Firefly | ||||
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Released | July 2005 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | ABC Music | |||
Producer | Garth Porter | |||
Sara Storer chronology | ||||
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Firefly is the third studio album by Australian country music singer Sara Storer. It was released in July 2005 and peaked at number 24 on the ARIA Charts.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2005, the album was nominated for Best Country Album, losing to Be Here by Keith Urban. [1] At the Country Music Awards of Australia in 2006, Storer won the Female Vocalist of the Year award for the track "Firefly". [2]
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] | 24 |
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA) [4] | 4 |
Australian Country Albums (ARIA) [5] | 1 |
Chart (2005) | Position |
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ARIA Country Albums Chart [6] | 11 |
Chart (2006) | Position |
ARIA Country Albums Chart [7] | 37 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [8] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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