According to RIAA, She has sold 11.5 million certified albums in the United States.
She is recognized as the reigning " Dance-pop Princess" by the media while others says she is the original " Pop Princess" of her generation. Billboard listed her as the 92nd Greatest Artist of all Time. Throughout her career, she has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She later released " I'm Just Here for the Music" (2009) the following year. Following the release of the album, Abdul entered a second musical hiatus.Ībdul released the single " Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" (2008) with Randy Jackson, her first single in twelve years. The album and coinciding singles were deemed commercial failures, and were met with a mixed reaction from critics. Following a musical hiatus while dealing with personal issues, Abdul returned with the release of Head Over Heels (1995), her third and final studio effort. Despite the album's achievements, it failed to match the success of its predecessor. Third single " Blowing Kisses in the Wind" reached the top ten. The album's first two singles both topped the Hot 100 chart with the first, " Rush Rush" becoming first number-one single in six years to spend more than four weeks on top. It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, climbing to the top soon after it was released. She continued to find success with the release of Spellbound (1991), her second studio album.
It went on to earn a seven-times platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Ībdul released the Shut Up and Dance: Mixes (1990) remix album to a positive commercial reaction, earning a platinum certification from the RIAA. The project spawned a number of successful singles, and is one of only nine albums to have four singles top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album topped the Billboard 200 chart, and to date holds the record for the longest climb to number one for an album. Having found success as a choreographer for artists such as Janet Jackson, Abdul launched her own music career with the release of her debut studio album Forever Your Girl (1988). The discography of American singer and dancer Paula Abdul consists of three studio albums, one remix album, five compilations, seventeen singles, eight B-sides, four video albums and ten other appearances.