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Album
Hot August Night II
- Peak position
- #59
- Weeks on chart
- 17
Live in America is a two-disc live album by Neil Diamond released by Columbia Records in the summer of 1994.
Why this album mattered
Live in America is a two-disc live album by Neil Diamond released by Columbia Records in the summer of 1994. As with his previous live albums Hot August Night and Hot August Night II Diamond performed his old hits with his version of his 1968 song "Red Red Wine" rendered in a reggae style similar to the version done by UB40. It reached #59 and charted for 17 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Love On The Rocks", "Hello Again", "Cherry Cherry".
The music
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
- Nov 21, 1987#124
- Nov 28#76
- Dec 5#70
- Dec 12#66
- Dec 19#63
- Dec 26#62
- 1988
- Jan 2, 1988#62
- Jan 9#59
- Jan 16#59
- Jan 23#74
- Jan 30#80
- Feb 6#93
- Feb 13#108
- Feb 20#141
- Feb 27#172
- Mar 5#181
- Mar 12#199
A rocket up the chart — jumping 48 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #124, exploded upward for 8 weeks to reach #59 and fell quickly across 17 weeks on the chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
- Love On The RocksNeil Diamond
- Hot 100 peak
- #2
- Weeks on chart
- 20
Highest peak · Longest-running singleOpen song journey → - Hello AgainNeil Diamond
- Hot 100 peak
- #6
- Weeks on chart
- 16
Open song journey → - Cherry CherryNeil Diamond
- Hot 100 peak
- #6
- Weeks on chart
- 12
First charting singleOpen song journey → - AmericaNeil Diamond
- Hot 100 peak
- #8
- Weeks on chart
- 17
Open song journey → - Thank The Lord For The Night TimeNeil Diamond
- Hot 100 peak
- #13
- Weeks on chart
- 11
Open song journey → - September Morn'Neil Diamond
- Hot 100 peak
- #17
- Weeks on chart
- 16
Open song journey → - Forever In Blue JeansNeil Diamond
- Hot 100 peak
- #20
- Weeks on chart
- 11
Open song journey → - Headed For The FutureNeil Diamond
- Hot 100 peak
- #53
- Weeks on chart
- 10
Final charting singleOpen song journey →
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
Album facts
- LabelColumbia Records in the summer of 1994.
- CertificationsDiamond
- Singles"Love On The Rocks" · "Hello Again" · "Cherry Cherry" · "America" · "Thank The Lord For The Night Time" · "September Morn'" · "Forever In Blue Jeans"
- ArtistNeil Diamond
- Year1987