Utada did it in 2001 and snatched the WW record from N'Sync with their 2.8M in 2000. N'Sync snatched it from Bz's The Best Pleasure released in 1998, both WW and for groups
Groups:
1) Nsync May 2000-present 15 years and counting
2) B'z May 1998 - 1 year and 10 months
WW:
1) Utada March 2001 - 14 years and 8 months
2) N Sync March 2000 - 1 year
3) B'z May 1998 - 1 year and 10 months
Utada did it in 2001 and snatched the WW record from N'Sync with their 2.8M in 2000. N'Sync snatched it from Bz's The Best Pleasure released in 1998, both WW and for groups
Groups:
1) Nsync May 2000-present 15 years and counting
2) B'z May 1998 - 1 year and 10 months
WW:
1) Utada March 2001 - 14 years and 8 months
2) N Sync March 2000 - 1 year
3) B'z May 1998 - 1 year and 10 months
In the United States, Ray of Light debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 albums chart on the issue dated March 21, 1998.[86] It set the record for biggest first-week sales by a female artist in Nielsen SoundScan era at that time with 371,000 copies sold.
Mimi never had the first week record, I'm fairly sure it was most sales in a single week by a female. Daydream did 700k+ months after release, at Christmas obvs
Mimi never had the first week record, I'm fairly sure it was most sales in a single week by a female. Daydream did 700k+ months after release, at Christmas obvs
Ok, thanks.
Wow at it going from 371k in 1998 to 1.317 in 2000
From Madonna to Britney. Blonde legends always win.
So I wonder if Madonna took it from celine or janet since mariah is out of the equation.
wow so the 700k from Mariah must have been during black friday or something.
Wait so I thought Janet's first week sales were over 300k.
Surely Mariah would have done more than that with her two diamond albums.
I wonder if Whitney's was 200k in the 80s
Many sold more but not in the first week. First weeks were pretty irrelevant until the teen pop boom in the early 2000s. And of course today first weeks make or break an album.
Many sold more but not in the first week. First weeks were pretty irreleavant until the teen pop boom in the early 2000s. And of course today first weeks make or break an album.
I remember they would debut and then eventually reach #1. I remember reading that Whitney's 2nd album in 1987 was the first female album to debut at #1 or something.