
Britney Jean Spears was born in Mississippi on
December 2, 1981 and raised in Louisiana. Her first
bought with fame came at the age of 11 with the
Mickey Mouse Club as a cast member of The
New Mickey Mouse Club (Britney had been turned down 3 years
earlier because she was too young). For a short time
Britney joined the female group 'Innosense.' From
there, Britney took her solo talents to the pop
charts with a smash debut LP. Although Britney has
never been noted for her singing voice, her fame rose
as her provocative and controversial performances led
her from teen pop star to young female vocalist.
Tabloids followed her every move including a rocky
marriage, questions of substance abuse, and erratic
behaviors.
# 83
Singles Artist of the Year

Britney hit the Top 40 for the first time with "...Baby One More Time" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
"...Baby
One More Time"
hit the Top 10.
# 3
Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Female
Artist of the Year)

Britney's solo debut, Baby
One More Time was released (available for download at
iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Rolling Stone
magazine said of the LP "...while several
Cherion-crafted kiddie-funk jams serve up beefy
hooks, shameless schlock slowies, like "E-Mail
My Heart," are pure spam."
Britney topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for 6 weeks
with Baby
One More Time. The LP sold over 120,000 copies its
first week of release in the US.
Britney hit #1 for 3 weeks with "...Baby One More Time"
Britney topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks and
the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks
with "...Baby
One More Time"
"...Baby
One More Time"
topped the singles charts in Australia, Austria,
Canada, Holland, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland,
Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Baby
One More Time eventually sold over 25 million copies
worldwide and topped the LP charts in Canada,
Germany, Ireland, Argentina, Finland, Netherlands,
Norway, Philippines, Poland, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, and Italy.
With Baby
One More Time, Britney held the record for having the
biggest selling LP by a teenager and biggest selling
debut LP for a female.
Baby
One More Time was certified 2x platinum.
Britney started touring outside the US but was
sidelined from a TV appearance when she twisted a
knee while rehearsing (which resulted in minor
surgery a month of recovery).
Baby
One More Time was certified 3x platinum.
"...Baby
One More Time"
topped the UK Singles chart for 2 weeks.
Britney appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone and
suggestive photos resulted in Britney's camp having
to deny rumors of the 17 year old getting breast
implants.

Britney hit the Top 40 with "Sometimes" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Baby
One More Time was certified 4x platinum,
Britney hit the Top 10 with "Sometimes."
The single "Sometimes" topped the charts in
Belgium, New Zealand, Spain, and Holland.
Britney embarked on a North America concert tour
starting in Florida.
Baby
One More Time was certified 5x platinum.
Baby
One More Time was certified 6x platinum.
Britney won a 'Teen Choice Award' for Single of the
Year ("...Baby One More Time").

Britney hit the Top 40 with "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
The video for "...Baby One More Time" was nominated for 3 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best New Artist, and Best Choreography.
Baby
One More Time was certified 7x platinum
making it the best-selling LP by a female teenager.

Baby
One More Time was certified 8x platinum.
Britney hit the Top 10 with "(You Drive Me) Crazy."

 Baby
One More Time was certified 9x platinum.
Britney won 4 MTV Euro Awards including Best Female
Artist, Best Pop Artist, Best Breakthrough, and Best
Song ("...Baby One More Time").
Britney hit #1 for 1 week with "(You Drive Me) Crazy."
The single "(You Drive Me) Crazy" topped the charts in
Belgium.
Baby
One More Time was certified 10x platinum.
Britney topped the Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers as the Top Pop Artist - Female
(singles & albums), Top New Pop Artist, Top
Billboard 200 Album Artist - Female, and Top Hot 100
Singles Artist - Female.
Baby
One More Time was the 2nd biggest-selling LP
of the year.
# 4
Singles Artist of the Year

Britney hit the Top 40 with "From The Bottom Of My Broken
Heart"
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Britney won an American Music Award for Favorite
Pop/Rock New Artist and was nominated for Favorite
Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album.
Baby
One More Time was certified 11x platinum.
The single "Born To Make You Happy"
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3) topped the charts in the UK
and Ireland.

