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Chart Rewind: In 1999, Britney Spears Hit Number ‘One’ for the First ‘Time’
…Baby One More Time and its title cut topped the Billboard 200 and Hot 100, respectively.
In the Jan. 30, 1999, issue, Billboard reviewed Britney Spears ’ debut album, …Baby One More Time, released on Jive Records. “The teenage heartthrob who cut through the fourth-quarter clutter with the pop/R&B single ‘…Baby One More Time’ delivers her debut album – a top 40-ready workout filled with hook-laden songs from the same bag as the title cut,” Billboard praised, noting that Spears “already tasted the limelight in a two-year run on Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club.” “Blessed with a sweet voice and a wholesome, girl-next-door image,” the review continued, “Spears has hit a nerve among a teen fan base primed by the likes of Hanson, ‘N Sync and the Backstreet Boys.”
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