So Fresh is a compilation album currently produced and skewed by Sony Music Australia (formerly Sony BMG Music Entertainment between 2005 and 2008) that is only available in Australia. It is released every three months and is usually focused with a mixture of tracks recorded by artists signed to Sony and Universal Music Australia. The tracks are mainly the biggest Top 40 hits of the season.
Every "So Fresh" compilation album since 2000 (apart from the Christmas and special #1's or Top 10's versions) has gone to No. 1 on the ARIA Chart "Compilation Albums" list. Most So Fresh compilations sell well over 140,000 copies (Double Platinum in Australia). So Fresh: The Hits of Summer 2004 and So Fresh: The Hits of Summer 2005 both sold over 280,000 copies (4 x Platinum in Australia). They are the most successful compilation albums in Australian music history.
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A So Fresh album is released every 3 months (season) and comprises that season's top hits. They are named after the season in which they were released. At the end of each year, a two-disc collection is released, featuring all the greatest hits of the current year (for example: "The Hits of Summer (current year) plus the Best of (previous year)").
As of 2002, So Fresh released a Christmas compilation album, Songs For Christmas, made up of different Yuletide songs that were recorded by artists in that year or Christmas hits in previous decades and years. The first album was not dated in the artwork, however, released in 2003.
The Nine Network aired So Fresh TV from 2002 to 2006, which was filmed in the Sydney CBD. The hosts of the show were Jules Lund (2002-2003), David Campbell (2004-2006) and Elysia Platt (2002-2006), would sometimes interview various artists. The show mainly played music videos of songs released recently. The series was cancelled in late 2006, due to a strong competition with Network Ten's Video Hits and was renamed The Music Jungle.