Over 100 million records
Shania Twain has sold over 100 million records, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Specifically in country music, she is recognized as the best-selling female artist in music history. In this slideshow, we explore beautiful photographs that captured key moments in Shania Twain’s career.
Queen of Country Pop
Queen of Country Pop: Twain has been dubbed the “Queen of Country Pop” due to her successful crossover into pop music.
1990s Crossover Leader
1990s Crossover Leader: Billboard named her the leader of the 1990s country-pop crossover stars.
Debut Album
Debut Album: Her self-titled debut album was released in 1993 but was commercially unsuccessful.
Breakthrough Album
Breakthrough Album: Twain’s second album, The Woman in Me (1995), sold over 20 million copies worldwide and earned her a Grammy Award.
Record-Breaking Success
Record-Breaking Success: Her third album, Come On Over (1997), is recognized by Guinness World Records as the biggest-selling studio album by a female solo artist.
Massive Album Sales
Massive Album Sales: Come On Over sold over 40 million copies worldwide and produced twelve hit singles.
Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards: Twain has won four Grammy Awards for her work on Come On Over.
Fourth Album
Fourth Album: Her fourth studio album, Up! (2002), also achieved over 20 million in sales and was certified Diamond in the U.S.
Hiatus
Hiatus: After releasing her Greatest Hits album in 2004, Twain entered a hiatus due to health issues, including Lyme disease and dysphonia.
Vocal Rehabilitation
Vocal Rehabilitation: She chronicled her vocal rehabilitation in the OWN miniseries Why Not? with Shania Twain.
Return to Music
Return to Music: Twain released her first single in six years, “Today Is Your Day,” in 2011 and published her autobiography, From This Moment On.
Las Vegas Residency
Las Vegas Residency: She began a concert residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, titled Shania: Still the One, which ran until 2014.
Recent Albums
Recent Albums: Twain released her first studio album in 15 years, Now, in 2017, and her sixth studio album, Queen of Me, in 2023.
Awards and Recognition
Awards and Recognition: She has received five Grammy Awards, two World Music Awards, and multiple inductions into music halls of fame, including Canada’s Walk of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.