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Originally posted by ta7u
Its first week's sales was 346,000 copies...so still not reached platinum, even gold.  |
she may have only sold that many in the us but she still the highest selling female solo artist for the first week
^Lmao!!
Myspace Press Release:CHRISTINA AGUILERA IS ‘BACK’ ON THE TOP OF THE CHARTS
Back To Basics Debuts At .. 1 On Multiple Retail Charts
Los Angeles, CA (August 23, 2006) Pop superstar Christina Aguilera returns to the top of the charts this week with her third critically acclaimed album, Back To Basics, a double-disc set. Landing at ..1 on four of Billboards charts with first-week sales of 345,518, this marks her best Soundscan entry to date and the highest first-week sales of the year for a female solo artist. Back To Basics tops the Billboard 200, the Current R&B Overall Album Chart, Digital Album Chart, Mass Merchant Chart. Additionally it is the ..1 album in 85 Neilson Soundscan DMA markets and ..1 on the Internet Albums Chart. This is Aguileras first ..1 album since her 1999 self-titled debut in the US.
Additionally, Back To Basics shipped over 2 million worldwide. Less than a week after its release, the album hit ..1 in scores of countries including the U.K., Canada, Japan, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Thailand. The album is also Top 5 in Denmark, Italy, Norway and Mexico. Aguilera is also ..1 in the digital world. Back To Basics has hit ..1 on iTunes in the U.K., France, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden and Australia.
Back To Basics is led by the sexy upbeat single, Aint No Other Man which is currently at ..8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The sizzling Bryan Barber directed video consistently peaks at ..1 on MTVs TRL. The double-disc set, produced by DJ Premier and Linda Perry utilizes an orchestra, choir, string quartet and jazz horns, as well as techniques that offer a vintage sound and sensibility. Christina Aguilera is scheduled to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 31st.
One of the most accomplished performers of the last decade, Christina Aguilera has sold over 25 million albums worldwide, achieved four ..1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has won three Grammy Awards and a Latin Grammy Award, as well as two top five albums in the United States. She has collaborated with other great artists including Herbie Hancock, Andrea Bocelli and Sean Diddy Combs.
A major contributor to the fight against AIDS, Aguilera has participated in the Whats Going On? cover project for AIDS Project Los Angeles Artists Against AIDS. In 2004 she became the new face for the cosmetic company MAC and spokesperson for MAC AIDS Fund. In 2005 Aguilera got involved in awareness campaigns with YouthAIDS and ALDO. She also sponsors and is actively involved in the Womens Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh for battered women and children.
-B|W|R Public Relations
