Jan

13

2012

Music Minute!

Written by Trent | Filed under Music Minute

Did you that Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ became the top-selling album of 1996 in the US without producing a #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100?

‘Jagged’ sold over 7.4 million copies in the US during 1996 was the best-selling album of that year yet the highest-charting single from the record - ’Ironic’ - only peaked at #4 on the Hot 100. The LP eventually became the most successful album of the 1990s on the Billboard 200 and even outperformed Whitney Houston’s ‘The Bodyguard’ soundtrack, which ranked at #2.

Additionally, ‘Jagged’ won the Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album at the 1996 Grammy Awards ceremony. As of January 1st 2012, it has sold over 14.7 million copies in the US as the third highest-selling album of the SoundScan era (1991 to present) and has been certified 16x platinum.

Watch the video for Morissette’s ‘Ironic’ below:

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5 Comments

1. twitter.com/_feeniix_ says:

   January 13, 2012 at 12:45 pm

   JLP is the shit. Alanis actually had nice vocals compared to the other rock chicks in the 90s.
2. Topman says:

   January 13, 2012 at 1:00 pm

   As a Mariah fan I’ve always been bitter about the 1996 Grammys but it’s great that Album of the Year went to such a good album.
3. LurkerG says:

   January 13, 2012 at 1:29 pm

   One of the greatest female rock albums EVER.
4. Ariana says:

   January 13, 2012 at 2:27 pm

   Such a pity that after this album she faded away. She decided not to be “angry” anymore, became a Buddhist and her music and lyrics completely changed.
   I’ve never liked this so called “New Alanis” but I’ll always love this album because is perfect and SO representative of the 90s music -takes me back to my days as a teenager lol-

   You oughta know & Forgiven are my faves! Can’t believe the first didn’t reach the top of the charts… didn’t know that!!!
5. theman says:

   January 13, 2012 at 7:54 pm

   Great record and awesome sales. Alanis is very talented.