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Christina Aguilera is the debut studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on August 24, 1999, by RCA Records. After recording "Reflection", the theme song for the 1998 Disney film Mulan, RCA laid the foundation for the album immediately and started presenting Aguilera with tracks for her debut album, which they originally decided would have a January 1999 release. Primarily a dance pop and teen pop album, its music incorporates bubblegum pop, R&B, soul, hip hop, as well as ballads. Contributions to the album's production came from a wide range of producers, including Johan Åberg, David Frank, Ron Fair, Guy Roche, Robin Thicke, Matthew Wilder and Aaron Zigman. The album received positive reviews, with critics praising Aguilera's vocal performance and technique. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with first week sales of 253,000 copies. The album was certified octuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold over nine million copies in the US, and is among the best selling albums by women. The album remains Aguilera's best selling album, with sales of over 14 million copies worldwide. Christina Aguilera reached the Top 10 in Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, Spain, and South Africa. It earned Aguilera the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards. The album spawned four hit singles; "Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants" and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)", all topped the US Billboard Hot 100, with the former single also reaching number one in 20 additional countries; while the album's third single "I Turn to You" also reached number three on the Hot 100 chart. Furthermore, Aguilera embarked on her debut headlining concert tour in 2000. The album was later included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Christina Aguilera approached record label RCA Records, then having financial difficulties, and was told to contact Disney. After being given the opportunity to record the theme to the 1998 film Mulan named "Reflection" it was reported she had gained a record deal with RCA with Aguilera saying "I landed a record deal simultaneously as I landed the Mulan soundtrack. I had just turned seventeen years old, and during the same week, I just landed both. I recorded the Mulan soundtrack first and then a few months later I was out in L. A. recording the record for about six months". When asked about the song and Aguilera, RCA executive Ron Fair commented,
She is a badass genius of singing. She was put on this earth to sing, and I've worked with a lot of singers. When Aguilera met with us, she didn't care that she was auditioning for a record deal; she got into a performance zone that you see in artist much more mature than she is. After she was asked to hit a musical note required for "Reflection", she thought that the song could be the gateway into an album deal. Aguilera spent hours recording a cover of Whitney Houston's "Run to You", which included the note she was asked to hit. Due to the success around the recording of "Reflection", RCA wished for Aguilera to record and release an album by September 1998 to maintain the "hype" surrounding her at that time. "Reflection" was written and produced by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, whom later co wrote with Aguilera "We're a Miracle".

+ Release dates and formats for Christina Aguilera Region Date Edition(s) Format(s) Label(s) Ref. (Reference(s)) United States August 24, 1999 Standard Cassette tape, Cassette, Compact disc, CD RCA Germany September 20, 1999 CD BMG Japan September 22, 1999 United Kingdom October 18, 1999 Cassette, CD Australia October 16, 2000 Special Double CD Japan October 25, 2000 Remix Plus CD France January 29, 2001 Special Double CD United States September 21, 2017 Standard Vinyl Legacy May 25, 2018 Vinyl August 23, 2019 20th anniversary Vinyl RCA, Legacy Various Special Music download, Digital download, Streaming media, streaming October 4, 2019 20th anniversary Cassette, picture disc