She Did It Again: Britney Spears' 'Femme Fatale' Debuts at No. 1

Let her detractors talk, but the numbers don't lie: Britney Spears has still got it.

The pop princess's latest album, 'Femme Fatale,' burst onto the Billboard 200 chart at No. 1, selling a whopping 276,000 copies in its first week. Rift Gold It's the sixth No. 1 album for Spears, who first accomplished the feat with her debut, '...Baby One More Time,' over a decade ago at the tender age of 16. RIFT Platinum It proves that fans are still hungry for more from the diva even as a 29-year-old mother of two.

Her most recent success means she is tied with Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson in third place for the most No. 1 albums from a female artist. Only legends Madonna, with seven, and Barbra Streisand, with nine, top her.

It's really no surprise given the wild success of the album's first single, 'Hold It Against Me,' which shot to No. 1 in record-breaking form when it was released in January. rift gold Its video, which debuted a month later and stirred some controversy due to its gratuitous product placement, has over 33 million views on Vevo.

Despite the success, 276,000 falls way short of her previous first week sales. RIFT Platinum 'Circus,' her comeback album in 2008, moved 506,000 units in its first week and ultimately went on to sell over 1.7 million copies in the U.S. alone.