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Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 Release Date September 26, 1995 (US) / September 25, 1995 (UK) US Sales 2.269 million (as of February, 2005) 1.5 million (BMG Music Club sales, as of February 18, 2003) Estimated Worldwide Sales 7 million US Certification 2x Platinum - last certified 12/18/95 Chart Activity - Peak Positions The Billboard 200: #3 (debuted 10/28/95, peaked 11/4/95 - 29 weeks on chart) Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: #4 (debuted 10/28/95 - 25 weeks on chart) Top Pop Catalog Albums: #3 UK: #2 (2x Platinum - 600,000 units) Australia: #2 Canada: #2 France: #5 Germany: #10 (Gold) South Africa: #2 Switzerland: #6 (2x Gold - 50,000 units)

Single Releases Runaway b/w When I Think Of You (Morales House Mix '95) (US) or When I Think Of You (Morales House Mix '95 UK 7'' Edit) (UK) Released: September, 1995 (US/UK) Chart Activity - Peak Positions The Billboard Hot 100: #3 (Gold) (debuted 9/16/95, peaked 10/21/95 - 24 weeks on chart) Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks: #6 (debuted 9/16/95 - 21 weeks on chart) Hot Dance Music/Club Play: #8 (debuted 10/14/95 - 13 weeks on chart) Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales: #2 Adult Contemporary: #7 (debuted 9/2/95 - 26 weeks on chart) Adult Top 40: #7 Rhythmic Top 40: #3 Top 40 Adult Recurrents: #7 Top 40 Mainstream: #2 ARC Top 40: #1 (? weeks) Eurochart Hot 100 Singles: #35 (debuted & peaked 11/4/95 - 12 weeks on chart) UK: #6 (debuted & peaked 9/23/95 - 5 weeks on chart) Australia: #8 Canada: #2 Finland: #24 Germany: #39 Holland: #28 Japan: #3 (debuted 10/28/95, peaked 11/4/95 - 5 weeks on chart) South Africa (sales chart): #9 Switzerland: #23 The Best Things In Life Are Free (Rerelease) b/w Runaway (G.Man's Hip Hop Mix featuring Coolio) and Megamix (UK) Released: December, 1995 (EU/Australia only) Chart Activity - Peak Positions UK: #7 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles: #42 (debuted & peaked 12/23/95 - 4 weeks on chart) Australia: #43 Twenty Foreplay b/w Alright (CJ Radio) and The Pleasure Principle (2 mixes) (UK) Released: December, 1995 (US) / March, 1996 (UK) Chart Activity - Peak Positions Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #32 (debuted 12/16/95 - 12 weeks on chart) Rhythmic Top 40: #29 Top 40 Mainstream: #36 ARC Top 40: #16 UK: #22 (debuted & peaked 4/6/96) Australia: #29 Canada: #27 Germany: #74 South Africa (sales chart): #9 Because this single did not receive a commercial release in the US, it was ineligible to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 or the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Alright (Rerelease) Released: ? 1996 (Australia only) Chart Activity - Peak Positions Australia: #43