Usher Here I Sand Cover Album PhotoĪll told, Usher had sold over 65 million records worldwide. He is the first 2010’s artist to collect number one singles in three different decades when “ OMG” hit number one in 2010 for four weeks. Career Achievementsīillboard ranks Usher as the #1 artist for 2000 to 2010. He was now well on his way of being a very successful popular artist. He also made TV appearances on The Twilight Zone, 7 th Heaven, Moesha, and American Dreams. When he released his album “ Confessions” in 2004, it sold over 10 million copies and spawned four consecutive #1 songs: “ Yeah!” spent a total of 12 weeks at #1 which is his all-time career best single, “ Burn“, “ Confessions II“, and “ My Boo“.īesides doing all his recordings, in 2001, he appeared in the film “Texas Rangers”. The album “ 8701” has been certified four times platinum in the United States and has sold over 4.7 million copies. The first two singles from this album “ U Remind Me” and “ U Got It Bad” both topped the charts at #1 for four and six weeks, respectfully. The album was pushed back and retooled and was renamed “ 8701”, the album was released on August 7, 2001. The first single from this album “ Pop Ya Collar” hit #2 in the UK, and did poorly in the United States. Usher’s third studio album titled “ All About U” was slated to be released in early 2001. His album “ My Way” is certified six times platinum. In February of the same year, the song was certified platinum by RIAA. The album’s second single “ Nice & Slow” peaked at number one in January, 1998 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for his first #1 hit and was #1 for two weeks. The lead single from the album was “ You Make Me Wanna” which reached number one in the UK and #2 in the United States. This album was released on September 16, 1997. He had two singles from this album to make the Hot 100 chart “ Can U Get With It” #59, “ Think Of You” #58, and “ The Many Ways” #109 in the Bubbling Under chart.Īfter graduating high school, he continued to develop his skills laying the groundwork for his second album titled “ My Way” and has sold over 7 million copies world-wide with six million in the United States. On August 30, 1994, at age fifteen, Usher released his first studio album titled “ Usher” and peaked at #25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and sold over 500,000 copies. At age 13, he competed on “Star Search”, where he was spotted by A&R representative from LaFace Records, who arranged an audition with the co-founder of LaFace Reid who signed Usher to a contract. He recorded ten songs with the group in 1991. In the belief that a bigger city would provide greater opportunities for showcasing his talent, the family moved to Atlanta, Georgia.Īt age 11, Usher joined an R&B local quintet called NuBeginnings. His grandmother discovered his ability to sing. He joined a local youth church choir in Chattanooga when he was nine years old. He spent the majority of his early years in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Here is the rest of his story… Early Childhood He is known throughout the industry as Usher and is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. He was born Usher Raymond IV on Octoin Dallas, Texas. The Usher greatest hits will be a review of how he became famous and some historical information about his music. Usher Greatest Hits Overview A Color Photo of Usher
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