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Before becoming a singer-songwriter for the easy listening music genre, Michael Bublé was born and raised in Burnaby, a district located in the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Since the tender age of two years old, Michael Bublé already had aspirations of becoming a music star but also had fancied the idea of becoming a professional hockey player on his favorite team, the Vancouver Canucks. However, Michael Bublé felt he wasn’t good enough to qualify, so he focused more on.
Prayers Answered
As a teenager, Michael Bublé kept the Holy Bible at his bedside, praying each night that he would achieve success as a musical performer. During this time frame, he was a commercial fisherman, working alongside with his father. Whenever he could pick up side gigs, or take part in talent competitions, Michael Bublé would do so as he knew it was only a matter of time his prayers would be answered. Starting at the age of eighteen, Michael Bublé steadily rose to earn the recognition he needed so he could leave commercial fishing behind and do what he believed all along he was meant to do. Starting in 2003,
Michael Buble’s name started to have his recorded music appear on the music charts when his first released single, the Bee Gees’ “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” charted at number twenty-two on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening chart. Prayers answered, the successful music star, Michael Bublé, has so far released a total of eight studio albums, nine extended plays (EP), three live albums, and eighteen singles.
Top 10 Michael Bublé Songs
#10 – All I Want for Christmas Is You
On the US Billboard Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening chart, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” topped it at number one in 2011. Michael Buble’s coverage of Mariah Carey’s 1994 original, earned his version of the song enough recognition to become certified Silver with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) since its release. It would become one of many songs from the most commercially successful album Buble has ever released, “Christmas,” that would make an appearance on several music charts worldwide.
#9 – Feeling Good
The single, “Feeling Good,” was the first of four singles from Michael Buble’s second studio album, “It’s Time,” which was released on February 8, 2005. Originally performed in 1964 on stage by Cy Grant during her UK tour, Buble’s coverage of the song earned a spot among some of Europe’s most respected music charts, including the UK Singles Chart as it charted at number sixty-nine. The song charted at its highest on Germany’s GfK Entertainment Charts as it peaked at number thirty-six. While the music charts may not have recognized the song enough to catapult it into the top forty, it was favored enough to become certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for having over 400,000 copies of it sold.
#8 – Lost
“Lost” is the third single coming from Michael Buble’s third studio album, “Call Me Irresponsible.” On the US Billboard Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening chart, the song peaked at number two. On the UK Singles Chart, Lost charted at number nineteen and on Billboard Canada’s Hot 100 at number twenty-five. Since the song’s release, it has also become certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The album also earned its own certifications, including four times Platinum with Music Canada and UK’s BPI, five times platinum with ARIA of Australia, and single Platinum with Germany’s BVMI and USA’s RIAA.
#7 – It’s a Beautiful Day
On the US Billboard Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening chart, “It’s a Beautiful Day” peaked at number seven in 2013. It served as the leading single from his eighth studio album, “To Be Loved,” which was released on April 15, 2013. On Billboard Canada’s Hot 100, the song charted to number twenty and on the UK Singles Chart, it peaked at number ten. Among most of the nations and their respective music charts, It’s a Beautiful Day charted within the top forty as it peaked as high as third in Finland, fourth in Japan, and fifth in Belgium. The single also earned Gold certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and Silver certification from UK’s BPI.
#6 – Save the Last Dance for Me
From Michael Buble’s second studio album, It’s Time, is the release of “Save the Last Dance for Me.” His coverage of the 2006 coverage of the 1960 classic, which was originally performed by The Drifters, charted at number five on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening chart. It had also since earned Gold certification from America’s RIAA. Since the album’s release in 2005, it has sold enough copies to become six times Platinum in Canada, five times Platinum in Australia, three times Platinum in America, double Platinum in Germany and the UK, and single Platinum among the nations of Ireland and Switzerland. In Austria, the album was certified Gold.
#5 – Holly Jolly Christmas
Although not officially released as a single, Michael Buble’s version of “Holly Jolly Christmas” became a charted hit worldwide in 2014, approximately three years after the official release of Buble’s seventh studio album, “Christmas.” On the US Billboard Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening chart, the song peaked at number three. Billboard Canada’s Hot 100, had the song charted at number twenty-five. On the UK Singles Chart, it peaked at number twenty-four.
“Holly Jolly Christmas,” also earned itself Platinum certification with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The album became certified Diamond with Music Canada and double Diamond with the Australian Recording Industry Association. BPI certified the album Platinum ten times over, while the Irish Recorded Music Association had the album certified Platinum eight times over. Triple Platinum certification was earned from Austria’s IFPI while it was single Platinum from Switzerland’s IFPI. Germany’s Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVM) certified Christmas as Gold five times while it was single Gold with Sweden’s Charts (GLF).
#4 – It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas/Jingle Bells (featuring The Puppini Sisters)
The seventh studio album recorded by Michael Buble was Christmas, which was released on October 25, 2011. Performing with the Puppini Sisters, the two Christmas jingles, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” and “Jingle Bells,” became favorable enough to not only earn a Platinum certification with the British Phonographic Industry of the UK but crack into the top ten among the majority of the most respected music charts around the world. On the US Billboard Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening chart, the two-song hit peaked at number two. Among the charts within Australia, Canada, and Sweden, the single charted as high as fourth, and on the top music charts within Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, the song peaked at number six.
#3 – Home
From Michael Buble’s second studio album entitled It’s Time is the chart-topping single, “Home.” On the US Billboard Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening chart as well as Canada’s Adult Contemporary chart, it peaked at number one while on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number seventy-two. Worldwide, Home earned decent enough chart rankings to turn Michael Buble into a well-recognized music star at a global level. In sales, Home sold enough copies to become certified Platinum with USA’s RIAA and certified Gold with UK’s BPI.
#2 – Everything
In 2007, “Everything” became the first of five singles released from Michael Buble’s third studio album, Call Me Irresponsible. It was also the most successful as it charted number one on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening chart. On Billboard Canada’s Hot 100, it peaked at number ten. On the US Billboard Hot 100, at number forty-six. On a global scale, the song charted as high as number five on the Dutch Single Top 100 and was within the top forty among the music charts belonging to the nations of Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and the UK. In sales, Everything earned Platinum certification from USA’s RIAA and Gold certification from UK’s BPI.
#1 – Haven’t Met You Yet
The most successful hit under the belt of Michael Buble is “Haven’t Met You Yet,” which reached the very top of the US Billboard Adult Contemporary/Easy Listening chart in 2009. It is the leading single from his fourth studio album entitled Crazy Love which was released on August 31, 2009. On Billboard’s Canadian Hot 100, the Irish Singles Chart, and the UK’s Singles Chart, the song peaked at number five. On the US Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number twenty-four. In Australia, Haven’t Met You Yet not only charted at number nine but sold enough copies to earn double Platinum certification.
The song also became certified Platinum with Music Canada, USA’s RIAA, and UK’s BPI. The album itself earned a multitude of Platinum certifications worldwide, selling millions of copies where it became double Platinum with RIAA, quadruple Platinum with Music Canada, five times Platinum with Australia’s ARIA, ten times platinum with UK’s BPI, and fifteen times Platinum with the Irish Recorded Music Association. With Germany’s BVMI and the Netherlands’ NVPI, single Platinum was earned between those two nations.
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