▁the ▁first ▁season ▁before ▁switching ▁to ▁Cole ' s ▁song ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁run . ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁original ▁run , ▁Daw son ' s ▁Creek ▁spawn ed ▁two ▁volumes ▁of ▁sound track ▁albums . ▁The ▁album ▁Songs ▁from ▁Daw son ' s ▁Creek ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁the ▁broadcast ing ▁of ▁the ▁series ' ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁success ▁world wide . ▁It ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Albums ▁Chart ▁and ▁also ▁pe aked ▁within ▁the ▁top ▁in ▁Austria , ▁Norway , ▁Sweden , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁During ▁it ▁first ▁sixth ▁months ▁of ▁release , ▁the ▁album ▁sold ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁copies ▁world wide ▁and ▁was ▁cert ified ▁triple ▁plat in um ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁( AR IA ) ▁and ▁gold ▁by ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( RI AA ). ▁In ▁Australia , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁fifth ▁highest ▁s elling ▁album ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Songs ▁from ▁Daw son ' s ▁Creek ▁– ▁Volume ▁ 2 ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁debut ▁of ▁the ▁series ' ▁fourth ▁season . ▁Less ▁successful , ▁it ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁twenty ▁of ▁Aust rian ▁and ▁Swiss ▁Albums ▁Ch arts , ▁while ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁ 5 0 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁ ▁International ▁re bro ad cast ▁R er uns