}}'''''Barney's Favorites, Volume 1''''' is the debut album of Barney. It was released on August 31, 1993 on CD and cassette by SBK Records. The album features a compilation of songs from the [[Season 1|first]] and [[Season 2|second season]] of the [[Barney & Friends|television show]] and was the first entry in the [[Barney's Favorites]] line.
}}'''''Barney's Favorites, Volume 1''''' is the debut album of Barney. It was released on August 31, 1993 on CD and cassette by SBK Records. The album features a compilation of songs from the [[Season 1|first]] and [[Season 2|second season]] of the [[Barney & Friends|television show]] and was the first entry in the [[Barney's Favorites]] line.
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In the same year as the album was released, the album commercially entered at number nine on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/7825473/barney-dinosaur-david-joyner-interview/# Barney Tells All: David Joyner Talks Being the Man in the Purple Dinosaur Costume for 10 Years]</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard.com/music/barney/chart-history/billboard-200/# Barney Billboard 200 Chart History]</ref> On March 11, 1997, the album commercially went on to peak at number one on Billboard's Top Kid's Albums on March 22, 1997, the same date that ''[[Run, Jump, Skip and Sing]]'' peaked at number three on the same chart.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/music/barney/chart-history/kids-albums/# Barney Kid Albums Chart History]</ref>
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In the same year as the album was released, it became the fastest-selling children's album ever released,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=XggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=barney%27s+favorites+billboard&source=bl&ots=csOKgejcKY&sig=ACfU3U2uTpZjO8L3nbrwbi0cK9A_B5o2Jg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjA0KiduobqAhXlSDABHVy6AkgQ6AEwBXoECA8QAQ#v=onepage&q=barney's%20favorites%20billboard&f=false/# The Tide is Rising For New Kids' Titles - Barney, Raffi, Muppets Ride the 4th-Quarter Wave]</ref> hitting double platinum within four months of the album commercially entering at number nine on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/7825473/barney-dinosaur-david-joyner-interview/# Barney Tells All: David Joyner Talks Being the Man in the Purple Dinosaur Costume for 10 Years]</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard.com/music/barney/chart-history/billboard-200/# Barney Billboard 200 Chart History]</ref> On March 11, 1997, the album commercially went on to peak at number one on Billboard's Top Kid's Albums on March 22, 1997, the same date that ''[[Run, Jump, Skip and Sing]]'' peaked at number three on the same chart.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/music/barney/chart-history/kids-albums/# Barney Kid Albums Chart History]</ref>
On March 13, [[1998]], the album went triple platinum (selling over three million units), making it the most successful Barney album to date.<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=BARNEY&ti=BARNEY%27S+FAVORITES+VOLUME+I/# Gold & Platinum - RIAA]</ref>
On March 13, [[1998]], the album went triple platinum (selling over three million units), making it the most successful Barney album to date.<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=BARNEY&ti=BARNEY%27S+FAVORITES+VOLUME+I/# Gold & Platinum - RIAA]</ref>
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The album received a nomination for Best Musical Album for Children at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards in 1994, in which the award would go to the album producer, [[Bob Singleton]].<ref>[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-01-07-1994007161-story.html/# GRAMMY NOMINATIONS - Baltimore Sun]</ref>
The album received a nomination for Best Musical Album for Children at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards in 1994, in which the award would go to the album producer, [[Bob Singleton]].<ref>[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-01-07-1994007161-story.html/# GRAMMY NOMINATIONS - Baltimore Sun]</ref>
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Following the release of ''Barney's Favorites, Volume 1'' a [[Barney's Favorites Vol. 2|sequel]] was released the following year and a spanish language version, titled ''[[Las Canciones de Barney]]'', was released in 1998.
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Following the release of ''Barney's Favorites, Volume 1'' a [[Barney's Favorites Vol. 2|sequel]] was released the following year. In 1997 a spanish equivalent, titled ''[[Las Canciones de Barney]]'', was released, and a german equivalent, titled ''[[Barney's Lieblingslieder]] ''was released in 1998.
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== Songs ==
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== Track listing ==
#[[Barney Theme Song]] (Audio taken from [[Season 1|season one]])
#[[Barney Theme Song]] (Audio taken from [[Season 1|season one]])
#[[My Family's Just Right for Me (song)|My Family's Just Right for Me]] (Audio taken from [[Home Sweet Homes|"Home Sweet Homes]]")
#[[My Family's Just Right for Me (song)|My Family's Just Right for Me]] (Audio taken from [[Home Sweet Homes|"Home Sweet Homes]]")
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#[[The Sister Song]] (Audio taken from "[[Everyone is Special (episode)|Everyone is Special]]")
#[[The Sister Song]] (Audio taken from "[[Everyone is Special (episode)|Everyone is Special]]")
#[[I Love You]] (Audio taken from [[Season 2|season two]])
#[[I Love You]] (Audio taken from [[Season 2|season two]])
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==Charts==
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
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|-
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! scope="col" | Chart (1993-1997)
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! scope="col" | Peak Position
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|US ''Billboard'' Top Kid albums
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|1
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| US ''Billboard 200''
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|9
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|}
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==Certifications==
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|-
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! scope="col" | Region
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! scope="col" | Certification
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! scope="col" | Certified units/sales
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|-
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|United States (RIAA)
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|3× Platinum
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|3,000,000
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|}
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==Release history==
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|-
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! scope="col" | Region
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! scope="col" | Date
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! scope="col" | Format
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! scope="col" | Label
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|-
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! scope="row" | Various
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| August 31, 1993
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|Cassette • CD
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|SBK
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|-
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!scope="row" | United Kingdom
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|1996
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|Cassette
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|PolyGram
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! scope="row" | Various
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| Summer 2018
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|digital download
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|Universal
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|}
==Trivia ==
==Trivia ==
*This album went triple platinum on the same date its [[Barney's Favorites, Volume 2|sequel]] went platinum.
*This album went triple platinum on the same date its [[Barney's Favorites, Volume 2|sequel]] went platinum.
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*The National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) named it the best selling children's album of 1993-1994.
Barney's Favorites, Volume 1 is the debut album of Barney. It was released on August 31, 1993 on CD and cassette by SBK Records. The album features a compilation of songs from the first and second season of the television show and was the first entry in the Barney's Favorites line.
In the same year as the album was released, it became the fastest-selling children's album ever released,[2] hitting double platinum within four months of the album commercially entering at number nine on the Billboard 200.[3][4] On March 11, 1997, the album commercially went on to peak at number one on Billboard's Top Kid's Albums on March 22, 1997, the same date that Run, Jump, Skip and Sing peaked at number three on the same chart.[5]
On March 13, 1998, the album went triple platinum (selling over three million units), making it the most successful Barney album to date.[6]
The album received a nomination for Best Musical Album for Children at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards in 1994, in which the award would go to the album producer, Bob Singleton.[7]
Following the release of Barney's Favorites, Volume 1 a sequel was released the following year. In 1997 a spanish equivalent, titled Las Canciones de Barney, was released, and a german equivalent, titled Barney's Lieblingsliederwas released in 1998.
