Big Shiny Tunes 2


Big Shiny Tunes 2 is the second edition of the MuchMusic compilation series, Big Shiny Tunes. The album had been accompanied by heavy advertising in Canada. It is the best-selling album of the series, having sold 1,233,000 copies.

Commercial performance

Big Shiny Tunes 2 debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, with 128,000 units sold in its first week. It ended up being the third best-selling album of 1997 in Canada, despite being on sale for less than a month of the year. By March 1998, the album was certified Diamond by the CRIA for sales of 1 million units.
Big Shiny Tunes 2 went on to sell 1,233,000 copies before going out of print. Despite being out of print, Big Shiny Tunes 2 is still the fourth best-selling album ever in Canada of the Nielsen SoundScan era as of 2020.

Track listing

  1. The Prodigy - "Breathe "
  2. Blur - "Song 2"
  3. Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"
  4. Smash Mouth - "Walkin' on the Sun"
  5. Sugar Ray - "Fly"
  6. Bran Van 3000 - "Drinking in L.A."
  7. Marilyn Manson - "The Beautiful People"
  8. Holly McNarland - "Numb"
  9. Bush - "Swallowed"
  10. Matchbox 20 - "Push"
  11. Collective Soul - "Precious Declaration "
  12. The Tea Party - "Temptation "
  13. The Chemical Brothers - "Block Rockin' Beats "
  14. Wide Mouth Mason - "My Old Self"
  15. Radiohead - "Paranoid Android"
  16. The Age of Electric - "Remote Control"
  17. Stone Temple Pilots - "Lady Picture Show"