Britney Spears :: Charts & Sales History

[Instinct]

It's still true!

• Delta Goodrem - Innocent Eyes (2003-04)
• Britney Spears - In The Zone (2003-04)
• Guy Sebastian - Jus as I Am (2003-04)*

* The record breaking album only had two singles which
both went #1 but a record is a record.

We love to see it miss Choley! I can't @ all of them being from 2003-04

Most number-one singles from a single album:
Delta Goodrem – Innocent Eyes (2003-04) - 5
Britney Spears – In the Zone (2003-04) - 3
ABBA – ABBA (1975) - 3
ABBA – Arrival (1976) - 3
Kylie Minogue – Kylie (1988) - 3
The Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D. (2009) - 3
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist (2012/2013) - 3
Taylor Swift – 1989 (2014-15) -3
Drake – Scorpion (2018) - 3

Only four female albums have had spawned three #1 singles or more - In the Zone, 1989, Kylie and Innocent Eyes.

And to think she paid Australia / Oceania complete dust during the ITZ era (0 promo performances/appearances, no tour dates, etc) makes it all even more impressive.

[Choley]

We love to see it miss Choley! I can't @ all of them being from 2003-04

Only four female albums have had spawned three #1 singles or more - In the Zone, 1989, Kylie and Innocent Eyes.

And to think she paid Australia / Oceania complete dust during the ITZ era (0 promo performances/appearances, no tour dates, etc) makes it all even more impressive.

Yeah, Australia was alway been loyal to her.Even songs like Not A Gurl,Boys,I love Rock N Roll and Do Somethin' got certified there.This shows how she's really undercertified there too...

[Stronger99]

Actually I‘m shocked “In The Zone” only peaked at #10 in Australia Her first and only #1 album was “Femme Fatale” there anyway.

[Instinct]

Actually I‘m shocked “In The Zone” only peaked at #10 in Australia Her first and only #1 album was “Femme Fatale” there anyway.

#10 was low for her standards for sure, but at least it didn't miss the Top 10 like it was the case in the UK, Italy, Spain, etc. For comparison purposes, it debuted at #28 in Australia's closest neighbour, New Zealand. Peaked at #25 in April 2004 though, and remains both her lowest peak and debut in that country.

I read that she cancelled all international promo for the album in its release week, which might have affected its debuts. And it was a competitive month with P!nk, Michael Jackson, Kylie Minogue, Red Hot Chili Peppers, JAY-Z, Blink-182, No Doubt, etc. all releasing around the same time (plus all the local acts in each country).

But I think it's a little deeper than that. In the Zone was a very crucial era for Britney and it was her chance to prove herself as an adult artist. Her teeny bopper fan base had either grown up or moved on, and teen pop was dead and buried by 2003. Toxic and Everytime gave her enough credibility for a slightly older audience to spend their hard earned money on her album, which is why it ended up having more longevity than Britney in most countries.

[BritneyMadonnastan]

Actually I‘m shocked “In The Zone” only peaked at #10 in Australia Her first and only #1 album was “Femme Fatale” there anyway.

In the zone seemed to have low peaks everywhere idk why. She became more of a singles artist after the Britney album

[Instinct]

In the zone seemed to have low peaks everywhere idk why. She became more of a singles artist after the Britney album

I wouldn't go that far, it just was off to a slower start but ended up selling on par with Britney in several countries and even outsold it in the UK, despite having only three singles.

For example:
In New Zealand, it peaked in its 12th week
In the UK, it peaked in its its 34th week
In Portugal, it peaked in its 20th week
In Ireland, it peaked in its 12th week, then re-peaked in its 30th week

In Japan it was her first album to debut in the Top 3 as well and ended up outselling BOMT and OIDIA. The peaks weren't bad everywhere either, it debuted at #1 in France, #2 in Germany, etc.