Britney was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("...Baby One More Time"). Britney went home
empty-handed losing the Best New Artist award to Christina
Aguilera.
Britney topped the Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales
chart with "From The Bottom Of My Broken
Heart."
Britney hit the Top 10 with "From The Bottom Of My Broken
Heart."

Britney had to get 4 stitches in her head after a
piece of equipment hit her during a video shoot. for
the single "Oops!... I Did It Again."
Baby
One More Time was certified 12x platinum.


Britney hit the Top 40 with "Oops!... I Did It Again" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Britney won a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Female
Singer.

Britney released her next LP Oops...
I Did It Again (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Rolling Stone
magazine said of the LP: "...That's the great
thing about (Oops...
I Did It Again)... under the cheese surface, Britney's
demand for satisfaction is complex, fierce and
downright scary, making her a true child of rock
& roll tradition."

Britney hit the Top 10 and #1 for 5 weeks with "Oops!... I Did It Again."
The single "Oops!... I Did It Again" topped the charts in the
UK, Australia, Belgium, Holland, Italy, New Zealand,
Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Canada.
Britney hit the book stores with a book written with
her mom called Britney
Spears' Heart To Heart.
At the World Music Awards, Britney walked away with
Best Selling Female Artist.
Britney appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone
for a second time.
Britney topped the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart
with "Oops!...
I Did It Again."
Oops...
I Did It Again eventually sold over 17 million copies
worldwide and topped the LP charts in Argentina,
Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland,
Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines,
Sweden, Switzerland, and Japan.
Britney began the month with Oops...
I Did It Again debuting at #1 on the Billboard LP
charts and selling over 1.3 million copies in its
first week making it the biggest one-week sales by a
female artist.
By mid-month, Oops...
I Did It Again was certified 4x platinum and topped
the Billboard Internet Album Sales chart for 1 week.
A Britney Spears Museum was created in her Louisiana
hometown.


Britney hit the Top 40 with "Lucky" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Oops...
I Did It Again was certified 5x platinum.
In Germany's InStyle magazine, Britney
addressed her 'sexy image': "I only wear these
crop tops because other clothes would make me sweat
when I dance. I never wanted this sexy image."
The single "Lucky" topped the charts in Austria,
Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland.
 Oops...
I Did It Again was certified 6x platinum.
Britney won 2 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Female
Artist and Female Hottie of the Year.

Britney hit the Top 10 with "Lucky."
Videos by Britney were nominated for 4 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Female Video and Viewer's Choice ("Oops!... I Did It Again") and Best Dance Video and Best
Pop Video
("(You
Drive Me) Crazy").
Oops...
I Did It Again was certified 7x platinum.


Britney hit the Top 40 with "Stronger" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Rolling Stone & MTV: 100
Greatest Pop Songs included "Oops!... I Did It Again" at # 25.
Oops...
I Did It Again was certified 8x platinum and Baby
One More Time was certified 13x platinum.

Britney hit the Top 10 with "Stronger."
Britney topped Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Billboard 200
Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist - Female.
Oops...
I Did It Again was the 3rd best-selling LP of the
year.
# 25 Singles
Artist of the Year

Britney co-hosted the American Music Awards and was nominated for Favorite
Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Oops...
I Did It Again).
Britney topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales
chart for a week with "Stronger."
Britney topped Mr. Blackwell's "Worst-Dressed
List."
Britney was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Oops!... I Did It Again") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Oops...
I Did It Again).
Britney struck a multi-million dollar deal with
Pepsi-Cola for sponsorship and advertising.

Oops...
I Did It Again was certified 9x platinum.

Britney hit the Top 40 with "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Britney won a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Female
Singer and was nominated for Favorite Song ("Oops!... I Did It Again").

