Dami Im is the second studio album by Dami Im, the winner of the fifth season of The X Factor Australia, released through Sony Music Australia on 15 November 2013. The album debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 70,000 copies. It was preceded by the lead single "Alive", which debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified Platinum for selling 70,000 copies. Im became the first X Factor Australia contestant in ARIA Charts history to follow up a number one single with a number one album.[2]

Dami Im
Studio album by
Released15 November 2013
Recorded2013
GenrePop, R&B
Length38:29
LabelSony
Producer
Dami Im chronology
Dream
(2011)
Dami Im
(2013)
Heart Beats
(2014)
Singles from Dami Im
  1. "Alive"
    Released: 28 October 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Renowned for Sound [1]

Commercial performance

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Dami Im debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart with 23,355 copies sold in its first week, becoming the first number-one album by an X Factor Australia contestant.[3] It was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association in its second week for shipments of 70,000 copies.[4] As of 2013, the album has sold 78,000 in Australia.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Alive"
  • Anthony Egizii
  • David Musumeci
DNA Songs3:56
2."One"BonoDorian West3:43
3."Purple Rain"PrinceDorian West3:16
4."Don't Leave Me This Way"
Dorian West3:50
5."Roar"Dorian West3:45
6."Bridge over Troubled Waters"Paul SimonDorian West3:35
7."Wrecking Ball"Dorian West3:23
8."Hero"
Dorian West3:34
9."And I'm Telling You"Dorian West2:55
10."Best of You"Dorian West3:27
11."Saving All My Love for You"Dorian West3:05

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 1
South Korea (Gaon International)[7] 9

Year-end charts

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Chart (2013) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 17
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[9] 4

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label
Australia[10][11] 15 November 2013 Sony Music Australia
United States[12] 27 September 2014 Sony Music
South Korea[13][14] 22 November 2013 Sony Music Korea
26 November 2013 CD

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Review at Renowned for Sound
  2. ^ Vincent, Peter (23 November 2013). "Dami Im makes X-Factor ARIA Charts history". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  3. ^ Cashmere, Paul (25 November 2013). "Pink DVD Outsells Dami Im Album". Noise11. Noise Network. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. ^ Adams, Cameron (8 January 2014). "ARIA Albums Charts: Pink and Katy Perry score highest sellers in Australia in 2013". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Dami Im – Dami Im". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Gaon International Album Chart - Issue date: 13.11.24 - 13.11.30". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  8. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  10. ^ "CD – Dami Im (Album)". Sanity. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Dami Im by Dami Im". iTunes Store. Apple. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Dami Im by Dami Im". iTunes Store. Apple. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Dami Im – Dami Im (Album)". MelOn. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  14. ^ "HOTTRACKS - Dami Im – Dami Im (Album)". HOTTRACKS. Retrieved 9 December 2013.