Yes those sales have been on that website for many years. ‘Spiceworld’ did out peak the ‘Spice’ album in terms of chart positions. Sales wise the second album only sold more in Finland I believe.

Spice sold more.

Spice sold more.

In Finland?

Found some new old chart positions for GH and Headlines and actually found surprising the chart run for Headlines in Italy, it did quite well actually... They should have toured there in 2007 for sure! Quite a few EU cities missed out on them. Places like Denmark, Norway and Netherlands, Finland, etc, were good touring places for them and I find it quite wild they didn't tour there in 2007/2008.

 

GREATEST HITS

 

Australian charts: 1 - 3 - 7 - 12 - 19 - 18 - 19 - 28 - 39 - 46 - OUT

Source

 

HEADLINES

 

Spain: Week of 16th Nov #3 - 2 - 3 - 12 - 16 - OUT - 17 (week of Jan 6)

Source

 

Italy (week 16th Nov #11 - 7 - 9 - 8 - 22 - 15 - 10 - 17 - 14 - 11 - 16 - 36 - 42 (week of Feb 8th 08)

Source

 

Bulgaria week of 16th Nov #39

Source

 

Canada week of Nov 25th #42

Source

 

WORLD SINGLES CHARTS Week of December 8th #38

Source

 

SPICEWORLD15

 

Spain week of 13th Nov 2022 #58

Edited March 31, 20232 yr by Mr.X

In Finland?

 

In general.

 

In Finland?

 

Yes in Finland

 

Spice #4 - 77,000

Spiceworld #1 - 93,000

 

As for general chart positions, here is a comparison where Spiceworld charted higher than Spice

 

Australia (Spice #3, Spiceworld #2)

Germany (Spice #6, Spiceworld #4)

Greece (Spice #3, Spiceworld #1)

Hungary (Spice #10, Spiceworld #5)

Japan (Spice #7, Spiceworld #6)

Malaysia (Spice #7, Spiceworld #1)

Switzerland (Spice #5, Spiceworld #2)

 

Ive also found some extra Spain charts, although some are not full charts runs as it seems quite hard to find a lot of the info unless the songs/albuns where at #1 or within the Top10 and some of their singles (in 1996-1997) were labelled as Maxi Singles and didnt chart in the main chart at all:

 

SPAIN

 

Spice - Full chart run below

 

Week of 9th November: #27 - 17 - 14 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 (week 24th February 1997) - 2 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 -

1 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 4 - 6 - 5 - 7 - 10 - 17 - 15 - 16 - 18 - 17 - 21 - 22 - 28 - 26 - 37 - 44

Source 1996 charts

Source 1997 charts part 1

Source 1997 charts Part 2

 

Spiceworld - Full chart run

Week of 9th Nov: #2 - 5 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 10 (1998) - 37 - 37 - 28 - 36 :o

Source 1997 charts

Source 1998 charts

 

Forever - Full chart run

Week of 11th November: #26 - OUT

Source

 

Greatest Hits - Full chart run

Week of 12th November: 23 - 23 - 60 - 83 - 95 - OUT

Source

 

Their singles in Spain were classified as a maxi single, which means it wasnt classified as a normal single, so not in the Singles charts?? In the maxi singles charts, it got to:

 

Wannabe - not full chart run

Week of 15th September #14 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - N/A

 

Say You'll Be There - not full chart run

Week of 14th December #2 - 2 - N/A - 15

 

2 Become 1 - not full chart

Week of 15th March #2 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 6 - N/A

 

Spice Up Your Life - full chart run unknown

Week of 18th Oct #1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 5 - 8 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 2 - x

 

Too Much (in the main single chart, full chart run not known)

Week of 24th December #9

 

Goodbye (in the main single chart! Full chart run)

Week of 24th December: #9 - 8 - x

 

Holler/Let Love Lead The Way (Maxi single charts, full chart run)

Week of 29th Oct: #5 - 7 - 9 - 13 - x

Source

 

Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) (Main singles charts, full chart run)

Week of 27th December: #3 - 2 - 3 - 12 - 16 - OUT

Source

 

A couple of things:

It seems like Spice Up Your Life was a big hit in Spain, whereas Spiceworld the album, which was launched in Spain, wasn't... Specially after Spice had sold over 1million in Spain alone, thats f***ing mad!