VH1: 100 Greatest Videos included "...Baby One More Time" at # 90.
Britney won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Female
Artist.

The video for "Stronger" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best
Pop Video. At
the show, Britney was most remembered for performing
with a giant snake. Britney came under some
controversy when People For The Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA) was not happy with Britney's plans to
perform at the ceremony with 4 cheetahs on stage.
Britney could be heard on the All-Star
Tribute benefit single "What's Going On" (with proceeds going to AIDS and
9/11 charities).
Britney appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.

Britney hit the Top 40 with "I'm A Slave 4 U" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).

Britney began touring North America, starting in
Miami (after a delayed beginning due to the flu).
Britney canceled a promotional tour of Europe and
South America due to safety concerns related to
recent terrorist actions.
Britney released her 3rd LP, Britney (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Rolling Stone
magazine described the LP as "...by far her most
personable album, the most consistently playful and
the least wince-inducing..."
Britney topped the Billboard 200
Albums chart for a week and Internet Albums chart for
a week. The LP sold over 740,000 copies in its first
week in the US.

Britney hit the Top 10 with "I'm A Slave 4 U."
Britney gave a "live" concert performance
from Las Vegas on HBO - Britney
Spears Live From The MGM Grand Las Vegas.
Britney eventually sold over 9 million
copies worldwide and topped the LP charts in Canada,
Germany, Ireland, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Mexico,
Switzerland, and Italy.

Britney was certified 4x platinum.
Britney had the Billboard Top Music Video of the year
with Time
Out With Britney Spears.
Readers of Rolling Stone voted Britney as
Best Female Performer of the Year.
# 33 Singles
Artist of the Year

Britney hit the Top 40 with "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).

Britney starred in her first movie Crossroads which opened with over $12
million gross its first week.

Britney started a partnership with a New York
restaurant, 'Nyla'. She terminated the partnership 8
months later.
Britney hit the Top 40 with "Overprotected" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
The single "Overprotected" topped the charts in Israel and
Spain.


Britney resumed touring with the 'Dream
Within A Dream' tour.
The single (a cover of the Joan Jett & The Blackhearts hit) "I Love Rock 'N'
Roll was released overseas.
Britney was named the 'world's most powerful
celebrity' by Forbes magazine.

Britney had a cameo appearance in Austin
Powers: Goldmember and contributed a remixed track to the
film's soundtrack Austin
Powers: Goldmember - "Boys" (Co-ed Remix).
Britney stirred controversy in Mexico - first giving
the middle finger to photographers as she arrived to
the country, and then abruptly leaving a concert
performance after 4 songs during her final show in
Mexico. The departure was later blamed on the
weather.

Britney hit the Top 40 with "Boys" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Britney won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Female
Artist.
The video for "I'm A Slave 4 U" was nominated for 3 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Choreography (Wade J. Robson).


VH1: 100 Sexiest Artists included Britney at # 8.
Britney filed a lawsuit against the footwear company,
Skechers USA for $1.5 million for breach of contract.
Britney's Britney:
The Videos
topped the Billboard year-end Top Music Video Sales
chart.

Britney was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Overprotected") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Britney).

Britney tied with Madonna as Worst Performance by an
Actress for Crossroads at the Razzie Awards
- and also 'won' Worst Original Song ("I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman").

Britney settled her lawsuit with the
Skechers footwear company.

VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past
25 Years included "...Baby One More Time" at # 28.

The video for "Boys" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best
Video from a Film. Britney performed the opening at the
show along with Madonna and Christina Aguilera with a rousing rendition of
"Like A Virgin" ending with a sultry kiss
with Madonna replayed
around the world.

Britney appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone
again.
Britney hit the Top 40 with Madonna on "Me Against The Music" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Britney performed on Saturday Night Live.

Britney hit the Top 10 with "Me Against The Music."

