Britney Spears' Oops!... I Did It Again 1.319 Million in First Week.Entertainment Editors Britney Spears No.1 Selling Female Artist and the No.2 Selling Album in First Week Sales History NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 24, 2000 Britney Spears' second album Oops!... I Did It Again has broken the record for first week sales for a single female artists or group with an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. number of 1.319 million according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Soundscan SoundScan™ Osteoporosis An ultrasound used to assess bone density and thickness of cortical bone. See Bone densitometry. and will enter at No.1 on Billboard's Album 200 chart. Oops!... I Did It Again was shipped to retail with nearly 4 million albums and has a worldwide shipment of over 6 million units. Britney Spears has shattered shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. the record for first week sales by a female artist. The previous record holder was Alanis Morissette's Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie junkie Popular health A popular term for a person, usually an IV narcotic abusing addict, whose life is disorganized vis-á-vis family and societal structure, whose existence revolves around obtaining–often through theft, prostitution or other illicit with 469,054 units in first week sales. In addition Britney has broken the record set for the most units sold in any one-week by a female artist, Mariah Carey's Daydream, which sold 759,959 during the week of Christmas 1995 held the previous record. Oops!... I Did It Again has out scanned the Backstreet backstreet Noun a street in a town far from the main roads Adjective denoting secret or illegal activities: a backstreet abortion backstreet n Boys' Millenium, Garth garth n. 1. A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters. 2. Archaic A yard, garden, or paddock. [Middle English, enclosed yard, from Old Norse gardhr; see Brook's Double Live and Sevens and Pearl Jams' Vs. according to Soundscan allowing Britney Spears to be placed 2nd in the all time list of first week sales by any artist or group. Oops!...I Did It Again is the number No.1 selling album for first week sales and overall sales according to Soundscan by a female artist. The album also debuts at number one in Canada, Japan, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, France, Greece, Belgium, Sweden, and Norway this week. Britney is currently in rehearsals for her summer tour in support of her album. The Oops!... I Did It Again tour kicks-off in Columbia, MD on Tuesday, June 20. The international leg of the tour begins in Birmingham, UK on October 7 and will end in Paris, France on November 14. Upcoming television appearances include Britney In Hawaii a one hour FOX television special premiering June 7 and The Today Show on June 30. |
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