The Platinum Album is the second studio album by Dutch dance group Vengaboys. The album spawned five singles.
In March 2020, the album was re-released to celebrate its 20th anniversary, with the addition of "Take Me to the City", previously only released on the US edition of the album.
Track listing Standard version
US edition and 2020 digital re-release
Japan version
Singles "Kiss (When the Sun Don't Shine)" was released as the lead single of the album in late 1999, peaking at number one in RIANZ singles chart and in Polish singles chart in February 2000. "Shalala Lala" was the second single of the album and peaked at number one on RIANZ chart and in Polish singles chart. It's a cover version of the song by Danish glam rock band Walkers, originally released in their Greatest Hits album in 1973. "Uncle John from Jamaica" was the third single of the album with less successful single like previous two but it was a Top Ten single in 4 countries: Netherlands, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Poland. "Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)" was released as the fourth single of the album, including the fifth virtual band member, "Cheekah". It peaked at 19 in UK Singles Chart and 14 in Polish singles chart. "Forever as One" was released as the fifth single of the album but it was their worst single performance, peaking at 29 on UK Singles Chart.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peakposition Danish Albums (Hitlisten)3Estonian Albums (Eesti Top 10) 2 Portuguese Albums Chart1
Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 42 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 13 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 54Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 73 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 35 European Albums (Music & Media) 26 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 40 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 28 UK Albums (OCC) 70
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