The Platinum Album (Vengaboys album) explained

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

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)	Peak position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[1]	3
Portuguese Albums Chart[2]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	42
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	54
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[6]	73
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7]	35
European Albums (Music & Media)[8]	26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	28
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	70

Notes and References

1. News: Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 14 . . . Danish . 2000-04-09 .
2. Web site: Top 10 Albums . 24 November 2015.
3. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2000. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 May 2021.
4. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 2000. austriancharts.at. 10 May 2021.
5. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2000. Ultratop. 10 May 2021.
6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040812032100/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_1.html. August 12, 2004. Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000. Jam!. March 24, 2022.
7. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2000. dutchcharts.nl. 10 May 2021.
8. Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 2000 . Music & Media . 17 . 52 . 23 December 2000 . 9 . 29800226 . American Radio History. 19 January 2019.
9. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. German . GfK Entertainment. 19 May 2018.
10. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2000. Recorded Music NZ. 28 January 2022.
11. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000. hitparade.ch. 10 May 2021.
12. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2000. Official Charts Company. 10 May 2021.