Ace (Ian Van Dahl album)

Ace is the debut studio album by Belgian dance music group Ian Van Dahl, released on 21 May 2002 by Antler-Subway Records. The album peaked at No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart,^[1] and has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).^[2] The album title was inspired by taking the first letters of the names of each member of the group: Annemie Coenen, Christophe Chantzis and Erik Vanspauwen.

The album contains four songs that reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart: "Will I?" (No. 5), "Reason" (No. 8), "Try" (No. 15) and their highest-charting single, "Castles in the Sky", which reached No. 3 and spent seven weeks in the top 10 in mid-2001.^[3] "Castles in the Sky" was a moderate success in Europe, while reaching No. 91 on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[4]

Track listing

International edition

"Intro" – 2:10
"Reason" – 3:21
"After All" – 5:56
"Satisfy Me" – 6:07
"Will I?" (UK Radio Mix) – 2:40
"Nights on Java" – 7:37
"Try" – 8:12
"Lonely" – 4:16
"Be Mine" – 3:04
"Castles in the Sky" – 3:46
"Nothing Left to Say" – 5:17
"Tears" – 3:20
"{'intəlu:d}" – 0:49
"Secret Love" – 3:14
"Tomorrow" – 6:03
"Run" – 4:41 (UK bonus track)

US edition

"Reason" – 3:20
"Will I?" (Dee Dee Radio Edit) – 3:46
"After All" – 5:53
"Satisfy Me" – 6:05
"Nights on Java" – 7:34
"Try" – 8:10
"Lonely" – 4:14
"Be Mine" – 3:02
"Castles in the Sky" – 3:44
"Nothing Left to Say" – 5:15
"Tears" – 3:16
"{'intəlu:d}" – 0:50
"Secret Love" – 3:09
"Tomorrow" – 6:00

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Ace*
Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	89
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	41
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[7]	40
European Albums (Music & Media)^[8]	27
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[9]	10
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[10]	71
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[11]	4
UK Albums (OCC)^[1]	7
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[12]	16

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Ace*
Chart (2002)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	152

Certifications

Certifications for *Ace*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[2]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "British album certifications – Ian Van Dahl – Ace". British Phonographic Industry. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Ian Van Dahl | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Ian Van Dahl Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 134.
^ "Ultratop.be – Ian Van Dahl – Ace" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – Ian Van Dahl – Ace". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 25. 15 June 2002. p. 10. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ "Ian Van Dahl: Ace" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 30 May 2002". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Ian Van Dahl Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "UK Year-End Charts 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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