Big Shiny Tunes

Muchmusic's Big Shiny Tunes
Compilation album series by
Various Artists

Big Shiny Tunes is a series of rock albums compiled and released by the Canadian music television station MuchMusic, and through MusiquePlus in Quebec, from 1996 to 2009. The best-selling album of the series was Big Shiny Tunes 2, which was certified Diamond in Canada (1,000,000 units) by the CRIA on March 25, 1998.[1] It has been cited as the best-selling album series in Canadian history,[2][3] with 5 million albums sold in ten years.[4]

  1. ^ "CRIA.ca". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
  2. ^ Tom Harrison, "Big Shiny Tunes finds big niche: Compilation albums reflect modern rock and sell millions in Canada," The Province, Vancouver, B.C.: January 13, 2002, pg. B.5.
  3. ^ Chapters, "Big Shiny Tunes 10," URL accessed February 17, 2006.
  4. ^ CNW Group, "MuchMusic Celebrates 10 Years of 'Big Shiny Tunes'," November 10, 2005, URL accessed February 17, 2006.