American singer Britney Spears has released nine studio albums, eight compilation albums, nine box sets, three extended plays (EPs), 50 singles (including two as a featured artist), 11 promotional singles, two charity singles, and has made three guest appearances. In 1997, Spears signed a recording contract with American record label Jive Records in order to launch her career.
Spears made her chart debut in November 1998 with "...Baby One More Time", which was followed by the release of her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time (1999). The record opened the Canadian Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200 at number one, being later certified fourteen times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The singer's second studio album, Oops!... I Did It Again, was made available for consumption on May 16, 2000, and became the fastest-selling record ever by a female act in America, bringing first-week sales of 1,319,193 units and certified diamond in United States. It spawned four singles—"Oops!... I Did It Again", "Lucky", "Stronger", and "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know". In November 2001, the singer's third album spawned worldwide hit "I'm a Slave 4 U", which had been pointed out by music critics for being a musical departure from her previous material. Spears released her fourth studio album, In the Zone, in November 2003, which 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. The singer's first compilation album, Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, was released the following year.
Following experiencing personal struggles through 2007, Spears's fifth studio album, Blackout, was released in October of the same year. Unlike all of the singer's previous records, Blackout failed to be heavily promoted through magazine interviews, talk-show appearances, or televised performances—besides a performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards—and was not accompanied by a supporting tour either. With the release of her sixth studio album Circus, Spears became the only act in the Nielsen SoundScan era—from 1991 to present,—to have four records debuting with 500,000 or more copies sold in the United States. Supported by the releases of commercially successful international hits like "Womanizer" and "Circus", it managed to sale four million copies globally. The singer's third compilation album, The Singles Collection, featured her third number-one single in America, "3". In 2011, she released the song "Hold It Against Me", which made Spears the second artist in the Billboard Hot 100's 52-year history to debut at number one with two or more songs, just behind American recording artist Mariah Carey. The track was included on her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale, which debuted at number one in that country. Also her first album ever to yield three top ten hits in the US, including commercially successful singles like "Till the World Ends" and "I Wanna Go". Spears's eighth studio album, Britney Jean, was released in 2013. It marks Spears's first major activity under RCA Records since the dissolution of her long-time record label, Jive Records, in 2011. Receiving mixed reviews from music critics, it experienced minor commercial success, and thus became the lowest-selling record of her career. Spears began working on her ninth studio album in 2014; she also renewed her record deal with RCA Records. Glory was released in 2016 and received positive reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number three on US Billboard 200 with 111,000 album-equivalent units, including 88,000 copies sold, and spawned the singles "Make Me" and "Slumber Party", which peaked at 17 and 86 on the Hot 100, and topped the Dance Club Songs in the United States.
Spears has sold over 150 million records worldwide, including 70 million records in United States (36.9 million digital singles and 33.6 million digital albums), making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Billboard ranked her the eighth overall Artist of the Decade, and also recognized her as the best-selling female album artist of the 21st century's first decade, as well as the fifth overall. Additionally, the Recording Industry Association of America recognized Spears as the ninth best-selling female artist in the United States, with 38.5 million certified albums. Spears serves as one of the few artists in history to have a number-one single and studio album in each of the three decades of their career—1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. As of 2020, Spears has reportedly drawn 25.9 billion in cumulative radio airplay audience and 3.7 billion on-demand U.S. audio and video streams combined.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications Title Studio album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsUSAUSCANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: All except B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2: B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2: FRAGERIRENZSWESWIUKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: All except B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2: B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2: ...Baby One More Time Released: January 12, 1999 Label: Jive Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP, streaming 1 2 1 4 1 6 3 10 1 2 US: 12,300,000 CAN: 922,820 FRA: 625,000 UK: 1,210,000 RIAA: 14× Platinum (Diamond) ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI: 4× Platinum IFPI SWE: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: Diamond RMNZ: 3× Platinum SNEP: 2× Platinum Oops!... I Did It Again Released: May 16, 2000 Label: Jive Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP, streaming 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 US: 10,410,000 CAN: 710,044 FRA: 406,106 SWE: 130,000 UK: 917,000 RIAA: Diamond ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: 3× Platinum IFPI: 4× Platinum IFPI SWE: Platinum
