1993 studio album by Ace of Base
The Sign Ace of Base , released as the band's debut album in North America and some Latin American countries byArista Records .The Sign contains songs from Ace of Base's debut album,Happy Nation Don't Turn Around ", "The Sign ", and "Living in Danger " as well as revised versions of "Voulez-Vous Danser" and "Waiting for Magic ".
The Sign is listed among theTop 100 Best-selling Albums of All Time by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with sales in excess of 21 million copies. The album itself earned Arista Records 42 millionUSD , and was nominated forBest Pop Album at the 1995Grammy Awards .The Sign was ranked top three on theBillboard 200Billboard ' s annual overall Year-End lists[citation needed
The album was intended to be released in the US on 26 October 1993 asHappy Nation Arista Records , delayed the album in order for the band to add two radio-friendly singles.[ 8] The Sign ,Happy Nation was re-released in Europe, Mexico, and Australia asHappy Nation (U.S. Version) . These releases featured the new tracks and revised versions included onThe Sign , as well the new track "Hear Me Calling" and a remix of "Happy Nation ".[citation needed
Commercial performance [ edit ] The Sign is listed among theTop 100 Best-selling Albums of All Time by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[ 9] [ 10] USD ,[ 11] Best Pop Album at the 1995Grammy Awards .The Sign was ranked top three on theBillboard 200 chart for 26 consecutive weeks. InCanada , the album was number one for 13 weeks.[ 12] Billboard ' s annual overall Year-End lists[citation needed
The Sign remastered version bonus trackNo. Title Length 13. "Mr. Ace" (demo 1991) 3:21
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^[a] ^[b] 1994 year-end chart performance forThe Sign Chart (1994) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM )[ 17] 1 USBillboard 200[ 18] 1
1995 year-end chart performance forThe Sign Chart (1995) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM )[ 19] 19 USBillboard 200[ 20] 47
Certifications and sales [ edit ] Certifications and sales forThe Sign Region Certification Certified units /salesArgentina — 300,000[ 21] Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil )[ 23] Gold 200,000[ 22] Canada (Music Canada )[ 24] Diamond 1,000,000^ Chile — 60,000[ 25] Japan — 800,000[ 26] Mexico — 300,000[ 27] South Korea — 500,000[ 28] United States (RIAA )[ 30] 9× Platinum 10,000,000[ 29] Summaries Scandinavia — 900,000[ 31] ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Some songs from the album were also released as an Ace of Base video collection released in the summer of 1994 onVHS video in North America.Laserdisc editions appeared in Japan as well.[citation needed
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