Did you know that Paula Abdul’s ‘Forever You Girl’ was one of the most successful albums by a female artist in the history of the Billboard 200?
‘Forever Your Girl’ remained in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for an astounding 64 consecutive weeks. That period represents the third longest run in the top 10 of the chart behind Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ and Adele’s ’21′, which remained in that region of the chart for an unbroken 72 weeks and 78 weeks, respectively. Adele’s ’21′ has scored a total of 80 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10.
Ironically, ‘Forever Your Girl’ took 64 weeks to climb to #1 on the Billboard 200. The LP was released in the US on June 13th 1988 and didn’t claim the top spot for the first time until the week of October 7th 1989. To date, the album has been certified 7x platinum by the RIAA.
Watch the video for Abdul’s ‘Cold Hearted’ off ‘Forever Your Girl’ below: