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Shania Twain discography
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Canadian singer and songwriter Shania Twain has released six studio albums, three compilation albums, three remix albums, one box set, two live albums, 45 singles, 38 music videos, six promotional singles, and made six guest appearances. Twain's repertoire has sold over 34 million albums in the United States alone, placing her as the top-selling female artist in country music.[1] Moreover, with 48 million copies shipped, she is ranked as the 26th best-selling artist overall in the US, tying with Kenny G for the spot.[2] She is also recognized as one of the best-selling music artists in history, selling over 100 million records worldwide and thus becoming the top-selling female artist in country music ever.[3]
In 1992, Twain signed to Mercury Records Nashville in the United States and released her debut studio album, Shania Twain, the following year. The project underperformed, peaking at number 67 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart,[4] and produced three singles, which also underperformed. After Twain's subsequent success, both the album and its singles gained the attention of her fan base, with the album receiving in 1999 a Platinum certification by the RIAA[5] denoting sales of one million copies, as well as "What Made You Say That" and "Dance With The One That Brought You" both accumulating over 20 million streams each across platforms. Despite its initial failure, the album managed to attract the interest of renowned record producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, responsible for blockbuster rock and roll albums by AC/DC and Def Leppard.[6] He and Twain eventually got married, and collaborated on her second release, The Woman in Me, which was released in 1995. The Woman in Me led Twain to great commercial success. It topped Top Country Albums[4] and peaked at number five on the main-genre, Billboard 200,[7] earning a 12 times platinum certification by the RIAA, her first of three Diamond certified albums in the United States. Furthermore, The Woman in Me led to success in the singer's native country, Canada, where it was certified double diamond by Music Canada.[8] The album was once the best-selling album by a female country singer; Twain later surpassed herself.[9] The album spawned eight singles, four of which ("Any Man of Mine", "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!", "You Win My Love", and "No One Needs to Know") topped the US Hot Country Singles & Tracks,[10] with the first being certified double platinum by the RIAA as of 2022.
In 1997, Twain followed with Come On Over, which topped Top Country Albums for a record 50 non-consecutive weeks and had tremendous pop crossover success.[1] It peaked at number two on the Billboard 200[7] and remained in the top 10 for a total of 53 weeks, making it the longest-running top 10 album by a country artist at the time.[11] Certified 20 times platinum (double diamond) by the RIAA[5] and with 15.5 million copies sold,[1] Come On Over established itself as one of the best-selling albums of all time in the US and was once the best-selling album of the Nielsen SoundScan era;[12] it now ranks second behind Metallica's 1991 eponymous album.[1] In Canada, it reached similar success and was certified double diamond by Music Canada.[8] In 1998, Come On Over was released internationally, duplicating the commercial success it encountered in North America. It became one of the best-selling albums in several countries, including Australia[13] and the United Kingdom.[14] With a total of 40 million copies sold worldwide, Come On Over also became one of the best-selling albums worldwide.[15][16] Furthermore, the album is the best-selling solo album by a female artist in any genre (second female overall)[9] and the best-selling country album of all time.[17] A total of 12 singles were released from the album. Three ("Love Gets Me Every Time", "You're Still the One" and "Honey, I'm Home") topped Hot Country Singles & Tracks.[10] A total of 10 songs charted within the top 10 of the chart, marking the most top 10 appearances from one album on Hot Country Singles & Tracks.[1] Several performed well internationally, namely "You're Still the One", which went to became one of the greatest Billboard Hot 100 hits of all time, "From This Moment On", "That Don't Impress Me Much", "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!", and "Love Gets Me Every Time", all of which received gold, platinum, or higher certifications by the RIAA. In 1998, Twain was Billboard's top female artist in the United States.
In 2002, five years following the original release of Come On Over, came the release of the double-disc album Up!. The release became Twain's first number-one album in the US, debuting with over 874,000 copies on its first week and marking at the time the largest opening sales for a female country album, feature later topped by Taylor Swift in 2010. "Up!" remained atop the Billboard 200 for five consecutive weeks.[7] It sold over 5.4 million copies,[18] yet was certified 11 times platinum (diamond) by the RIAA for being a multi-disc release with over 100 minutes in length (see RIAA certification).[5][19] Nevertheless, as Twain's third diamond album, it made her the only artist to have three consecutive diamond RIAA certified albums.[9] Like her two previous albums, Up! was also certified double diamond in Canada.[8] It produced eight singles, led by "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!", song that became the singer's first number-one in Canada.[20] The title track, "Ka-Ching!", "She's Not Just A Pretty Face" and "Forever And For Always" also became notable hits across the world, with the third having earned a Grammy Award nomination, and the latter becoming her fourth highest performing single in the United States, certified platinum by the RIAA.[21] In 2004, Twain released a Greatest Hits package that was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA[5] and spawned three new singles, including the US platinum certified "Party For Two", breaking at the time the Guinness World record of fastest-selling compilation album. Concluding a six-year hiatus, Twain released the single "Today Is Your Day" in 2011, which peaked within the top 70 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the Lionel Richie duet "Endless Love" in 2012, which became a moderate hit on Adult Contemporary radio and went number one on the Airplay chart. She also appeared on Michael Bublé's album Christmas, on a new version of "White Christmas", which figures between Twain's most popular songs, with over 250 million streams as of 2025, often appearing on annual holiday charts. Fifteen years after Up!, on September 29, 2017, Twain released her long awaited fifth studio album, Now. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming her second album to top the chart, and generated two singles, "Life's About to Get Good" and "Swingin' With My Eyes Closed". Supporting a 2022 Netflix original documentary of same name, she released Not Just a Girl (The Highlights), her second greatest hits album. In 2023, she released Queen of Me, her sixth studio album, which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and reached number one in the United Kingdom, pushed by the singles "Waking Up Dreaming" and "Giddy Up!". Still in 2023, Twain released "Unhealthy", a collaboration with Anne-Marie, which became a hit in Europe, reaching number one in Slovakia and number 18 on the UK Singles Chart, also earning her highest streaming numbers in years.
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Notes
- "You Win My Love" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[59]
- The version released to country music formats was a duet with Bryan White; all other formats received a version with only Twain.
- "Endless Love" did not enter Hot Country Songs, but peaked at number 41 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart.[66]
- "Life's About to Get Good" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 64 on the UK Downloads component chart.[67]
- "We Got Something They Don't" did not enter Hot Country Songs, but peaked at number 47 on the Country Airplay chart.[69]
- "Say All You Want for Christmas" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Canada AC chart.[84]
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