Christina Aguilera Discography

Christina Aguilera Discography

American recording artist Christina Aguilera has released seven studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, one soundtrack album, thirty-seven singles, four video albums and thirty-two music videos. In 1998, Aguilera was selected to record the song "Reflection" for the Disney animated feature film Mulan. After recording "Reflection", Aguilera signed a recording contract with RCA Records and released her self-titled debut album on August 24, 1999. The album reached the top of the U.S. Billboard 200, eventually selling over nine million copies in the United States. Her singles "Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants" and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during 1999 and 2000. In 2000, Aguilera released a Spanish-language album, Mi Reflejo, and a Christmas album, My Kind of Christmas.

Following the release of four studio albums, Aguilera contributed to two commercial successful collaborations in 2001, "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" a duet with Ricky Martin and "Lady Marmalade" with Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink. In October 2002, Aguilera's fourth studio album, Stripped was released. The album was influenced by many different music styles, incorporating R&B, pop rock, hip hop and soul. The album's lead single "Dirrty" became an international hit and sparked much controversy for its music video, its second single, "Beautiful", was a commercial success, helped the album's commercial performance and peaked at number 2 in the United States. Three more singles were released from the album: "Fighter", "Can't Hold Us Down", and "The Voice Within". Stripped has sold over 12 million copies worldwide. Aguilera's fifth studio album Back to Basics, which she described as "a throwback to the 20s, 30s, and 40s-style jazz, blues, and feel-good soul music, but with a modern twist", was released in August 2006. It produced three chart topping singles: "Ain't No Other Man", "Hurt" and "Candyman".

Aguilera released her first greatest hits album Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits, which has sold 495,000 copies in the United States. It spawned the single "Keeps Gettin' Better". Aguilera's sixth studio album Bionic (2010), which incorporated aspects of R&B, electropop and synthpop, was met with mixed reviews and low sales. Two worldwide singles were released from the album "Not Myself Tonight" and "You Lost Me". Aguilera's seventh studio album, Lotus, was released in November 2012. Aguilera has been cited by Billboard, as the 'Top Female' artist in the United States for the years 2000 and 2003, and was ranked as one of the 'Top 20 Artists of the Decade' in the US. Aguilera is also the second top selling single artist of the 2000s behind Madonna. Aguilera's album sales are estimated at 50 million units worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.