Spice - Spice Girls

Spice is the debut studio album by the English girl group the Spice Girls, released by Virgin Records in Japan on September 19, 1996 and in the United Kingdom on November 4, 1996. Producers Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard, as well as the production duo Absolute, recorded the album between 1995 and 1996 at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London, and Strongroom Studios in Shoreditch, London. Spice is a pop album that incorporates dance, R&B, and hip hop styles.

Spice was a worldwide commercial success, topping the charts in more than 17 countries and being certified Multi-Platinum in 27 countries, Platinum in 14 countries, and Gold in three countries, including 10-times Platinum in the UK and Canada, eight-times Platinum in Europe, and seven-times Platinum in the US. It went on to become the world's best-selling album in 1997, selling 19 million copies in less than a year. The album sold a total of 23 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album by a girl group in music history and one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Estimated sales: 23 million