X released her left-field album Back to Basics in August 2006.
Upon its release, Back to Basics reached number one in over fifteen countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. With 346,000 in first-week sales, the album debuted atop the US Billboard 200. The album went on to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of one million copies. With sales of 24,000, Back to Basics also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart. It attained a triple platinum certification there, reaching 300,000 sales.
The album achieved success in major markets in Oceania. It debuted at number one on the Australian Albums Chart and charted for forty weeks, while debuting at number two on the New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart and charting for twenty-seven. The album reached numbers 45 and 34 on Australia's year-end charts in 2006 and 2007, respectively; while charting at 43 in New Zealand in 2007. Back to Basics went on the reach double platinum certification in the former and platinum in the latter. Japan became the only Asian market where Back to Basics, where it debuted at number seven on the Japanese Oricon Main Albums Chart with first-week sales of 32,241 units. It was later certified gold in the country for shipments of 100,000 copies. According to RCA frontman, Clive Davis, the album has sold approximately 5 million copies worldwide as of November 2013.
That year, X also kicked off her #1 tour.
What was your fave up to in 2006?
