starting to work on their follow-up to One Hot Minute. After a 6 year absence John Frusciante rejoined the Chili Peppers in 1998 and they released their seventh studio album, Californication, in June 1999. It was a commercial success, peaking at no.3 on the Billboard 200 and being certified 7xPlatinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It reached no.1 in Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Sweden, Finland and Norway whilst landing in the top 3 in numerous other countries. The album spawned six singles with the first being "Scar Tissue", it reached no.9 on the Billboard 100 and hitting no.1 on the Alternative Rock Charts where it stayed for 16 weeks and was certified 4xPlatinum. 'Around The World' reached no.8 and went Gold. 'Otherside' also reached no.1 and stayed at the top spot for 13 weeks and was certified 3xPlatinum. The 4th single was 'Californication' and it too reached no.1 going 5xPlatinum. Other singles released were 'Parallel Universe' no.37 and 'Road Trippin'. The success of Californication was followed by By the Way in July 2002. By the Way peaked at no.2 on the Billboard 200 and was certified 2xPlatinum. Globally the Chili Peppers were now an established dominant force. They spawned commercially successful singles, the first being the title track "By the Way", it reached no.1 on the Alternative Rock Charts and remained at the top spot for 14 weeks and was certified 2xPlatinum. 'The Zephyr Song' reached no.6 going Gold and "Can't Stop" reached the no.1 position going 4xPlatinum. Other singles released were 'Dosed' no.13 and 'Universally Speaking'. In late 2003, Warner Brothers released 'The Greatest Hits' a compilation from their Warner years. Tracks from BSSM, One Hot Minute, Californication and By The Way were included along with 'Higher Ground' plus a couple of new tracks with one of them being 'Fortune Faded' which reached no.8 on the Alternative Rock Charts. The album reached no.18 on the Billboard 200 and was certified 2xPlatinum. Stadium Arcadium, the band's ninth studio album, was released in May 2006. It became the band's first album to reach no.1 on the Billboard 200. It was a double album featuring 28 tracks, one disc was named 'Mars' and the other 'Jupiter'. It went onto be certified 4xPlatinum. Stadium Arcadium spawned three straight no.1 hits on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart; "Dani California" spent 14 consecutive weeks at the top of the chart and also