The following article documents the album, single and multimedia releases by the British recording group, the Spice Girls.
Albums
Releases
| Year | Information | Chart positions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | U.S. | CAN | AUS | JAP | GER | FRA | SWI | AUT | BRA | SPA | SWE | NET | FIN | ||
| 1996 | Spice | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Spiceworld | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Forever | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Greatest Hits
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Album sales footnotes:
- In February 2000, Spice Girls were presented with an Outstanding Achievement award at the BRIT Awards. In the presentation detailing their career achievements up to that point it was stated that Spice Girls had sold 35.2million albums[1] and 18.1million singles[2] from July 1996 to February 2000. Obviously that information does not include sales for "Holler" / "Let Love Lead the Way" and the groups third studio album, "Forever".
Sales certificates
| Country | Certificate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spice | Spiceworld | Forever | Greatest Hits | ||
| Australia | Platinum = 70,000 / Gold = 35,000[3] | ||||
| Brazil | Platinum = 250,000 / Gold = 125,000[4] | ||||
| Canada | Diamond = 1 million / Platinum = 100,000 / Gold = 50,000[5] | ||||
| Europe | Platinum = 1 million[6] | ||||
| France | Platinum = 300,000 / Gold = 100,000[7] | ||||
| Germany | Platinum = 200,000 / Gold = 100,000[8] | ||||
| Netherlands | Platinum = 70,000 / Gold = 35,000[9] | ||||
| Poland | Platinum = 50,000 / Gold = 25,000 | ||||
| Spain | Platinum = 100,000 / Gold = 50,000 | ||||
| United Kingdom | Platinum = 300,000 / Gold = 100,000[10] | ||||
| United States | Platinum = 1 million / Gold = 500,000[11] | ||||
Singles
Releases
| Year | Title | Album | Peak positions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IRE | US | EUR | CAN | GER | FRA | NET | ITA | AUT | SWI | SWE | FIN | AUS | |||
| 1996 | "Wannabe" | Spice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | "Say You'll Be There" | Spice | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 1996 | "2 Become 1" | Spice | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 1997 | "Mama/Who Do You Think You Are?" (Double A Side release) | Spice | 1 | 1 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 2 | ~ | ~ | 6 | ~ | ~ | 13 |
| 1997 | "Mama" (Single release) | Spice | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | 4 | 16 | -- | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 |
| 1997 | "Who Do You Think You Are?" (Single release) | Spice | 1 | 1 | -- | 1 | -- | 22 | 16 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 |
| 1997 | "Spice Up Your Life" | Spiceworld | 1 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1997 | "Too Much" | Spiceworld | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 9 |
| 1998 | "Stop" | Spiceworld | 2 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 1998 | "Viva Forever" | Spiceworld | 1 | 2 | ~ | 2 | ~ | 4 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ~ | 2 |
| 1998 | "Goodbye" | Forever | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | "Holler" / "Let Love Lead The Way" (Double A Side release) | Forever | 1 | 3 | ~ | ~ | ~ | 17 | 44 | 15 | ~ | 24 | ~ | ~ | ~ | 2 |
| 2000 | "Holler" (Single release) | Forever | 1 | 3 | -- | 2 | 2 | 17 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000 | "Let Love Lead The Way" (Single release) | Forever | 1 | -- | -- | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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.
- ^ indicates the song did not chart on the US Hot100 Chart - "Holler" did however peak at #7 on the Bubbling Under Chart.
Sales certificates
| Title | Sales certificate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | ||
| "Wannabe" | Platinum*[12] | Platinum[11] | |
| "Say You'll Be There" | Platinum[13] | Gold[11] | |
| "2 Become 1" | Platinum[14] | Gold[11] | |
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Gold[11] | |
| "Too Much" | Platinum[15] Retrieved 07 May 2007.</ref> | Gold[11] | |
| "Stop" | Silver[16] | ||
| "Viva Forever" | Platinum[17] | ||
| "Goodbye" | Platinum[18] | Gold[11] | |
| "Holler" / "Let Love Lead The Way" | Silver[19] | ||
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 | "Love Thing" (Live in Istanbul) | "Stop" |
| 1998 | "Mama" (Live in Istanbul) | "Stop" |
| 1998 | "Something Kinda Funny" (Live in Istanbul) | "Stop" |
| 1998 | "Christmas Wrapping" | "Goodbye" |
| 1998 | "Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves" (Live at Wembley Stadium) | "Goodbye" |
| 1998 | "We Are Family" (Live at Wembley Stadium) | "Goodbye" |
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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2000 | "Weekend Love" | The third promo CD issued in 2000, this is the rarest out of the three and was only available in Asia. |
Music videos
Short form
| Year | Single | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Wannabe" | Jhoan Camitz |
| 1996 | "Say You'll Be There" | Vaughan Arnell |
| 1996 | "2 Become 1" | Big TV! |
| 1997 | "Mama" | Big TV! |
| 1997 | "Who Do You Think You Are" | Greg Masuak |
| 1997 | "Spice Up Your Life" | Marcus Nispel |
| 1997 | "Too Much" | Howard Greenhalgh |
| 1998 | "Stop" | James Brown |
| 1998 | "Viva Forever" | Steve Box |
| 1998 | "Goodbye" | Howard Greenhalgh |
| 2000 | "Holler" | Jake Nava |
| 2000 | "Let Love Lead the Way" | Greg Masuak |
Long form
| Information |
Girl Power! Live In Istanbul
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Live At Wembley Stadium
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References
- ^ Screenshot from BRIT Awards 2000 detailing Spice Girls album sales. BRIT Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ Screenshot from BRIT Awards 2000 detailing Spice Girls single sales. BRIT Awards. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ ARIA. List of Australian sales certificates. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ Brazilian sales certicate database. ABPD. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ CRIA. Canadian sales certicate database. Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ IFPI. List of European sales certificates. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ French chart information. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ German sales certificate database. IFPI. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ [1]. NVPI. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
- ^ BPI. British sales certicate database. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i RIAA. American sales certificate database. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Wannabe". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
- ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Say You'll Be There". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
- ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "2 Become 1". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
- ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Too Much". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
- ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Stop". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
- ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Viva Forever". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
- ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Goodbye". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
- ^ BPI. British sales certificate for "Holler" / "Let Love Lead The Way". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 07 May 2007.
