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Armageddon: An Original Columbia Records Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedJune 23, 1998 (1998-06-23)
GenreRock
Length57:05
LabelHollywood Records
Columbia Records
Sony Music Soundtrax
Singles from Armageddon: The Album
  1. "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
    Released: August 18, 1998
  2. "What Kind of Love Are You On"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Remember Me"
    Released: June 23, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Armageddon: The Album is the original soundtrack album to the 1998 Touchstone Pictures film Armageddon, released by Columbia Records and Hollywood Records on June 23, 1998. The album features several songs recorded specifically for the soundtrack, including "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and "What Kind of Love Are You On", performed by Aerosmith, "Remember Me", performed by Journey, and "Mister Big Time", performed by Jon Bon Jovi. Our Lady Peace's "Starseed" is a remixed version of the original. The album was commercially successful in Japan, and was certified double platinum for 400,000 copies shipped in 1999.[2]

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Charts

Charts (1998) Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart 1
U.S. Top Pop Albums 94[3]
U.S. Billboard 200 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
German Albums Chart[4] 48

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[5] 2× Platinum 400,000[2]
United States (RIAA)[6] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Original Soundtrack: Armageddon". AllMusic.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年7月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. July 1999 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 478. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 9. September 10, 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade – The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Retrieved October 15, 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Japanese album certifications – V.A. – アナと雪の女王 オリジナル・サウンドトラック" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved May 9, 2014. Select 1999年07月 on the drop-down menu
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Armageddon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 4, 2014.