In 1999, Britney Spears reached number one for the first time on the Billboard chart

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“A talent worth watching”

In its issue dated 01/30/1999. painting Review of Britney Spears' first album, …Baby again, released by Jive Records. “The teen heartthrob who overcame the chaos of last quarter with the pop/R&B single '…Baby One More Time' unveils her debut album: a Top 40-ready workout with hook-laden songs pulled from the same bag as the title track.” , to praise paintingPointing out that Spears “actually experienced the spotlight over a period of two years.” Mickey Mouse Club From Disney.

“With her beautiful voice and every-girl image,” the review continues, “Spears has struck a chord among her teenage fan base made up of the likes of Hanson, 'N'Sync, and the Backstreet Boys.”

That same week, the album and its eponymous single reached number one on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 charts, respectively.

The coronation sparked Spurs' strong history in… Graphs. To date, the pop star has had six No. 1 songs on the Billboard 200: …Baby again, Oh, I did it again (2000), Britney (2001), In the region (2003), circus (2008) and Femme fatale (2011). He achieved the tenth and most recent top ten spot with Glory (No. 3) 2016.

Spears has placed five songs at the top of the Hot 100: “…Baby One More Time”, “Womanizer” (2008), “3” (2009), and two in 2011, “Hold It Against Me” and “S&M”. ” side by side. With Rihanna. Spears scored her fourteenth and final top ten hit on the chart with “Hold Me Closer” with Elton John, in September 2022.

Spears' No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 was also her first as a writer and producer for Max Martin. As the song “Yes, and?” Ariana Grande reached number one on the chart on January 27, 2024, and Martin surpassed George Martin as the highest-charting producer in Hot 100 history.

spears diary, The woman inside me, Arriving in October 2023, it recaps her rise to fame, her relationship with Justin Timberlake, and her life under the conservatorship for 13 years. According to the Associated Press, it sold 1.1 million copies in the United States in its first week.

“I've been involved in a lot of different projects over the years, and with Britney, we have a really special artist here,” Jack Sutter, then senior vice president of pop music promotion, told the Jive issue. painting on October 24, 1998. “I really feel like she's like a young Madonna. Our goal is to make her a great pop beat artist.” “I think he has longevity.”