The Next Best Thing (soundtrack)

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The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing -- Music from the Motion Picture (album cover).jpg
Soundtrack album by
Madonna & Various Artists
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2000 [1]
Recorded1997–1999
Length49:31
Label
Producer
Madonna chronology
Ray of Light
(1998)
The Next Best Thing
(2000)
Music
(2000)
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Boom Boom Ba" Métisse  
2."Bongo Bong" Manu Chao  
3."Don't Make Me Love You ('Til I'm Ready)" Christina Aguilera  
4."American Pie" Madonna  
5."This Life" Mandalay  
6."If Everybody Looked the Same" Groove Armada  
7."Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?" Moby  
8."I'm Not in Love" Olive  
9."Stars All Seem to Weep" Beth Orton  
10."Time Stood Still"Madonna 
11."Swayambhu"Solar Twins 
12."Forever and Always" Gabriel Yared  
Total length:49:31

Charts

Weekly chart performance for The Next Best Thing
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [29] 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [30] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [31] 55
US Billboard 200 [21] 34
UK Compilation Albums (OCC) [32] 24
European Albums ( Eurotipsheet ) [33] 61
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [34] 16

Sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Mexico40,000 [a]
United States155,000 [b]

Notes

  1. Mexican sales as of June 2000. [35]
  2. US sales as of April 2000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [23]

References

  1. Fitzpatrick, Eileen (February 12, 2000). "newsline... In an effort". Billboard. p. 75. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Browne, David (February 25, 2000). "The Next Best Thing". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. "> Discography > The Next Best Thing". Madonna.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  4. 1 2 "Dance Trax". Billboard. February 19, 2000. p. 32. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. Ruhlmann, William. "The Next Best Thing - Original Soundtrack - Album Review". AllMusic . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 J. D. Considine (February 23, 2000). "Madonna is second string on soundtrack; Review: The singer is not the only voice on the CD that accompanies her new movie, "The Next Big Thing."". The Baltimore Sun . Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  7. "CD Reviews" . Calgary Herald . March 9, 2000. p. HL16. ProQuest   244786670 . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  8. "Reviews: The Next Best Thing" . Indiana Gazette . March 4, 2000. p. 10. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Album Reviews" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . April 23, 2000. p. G-2. ProQuest   391314091 . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  10. 1 2 Histen, Michael (March 26, 2000). "'Virgin Suicides' soundtrack ethereal as Air" . Portland Press Herald . p. 5E. ProQuest   276986670 . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  11. Poindexter, Gerald (February 20, 2000). "Album Reviews: Soundtrack" . The San Diego Union-Tribune . ProQuest   271653858 . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  12. 1 2 Gold, Kerry (February 24, 2000). "CD Reviews" . Vancouver Sun . p. C14. ProQuest   242719526 . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  13. "CD Reviews" . Windsor Star . June 22, 2000. p. E6. ProQuest   254353683 . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  14. Harrington, Richard (March 12, 2000). "'Freedom' Ring!". Washington Post . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  15. Paoletta, Michael (March 4, 2000). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. p. 40. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  16. "Madonna: What's 'Next' Soundtrack To Her New Film Has A Catchy 'Nouvelle' Sound". New York Daily News . February 20, 2000. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  17. Farber, Jim (February 25, 2000). "Madonna & Others The Next Best Thing" . Orlando Sentinel . p. 9. ProQuest   279457720 . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  18. Cohen, Howard (February 25, 2000). Miami Herald (ed.). "'Pie' is best thing on 'Next Best Thing'" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . p. 23E. ProQuest   261040610 . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  19. Johnson, Kevin C. (February 24, 2000). "CDs" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . p. GO19. ProQuest   403995365 . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  20. Makin, Robert (March 2, 2000). "Album Reviews" . Courier News . p. D10. ProQuest   378001325 . Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  21. 1 2 "The Billboard 200". Billboard. March 11, 2000. p. 88. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  22. "The Billboard 200". Billboard. April 29, 2000. p. 101. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  23. 1 2 3 Paoletta, Michael (April 15, 2000). "Artists & Music: Soundtrack Cut Gives Boost To Olive's New Maverick Set". Billboard . p. 16. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  24. "Hitparada RADIO 2001. 13 tyden" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. Archived from the original on April 5, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  25. Paoletta, Michael (June 10, 2000). "Reviews & Previews: Albums: Pop: Olive". Billboard. p. 30. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  26. Britt, Bruce (March 31, 2000). ""American Pie" More Than Just a Song". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  27. Bronson, Fred (March 18, 2000). "Chart Beat: A Single As British As 'American Pie'". Billboard. p. 94. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  28. "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – The Next Best Thing" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  29. "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – The Next Best Thing" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  30. "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – The Next Best Thing". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  31. "Official Compilations Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  32. "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet . Vol. 17, no. 11. 11 March 2000. p. 10. OCLC   29800226 via World Radio History.
  33. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9757". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  34. Castillo, Alberto (June 9, 2000). "Trae su musica a traves de cine" . Palabra (in Spanish). p. 5. ProQuest   377191064 . Retrieved April 26, 2024. El sencillo de 'American Pie' ha logrado ventas por mas de un millon y medio de unidades a nivel mundial, pero todo el disco tiene temas muy interesantes, todos escogidos por Madonna. En Mexico el disco completo ya rebaso las 40 mil copias