10.23.1998 - 10.23.2008
Ladies and gentlemen, on this day, 10 years ago, the Princess of Pop had decided to debut the first single that kicked off her glorious career and to become the legend of her generation.
If you've ever asked yourself about the reason why this woman has the biggest impact on the planet, the most passionate and probably the craziest fans (and crazier haters), I invite you today to sit back and watch this video that epitomize a fraction of what this iconic figure has done to us within a decade.
So, ladies and gentlemen, let us celebrate this day as much as we can by sharing our favorite moments, albums, singles or anything that we've witnessed from this genius in this non-stop journey. And finally, all I can say is, VIVA the golden name...
BRITNEY JEAN SPEARS!
Britney records and achievements from 1998 - 2008
- Sold over 95 million records worldwide and has sold over 75 million albums worldwide. She has at least sold 30 million singles worldwide.
- The youngest female artist to occupy the #1 spot on the Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 album chart at the same time.
- The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) ranks her as the eighth best-selling female artist in American music history, having sold over 31 million albums in the U.S.
- The first female artist in SoundScan history to have her first four studio albums debut at number-one.
- The only woman whose first five studio albums have debuted in the top two slots on Billboard Top 200 Albums.
- The only female artist to make a duet with the Queen of Pop, Madonna.
- The youngest person in SNL History to act as a host and musical guest the same time on May 13, 2000.
- Britney is the only artist with most music videos to debut on MTV's TRL. (18 videos)
- Britney is the only artist with most #1 retired music videos on MTV's TRL. (15 videos #1) (13 videos retired)
- Britney is the 2nd artist with most number one hits in United World Chart history, tying with Cher.
- Britney is the third artist with most weeks at #1 on UWC. (only behind the Beatles and Madonna)
- 'Baby One More Time' is ranked at No.25 on Rolling Stone & MTV's 100 Greatest Pop Songs of all time.
- 'Blender' Magazine reported "Baby One More Time" as #9 on their list of 'The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born'.
- "Baby One More Time" is the 2nd Most Successful single of the year 1999.
- "Baby One More Time" is the thirty-eighth best selling song of all-time.
- Britney broke a first-week sales record for a debut act when "…Baby One More Time" sold a total of 460,000 in its first week of release in the UK.
- "Baby One More Time" is the second best-selling album of 1999 in the United States, only behind Backstreet Boys's Millennium.
- "Baby One More Time" is the highest selling debut album by a teenager in the United States and Worldwide.
- "Baby One More Time" it is 11th best selling album of all time in the U.S.
- "Baby One More Time" is the best selling debut album by an American Female in Mexico.
- 'Oops!... I Did It Again' is the 81th best selling album of all time.
- 'Oops!... I Did It Again' which debuted at number one in the U.S., selling 1,319,193 units during its first week of sales, broke the SoundScan record for the highest sales in its debut week by any female artist.
- 'Oops!... I Did It Again' broke the record for most radio station additions in a single day.
- Her third album "Britney" debuted at number one in the U.S., selling 745,744 units during its first week, surpassing Michael Jackson's album "Invincible".
- "Me Against The Music" is the music video with most consecutive days at number one by a female on MTV's TRL . (11 days)
- In Australia, Britney's "In The Zone" album is one of only three to have all the albums single go to #1 (the others being Delta Goodrems "Innocent Eyes" and Kylies "Kylie")
- Britney is the artist with most number one singles from one album ( 3 from BOMT and 3 from ITZ) in United World Chart, tying with Madonna.
- Britney is the female artist with the most #1 singles in Ireland.
- 'Gimme More' has peaked at number three on Billboard's Hot 100 on October 3rd, becoming Spears's most successful single in the United States since her debut, "...Baby One More Time".
- 'Gimme More' is the 2nd highest debut by a female aritst in the United World Chart (Mariah's 'Honey' holds the record).
- 'Blackout' debuted at #1 On the U.S Digital Albums chart, making her the highest selling digital female artist in a first week of sales.
- 'Blackout' has had more than 1 million streams at MTV's The Leak, by far the biggest total ever for the program.
- In 2007, Britney Spears has become the most searched person on the Internet.
- 'Womanizer' is Spears’ 19th charting title this decade, making her having the most Top40/CHR hits by female artist this decade.
- 'Womanizer' has broken the record for the biggest jump to #1 in Billboard Hot 100 history. (from 96-1)
- 'Womanizer' had sold 286,000 digital copies in its debut week, making it the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital downloads.
- In the UK, 'Womanizer' music video was viewed more than 7 million times within its first three days, breaking a record held by Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love".
p.s: I wish the mods would value the importance of this event and respect the existence of this holy thread.