Big Big World (album)

Big Big World is the debut studio album by Swedish recording artist Emilia Rydberg. It was released on 23 October 1998.[1]

Big Big World
Studio album by
Emilia Rydberg
Released23 October 1998
GenrePop
Length34:00
LabelUniversal, BBC Worldwide
Emilia Rydberg chronology
Big Big World
(1998)		 Emilia
(2000)

Commercial performance

The album was certified platinum in Norway and Sweden and gold in Switzerland. The album has sold 200,000 units in Scandinavia while the single "Big Big World" has reached the platinum status (30,000 units) in Sweden only in 11 days. The single stayed in number 1 spot for seven consecutive weeks and it has passed 100,000 units in Sweden.[2]

Track listing
  1. Good Sign – 3:02
  2. Big Big World – 3:22
  3. Come into My Life – 3:17
  4. Twist of Fate – 3:45
  5. Like Chocolate – 3:03
  6. What About Me? – 3:30
  7. Life (Will Never Be The Same) – 3:08
  8. Daddy's Girl – 2:58
  9. Adam & Eve – 4:24
  10. Maybe, Baby – 3:08
  11. Big Big World (TNT's Big Phat Mix) 3:12
  12. Maybe, Baby (Swing Style) 3:24

Contributors
  • Emilia Rydberg – vocals, composer
  • Lasse Anderson – composer
  • Johan Granström – bass
  • Peter Ljung – keyboards
  • Göran Elmquist – guitar
  • Christer Jansson – drums, percussion

Charts
Chart (1997–1999) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 6
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 46
Finland (Official Finnish Charts)[5] 14
France (SNEP)[6] 48
Netherlands (Megacharts)[7] 76
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 4
New Zealand (RIANZ)[9] 34
Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)[10] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 14

Year-end charts
Chart (1999) Position
German Albums Chart[11] 61

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[12] Platinum 50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13] Gold 50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[14] Platinum 80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] Gold 25,000^

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

References
  1. Aftonbladet 1 oktober 1998 – Emilia – vår nya stjärna
  2. Lundquist, Anders (12 December 1998). "Rodeo/Uni's Emilia Breaks 'Big'". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. Hung, Steffen. "Emilia - Big Big World".
  4. "Emilia - Big Big World".
  5. Hung, Steffen. "finnishcharts.com - Emilia - Big Big World".
  6. Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - Emilia - Big Big World".
  7. Hung, Steffen. "Emilia - Big Big World".
  8. Hung, Steffen. "norwegiancharts.com - Emilia - Big Big World".
  9. Hung, Steffen. "charts.nz - Emilia - Big Big World".
  10. Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - Emilia - Big Big World".
  11. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  12. "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  13. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 948. ISBN 8480486392.
  14. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  15. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Emilia; 'Big Big World')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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