Bardot (album)

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Bardot is the debut studio album by Australian pop group Bardot, released by Warner Music Australia on May 1 2000.

Backed by the highly successful Popstars program on which Bardot were formed, the album was an instant success, debuting at number 1 on the Australian and the New Zealand album charts. It produced the number 1 single "Poison" and top 20 singles "I Should've Never Let You Go" and "These Days".

Background and release

Bardot was recorded in late 1999 and early 2000 while a newly formed girl group – which would later be named Bardot – were being filmed for Popstars, a reality television program. Original member Chantelle Barry recorded vocals for the album, but following her sudden departure from the group, new member Tiffani Wood re-recorded Barry's parts. The album is composed of 12 pop songs, with influences from a diverse range of genres including R&B, motown, gospel, country and latin pop. Following Katie Underwood's departure in mid-2001, the album was released in the United Kingdom with an altered track listing. A new song, "ASAP", which would become the first single from Bardot's second studio album, was included on this version.

"Higher Than Heaven" was also performed by former member of the British group, Eternal, Kelle Bryan. "Higher Than Heaven" peaked at No.14 in 1999 on the UK's Official Top 40.

In January 2021, Bardot was released on vinyl for the very first time, along with their second album Play It Like That, to mark the group's 20 year anniversary.<ref name=bardothits>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts, making Bardot the first Australian act to have their debut single and debut album enter the charts at number one. The album was certified double platinum (140,000+) and became the twentieth biggest selling album in Australia of 2000.<ref>ARIA Template:Webarchive "End of Year Charts 2000". Retrieved 10 June 2007.</ref> The album also sold well internationally, reaching number one in New Zealand, with a platinum certification, and peaked at #2 in Singapore where it was twelfth highest selling album of 2000.<ref name="Singapore">Bardot World "Charts – Singapore". Retrieved 10 June 2007.</ref> It was nominated in the Highest Selling Album category at the 2000 ARIA Music Awards but lost to Savage Garden's Affirmation.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2000)	Peak position
Singapore Albums (SPVA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	20
Australian Artist (ARIA)	8
Singapore (SPVA)<ref name="Singapore" />	12

See also

• List of number-one albums of 2000 (Australia)
• List of number-one albums from the 2000s (New Zealand)