21. "I clearly recall the initial lukewarm response to that 'Aaliyah' album....." In response to In response to 13
Checked wiki real quick and yup, in the era of folks going Gold and Platinum in a week, the first week sales for that last album were 187,000 and it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. Then ultimately "the week after Aaliyah's death, her third studio album, Aaliyah, rose from number 19 to number one on the Billboard 200." And for the sake of comparison, May of that same year Destiny's Child released their Survivor album and it "debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart on May 19, 2001 with first-week sales of 663,000 units and stayed at number one for two consecutive weeks." So yeah, they're bugging.
>I've had people tell me with a straight-face that Beyonce's >only this big because Aaliyah's not around. > >Dudes on this board have cited her upcoming role in 'Matrix' >sequels as evidence of her impending omnipotent stardom, >meanwhile how'd that work out for Nona Gaye?