Background
In December 2000, it was announced that 'N Sync would be returning to a studio in Florida in preparation for the follow up to their landmark second album, No Strings Attached. At the Billboard Music Awards, member Justin Timberlake revealed that the group planned to collaborate with producers Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs and Richard Marx, both contributed to No Strings Attached. Upon the album's release, Allmusic senior editor, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, writing that Celebrity is 'N Sync's "most varied album yet, but the emergence of Timberlake and Chasez as credible soulful singers and, yes, songwriters makes it their best album yet, and one of the best of the teen pop boom of 1999-2001". In the United States, Celebrity debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The album sold 1,879,955 copies in its first week, making it the second best in SoundScan history, only behind 'N Sync's previous album, No Strings Attached. Although it was outnumbered by its predecessor, Celebrity still managed to gain the second-best debut-week sales since SoundScan began monitoring record retailers in 1991. On August 22, 2001, the album was certified five-time Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting five million shipments. The album also debuted at number one in Canada by selling 71,245 copies.
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