The single "Me Against The Music" topped the charts in
Australia, Ireland, and Holland.
Britney cancelled a performance on The Today Show
after NBC ran an unflattering profile of her on their
show Dateline.
Britney performed at the American Music Awards.
Britney received her star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame.
Britney released her next LP, In
The Zone
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Rolling Stone
magazine said of the LP: "...beyond the
glittering beats, Spears sounds about as intimate as
a blowup doll."

Britney topped the Billboard 200 LP chart with In
The Zone
for a week - selling over 609,000
copies its first week of release in the US. Britney
became the first woman artist to have 4 studio LPs
debut at #1 on the Billboard charts.
Britney topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club
Play chart for 2 weeks with the remixes "Me Against The Music." It was her first
chart-topper on the dance charts.
In
The Zone
was certified 2x platinum.
In
The Zone
eventually sold over 7 million copies worldwide and
topped the LP charts in France, Ireland, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Japan,
Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Russia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Mexico, and Italy.
# 3
Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Female
Artist of the Year)


While having fun in Las Vegas, Britney
unexpectedly got married to a childhood friend, and
then not-so-unexpectedly had it annulled the next
day. The 'marriage' lasted only 55 hours, and was not
technically considered a marriage.
Britney hit the Top 40 with "Toxic" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).

Britney hit the Top 10 with "Toxic."
Britney topped the Billboard Hot Digital Tracks chart
with "Toxic."
Britney began her 'Onyx Hotel Tour' kicking off in
San Diego.
Britney topped the Billboard Hot Dance Radio Airplay
chart for a week, Mainstream Top 40 chart, and Hot
Dance Music Club Play chart with "Toxic."
The single "Toxic" topped the charts in the UK,
Australia, Ireland, Norway, and Canada.

Britney hit #1 for a week with "Toxic."
Britney released the DVD, In
The Zone,
containing live and video footage and 2 new songs:
"Don't Hang Up" and "The Answer"
(produced by P. Diddy).
Britney topped the Billboard Top Music Videos chart
with In
The Zone.

Britney hit the Top 40 with "Everytime" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Britney hit the Top 10 with "Everytime."
The single "Everytime" topped the charts in the UK,
Canada, Ireland, and Australia.
Britney hurt her knee while filming her next video
and had to have arthroscopic surgery. The injury
resulted in her 'Onyx Hotel Tour' being cancelled.

Britney hit the Top 40 with "Outrageous" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Baby
One More Time was certified 14x platinum and Oops...
I Did It Again was certified 10x platinum.

At the Teen Choice Awards, Britney won for Choice
Single ("Toxic").
The video for "Toxic" was nominated for 4 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, and Best
Pop Video.


Britney hit the Top 40 with the cover of Bobby Brown's hit "My Prerogative" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Britney got married again in a secret ceremony. Her
hubby would soon be tagged in the tabloids as
'K-Fed'.
The single "My Prerogative" topped the charts in Finland,
Ireland, Italy, and Norway.
Britney split with her manager who she had since age
13.


Britney released a hits collection - Greatest
Hits: My Prerogative (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Britney won a MTV Europe Award for Best Female Act.
Greatest
Hits: My Prerogative topped the LP charts in France,
Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, and
Switzerland

Greatest
Hits: My Prerogative was certified platinum.
Britney topped the Billboard Year-End Charts with the Top Hot Dance Single
Sales ("Me Against The Music" with Madonna).
# 26 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25
Years
chart.

The single "Do Somethin'" (available for
download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3) topped the charts in Belgium,
Canada, Holland, Latin America, Norway, Sweden,
Switzerland, and Germany.
Britney won her first Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording ("Toxic").
Britney and hubby had their own 6-week reality show
on UPN - Britney
And Kevin: Chaotic.


Britney gave birth to a son.

B In
The Mix, The Remixes was released (available for
download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).

Britney was criticized when paparazzi photographs
appeared showing Britney driving with her son in her
lap and not in his car seat.
Britney appeared on the TV series Will
& Grace.

Britney gave birth to her second son.