[Instinct]

I'm working on a summary of Britney's chart history in the biggest markets

France
#1 “…Baby One More Time”
#1 “Womanizer”
#1 “Scream & Shout”
#2 “(You Drive Me) Crazy”
#2 “Everytime”
#3 “Toxic”
#4 “Oops!…I Did It Again”
#5 “Gimme More”
#5 “I Wanna Go”
#6 “Work B**ch”
#8 “I’m a Slave 4 U”
#8 “Till the World Ends”
#9 “Born to Make You Happy”
#11 "Me Against the Music"
#11 "Make Me..."
#13 "Sometimes"
#13 "Criminal"
#15 "Overprotected"
#16 "Lucky"
#18 "My Prerogative"
#20 "Stronger"
#25 "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
#25 “Pretty Girls”
#27 "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
#31 "Hold It Against Me"
#34 "Perfume"
#38 "Anticipating"
#55 "Boys"
#65 “Hold Me Closer”
#70 "Do Somethin'"
#73 "Ooh La La"
#121 “It Should Be Easy”
#121 “Slumber Party”
#134 “Do You Wanna Come Over?”
#142 “Clumsy”
#141 “Private Show”
#146 “Tom’s Diner”
#147 “Alien”

Download Chart:
#1 “Womanizer”
#2 “Gimme More”
#3 “Hold It Against Me”
#10 “3”
#11 “If U Seek Amy”
#16 “Circus”
#44 “Radar”
#46 “Piece of Me”

+
#20 “Swimming in the Stars”
#40 “Matches”
#44 “Mood Ring”

I have a few questions so if anyone here has a little more knowledge on the French charts, that'd be appreciated!

- If I'm not mistaken, downloads weren't counted for the official chart until February 2011 - is this correct?
- Circus, If U Seek Amy, Radar, 3 and Hold It Against Me did not have physical singles, therefore they weren't eligible to debut on the main chart. I'm not sure whether Piece of Me had a physical release or not. Is it okay to consider the digital peaks as official? Surely physical singles weren't really a thing by 2009-2011? I know Womanizer did 67K physicals but that was a huge smash.
- Hold It Against Me managed to make the official chart and eventually peak at #31 because they merged both the physical and digital chart a few weeks after its release, correct?
- The only reason Pretty Girls and Make Me managed to peak as high as they did despite being huge bombs was because the official chart was still based on pure sales at the time, correct? And streaming was already was the dominant metric in the country at that time. Can we actually consider those the actual peaks, then? Did they have a separate chart for streaming in 2015-16? If so, did either of those songs enter the chart?

[BritneyMadonnastan]

Circus sold out on Amazon UK again

[PromoSpears]

[QUOTE=Instinct;n11135875]I'm working on a summary of Britney's chart history in the biggest markets

Here's Sweden's market:
#1 "Baby One More Time"
#1 "Oops!... I Did It Again"
#1 "Lucky"
#1 "Womanizer"
#2 "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
#2 "Born To Make You Happy"
#2 "Overprotected"
#2 "Toxic"
#2 "Gimme More"
#2 "3"
#2 "Scream & Shout"
#3 "Everytime"
#4 "Sometimes"
#4 "Stronger"
#4 "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman"
#4 "Till The World Ends"
#5 "Me Against The Music"
#6 "My Prerogative"
#6 "Circus"
#7 "I'm A Slave 4 U"
#8 "Radar"
#9 "Piece Of Me"
#9 "Hold It Against Me"
#10 "Do Somethin'"
#10 "Someday (I Will Understand)"
#11 "Boys"
#11 "Break The Ice"
#12 "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know"
#13 "If U Seek Amy"
#15 "I Love Rock 'N' Roll"
#21 "Hold Me Closer"
#30 "I Wanna Go"
#30 "Work B**ch"
#32 "Out From Under"
#36 "Criminal"
#41 "My Only Wish (This Year)"

[Instinct]

In the Zone has now surpassed 1.2 billion streams on Spotify, becoming Britney's first album to do so

[And then we kiss]

I'm working on a summary of Britney's chart history in the biggest markets

Download Chart:
#1 “Womanizer”
#2 “Gimme More”
#3 “Hold It Against Me”
#10 “3”
#11 “If U Seek Amy”
#16 “Circus”
#44 “Radar”
#46 “Piece of Me”

+
#20 “Swimming in the Stars”
#40 “Matches”
#44 “Mood Ring”

I have a few questions so if anyone here has a little more knowledge on the French charts, that'd be appreciated!

