Good things come to those who wait, and for Aaliyah fans that saying has never been more true than it is today.
25 years after its initial release, her sophomore album ‘One In a Million‘ finally made its way to streaming services on Friday as previously promised.
As expected, the anticipation around the release and her ever-loyal following of fans shot the album straight to the top of the iTunes charts while making some very significant history in the process.
Aaliyah’s ‘One In A Million’ has reached #1 on US iTunes.
— chart data (@chartdata) August 20, 2021
🚨| Aaliyah has officially Topped The US Apple Music R&B/Soul Albums Chart pic.twitter.com/YP8lZ5oZ0z
— Aaliyah Charts (@aaliyahcharts) August 20, 2021
Aaliyah is now the only female artist to rerelease an album, after 25 years on streaming platforms for the first time ever, gaining over 5 million streams under an hour. #Aaliyah pic.twitter.com/HiwfSjOrec
— AALIYAH NEWS (@aaliyahnews) August 20, 2021
Fans took to social media to share their excitement and celebrate the news of her streaming numbers.
When Apple Music updates Aaliyah’s “Essential Albums” section with ‘One In A Million’ and ‘The Red Album’. pic.twitter.com/JV7vgbQoEJ
— ♏️ (@Coolness941) August 19, 2021
Aaliyah Angels right now pic.twitter.com/3eXMAojBjZ
— AALIYAH LEGION (@AaliyahLegion) August 20, 2021
AALIYAH IS FINALLY ON STREAMING SERVICES ‼️😭🚨🙏🏽 #Aaliyah pic.twitter.com/8B2ht97N9A
— prettyboyyyy 🦚 (@salregalado_) August 20, 2021
AALIYAH IS FINALLY ON STREAMING SERVICES ‼️😭🚨🙏🏽 #Aaliyah pic.twitter.com/8B2ht97N9A
— prettyboyyyy 🦚 (@salregalado_) August 20, 2021
#Aaliyah Currently has 3 songs charting in the top 10 of the ITunes R&B/Soul Charts
5. One In A Million
6. If Your Girl Only Knew
8. 4 Page Letter pic.twitter.com/LboOkh4xvS— Aaliyah Charts (@aaliyahcharts) August 20, 2021
Everybody listening to Aaliyah’s album #Aaliyah: pic.twitter.com/TJPpPYpOpe
— Dre (@_iiTweetURead) August 20, 2021
Aaliyah occupies the entire top 3 of iTunes’ R&B song chart! #AaliyahIsHere pic.twitter.com/pX6bjjHKqX
— AALIYAH UPDATES (@updatingaaliyah) August 20, 2021
*me running to the docks when “Rock The Boat” is available to stream* #Aaliyah pic.twitter.com/uvw8VaJz7S
— André 3000² (@HomiekageReborn) August 20, 2021
You can stream ‘One In a Million’ on all streaming platforms now. Stay tuned for her additional releases in the coming weeks.
