Aquarium

~ Release group by Aqua

Wikipedia

Aquarium is the debut studio album by Danish band Aqua, released on 26 March 1997. The album is best known for including the globally successful single "Barbie Girl", which went on to become a widely recognizable hit around the world, as well as the popular track “Lollipop (Candyman)”. The album also featured the songs "Doctor Jones" and "Turn Back Time". In early 1997, the release of Aquarium was initially preceded by the singles "Roses Are Red" and "My Oh My", which was released a second time in 1998.

The album's third (and most popular) single, "Barbie Girl", brought the group to international attention after reaching number one across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, among other territories. The song later peaked at number 7 in the United States, at the end of 1997. Its success helped the album reach number one in both the group's home countries, and make the top 10 in the UK and US. While not selling as highly as "Barbie Girl", the album's fourth single, "Doctor Jones", was released in late 1997 and became a number one hit in Australia and the UK. "Turn Back Time" would later give the group their third consecutive number-one single in the UK, despite reaching only number 16 in their native Denmark. The record’s final single, "Good Morning Sunshine", was notably more low-key than the band’s previous dance-pop, uptempo releases; the song failed to chart highly, only being released in select regions and, like the earlier "Lollipop (Candyman)", was the group's third and final song to chart in the US. The album has sold 14 million copies worldwide.

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Album

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Official
AquariumAquaCD13
  • JP1997-05-21
MCA Victor, Inc. (Japanese holding company, active 1991–1997; do not use as release label!)MVCE-240074988067028266
Aquarium (limited Christmas edition)AquaCD17
  • XE1997-09-09
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)UMD 85060602488506021
Aquarium (BMG club edition)AquaCD11
  • US1997-09-09
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)D120970, MCAD-11705[none]
AquariumAquaCD11
  • US1997-09-09
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCAD-11705008811170523
AquariumAquaCD11
  • DK1997-10-27
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)UMD 85020602488502023
Aquarium (Special Picture Disc CD with Bonus Tracks)AquaCD16
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)UMD 850510602488505123
Aquarium (limited edition)Aqua2×CD11 + 6
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)UMD 85020602488502023
Aquarium (Limited Edition)AquaCD17
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)UMD 85060602488506021
AquariumAquaCD11
Universal Music CanadaUMSD-85020602488502023
AquariumAquaCD13
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)UMD 539590602455395924
AquariumAquaDigital Media11
  • XW2006-03-02
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)602488502023
Aquarium (Special Edition)AquaDigital Media17
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)0602557207989
Aquarium (Limited Edition 180g Light Blue Opaque Vinyl)Aqua12" Vinyl12
  • XE2017-04-22
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)0602557340846602557340846
Aquarium (white)Aqua12" Vinyl12
  • XE2022-09-23
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)00602445848386, 4584838602445848386
Aquarium (black)Aqua12" Vinyl12
  • XE2022-09-23
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)00602448029331, 4802933602448029331
Aquarium (Dolby Atmos mix)AquaDigital Media12
  • -2023-05-05
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)00602455517982
Aquarium (special edition)AquaDigital Media17
Bootleg
AquariumAquaCD11
Universal (bootleg label pretending to be the real one)UMD 85020602488502023

Relationships

associated singles/EPs:Barbie Girl
part of:Music Canada Certified Diamond Albums (order: 36)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/40592 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/aqua/aquarium_f3/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/43453/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000595470 [info]
Wikidata:Q774528 [info]