Britney filed for divorce.
# 41
Singles Artist of the Year
Britney was fodder for the tabloids and gossip
mongers when she was seen often partying late into
the night. Things came to a 'head' when Britney was
spotted shaving her head and going in and out of
rehab.


Britney made a 'comeback' with the opening
performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. The performance was scorned
by critics with Britney appearing out of shape and
unprepared with few dance moves accompanying the out
of sync lip-syncing of her new single.
Britney hit the Top 40 with "Gimme More" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Britney was charged with hit and run and driving
without a license from an incident in August.

Britney was dealing with more bad news when a judge
ordered her two children to be handed over to her
ex-husband.
Britney topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart,
Hot Digital Tracks chart, and Hot Dance Airplay chart
with "Gimme More."
The single "Gimme More" topped the charts in Canada and
Australia.
Britney's next LP Blackout was released
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).


Britney topped the Billboard Top Digital Albums chart
with Blackout.
Britney topped the UK LP chart with Blackout.
Britney hit the Top 40 with "Piece Of Me" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
The single "Piece Of Me" topped the charts in Australia
and Ireland.
Blackout eventually sold over 2 million
copies worldwide and topped the LP charts in Canada,
Brazil, Mexico, Hungary, Japan, and Ireland.

Britney topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
chart with "Gimme More."
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the
90's
included "...Baby One More Time" at # 7.
# 68
Singles Artist of the Year

Britney's new year extended her controversial
personal life with a much publicized custody battle
resulting in hospitalization for a day over concerns
of substance use and mental stability.
Britney appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.


Britney topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
chart for a week with "Piece Of Me."
Britney hit the Top 40 with "Break The Ice" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
The single "Break The Ice" topped the charts in Australia.
Britney appeared on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your
Mother.

Britney topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart with
"Break The Ice."
Entertainment Weekly: 100 Best
Albums of the Last 25 Years included Britney at # 97.

The video for "Piece Of Me" won 3 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video and Best
Pop Video, and
Video of the Year.


Britney hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Womanizer" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3)
Britney topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with
"Womanizer" and broke the record for
biggest jump to #1 (from 96 to 1). The song also
topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart and Hot
Digital Tracks chart.
The single "Womanizer" topped the charts in Canada,
Belgium, Holland, Finland, Israel, and France.

Britney released her next LP Circus (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Britney topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart
and Hot Digital Tracks chart with "Circus."

Britney topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Top
Digital Albums chart with Circus. The LP sold over 505,000
copies its first week of release in the US.
Britney hit the Top 40 with "Circus" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Britney appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Britney topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Dance Club Play
Artist.
Circus topped the LP charts in
Canada, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland, and
Greece.



Britney hit #1 for 2 weeks with "Womanizer."
Britney hit the Top 10 with "Circus."
Circus was certified platinum.

Britney topped the Billboard Mainstream 100 Airplay
chart with "Circus."
Britney hit the Top 40 with "If U Seek Amy" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The single received some
criticism for its title which intentionally sounds
like a different phrase.

Britney hit the Top 10 with "If U Seek Amy."
Britney hit the Top 40 with "Radar" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).


The video for "Womanizer" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best
Pop Video, and
was nominated for Video of the Year, and the video for "Circus" was nominated for 5 more
including Best Choreography, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best
Art Direction.
Britney hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "3"
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).

Britney topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Top Digital
Songs chart with "3."
Britney topped the Canadian singles chart with "3."

Britney released another hits compilation, The
Singles Collection.


