The fifth studio album by Britney Spears was released 15 years ago. Despite being released during a difficult time in her life, many fans call it one of her best albums.
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The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 290,000 copies. By the end of 2008, Blackout had sold 3.1 million copies worldwide.
THE INFAMOUS VMA PERFORMANCE
Known as the performance seen and heard around the world as Britney made her return to the infamous MTV Video Music Awards stage.
GIMME MORE
The lead single off Blackout would peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming her fifth top-ten entry and also her second highest-peaking single at the time.
PIECE OF ME
Serving as the second single critics gave the song positive reviews, praising its production and defiant lyrics, while citing it as one of the highlights from Blackout.
BREAK THE ICE
Serving as the third and final single, the track would receive positive reviews however not make much impact on the charts and fail to receive an actual music video.
Radar was supposed to be the fourth single off Blackout however would be scrapped and strangely re-appear on Britney’s sixth studio album Circus, serving as it’s fourth and final single.
Dazed cited the album as one of the most influential albums of the last decade for the way it suffused hip hop, pop, R&B and EDM.
Blackout would come in at number 441 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2020.
The album has been referred by contemporary critics as the "Bible of Pop" for it’s impact on the music industry, and is considered one of the most influential albums of all time.
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ONTD, what is your favorite track off Blackout? (vma + gm + pom + bti)
The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 290,000 copies. By the end of 2008, Blackout had sold 3.1 million copies worldwide.
THE INFAMOUS VMA PERFORMANCE
Known as the performance seen and heard around the world as Britney made her return to the infamous MTV Video Music Awards stage.
GIMME MORE
The lead single off Blackout would peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming her fifth top-ten entry and also her second highest-peaking single at the time.
PIECE OF ME
Serving as the second single critics gave the song positive reviews, praising its production and defiant lyrics, while citing it as one of the highlights from Blackout.
BREAK THE ICE
Serving as the third and final single, the track would receive positive reviews however not make much impact on the charts and fail to receive an actual music video.
Radar was supposed to be the fourth single off Blackout however would be scrapped and strangely re-appear on Britney’s sixth studio album Circus, serving as it’s fourth and final single.
Dazed cited the album as one of the most influential albums of the last decade for the way it suffused hip hop, pop, R&B and EDM.
Blackout would come in at number 441 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2020.
The album has been referred by contemporary critics as the "Bible of Pop" for it’s impact on the music industry, and is considered one of the most influential albums of all time.
ONTD, what is your favorite track off Blackout? (vma + gm + pom + bti)