 Born in Texas, Ashlee Simpson is
hoping to follow in the footsteps of her
pop-princess sister, Jessica Simpson, but with what she
hopes is a different edge and sound. Like her
sister, Ashlee followed the reality TV trend
with a show on MTV before releasing her debut
LP and hitting the radio airwaves.
 # 12
Singles Artist of the Year
 Ashlee hit the Top 40 with
"Pieces Of Me."
Ashlee hit the Top 10 with "Pieces Of Me."
Ashlee released her debut LP Autobiography.
Ashlee topped the Billboard Hot
Digital Tracks chart and Mainstream Top 40
chart with "Pieces Of Me."
Ashlee topped the Billboard 200
LP chart with Autobiography. The LP sold over
398,000 copies in the US its first week of
release.
 At the Teen Choice Awards,
Ashlee won for Choice Song of the Summer
("Pieces Of Me") and Fresh Face.
Ashlee hit #1 for 3 weeks with
"Pieces Of Me."
Ashlee hit the Top 40 with
"Shadow,"
Ashlee topped the Billboard Top
40 Tracks chart with "Pieces Of Me."
Autobiography was certified 3x
platinum.
 Ashlee performed "Pieces Of Me" on Saturday
Night Live - or did she? When she came
on to sing her second number the music and
singing of "Pieces Of Me" was heard as
Ashlee looked confused and began dancing
around before leaving the stage. At the
closing of the show Ashlee jokingly blamed
the band for the mishap, but accusations of
lip syncing were soon heard and Ashlee
admitted that the stress of recent
performances had left her voice hurting, and
lip syncing was better than cancelling a
performance on Saturday Night Live.
The single "Pieces Of Me" was certified
gold.
Ashlee recorded a duet
("Little Drummer Boy") with her
sister Jessica Simpson for Jessica's holiday
LP, Re-Joyce:
The Christmas Album.
 Ashlee hit the Top 40 with
"La La."
Autobiography was the 9th
biggest-selling LP in the US for year with
sales during the year topping 2.5 million.
# 420 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 # 46
Singles Artist of the Year
 Ashlee peformed at the half-time
show of the Orange Bowl and was booed by the
crowd after her live performance of "La La."
The single "Pieces Of Me" was certified
platinum.
The single "La La" was certified
gold.
 The video for "Pieces Of Me" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Pop Video.
Ashlee appeared in the film Undiscovered.
Ashlee hit the Top 40 with
"Boyfriend,"
 Ashlee was back performing on Saturday
Night Live.
Ashlee released her next LP I
Am Me.
Ashlee topped the Billboard 200
LP chart with I
Am Me. The LP sold over
220,000 copies its first week of release in
the US.
I
Am Me was certified
platinum.
 Ashlee was hospitalized in Japan
suffering from exhaustion after collapsing
after leaving a performance.
Ashlee hit the Top 40 with
"L.O.V.E."
 # 56
Singles Artist of the Year
 Ashlee hit the Top 40 with
"Invisible,"
The video for "Invisible" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award including Best Cinematography.
Ashlee released Bittersweet
World.
 Ashlee married Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy. The couple announced
a few weeks later that Ashlee was expecting a
baby and would now be professionally known as
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz.
Ashlee gave birth to a baby boy.
Ashlee could be seen on the TV
show Melrose Place before exiting
the show mid-season.
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Autobiography
Released: July, 2004
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 3 weeks)
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks:
"Autobiography" - "Pieces Of Me" - "Shadow" - "La La" - "Love
Makes The World Go Round" -
"Better Off" - "Love Me
For Me" - "Surrender" -
"Unreachable" - "Nothing
New" - "Giving It All
Away" - "Undiscovered" |
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I Am Me
Released: October, 2005
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C-
Tracks: "Boyfriend" - "In
Another Life" - "Beautifully
Broken" - "L.O.V.E." -
"Coming Back For More" -
"Dancing Alone" - "Burnin
Up" - "Catch Me When I
Fall" - "I Am Me" -
"Eyes Wide Open" - "Say
Goodbye" |
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Bittersweet World
Released: April, 2008
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "Outta My
Head (Ay Ay Ay)" - "Boys"
- "Rule Breaker" - "No
Time For Tears" - "Little Miss
Obsessive" - "Ragdoll" -
"Bittersweet World" -
"What I've Become" - "Hot
Stuff" - "Murder" -
"Never Dream Alone" |
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