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Baby
One More Time
Released: January, 1999
US: 14x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 6 weeks)
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks: "...Baby One More Time" - "(You Drive Me) Crazy" - "Sometimes" - "Soda
Pop" - "Born To Make You Happy" -
"From
The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" - "I Will Be
There" - "I Will Still Love You" -
"Thinkin' About You" - "E-Mail My
Heart" - "The Beat Goes On" |


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Oops...
I Did It Again
Released: May, 2000
US: 10x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Album
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "Oops!... I Did It Again" - "Stronger" - "Don't Go
Knockin' On My Door" -
"Satisfaction" - "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" - "What U See
(Is What U Get)" - "Lucky" - "One Kiss
From You" - "Where Are You Now" -
"Can't Make You Love Me" - "When
Your Eyes Say It" - "Dear Diary" -
Import
Edition
also includes: "Heart" - "You Got
It All" |


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Britney
Released: November, 2001
US: 4x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Album
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: C
Tracks: "I'm A Slave 4 U" - "Overprotected" - "Lonely"
- "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" - "Boys" - "Anticipating" -
"I Love Rock 'N Roll" -
"Cinderella" - "Let It Be Me"
- "Bombastic Love" - "That's Where
You Take Me" - "What It's Like To Be
Me" - Import
Edition
also includes: "Before The Goodbye" -
"What It's Like To Be Me" |


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In
The Zone
Released: November, 2003
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks: "Me Against The Music" (with Madonna) -
"(I Got That) Boom Boom" -
"Showdown" - "Breathe On Me"
- "Early Mornin'" - "Toxic" - "Outrageous" - "Touch Of My
Hand" - "The Hook Up" -
"Brave New Girl" - "Everytime" - "Me Against The Music" (with Madonna)
(Rishi Rich's Desi Kulcha Remix) - Import
Edition
also includes: "Answer" - "Don't
Hang Up" |


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Greatest
Hits: My Prerogative
Released: November, 2004
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 4
Tracks: "My Prerogative" - "Toxic" - "I'm A Slave 4 U" - "Oops!... I Did It Again" - "Me Against The Music" (with Madonna) -
"Stronger" - "Everytime" - "...Baby One More Time" - "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix) -
"Boys" - "Sometimes" - "Overprotected" (The Darkchild
Remix) - "Lucky" - "Outrageous" - "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" - "Boys" - "I've Just Begun
(Having My Fun)" - "Do Somethin'"
- Import
Edition
also includes: "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" - "Born To Make
You Happy" - "I Love Rock 'N'
Roll" |


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B
In The Mix, The Remixes
Released: November, 2005
Billboard peak: # 134
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: C
Remixed Tracks: "Toxic" - "Me Against The Music" - "Touch Of My
Hand" - "Breathe On Me" - "I'm A Slave 4 U" - "And Then We
Kiss" - "Everytime" - "Early Mornin'" -
"Someday (I Will Understand)" - "...Baby One More Time" - "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" - Import
Edition
also includes remixes of: "Stronger" - "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" |


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Blackout
Released: October, 2007
Billboard peak: # 2
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Gimme More" - "Piece Of Me" - "Radar" - "Break The Ice" - "Heaven On
Earth" - "Get Naked (I Got A
Plan)" - "Freakshow" - "Toy
Soldier" - "Hot As Ice" -
"Ooh Ooh Baby" - "Perfect
Lover" - "Why Should I Be Sad" |


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Circus
Released: December, 2008
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "Womanizer" - "Circus" - "Out From Under"
- "Kill The Lights" - "Shattered
Glass" - "If U Seek Amy" - "Unusual
You" - "Blur" - "Mmm
Papi" - "Mannequin" - "Lace
& Leather" - "My Baby" -
"Radar" - Import
Edition
also includes: "Phonography" -
"Amnesia" |