 

Their singles charted much later in Spain than elsewhere... why were they released later? And no charting for singles in 1998 at all after Spice Up Your Life left the charts in January?

 

I don't know, but it is a very random chart history there lol

 

MaxiSingles Charts: https://afyvecharts.blogspot.com/2007/08/19...axisingles.html

Edited April 4, 20232 yr by Mr.X

Interesting stats, thanks for this Mr X.

 

I am a little confused as to why all the previous data was taken down?

I find it quite strange Think about it did not appear anywhere on the Scottish charts after This Time's singles did decently there with her achieving 3 top 40s. Most of her singles at that point, and after were performing better on the Scottish charts.

Edited April 4, 20232 yr by spiceboy

Interesting stats, thanks for this Mr X.

 

I am a little confused as to why all the previous data was taken down?

 

what data are you talking about? :blink:

 

I do think the Spanish charts thing is quite wild. I know that Spanish radio/TV has strong imposed national-music quotas, which means that only a few international acts actually have major success in the country (this isn't a bad thing tbh, I wish more countries would do that... certainly here in Portugal is bad how little local music actually plays on the radio for instance...). Maybe this affected how much stations played them?

 

The later success for Wannabe and Say You'll Be There certainly seems to hint at the fact that maybe they were released later when the Spanish industry caught wind that Spice Girls were a phenomenon and not just a one-hit wonder, so they started playing them?

 

It does seem odd how the Spice album sold over 1million but the singles barely touched the charts (even if Wannabe was #1 for weeks, Say You'll Be There was only on the charts for a couple of weeks!) and then Spiceworld sold a FIFTH of Spice, whereas Spice Up Your Life went to #1 but no other singles from the era actually did anything in the country!)... Maybe the record company was surprised with Spice success and didn't know how to tackle it?...

I find it quite strange Think about it did not appear anywhere on the Scottish charts after This Time's singles did decently there with her achieving 3 top 40s. Most of her singles at that point, and after were performing better on the Scottish charts.

 

Maybe cos the Scots probably have taste and saw that Think About It is trash? :teresa: :P

BY THE WAY @Babyboy I have updated the SPAIN charts post to say which ones are not fully available and those that are x

Maybe cos the Scots probably have taste and saw that Think About It is trash? :teresa: :P

 

But yet they got I want candy to #9? Don’t talk about things you don’t understand X! :arrr: B-) :lol:

I find it quite strange Think about it did not appear anywhere on the Scottish charts after This Time's singles did decently there with her achieving 3 top 40s. Most of her singles at that point, and after were performing better on the Scottish charts.

As far as I recall, the This Time singles were available to buy in the high-street shops, whereas The Sea ones were online exclusive. Maybe this fact played a part.

 

What do you think, Jay?

As far as I recall, the This Time singles were available to buy in the high-street shops, whereas The Sea ones were online exclusive. Maybe this fact played a part.

 

What do you think, Jay?

 

 

Ah possibly!

Perhaps so! Or the orange one didn't buy enough copies... tut tut, what a bad fan x

Perhaps so! Or the orange one didn't buy enough copies... tut tut, what a bad fan x

 

 

:lol:

Perhaps so! Or the orange one didn't buy enough copies... tut tut, what a bad fan x

 

savage :teresa:

Big U.S. sales update for 5 of the SG singles :cheer:

 

Wannabe - 6,800,000

Say You’ll Be There - 1,722,000

Spice Up Your Life - 1,400,000

2 Become 1 - 1,136,000

Stop - 910,000

Too Much - 828,000

Who Do You Think You Are - 222,000 (not released as a single)

 

Also shared on my reel

 

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Edited July 10, 20232 yr by Spice Girls Net

Thanks so much for sharing, incredible to finally have a US sales update. Who's the source?