Billboard revisits every track on DestinysChild's self-titled debut album on its 25th anniversary. 🎉
). But the fiercely independent women didn’t exactly start their career firing on all cylinders.
Released 25 years ago , the group’s 1998 debut album was initially greeted with a similar response to its only hit: “No, No, No.” Peaking at a lowly No. 67 on the Billboard 200, the self-titled affair suggested that Destiny’s Child would quickly fall by the wayside a la Zhané, Allure and nearly every other R&B girl band who had a solitary top 10 Hot 100 single to their name in the 1990s.
Of course, Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett ended up challenging for TLC’s crown with their 1999 sophomore album,. And as a result, its largely ignored predecessor enjoyed something of a second wind, with many fans who came on board thanks to “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Say My Name” hoping to discover just as many previously hidden gems. Its domestic sales have now passed the 847,000 mark, according to Luminate.
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