List of songs recorded by Britney Spears
American singer Britney Spears made her chart debut in November 1998 with "...Baby One More Time", which attained global success and reached the top position of every major countries charts. It was followed by the release of her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time, which opened at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart and US Billboard 200, being later certified fourteen-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[1] Spears' second studio album, Oops!... I Did It Again, was released on May 16, 2000, and became the fastest-selling album ever by a female act in the US with 1,319,193 units sold in its opening week.[2] It spawned four singles: "Oops!... I Did It Again", "Lucky", "Stronger", and "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know". In November 2001, Spears' self-titled album spawned worldwide hit "I'm a Slave 4 U", which is notable for being a musical departure from her previous material.[3] After a two-year break, Spears's fourth studio album, In the Zone, was released in November 2003. The album featured "Me Against the Music", a collaboration with Madonna that reached the top position of the European Hot 100 Singles, and "Toxic", which earned Spears her first Grammy in the category of Best Dance Recording and gained her credibility among critics.[4] Her first compilation album, Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, was released the following year and has sold 5.6 million copies worldwide.[5]
Following her personal struggles through 2007,[6] Spears' fifth studio album, Blackout, was released in October of the same year. The album sell over 3 million units worldwide, spawning hit singles "Gimme More" and "Piece of Me".[5] With the release of her sixth studio album Circus, Spears became the only act in the Nielsen SoundScan era, 1991–present, to have four albums debut with 500,000 or more copies sold in the US.[7] With the releases of "Womanizer" and "Circus", it sold four million copies worldwide.[5] Spears's third compilation album, The Singles Collection, featured her third US number one single, "3". In 2011, she released the song "Hold It Against Me", which made Spears only the second artist in the Billboard Hot 100 chart's 52-year history to debut at number one with two or more songs, after Mariah Carey.[8] The track was included on her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale, which debuted at number one in the country.[9] Spears's eighth studio album Britney Jean was released in 2013; it made little commercial impact, received mixed reviews from critics but spawned the hit-single "Work Bitch" which is certified platinum in the United States. Glory, the ninth studio album from Spears, was released in August 2016 to critical praise and chart success, however, failed to reach the success of other Spears albums.
Spears has sold over 100 million records worldwide and more than 28.6 million digital singles in the United States alone, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[10][11][12][13] Billboard ranked her as the 8th overall Artist of the Decade, and also recognized her as the best-selling female album artist of the first decade of the 21st century, as well as the fifth overall.[14][15] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) also recognized Spears as the eighth top-selling female artist in the United States, with 34.5 million certified albums.[16] Spears is among the few artists in history to have a number-one single and a number-one studio album in each of the three decades of their career (1990s, 2000s, and 2010s).[17]
Songs
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0–9 · A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O · R · P · Q · R · S · T · U · W · Y |
Indicates single release | |
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# | Indicates promotional single release |
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Indicates song included as a b-side on the single |
≠ | Indicates songs covered by Britney Spears |
Notes
- "Boys", released as a single in 2001, is a remix featuring Pharrell Williams, and is not featured on the Britney album.
