On this day in 2001, DMX released ‘The Great Depression’! It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 440,000 copies in the first week. One of the TOP singles from the project was ‘We Right Here’!
On this day 28 years ago… Mariah released her ICONIC album, ‘Butterfly’!
Butterfly received acclaim from music critics, many of whom embraced Carey’s musical transition. Reviewers complimented the album for its mature sound and production, as well as Carey’s musical direction. Though released during Carey’s heavily publicized conflict with Sony Music, the album became an international commercial success, topping the albums charts in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Greece, Japan, the Netherlands, as well as the United States. It was certified five-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States and received the Million Award in Japan. Globally, Butterfly has sold over ten million copies.
Da Last Don, Master P’s solo album, was one of more than 20 LPs No Limit Records released in 1998. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 495,000 copies in its first week.
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It was TODAY in 1998 when Master P released his 7th studio album, ‘MP Da Last Don’!
It originally debuted at number 112 on the Billboard Top 200 chart as several stores sold the album before its official release, but then it peaked at number one on the Billboard Top 200 chart, selling 495,000 copies in the first official week. It gained mixed reviews.
On This Day in 2000, Janet Jackson RELEASED her smash hit, ‘Doesn’t Really Matter’! The song was the LEAD single for ‘The Nutty Professor II’ soundtrack and was housed on her critically-acclaimed ‘All For You’ album!