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American singer Christina Aguilera has released nine studio
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s, two
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s (EPs), six
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s, one
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, 54
singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...
(including eight as featured artist), and 16
promotional singles A promotional recording, or promo, or plug copy, is an audio or video recording distributed free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available. Promos are normally sent directly to broadcasters, such as ...
. To date, Aguilera has sold around 90 to 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling female music artist of all time. ''
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'' ranked Aguilera as the 37th Greatest Hot 100 Women of All Time and the 44th Greatest Billboard 200 Women of All Time. In the
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alone, Aguilera has sold 18.3 million albums. Through the RIAA she has 16.5 million certified albums units and 10 million certified digital singles units. Aguilera is recognized as the 20th best-selling artist of the 2000s. She has also achieved 10 number one hits on ''Billboard''s
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. In the
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, Aguilera has sold over 3.3 million albums and 6.1 million singles. Aguilera made her musical debut in 1998 with a cover of " Reflection", the theme song for
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's ''
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''. Consequently, Aguilera signed a multi-album contract with
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and released her self-titled debut album in 1999. It debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart and produced the singles " Genie in a Bottle", " What a Girl Wants", " I Turn to You" and " Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)". The lead single, "Genie in a Bottle", became a commercial success, peaking the top spot of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for five weeks and became the biggest hit of the summer of 1999. ''Christina Aguilera'' has sold over 14 million copies worldwide. Aguilera's two next studio albums, '' Mi Reflejo'' and ''
My Kind of Christmas ''My Kind of Christmas'' is the third studio album and first Christmas album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on October 24, 2000, by RCA Records. The album was recorded from late 1999 to mid 2000, while Aguilera was tourin ...
'', were both released in 2000. In 2001, she recorded two singles: "
Nobody Wants to Be Lonely "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin from his sixth studio album, ''Sound Loaded'' (2000). Martin re-recorded the song along with American singer Christina Aguilera in December 2000. The album version was wri ...
" with Ricky Martin from the latter's ''
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'', and " Lady Marmalade" with
Mýa Mya Marie Harrison (; born October 10, 1979), (stylized as Mýa), is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born into a musical family, she studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Initially, Mýa began her career as a VJ ...
,
Lil' Kim Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974), Those giving 1974 include: * * * * * better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and reality television personality. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, she lived much of he ...
and
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for ''
Moulin Rouge! ''Moulin Rouge!'' (, ) is a 2001 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It follows a young English poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and cour ...
'' The latter was an international hit, peaking at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks, becoming the most successful airplay-only single in history. Aguilera's fourth studio album, ''
Stripped Stripped may refer to: Music * "Stripped" (song), by Depeche Mode, 1986 * ''Stripped'' (Christina Aguilera album) or the title song, 2002 * ''Stripped'' (Daniel Ash album), 2014 * ''Stripped'' (Macy Gray album), 2016 * ''Stripped'' (Pretty Ma ...
'' (2002), was intended to reflect her "real" personality. It debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and spawned the successful singles "
Dirrty "Dirrty" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera featuring American rapper Redman, released as the lead single from her fourth studio album ''Stripped''. Despite Aguilera's first three years of commercial success, sh ...
", " Beautiful", " Fighter", "
Can't Hold Us Down "Can't Hold Us Down" is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera and rapper Lil' Kim for the former's fourth studio album ''Stripped'' (2002). It was released by RCA Records on July 8, 2003, as the fourth single from the album. The t ...
" and " The Voice Within". ''Stripped'' has since sold over 12 million copies worldwide. Aguilera's fifth studio album, '' Back to Basics'' (2006), is a
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album and was inspired by 1930s and 1940s
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,
blues Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afr ...
and
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. It yielded the international top-ten hits " Ain't No Other Man", " Hurt" and " Candyman". As of November 2013, ''Back to Basics'' has sold over 5 million units. Aguilera's first greatest hits album, '' Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits'', was released in 2008 and featured one single, "
Keeps Gettin' Better "Keeps Gettin' Better" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera from her first greatest hits album, ''Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits'' (2008). It was released as the album's lead Single (music), single on September 22, 2008, by RC ...
". "Keeps Gettin' Better" became her biggest debut on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, entering the chart at number seven in 2008. Aguilera's sixth and seventh studio albums, ''
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'' (2010) and ''
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'' (2012), both struggled to match the chart impact and sales of her previous albums. From 2011 to 2013, Aguilera appeared on tracks including "
Moves like Jagger "Moves like Jagger" is a song by American band Maroon 5 featuring American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on June 21, 2011, as the fourth and final single from the re-release of the group's third studio album '' Hands All Over'' (201 ...
", "
Feel This Moment "Feel This Moment" is a song by the American rapper Pitbull, featuring American singer Christina Aguilera. The song was released on February 22, 2013, as the fourth single from the album by Mr. 305, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records ''Global Warm ...
" and " Say Something", all of which are top-ten hits worldwide. With "Moves like Jagger" topping the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 2011, Aguilera became the fourth female artist to top the chart in three consecutive decades (1990s, 2000s, and 2010s). From 2013 to 2015, Aguilera released a string of singles including "
We Remain "We Remain" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera, taken from '' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'', the soundtrack to the 2013 American science-fiction adventure film '' The Hunger Games: Catching ...
", " Change" and "
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". After a brief hiatus, Aguilera released her eighth studio album ''
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'' on June 15, 2018. The album was preceded by the singles " Accelerate", "
Fall in Line "Fall in Line" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera for her eighth studio album ''Liberation'' (2018), featuring guest vocals from American singer Demi Lovato. It was released as the album's second single on May 16, 2018 by RCA Recor ...
" and " Like I Do", and the promotional single, " Twice". The album received positive acclaim and earned two
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nominations. In 2020, she re-recorded " Reflection" for the 2020 live adaption of ''Mulan'' alongside a new song, "
Loyal Brave True "Loyal Brave True" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Christina Aguilera, taken from the soundtrack to the 2020 action drama film ''Mulan''. Co-written by Billy Crabtree, Harry Gregson-Williams, Jamie Hartman and Rosi Golan, t ...
", which was shortlisted for an
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. In 2021, Aguilera announced that she was working on a follow-up Spanish album to her 2000 ''Mi Reflejo''. She released her ninth studio album '' Aguilera'' on May 31, 2022. The album was released in three parts: ''
La Fuerza ''La Fuerza'' () is the debut solo and Spanish-language extended play (EP) by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released through Sony Music Latin on January 21, 2022 as the first part of her ninth studio and second Spanish-language albu ...
'', ''
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'' and ''La Luz''.


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See also

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List of Christina Aguilera concert tours American singer Christina Aguilera has embarked on six concert tours, four of which have been worldwide. Her debut tour, Christina Aguilera in Concert was held in North America in 2000, and later it was extended to South America and Asia in 200 ...
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List of songs recorded by Christina Aguilera American singer Christina Aguilera's recording career began in 1994 at the age of thirteen, following the cancellation of ''The Mickey Mouse Club''. Between 1994 and 1995, Aguilera recorded a series of songs, which were eventually released as a d ...
* Christina Aguilera videography


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