CDs were in circulation featuring a radio edit and four remixes. A Jonathan Peters Edit of this song is being given as an iTunes bonus track in along with the sale of the Spice Girls new Greatest Hits album. It also peaked at number-2 in the Philippine Airplay Chart on requests alone.
2000 "If You Wanna Have Some Fun" Widely reported to be the third single release off Forever but the release never came. A promo video featuring clips of the Spice Girls at various stages of their career was shown on TV around the time of Forever's release. Promo CD includes a radio edit. It also managed to chart at number-20 in the Philippines.
2000 "Weekend Love" The third promo CD issued in 2000, this is the rarest out of the three and was only available in Asia.

[edit] Music videos

[edit] Video

Album Year Video Director Link
Spice 1996 "Wannabe" Jhoan Camitz YouTube video
"Say You'll Be There" Vaughan Arnell YouTube video
"2 Become 1" Big TV! YouTube video
1997 "Mama" Big TV! YouTube video
"Who Do You Think You Are"* Greg Masuak YouTube video
Spiceworld "Spice Up Your Life" Marcus Nispel YouTube video
"Too Much" Howard Greenhalgh YouTube video
1998 "Stop" James Brown YouTube video
"Viva Forever" Steve Box YouTube video
Forever "Goodbye" Howard Greenhalgh YouTube video
2000 "Holler" Jake Nava YouTube video
"Let Love Lead the Way" Greg Masuak YouTube video
Greatest Hits 2007 "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" Anthony Mandler YouTube video
  • There are two videos for the song Who Do You Think You Are: One featuring the band alone, and the other featuring "The Sugar Lumps", a band that parodied The Spice Girls, specially created for the British 'Comic Relief' fundraiser of 1997 that consisted of Dawn French (playing Victoria), Jennifer Saunders (Geri), Kathy Burke (Melanie C), Lulu (Emma) and Llewella Gideon (Melanie B).
  • There are also two versions for the music video of "Too Much" - In one version there are scenes featured from the Spice World movie while the other one is just a full video without scenes from the movie.

[edit] Long form

Information
Girl Power! Live In Istanbul
  • Released: December 1, 1997.
  • Run time: —
  • Starring: Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell.
  • Description: Features the groups first ever gig, performed at the Abdi Ipekci Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on October 13, 1997. Set list includes If U Can't Dance, Who Do You Think You Are?, Say You'll Be There, Step to Me, Naked, 2 Become 1, Spice Up Your Life, Move Over and Wannabe.
  • Omits performances of Something Kinda Funny, Saturday Night Divas, Stop, Too Much, Love Thing and Mama.
  • Special features: Behind the scenes look at the performance, video diary and interview with the group discussing their career so far.
  • RIAA Certificate: Platinum (for shipments of 100,000 copies in the US)[28]
Live At Wembley Stadium
  • Released: November 16, 1998.
  • Run time: —
  • Starring: Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm.
  • Description: Features a full concert recorded at Wembley Stadium. Set list includes If U Can't Dance, Who Do You Think You Are?, Something Kinda Funny, Do It, Too Much, Stop, Where Did Our Love Go?, Love Thing, Lady Is A Vamp, Say You'll Be There, Naked, 2 Become 1, Sisters (Are Doin' It For Themselves), Wannabe, Spice Up Your Life, Mama, Viva Forever, Never Give Up On The Good Times, We Are Family
  • Special features: Special interview with The Spice Girls.
  • RIAA Certificate: Platinum (for shipments of 100,000 copies in the US)[28]
  • Comments: The gig was record at Wembley Stadium on 20 September, 1998. It was the last night of the groups sell out Spiceworld Tour, in which they performed in almost 100 gigs in Europe and North America.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Worldwide sales for Spice
  2. ^ BBC Timeline | Sales for Spice
  3. ^ 23 millions for Spice
  4. ^ RIAA Certifications Spice
  5. ^ BPI Certifications Spice
  6. ^ CRIA Certifications Spice
  7. ^ IFPI Spice
  8. ^ Worldwide Sales for Spiceworld. Official Book The Return of the Spice Girls.
  9. ^ RIAA Certifications Spice World
  10. ^ BPI Certifications for Spiceworld
  11. ^ CRIA Certifications Spice World
  12. ^ IFPI Spiceworld
  13. ^ BPI Certifications Forever
  14. ^ CRIA Certifications Forever
  15. ^ http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top-50-albums-2007.pdf
  16. ^ BPI Certifications Greatest Hits
  17. ^ ARIA Certification
  18. ^ ARIA. List of Australian sales certificates. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  19. ^ : Emi Music :
  20. ^ Brazilian sales certificate database. ABPD. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  21. ^ CRIA. Canadian sales certificate database. Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  22. ^ IFPI. List of European sales certificates. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  23. ^ French chart information. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  24. ^ German sales certificate database. IFPI. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  25. ^ [1]. NVPI. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
  26. ^ BPI Platinum for Greatest Hits
  27. ^ BPI. British sales certificate database. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h RIAA. American sales certificate database. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  29. ^ Spice Girls | Facts
  30. ^ Sales for Wannabe in UK
  31. ^ Sales for 2 Become 1 in UK
  32. ^ ARIA Charts: Accreditations Retrieved August 19, 2007.
  33. ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Wannabe". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
  34. ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Say You'll Be There". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
  35. ^ a b BPI. British sales certificate for "2 Become 1". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
  36. ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Spice Up Your Life". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
  37. ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Too Much". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
  38. ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Stop". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
  39. ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Viva Forever". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
  40. ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Goodbye". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
  41. ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Holler" / "Let Love Lead The Way". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.

[edit] See also

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