MC: 5× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum SNEP: Platinum Britney Released: November 6, 2001 Label: Jive Formats: Cassette, CD, DataPlay disc, digital download, LP, streaming 1 4 1 2 1 3 17 6 1 4 US: 4,988,000 CAN: 316,944 FRA: 365,058 UK: 477,000 RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI: 2× Platinum IFPI SWE: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Platinum In the Zone Released: November 18, 2003 Label: Jive Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP, streaming 1 10 2 1 2 3 25 8 6 13 US: 3,000,000 FRA: 258,918 UK: 540,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI: Platinum IFPI SWE: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Gold SNEP: 2× Gold Blackout Released: October 30, 2007 Label: Jive Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP, streaming 2 3 1 2 10 1 8 11 4 2 US: 1,000,000 UK: 291,075 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IRMA: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Gold Circus Released: December 2, 2008 Label: Jive Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP, streaming 1 3 1 3 9 2 6 19 1 4 US: 1,700,000 CAN: 143,000 FRA: 200,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold IRMA: Platinum MC: 4× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Gold Femme Fatale Released: March 29, 2011 Label: Jive Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP, streaming 1 1 1 4 10 4 3 5 2 8 US: 805,000 FRA: 81,700 UK: 60,000 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold IFPI SWE: Gold IRMA: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Gold Britney Jean Released: December 3, 2013 Label: RCA Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming 4 12 7 21 20 15 22 28 9 34 US: 280,000 FRA: 25,000 RIAA: Gold MC: Gold Glory Released: August 26, 2016 Label: RCA Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming 3 4 4 6 3 1 8 12 4 2 US: 157,000 FRA: 10,500 MC: Gold
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US AUS CAN FRA GER IRE NZ SWE SWI UK Greatest Hits: My Prerogative Released: November 9, 2004 Label: Jive Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming 4 4 3 85 4 1 17 14 6 2 US: 1,800,000 FRA: 219,200 UK: 1,000,000 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold SNEP: 2× Gold B in the Mix: The Remixes Released: November 22, 2005 Label: Jive Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 134 — — — — — — — — — US: 138,000 The Singles Collection Released: November 10, 2009 Label: Jive Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 22 23 19 — 80 24 22 — 51 38 US: 268,000 ARIA: Gold BPI: 2× Platinum MC: 6× Platinum RMNZ: Gold B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2 Released: October 11, 2011 Label: RCA Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 47 — 53 57 — — — — — 171 US: 30,000 Oops! I Did It Again: The Best of Britney Spears Released: June 15, 2012 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — — Playlist: The Very Best of Britney Spears Released: November 6, 2012 Label: Legacy Formats: CD 111 — — — — — — — — — US: 170,000 The Essential Britney Spears Released: August 20, 2013 Label: Legacy, RCA Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 185 — 37 — — 80 — — — 128 US: 60,000 BPI: Silver RMNZ: 2× Platinum Oops!...I Did It Again (Remixes and B-Sides) Released: September 26, 2020 Label: Legacy Format: LP 165 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes items which did not chart in that country.
Box sets + List of box sets Title Album details The Singles Released: September 5, 2000 Label: Sony Format: CD ...Baby One More Time /Oops!... I Did It Again Released: November 26, 2002 Label: Jive Format: CD In the Zone / Britney Released: October 1, 2007 Label: Sony BMG Format: CD Greatest Hits: MyPrerogative / Live andMore! Released: December 8, 2008 Label: Jive Format: CD/DVD Circus / Blackout Released: October 19, 2010 Label: Sony Format: CD Femme Fatale / Circus Released: August 27, 2012 Label: Sony Formats: CD, streaming Triple Feature Released: October 9, 2012 Label: Sony Format: CD In the Zone / Circus Released: March 18, 2013 Label: Sony Formats: CD, streaming Femme Fatale / Britney Jean Released: August 14, 2015 Label: RCA/Legacy Format: CD
Extended plays + List of extended plays Title Details Britney Spears: In the Zone Released: April 6, 2004 Label: Jive Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Britney & Kevin: Chaotic Released: September 27, 2005 Label: Jive Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Key Cuts from Remixed Released: September 2005 Label: Jive Formats: 12", CD
Singles 1990s + List of singles in the 1990s decade, showing selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album US AUS CANPeak chart positions for singles in Canada: All up to and including "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know": All from "I'm a Slave 4 U" to "Everytime": All from "Gimme More" onwards: FRA GER IRE NZ SWE SWI UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" and "I Wanna Go": "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart": "I Wanna Go": "...Baby One More Time" 1998 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 US: 1,923,000 UK: 2,000,000 RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI SWE: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum SNEP: Platinum ...Baby One More Time "Sometimes" 1999 21 2 7 9 6 5 1 4 7 3 UK: 584,000 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum IFPI SWE: Gold RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Gold "(You Drive Me) Crazy" 10 12 3 2 4 3 2 4 5 5 FRA: 117,200 UK: 489,000 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWE: Platinum RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Gold "Born to Make You Happy" — — — 9 3 1 — 2 3 1 FRA: 117,700 UK: 335,000 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWE: Platinum