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The
Singles Collection
Released: November, 2009
Tracks: "3" - "...Baby One More Time" - "(You Drive Me) Crazy" - "Born To Make
You Happy" - "Oops!... I Did It Again" - "Stronger" - ""I'm A Slave 4 U" - "Boys" (The Co-Ed Remix) - "Me Against The Music" (with Madonna) -
"Toxic" - "Everytime" - "Gimme More" - "Piece Of Me" - "Womanizer" - "Circus" - "If U Seek Amy" - "Radar" |
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...Baby One More
Time
from the LP Baby
One More Time
ARC Chart Run: 37 - 30 - 25 - 19 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 12 - 17 - 19 - 24 - 32 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 4
RIAA Certification: Platinum
Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Hot 100
Singles Sales
Grammy Nominee: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Female Video, Best New Artist, Best Choreography
VH1's 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years:
# 28
VH1's 100 Greatest Videos: # 90
VH1: '100 Greatest Songs of the 90's':
# 7 |
1(3) |
24 |
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1999 |
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| 2 |
Womanizer
from the LP Circus
ARC Chart Run: 29 - 20 - 12 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 12 - 15 - 19 - 28 - off
Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Hot
Digital Songs, Hot Digital Tracks
MTV VMA Winner: Best Pop Video
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year |
1(2) |
22 |
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2009 |
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| 3 |
Toxic
from the LP In
The Zone
ARC Chart Run: 40 - 34 - 24 - 16 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 4- 4 - 4 - 9 - 12 - 14 - 17 - 24 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 13
RIAA Certification: Gold
Billboard # 1: Hot Digital
Tracks, Hot Dance Radio Airplay, Mainstream Top
40, Hot Dance Music Club Play
Grammy Winner: Best Dance Recording
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video |
1(1) |
22 |
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2004 |
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| 4 |
Circus
from the LP Circus
ARC Chart Run: 21 - 15 - 14 - 13 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 10 - 14 - 19 - 22 - 40 - off
Billboard # 1: Hot Digital
Songs, Hot Digital Tracks, Mainstream 100 Airplay
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Choreography, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction |
2 |
21 |
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2009 |
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| 5 |
Oops!... I Did It
Again
from the LP Oops...
I Did It Again
ARC Chart Run: 38 - 27 - 16 - 9 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 9 - 14 - 20 - 28 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 17
Billboard # 1: Top 40 Mainstream
Grammy Nominee: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Female Video, Viewer's Choice
Rolling Stone & MTV's 100 Greatest
Pop Songs: # 25 |
1(5) |
17 |
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2000 |
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| 6 |
(You Drive Me)
Crazy
from the LP Baby
One More Time
ARC Chart Run: 40 - 28 - 19 - 15 - 13 - 5 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 7 - 11 - 19 - 26 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 27
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video |
1(1) |
18 |
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1999 |
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| 7 |
Everytime
from the LP In
The Zone
ARC Chart Run: 36 - 27 - 21 - 15 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 10 - 14 - 22 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 33
RIAA Certification: Gold |
2 |
16 |
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2004 |
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| 8 |
If U Seek Amy
from the LP Circus
ARC Chart Run: 33 - 27 - 23 - 17 - 16 - 15 - 11 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 9 - 12 - 14 - 19 - 21 - 27 - 31 - off |
6 |
18 |
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2009 |
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| 9 |
Lucky
from the LP Oops...
I Did It Again
ARC Chart Run: 40 - 30 - 23 - 18 - 12 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 5 - 13 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 73 |
5 |
12 |
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2000 |
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| 10 |
I'm A Slave 4 U
from the LP Britney
ARC Chart Run: 37 - 27 - 21 - 19 - 14 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 7 - 17 - 23 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 70
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Choreography |
6 |
13 |
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2001 |
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| 11 |
Piece Of Me
from the LP Blackout
ARC Chart Run: 32 - 29 - 27 - 25 - 24 - 21 - 19 - 17 - 19 - 22 - 24 - 25 - 27 - 32 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 68
RIAA Certification: Platinum
Billboard # 1: Hot Dance Club
Play
MTV VMA Winner: Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Pop Video |
17 |
15 |
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2008 |
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| 12 |
From The Bottom Of
My Broken Heart
from the LP Baby
One More Time
ARC Chart Run: 33 - 24 - 15 - 10 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 5 - 14 - 20 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 85
RIAA Certification: Platinum
Billboard # 1: Hot 100 Single
Sales chart |
5 |
11 |
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2000 |
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| 13 |
Sometimes
from the LP Baby
One More Time
ARC Chart Run: 29 - 17 - 11 - 8 - 5 - 4 - 6 - 10 - 22 - 25 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 78 |
