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Diva: The Singles Collection

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Diva: The Singles Collection
Compilation album by
Sarah Brightman
ReleasedUS: 3 October 2006 (2006-10-03)
GenreClassical crossover
Length66:28
LabelAngel Records
ProducerFrank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
Love Changes Everything
(2005)		 Diva: The Singles Collection
(2006)		 Symphony
(2008)

Diva: The Singles Collection is a 2006 compilation album by Sarah Brightman. Alongside this album, Brightman released a DVD collection of her music videos on 3 October 2006 under the title of Diva: The Video Collection. The album marked the first time Brightman released a greatest hits album in the United States. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Crossover chart. In Japan, the album debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 77,000 copies sold on its first week of release, and became Japan's best-selling classical album of 2007.[1] Subsequently, it was Japan's fifteenth best-selling international album of the 2000s decade.[2] Diva was also the best-selling western album in South Korea in 2010, as it topped the international charts for 26 non-consecutive weeks. As of December 2013, it has been certified Quintuple Platinum in the country.[3]

Track listing

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Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Il Mio Cuore Va"
4:27
2."Sarahbande"
3:49
Total length:1:06:22

Personnel

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  • Mike Batt – Lyricist, producer
  • Andrea Bocelli – Vocals
  • Sarah Brightman – Vocals, lyricist, producer, executive producer, concept
  • Gary Brooker – Lyricist
  • A. Cassella – Lyricist
  • Alex Christensen – Producer
  • José Cura – Vocals
  • Chiara Ferrau – Lyricist, photography
  • Simon Fowler – Photography
  • Esther Haase – Photography
  • Charles Hart – Lyricist
  • Laisa – Lyricist
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber – Lyricist, producer
  • Brian May – Lyricist
  • Paul Miles-Kingston – Choir master
  • Stephan Moccio – Lyricist
  • Ennio Morricone – Lyricist
  • David R. Murray – Producer
  • Frank Peterson – Lyricist, producer, executive producer, concept
  • Quarantotto – Lyricist
  • Keith Reid – Lyricist
  • A. Gilberto Reyes – Lyricist
  • Sartori – Lyricist
  • Richard Stilgoe – Lyricist
  • Christopher Von Deylen – Lyricist
  • Ellen Von Unwerth – Photography

Charts and certifications

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Weekly charts

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Chart Peak
Position
Japan Oricon Top Albums[4] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 10
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[6] 51
US Billboard 200[7] 100
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[8] 1

Sales and certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[9] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[10] 2× Platinum 600,000[1]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11] Platinum 15,000^
South Korea — 35,911[12]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. 1 2 "大阪でダブル・プラチナ・ディスクを授受". emimusic.jp. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Last decade best selling international albums in Japan". ORICON Decade-End. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Music Industry WHITE PAPER 2011" (PDF). KOCCA. p. 438. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sarah Brightman chart History in Japan". Oricon Top. 15 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Charts.nz – Sarah Brightman – Diva – The Singles Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "2016년 35주차 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sarah Brightman Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Diva". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  10. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – サラ・ブライトマン – 輝けるディーヴァ ～ベスト・オブ・サラ・ブライトマン" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2007年2月 on the drop-down menu
  11. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Sarah Brightman – Diva". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "2010 sales archive" (PDF). p. 438.
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