Did you know that Christina Aguilera’s self-titled debut album is still her best-selling release in the US?
Released in 1999, ‘Christina Aguilera’ has thus far sold 8.214 million copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan and an additional 935K units via BMG Music Club for a combined total of 9.149 million. The album is currently ranked as the 36th highest-selling album of the SoundScan era – 1991 to 2011 – and has been certified 8x platinum by the RIAA.
Aguilera scored 3 #1 singles from her debut album – ‘Genie in a Bottle’, ‘What a Girl Wants’ and ‘Come on Over Baby (All I Want is You)’. However, her biggest hit from the record was her first #1 song, ‘Genie’, which was certified platinum.
Watch the video for ‘Genie’ below: