Favorite Soundtrack Albums #9 - Romeo + Juliet

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This is one of those music series' of mine that does not focus on specific songs or bands. Instead, this particular countdown touches upon my Favorite Soundtrack Albums. We are at #9: Romeo + Juliet. There were two soundtrack albums released from 1996's Romeo + Juliet, one featuring pop and rock music used in the movie, the second consisting of the film's score and dialog from the movie. It's the pop soundtrack that we are talking about here, however. And what a lineup: this one features acts such as Garbage (their contribution, "#1 Crush," was released as a single from the album, spending four weeks atop Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart,) Radiohead, Butthole Surfers, The Cardigans (whose contribution, "Lovefool," was an international smash,) Gavin Friday, and Everclear. The album did quite well, reaching #2 on the Billboard 200, where it was certified triple platinum (and 5x platinum in Australia.)  All told, the soundtrack appeared on the charts in 11 countries, reaching the Top 10 in eight of those. Quite a successful movie soundtrack to say the least. (Info verified by Wikipedia)