It spawned four Hot 100 number-one hits ' Yeah!', ' Burn', ' Confessions Part II', and ' My Boo'. It was his first US number-one album, and had the highest first-week sales for an R&B artist, with 1.1 million copies sold. Usher's success increased in 2004, with the release of his fourth studio album Confessions.

Its worldwide sales stand at over 8 million. In 2002, the album was certified four-times platinum in the US for sales of 4 million copies. The album produced two number-one singles-' U Remind Me' and ' U Got It Bad'. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. Usher's success continued in 2001 with his third studio album 8701.

It was certified six-times platinum in the US, and spawned three successful singles, including his first UK number-one ' You Make Me Wanna.' and first US Hot 100 number-one song ' Nice & Slow'. His follow-up 1997 album My Way sold over 8 million copies worldwide, becoming his breakthrough album. In 1994, Usher released his self-titled debut album in North America, producing three singles that had moderate chart success, and the album sold more than 500,000 copies. He has nine Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles (all as a lead artist) and 18 Hot 100 top-ten singles. With over 100 million total records sold worldwide, he is one of the best selling music artists of all time. Usher has sold more than 23 million albums in the United States alone and over 65 million albums worldwide. His music has been released on the LaFace, Arista, Jive and RCA record labels. American singer Usher has released eight studio albums, ten compilation albums, eight extended plays, and 79 singles (including 19 as a featured artist).

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