Almost Famous (soundtrack)

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Almost Famous
Soundtrack album from Almost Famous by
Various Artists
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2000
GenreRock
Length75:09
LabelDreamWorks
ProducerDanny Bramson & Cameron Crowe
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Almost Famous is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 2000. It was awarded the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

In May 2021, UMe announced the reissue of the soundtrack as an expanded five CD/seven LP boxed set.[2] It will be the first time all of the music featured in the film will be released in one set.[2]

Track listing[edit]

Personnel ("Stillwater")[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Additional music[edit]

Other music used in the film[3] did not appear on the soundtrack album. As with the songs in the released soundtrack, they are usually snippets of a minute or less.

# Sung or performed by a character in the film
@ Only featured in the director's cut, Untitled

Chart performance[edit]

Album
Year Chart Position
2000 Billboard 200 43
2000 Billboard Top Internet Albums 8
2001 Billboard Top Soundtrack Albums 16

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for Almost Famous
Chart (2001) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 163

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ a b Young, Alex (May 21, 2021). "Almost Famous Soundtrack Reissued As Massive 103-Song Box Set". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Music from Almost Famous". MusicfromFilm.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  4. ^ "Scores for Almost Famous and Vanilla Sky". TheUncool.com. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  5. ^ "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Soundtrack – Almost Famous". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Almost Famous". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 September 2019.