Backstreet Boys Top-Selling Recording Artists Of Year

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Dec 23, 2099 Source: Sonicnet Submitted By: Y and Phatlady for sending this in. Women otherwise dominate, with big sales by Britney Spears, Shania Twain, Dixie Chicks, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion. Staff Writer Brian Hiatt reports: Pop group the Backstreet Boys are the best-selling recording artists of 1999, the Recording Industry Association of America said Tuesday (Dec. 21). During the year, the boy band sold 10 million copies of its newest album, Millennium, as well as 3 million copies of its previous release, Backstreet Boys (1997), according to the RIAA, the industry group that tracks such figures. "This has been another phenomenal year for the Backstreet Boys, proving that their sensational rookie year was no fluke," RIAA President Hilary Rosen said in a statement. Despite the Backstreet Boys' dominance, 1999 will go down as the year of the women. Teen-pop star Britney Spears was the year's second-best-selling artist, as well as the top-selling female artist, with 10 million copies sold of her debut album, ... Baby One More Time, featuring the title track (RealAudio excerpt), according to the RIAA. Spears and the Backstreet Boys each received Diamond Awards for their most recent albums, signifying more than 10 million copies sold. Other top-selling female artists included Shania Twain, whose Come On Over was the year's best-selling country album with 9 million copies sold, even though it was released two years ago. The Dixie Chicks sold a combined total of 8 million copies of their two albums, Wide Open Spaces and Fly, while Mariah Carey and Celine Dion had 6 million in sales apiece. The year's three best-selling rock albums were Supernatural, the comeback effort from veteran Latin-rock group Santana, and two rock-rap efforts, Kid Rock's Devil Without a Cause (1998) and Limp Bizkit's Significant Other. All three albums sold 5 million copies each, according to the RIAA. TLC's Fanmail, with 5 million copies sold, and Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998), with 4 million copies sold, were the best-selling R&B/hip-hop albums of 1999. Latin-pop singer Ricky Martin was the year's best-selling male solo artist, with 6 million copies sold of his self-titled English-language debut, according to the industry group. Rapper Eminem, with pop singers Lou Bega and Christina Aguilera, had the year's most successful debuts. Aguilera sold 4 million copies of her album, while Eminem and Bega sold 3 million copies of theirs. The RIAA bases its figures on shipments to retailers, not retail sales. he latter numbers are significantly lower, for the most part. Consumers have purchased 8.2 million copies of Millennium and 7.3 million copies of ... Baby One More Time, according to SoundScan figures, for instance, though the RIAA lists sales for each album at 10 million. Comment on this item. Recent Comments Submitted by: Voorhees NJ personal trainer Very amusing thoughts, well told, everything is in its place:DD Submitted by: viagra A unique note..!! Submitted by: how to get facebook fans free I envy you. The content and design of your blog is much better than mine. Who made a design for you?!.... Submitted by: cheapostay Honestly, not bad news!.... Submitted by: esalerugs coupon Fresh thoughts, fresh view on the subject..!! Submitted by: buy oem software 4TQEFO However, the author created a cool thing..! Comment on this item. Next Item: Backstreet Boys are setting a new gold standard for the music business Prev Item: Backstreet Boys Outsell Britney in '99