- If I'm not mistaken, downloads weren't counted for the official chart until February 2011 - is this correct?
- Circus, If U Seek Amy, Radar, 3 and Hold It Against Me did not have physical singles, therefore they weren't eligible to debut on the main chart. I'm not sure whether Piece of Me had a physical release or not. Is it okay to consider the digital peaks as official? Surely physical singles weren't really a thing by 2009-2011? I know Womanizer did 67K physicals but that was a huge smash.
- Hold It Against Me managed to make the official chart and eventually peak at #31 because they merged both the physical and digital chart a few weeks after its release, correct?
- The only reason Pretty Girls and Make Me managed to peak as high as they did despite being huge bombs was because the official chart was still based on pure sales at the time, correct? And streaming was already was the dominant metric in the country at that time. Can we actually consider those the actual peaks, then? Did they have a separate chart for streaming in 2015-16? If so, did either of those songs enter the chart?

The French singles chart was based by physical and digital sales until October 2016 which means make me was her last single on the chart that was based by sales
and yes it’s an actual peak in France…
sadly slumber party didn’t enjoy from that and barely charted..
And you’re right about her singles from 2009-2011 the chart didn’t include digital sales which lead for low peaks and failure…
hiam is a great example since the song was played a lot during its release yet peaked really low…
Her FF era was a real smash in France…

[BritneyMadonnastan]

One week till the first 3 albums have a vinyl release

[Swimmingbritney]

TSC is number 80 in the uk this week! 94 weeks Charting top 100

[And then we kiss]

Is make me close to gold and silver in Australia and uk?
it comes to me lately and feeling sad it did badly
(unpopular opinion, the official is not that bad, and she looks incredible)

[adamf2thedeath]

One week till the first 3 albums have a vinyl release

Will any be able to chart I wonder & give us upgraded sales figures from OCC or Billbaord.

[PromoSpears]

Will any be able to chart I wonder & give us upgraded sales figures from OCC or Billbaord.

We can request billboard to make an update if we send them an email which I have done before.

Email: askbb@billboard.com

This is what I sent them last time but yall can change it
Hey, my name is _______ and I'm from the United States. I'm a huge fan of Britney Spears and of course with her freedom is just unreal. I wondered if you could give album sales and also digital sales from Britney Spears in her overall career since It is a huge week because January 7, 2022, will mark the 20th year anniversary when "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman was released! Regards ______

[Enzolorenzo]

Will any be able to chart I wonder & give us upgraded sales figures from OCC or Billbaord.

Maybe someone from Buzzjack will be able to give us their updated figures if they’re able to chart.

[PromoSpears]

Off-topic but I started promoting Britney's vinyl release on different forum websites because I want people to buy them so that A) It would chart B) her sales would increase as well

[Instinct]

If ...Baby One More Time re-enters BB200 next month due to vinyl sales, it'd officially complete 2 full years on chart. Would be an amazing feat for a pre-streaming era album.

[lambforever]

Off-topic but I started promoting Britney's vinyl release on different forum websites because I want people to buy them so that A) It would chart B) her sales would increase as well

Continue with your great work surely be pleased if this album charts for 104 weeks

[Instinct]

i have no idea what's going on, but yesss

[PromoSpears]

i have no idea what's going on, but yesss

We need to promote the vinyl releases to different platforms so that it will chart for sure!

[Choley]

I don't why but many artists had a boost yesterday.

[Beautyisbeauty]

I don't why but many artists had a boost yesterday.

Maybe the start of the Daylight Saving Time in Europe having an effect on Spotify's daily time frame?

[Instinct]