Singles (soundtrack)

Singles is the soundtrack album of the 1992 film Singles, released on June 30, 1992, almost three months before the film. It is primarily focused on the ascendant Seattle grunge scene of the early 1990s, but also features contributions from past Seattle artists Jimi Hendrix and the Lovemongers (Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson, the latter of whom was the wife of the film's director Cameron Crowe at the time), Chicago's the Smashing Pumpkins, and the first solo material from Minneapolis' Paul Westerberg after the breakup of the Replacements. The album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200 on the week of October 10, 1992 and has been certified two times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), indicating sales of at least two million copies in the United States. In April 2019, it was ranked No. 19 on Rolling Stone's "50 Greatest Grunge Albums" list. A Deluxe Edition of the album featuring a bonus disc with 18 additional tracks was released on May 19, 2017, one day after the death of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, whose music is featured prominently on the soundtrack and who has a cameo in the film; this was only a coincidence, as the album's release date had been announced in January. Songs used in the movie, but not included on either edition of the soundtrack, include: "Three Days" by Jane's Addiction, "Little Girl" by Muddy Waters, "Dig for Fire" by the Pixies, "Radio Song" by R.E.M., "Blue Train" by John Coltrane, "Family Affair" by Sly & the Family Stone, "She Sells Sanctuary" by the Cult, and "Jinx" by Tad.