The album set a Soundscan record as the biggest opening week sales for a new female artist, outselling debuts by Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill. She is the first female to accomplish this feat previously only attained by the Beatles. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous debut album, which featured the hit song 'Foolish', and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release throughout the U.S. She made Billboard history by having her first three chart entries land in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. She’ll perform at London’s OVO Arena Wembley, Leeds’ First Direct Arena, Birmingham’s Utilita. The R&B singer, known for the hits ‘Foolish’, ‘Baby’ and ‘Happy’, will hit the road between May 29 and June 2.
With her song, Foolish, Ashanti also secured the #1 top spot on Six Billboard Charts simultaneously including Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Airplay, The Billboard 200, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, Hot 100 Airplay, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Hot 100! Foolish stayed on the billboard charts for 11 consecutive weeks. Ashanti is gearing up to return to the UK this summer, announcing an arena tour with special guests Trey Songz and Mario. Her first week showing set a Sound scan record as the most albums sold by any debut female artist in the chart s history, granting her a spot in the Guinness book of world records. The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of three million copies on December 17, 2002.
It landed the #1 spot on both the Billboard Top 200 \and R&B album charts, selling a whopping 504,593 units in its first week. Ashanti debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with first-week sales of 503,000 units, the biggest first-week sales for a debut female artist up to then. Description Ashanti a Grammy Award Winning Singer/Songwriter, Actor and Author burst onto the music scene with her 2002 smash hit debut album self titled Ashanti.
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