Britney Spears - Britney

by **GetBack** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:34 pm

"What It's Like to Be Me" should have been a single, it's one of the strongest dance songs in this album.

by **crazyman324** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:53 pm

Nanda wrote:It's so funny how people were saying that IAS4U is her weakest single .

Personally, it still sounds fresh and I still enjoy it everytime I listen.

There's a reason it stood out - it sounded nothing like what was being released at the time, thus making it quite timeless.

Same applies for Toxic, and Christina's Dirrty, Beyonce's Crazy in Love and so forth.

Such songs don't seem to age in my opinion.

by **pcdm3** » Tue May 29, 2012 10:04 pm

Rejoice!! The album has sold 5 Million copies in the US!

According to SoundScan 'Britney' has sold 4.4 Million Copies and 588.000 copies from BMG Music Club Sales reaching 4.988.000 copies 8-)

The album is still only certified 4x Platinum though...

by **truthless** » Tue May 29, 2012 10:07 pm

pcdm3 wrote:Rejoice!! The album has sold 5 Million copies in the US!

According to SoundScan 'Britney' has sold 4.4 Million Copies and 588.000 copies from BMG Music Club Sales reaching 4.988.000 copies

The album is still only certified 4x Platinum though...

Nielsen Soundscan doesn't conclude BMG Music Club Sales, so the certification is right at 4x Platinum.

by **pcdm3** » Tue May 29, 2012 11:57 pm

truthless wrote:Nielsen Soundscan doesn't conclude BMG Music Club Sales, so the certification is right at 4x Platinum.

Soundscan didn't exist prior 1991 so sales sales were not counted back then?

A copie sold is a copie sold... Music Clubs were huge back in the 90's and early 00's so of course those sales are counted by the labels and the RIIA.

by **Dreams** » Wed May 30, 2012 2:01 pm

truthless wrote:
pcdm3 wrote:Rejoice!! The album has sold 5 Million copies in the US!

According to SoundScan 'Britney' has sold 4.4 Million Copies and 588.000 copies from BMG Music Club Sales reaching 4.988.000 copies

The album is still only certified 4x Platinum though...
Nielsen Soundscan doesn't conclude BMG Music Club Sales, so the certification is right at 4x Platinum.

RIAA counts club sales when certifying albums for shipments. Soundscan doesn't include those numbers but RIAA does.

Still, even though it is eligible I don't see Jive re-certifying it anytime soon. Catalog albums seem rarely updated now. Crazy to think that it hasn't been updated since 2001 about a month after it was released! In The Zone is probably more likely to be re-certified as it's actually passed 3 million in Soundscan alone. Blackout is most urgent though as it hasn't even been certified Gold but passed 1 million this past year.

by **GetBack** » Wed May 30, 2012 2:29 pm

Somebody should tweet and make the certifications a trending topic!! :roll:

by **jpguy** » Thu May 31, 2012 5:45 am

Easily, her worst album IMO...

by **GetBack** » Thu May 31, 2012 3:28 pm

jpguy wrote:Easily, her worst album IMO...

Really? There are songs that I like a lot better than those in In the Zone or Blackout.

Website · by **Mylostlenore** » Thu May 31, 2012 7:00 pm

I think it's a lot better than most of her other albums. Not to sweet and not too spicy. Perfect mix of both.

by **pcdm3** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:29 am

This album was the definition of the 21st Century's "Good Girl Gone Wild" movement... which many followed.

by **Noahh** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:11 pm

jpguy wrote:Easily, her worst album IMO...

Say what now?!

This is a pop masterpiece!

by **GetBack** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:23 pm

Nanda wrote:It's so funny how people were saying that IAS4U is her weakest single .

Sadly, it didn't even reach the Top 20 in the Hot 100, but it was definitely the hottest song/video released that year, considering the heavy competition in pop in 2001.

by **pollei** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:08 pm

This is one of the best albums ever! 8-)

It's such a transition from her safe-sounding albums. Britney werked it and even though she lost a big chunk of her sales, she became more popular this album, elevating her to become a legend in the pop culture.