References
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- Keith Caulfield (October 30, 2012). "Taylor Swift's 'Red' Sells 1.21 Million; Biggest Sales Week for an Album Since 2002". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- Marten, Todd (November 15, 2001). "Teen Queen Britney Knocks King of Pop from No. 1". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- Schriefer, Amy (2009). "The Decade In Music: Britney Spears' 'Toxic' (2004) : NPR". NPR. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
- "Britney Spears Highlights". Britney Spears' Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- "Spears will lose custody of children". CNN. October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
- Hasty, Katie (December 10, 2008). "Britney's 'Circus' Debuts Atop Album Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- Grein, Paul (January 19, 2011). "Week Ending Jan. 16, 2011: Songs: Britney Tops Taylor". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- Keith Caulfield (April 6, 2011). "Britney Spears Snares Sixth No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Femme Fatale'". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- "Britney To Judge 'The X Factor'". Britney Spears' Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. May 14, 2012. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- Moodie, Clemmie (November 3, 2011). "Britney Spears pictured backstage at Rock Of Ages with Shane Ward". Daily Mirror. UK. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
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- "3" (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2009. 88697-60954-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Britney Jean (Liner notes). Britney Spears. RCA Records. 2013. 88843-00119-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Circus (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2008. 88697-40775-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- B in the Mix: The Remixes (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2005. 82876-74062-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Britney (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2001. 01241-41776-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ...Baby One More Time (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 1999. 01241-41651-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "...Baby One More Time" (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 1998. JDJ-42545-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Britney Europe version (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2001. 9222532.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Glory (Liner notes). Britney Spears. RCA Records. 2016. 88985-36359-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Femme Fatale (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2011. 88697-87183-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Circus (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2008. 88697-40776-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Born to Make You Happy" (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 1999. 9250029.CS1 maint: others (link)
- In the Zone (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2003. 82876-57644-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Blackout (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2007. 88697-19073-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Britney Jean Deluxe (Liner notes). Britney Spears. RCA Records. 2013. 88843-01652-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Oops!... I Did It Again (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2000. 01241-41704-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Britney & Kevin: Chaotic (Liner notes). Britney Spears & Kevin Federline. Jive Records. 2006. 82876-71833-9.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Playing with Fire (Liner notes). Kevin Federline. Reincarnate Music. 2006. 80119-01251-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Spears, Britney (1999). ...Baby One More Time (International CD liner notes). Jive Records. 72438-4727500-5.
- Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2004. 82876-65294-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Femme Fatale Japanese version (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2011. SICP 3030.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Spears, Britney (2007). Blackout Japanese version (Media notes). Jive Records. PID 88697-18255-2.
- "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 1999. JDJ-42632-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- In the Zone - EP (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2004. 82876-62450-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Wilker, Deborah (July 6, 2016). "Britney Spears, Pink, Selena Gomez Join 'Hands' for Orlando: How the All-Star Song Came to Life". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-07-07. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- Britney (Spanish CD liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2001. 9222532.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Spears, Britney (1999). ...Baby One More Time (Japanese CD liner notes). JIVE Records. AVCZ-95114.
- "I'm a Slave 4 U" (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2001. (7)9252752733.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2001. 9253302.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Spears, Britney (1999). ...Baby One More Time (Korean limited edition CD liner notes). Jive Records. RZBD004.
- "Madonna 'Remixed and Revisited' Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
- Glory Japanese version (Liner notes). Britney Spears. RCA Records. 2016. SICP 4953.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Platinum Christmas (Liner notes). Various Artist. Arista Records. 2000. 74321-80254-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Credits / Glory (Deluxe) / Britney Spears". Retrieved December 28, 2020 – via Tidal.
- "Ooh La La" (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Kemosabe Records. 2013. 88883-74574-7.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Pretty Girls" (Liner notes). Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea. RCA Records. 2015. 88875-11559-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Circus (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2009. 10022-3211.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Vena, Jocelyn (April 11, 2011). "Rihanna Says Britney Spears' 'S&M' Remix 'Had To Be Major'". MTV. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- "Scream & Shout" (Liner notes). Britney Spears with will.i.am. Interscope Records. 2013. 06025-3727848-0.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Bangerz (Liner notes). Miley Cyrus. RCA Records. 2013. 88883-79261-1.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Sometimes" (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 1999. JDJ-42576-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Tom's Diner" (Liner notes). Giorgio Moroder. Giorgio Moroder Music LCC. 2015. 88644-551698-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Stronger" (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2000. 9251392.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "What's Going On" (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Playtone. 2001. CK 861992.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "When I Found You" Europe version (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 2001. 9222532.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records. 1999. VISA 8411.CS1 maint: others (link)