Almost Famous (soundtrack)

Almost Famous
Soundtrack album from Almost Famous by
various artists
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2000
Genres
Length70:41
LabelDreamWorks
ProducersDanny Bramson & Cameron Crowe
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]

Almost Famous is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 2000. It was awarded the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

In May 2021, UMe announced the reissue of the soundtrack as an expanded five CD/seven LP boxed set.[2] It was the first time all of the music featured in the film was released in one set.[2]

Track listing

Personnel

Stillwater

Musicians

Additional music

Other music used in the film[3] did not appear on the soundtrack album. As with the songs in the released soundtrack, they are usually snippets of a minute or less.

# Sung or performed by a character in the film
@ Only featured in the director's cut, Untitled

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Almost Famous
Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]19
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]68
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]65
US Billboard 200 43
US Top Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 16

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Almost Famous
Chart (2001) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 163

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. 1 2 Young, Alex (May 21, 2021). "Almost Famous Soundtrack Reissued As Massive 103-Song Box Set". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Music from Almost Famous". MusicfromFilm.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  4. ↑ "Scores for Almost Famous and Vanilla Sky". TheUncool.com. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  5. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Almost Famous". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Almost Famous" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Almost Famous" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Soundtrack – Almost Famous". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Almost Famous". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 September 2019.