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Originally posted by chris1991
Justified wasn't even that big of a debeut. I lived through the era and the only hit was cry me a river.
Future sex love sounds was his raise! Justified is quite forgettable.
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The album sold 10 million copies. 70/100 at Metacritic. It wasn't that big of a debut? 'Cry Me A River' was the only hit?
Like I Love You: Top 10 in 13 countries
Cry Me A River: top 3 in 11 countries
Rock Your Body: top 3 in 11 countries
Senorita: top 10 in 12 countries
Where Is The Love: #1 in 10 countries
Signs: top 10 in 16 countries
He put Black Eyed Peas on the map and saved Snoop's album from miserably flopping.
He was nominated for 6 Grammy awards, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year. He won 2 awards for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He won an AMA award, 2 BRIT award, 3 VMA awards, and received numerous nominations. He became the second Caucasian ever to be nominated for a BET award.
He headlined his first tour and it made $32 in the US alone, with an average of $0.8 million per show.
It’s one of the most successful debut eras and eras in general in pop music. The ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ era was massive and showed growth in every possible way. It’s great when artists don’t peak early.
