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Jessica Simpson Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, ''Swee ...
has released seven studio albums, four compilation albums, three
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s, nineteen
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, and fifteen music videos. Her debut album, ''
Sweet Kisses ''Sweet Kisses'' is the debut studio album by American singer Jessica Simpson, released in the United States on November 23, 1999, by Columbia Records. Its lyrical and visual representations carry the common theme of virginal innocence, a continu ...
'' (1999), was released through
Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...
, reached number 25 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, and was certified
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by the
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(RIAA). The album sold 1.9 million copies in the US and produced three singles. Simpson's debut single, "
I Wanna Love You Forever "I Wanna Love You Forever" is the debut single of American recording artist Jessica Simpson. The song was released on August 30, 1999, by Columbia Records as the lead single from Simpson's debut studio album, ''Sweet Kisses'' (1999). Written and ...
", reached number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2001, Simpson released her second studio effort, titled ''Irresistible'', which failed to match the success of ''Sweet Kisses''. ''Irresistible'' peaked at number 6 in the United States and has sold 755,000 copies. Her third studio album, ''
In This Skin ''In This Skin'' is the third studio album by American recording artist Jessica Simpson. The album was released on August 19, 2003, by Columbia Records. It was reissued on March 2, 2004, with three new songs. Simpson began taking more creative co ...
'', was released in August 2003. Guided by the publicity of her reality TV show, ''Newlyweds'', that album became the best-selling effort of her career, achieving a peak position of number 2 and triple platinum certification in the US. By 2009, ''In This Skin'' had sold 2.9 million copies in the US and produced four singles. In 2004, Simpson released her fourth studio and her first
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, '' Rejoyce: The Christmas Album''. It reached number 14 in the US and was certified gold by the RIAA. As of February 2009, ''Rejoyce'' has sold 669,000 copies in the US. In 2006, following a move to Epic Records, Simpson released her fifth studio album, ''
A Public Affair ''A Public Affair'' is the fifth studio album by American pop singer Jessica Simpson. The album was released on August 26, 2006 in the United States by Epic Records. The album is Simpson's first effort following her divorce from Nick Lachey. ...
''. The album debuted and peaked at number 5 in the US and was certified gold by the RIAA. ''A Public Affair'' has sold 300,000 copies in the US and spawned three singles. The album's
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, the second single from the album, reached number 14 on the Hot 100 and topped the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart. The single was eventually certified gold by the RIAA. After deciding to return to her roots of country music in 2008, Simpson signed a record deal with
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, the country imprint of Columbia Records, and released ''
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'', her sixth studio and first country album. The album debuted at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart, and has shifted 173,000 copies. Simpson had departed from
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by 2010 and signed a record deal with
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records. In October 2010, Sony released a compilation album entitled ''Playlist: The Very Best of Jessica Simpson''. Her seventh studio and second holiday album, ''Happy Christmas'', was released in November 2010 through
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. The album peaked at number 123 on the ''Billboard'' 200.


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Notes *A: "Angels" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (also known as Bubbling Under the Hot 100) is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The chart lists the top songs that have not yet charted on the main ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Chart ...
chart. *B: "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" did not enter Belgium's Ultratop 50 Flanders chart, but it did chart at number 10 on the Ultratip chart. *C: "I Belong to Me" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. *D: "Remember That" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. *E: "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" did not enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.


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