Did you know that Anita Baker’s biggest-selling album, ‘Rapture’, only peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200?
Despite eventually being certified 5x platinum by the RIAA, ‘Rapture’ only peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200 in 1986. Additionally only one of the album’s singles cracked the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 - ‘Sweet Love’ climbed to #8 on the tally.
‘Rapture’ performed far better on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart where is nabbed the #1 slot. Moreover, four of the LP’s singles – ‘Sweet Love’, ‘Caught Up in the Rapture’, ‘Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)’ and ‘No One in the World’ - ranked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs lineup.
However, Baker’s next album, ‘Giving You The Best That I Got’, topped the Billboard 200 and become her second highest-selling album in the US. The record is currently certified 3x platinum.
Watch Baker perform ‘Sweet Love’ below: