Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film is the soundtrack album to Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, released on 8 May 2001 by Interscope Records. The album features most of the songs featured in the film. However, some of the songs are alternate versions and there are two or three major songs that are left off. The original film versions and extra songs were featured on the second soundtrack.[3]
In Australia, the soundtrack debuted on the albums chart at number four on 11 May 2001. The following week, it reached number one and remained there for 11 consecutive weeks and upon the albums chart for 58 weeks.[17] It was the highest-selling album of 2001 in Australia and has been certified five-times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).[18][19]Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film also reached number one in New Zealand, where it remained on the albums chart for 16 weeks.[20] The soundtrack reached the top five in Austria,[21] Denmark,[22] France,[23] and Norway.[24] In 2001 the album was the 20th best-selling album globally, selling 4 million copies[25]
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^"ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2002". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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^"Brazilian album certifications – Vários – Moulin Rouge TSO" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
^"Canadian album certifications – Various artists – Moulin Rouge". Music Canada. 12 June 2001.
^"Danish album certifications – Various Artists – Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
^"New Zealand album certifications – Soundtrack – Moulin Rouge". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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^"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. 20 December 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
^"British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Moulin Rouge". British Phonographic Industry. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^"British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Moulin Rouge - Collector's Edition". British Phonographic Industry. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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