She Did It Again: Britney Spears' 'Femme Fatale' Debuts at No. 1

By Elizabeth Yun Posted Apr 6th 2011 03:15PM

Let her detractors talk, but the numbers don't lie: Britney Spears has still got it.

The pop princess's latest album, 'Femme Fatale,' burst onto the Billboard 200 chart at No. 1, selling a whopping 276,000 copies in its first week. It's the sixth No. 1 album for Spears, who first accomplished the feat with her debut, '...Baby One More Time,' over a decade ago at the tender age of 16. It proves that fans are still hungry for more from the diva even as a 29-year-old mother of two.

Her most recent success means she is tied with Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson in third place for the most No. 1 albums from a female artist. Only legends Madonna, with seven, and Barbra Streisand, with nine, top her.

It's really no surprise given the wild success of the album's first single, 'Hold It Against Me,' which shot to No. 1 in record-breaking form when it was released in January. Its video, which debuted a month later and stirred some controversy due to its gratuitous product placement, has over 33 million views on Vevo.

Despite the success, 276,000 falls way short of her previous first week sales. 'Circus,' her comeback album in 2008, moved 506,000 units in its first week and ultimately went on to sell over 1.7 million copies in the U.S. alone.

But it's still early, and if anyone has proven that they've got a legion of doggedly loyal followers, it's Britney...b**ch.

Watch Britney's 'Hold It Against Me' video:

Tags: britney spears, femme fatale

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Wednesday 06 April

By tony

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see you can have a meltdown and get back to the top,congrats brit,go charlie!

By Zero

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I'm moving to another planet!

By Bubbles

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Congrats Britney!! You will outdo Madonna,Mariah and the others by the time your 50!! You are the best!! Christina Aguwhereareu must be boozing it up after reading this..Maybe Disney will take Christina back...NOT

By JBaer

It's official. The public will jump all over ANYTHING the recording industry calls music. Where's "Billy, Don't Be a Hero" when you need it?

By JTOBIAS MUSIC

Britney im proud of you for being Positive and Leave anyone that has Negativeness within themselves.Yes you had Proplems,but you Zoomed back to Reality which is a Huge Success. Please now avoid all Negative people.Cling to POSITIVE people only.

By TJ

BRITNEY CAN SMILE ALL SHE WILL--
DOES SHE KNOW THAT EX-HUSBAND AND UNEMPLOYED KEVIN FEDERLINE IS STILL OUT THERE MAKING BABIES FOR HER TO FEED.
SOMEONE SHOULD DO THE CASTR*** WORD ON THAT GUY.
LAZY, FAT, UNEMPLOYABLE AND VERY FERTILE FEDERLINE
GEE