4 |
11 |
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1999 |
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| 14 |
Break The Ice
from the LP Blackout
ARC Chart Run: 38 - 36 - 33 - 28 - 27 - 27 - 25 - 23 - 22 - 21 - 20 - 26 - 26 - 28 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 77
Billboard # 1: Hot Dance Club
Play |
20 |
15 |
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2008 |
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| 15 |
Stronger
from the LP Oops...
I Did It Again
ARC Chart Run: 37 - 30 - 26 - 21 - 18 - 14 - 10 - 8 - 10 - 16 - 24 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 87
RIAA Certification: Gold
Billboard # 1: Hot 100 Single
Sales chart
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Pop Video |
8 |
12 |
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2001 |
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| 16 |
Me Against The Music
[Britney Spears featuring Madonna]
from the LP In
The Zone
ARC Chart Run: 35 - 21 - 13 - 11 - 8 - 6 - 6 - 13 - 21 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 95
Billboard # 1: Hot Dance Music
Club Play |
6 |
10 |
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2003 |
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| 17 |
Gimme More
from the LP Blackout
ARC Chart Run: 33 - 26 - 22 - 20 - 13 - 12 - 14 - 19 - 23 - 28 - 34 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 80
RIAA Certification: Platinum
Billboard # 1: Hot Dance Music
Club Play, Hot Digital Songs, Hot Digital Tracks,
Hot Dance Airplay |
12 |
12 |
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2007 |
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| 18 |
I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A
Woman
from the LP Britney
ARC Chart Run: 40 - 32 - 27 - 22 - 20 - 17 - 16 - 14 - 14 - 25 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 99 |
14 |
10 |
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2002 |
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| 19 |
Outrageous
from the LP In
The Zone
ARC Chart Run: 36 - 27 - 19 - 13 - 12 - 18 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 112 |
12 |
7 |
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2004 |
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| 20 |
My Prerogative
from the LP Greatest
Hits: My Prerogative
ARC Chart Run: 37 - 26 - 19 - 18 - 15 - 20 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 126 |
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7 |
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2004 |
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| 21 |
Overprotected
from the LP Britney
ARC Chart Run: 39 - 33 - 30 - 29 - 27 - 26 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 140
Grammy Nominee: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |
26 |
6 |
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2002 |
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| 22 |
Radar
from the LP Circus
ARC Chart Run: 40 - 38 - 35 - 37 - 36 - 36 - 35 - 36 - off |
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2009 |
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| 23 |
Don't Let Me Be The Last To
Know
from the LP Oops...
I Did It Again
ARC Chart Run: 38 - 35 - 32 - 30 - 29 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 146 |
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5 |
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2001 |
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| 24 |
Boys
from the LP Britney and the Austin
Powers: Goldmember soundtrack
ARC Chart Run: 39 - 37 - 33 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 162
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Video from a Film |
31 |
4 |
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2002 |
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Born
To Make You Happy
from the LP Baby
One More Time |
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1999 |
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I
Love Rock & Roll
from the LP Britney |
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** |
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2002 |
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I've
Just Begun Having My Fun
from the LP Greatest
Hits: My Prerogative |
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2004 |
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Do
Somethin'
from the LP Greatest
Hits: My Prerogative |
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2005 |
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And
Then We Kiss
from the LP B
In The Mix, The Remixes |
** |
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2006 |
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Shattered
Glass
from the LP Blackout |
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** |
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2008 |
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Kill
The Lights
from the LP Blackout |
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2008 |
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Unusual
You
from the LP Blackout |
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** |
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2008 |
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Lace
And Leather
from the LP Blackout |
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** |
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2008 |
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Mmm
Papi
from the LP Blackout |
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** |
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2008 |
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3
from the LP The
Singles Collection
Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Top
Digital Songs |
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2009 |
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