Dallas, Texas 07/17/2002 -- The Wiggles" have had unprecedented success entertaining young children. No live artist or group in the history of Australian children's entertainment has ever been as successful when measured in terms of video sales, record sales and concert attendance.

U.S. Video and Music releases

* Over 3.5 million videos and audios have been sold to date in the U.S.
* September 3, 2002 release of Wiggly Safari, featuring The Wiggles and The   Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin!
* April 9, 2002 release of Hoop Dee Doo! It's A Wiggly Party
* January 22, 2002 release of Wiggly, Wiggly World
* Holiday fun abounds with the Oct. 16, 2001 release of Yule Be Wiggling on video, CD, and cassette.
* Wiggly Play Time featuring three episodes of The Wiggles television series from Australia is released nationwide August 14, 2001.
* April 3, 2001 HIT Entertainment releases Dance Party the sixth Wiggles title released in the U.S. on video, CD and cassette.
* The video and audio title Toot Toot featuring fun in the Big Red Car is released on January 2, 2001.
* October 24, 2000, Santa pays a visit from Down Under with the release of the Wiggly Wiggly Christmas title.
* Named for one of the groups signature sketches, Wake up Jeff!, was released April 4, 2000 on video, CD and cassettes.
* The first two releases in the U.S. Yummy Yummy and Wiggle Time hit the shelves in October 1999. Both titles quickly shot to success with leading e-retailer Amazon.com listing them in the Top 10 best-selling videos for The Kids and Family category. Companion CD and cassette titles Yummy Yummy and Let's Wiggle were released at the same time.


Australian releases and Awards

* The Wiggles have sold 3 million videos and over 1 million CDs and cassettes in Australia. Independent marketing analysis by GFK Marketing Services of Australia shows that The Wiggles video sales comprise 39.5% of the total overall sales of videos in the children's market.
* GFK credits The Wiggles as being the single most successful musical group in terms of video sales across all genres.
* In Australia 2 out of every 5 children own a Wiggles video, CD, licensed merchandise or has been to a Wiggles live show according to research done by Twentieth Century Fox.
* Their first album was released in 1991.
* The first Wiggles video was released in Australia in September 1993.
* In Australia, all 11 videos are in the Overall Top 40 Sell-Through Videos.
* The Wiggles have won 3 ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) awards for the "Best Children's Release" in 1995, 1996 and 1998. In 1999 ARIA presented them with the "Most Performed Children's Work" award.
* The Wiggles won APRA (Australian Performing Rights Association) song-writing award for "Best Children's Song" in 1994, 1995 and 1996.
* In Australia, The Wiggles have achieved 9 Gold (35,000 units) albums and 3     Platinum (70,000 units) albums for their musical releases