The singles ' Only U' was a top ten hit in the US, while ' Don't Let Them' did not do so well. The album was certified platinum in a month of its release. The two singles ' Rock wit U (AAshanti's third album, Concrete Rose (2004), debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart. This means that 1 million copies of the album were shipped in the United States. Chapter II was certified platinum by the RIAA. The album was given three Grammy nominations for Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song. Her next album, Chapter II (2003) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Later that year, her duet with Ja Rule on ' Mesmerize' reached number two on the Hot 100. Her first album also won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. She was the first women and second artist, behind The Beatles, to do this. Ashanti also became the first artist to have three top ten songs ('Foolish', 'What's Luv?' and ' Always on Time') on the Hot 100 the same week. She also became the first female artist to have two singles 'Foolish' at number one and ' What's Luv?' (with Fat Joe) at number two. She outsold artists including Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill. She then became the first 'new female artist' to sell that many records in one week. Ashanti's first album sold 503,000 copies the first week. 'Happy' and 'Baby' reached the top twenty. 'Foolish' reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It released three singles: ' Foolish', ' Happy', and ' Baby'. Ashanti released her debut album Ashanti in 2002. Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980), better known as Ashanti, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, model and actress.

Ashanti discography