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Alanis Morissette · 1995

Alanis Morissette

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 7, 1995Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Alanis Morissette's album Jagged Little Pill reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 in its 15th week, giving Maverick Records its first album to reach the top. She became the first Canadian female solo artist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and the fourth female artist of the 1990s whose debut album reached the top of the chart. The album produced six successful singles, including “You Oughta Know,” “Ironic,” “You Learn,” “Hand in My Pocket,” and “Head over Feet,” later received 17× platinum certification in the US, and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.

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