Barbra Streisand.Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for NetflixBarbra Streisandjust made music history!The 79-year-old singer’s latest album,Release Me 2, debuted on theBillboard200 chart at number 15 — making her the only woman to have chart-toppers in every decade since 1960, the outletreportedThursday.The only other artist toachieve that same featthrough the last 60 years is Streisand’s labelmateBob Dylan.The eight-time Grammy winner’s latest accomplishment adds to her historic achievements withBillboard. Streisand has the most top-40 charting albums in female history, withRelease Me 2bring her total to 58. Behind her isAretha Franklin, who has26.Barbra Streisand.Neilson Barnard/Hand in Hand/GettyAnd if she releases another album, Streisand has the potential to top the overall record holder,Frank Sinatra, who has a whopping58 chart-toppingtop 40 hits.The singer’s latest album follows her successfulRelease Meproject in 2012, which debuted at number 7.Release Me 2features previously unreleased songs from Streisand’s vault.“Working on this 2nd volume ofRelease Mehas been a lovely walk down memory lane,” she toldPEOPLEin June. “A chance to revisit, and in some cases, add a finishing instrumental touch to songs that still resonate for me in meaningful ways.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Among the songs set to be released are “I’d Want It to Be You” featuringWillie Nelson, “Be Aware” and “One Day (A Prayer),” which she felt “still speak to our collective sense of humanity” today. Other tracks include “Rainbow Connection” with Kermit the Frog, “If Only You Were Mine” with Barry Gibb, “Sweet Forgiveness,” which was recorded in 1994, and “Right as the Rain,” the track penned for Broadway musicalBloomer Girl.There are also a few covers includingCarole King’s “You Light Up My Life” and Randy Newman’s “Living Without You.”
Barbra Streisand.Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Netflix
Barbra Streisandjust made music history!The 79-year-old singer’s latest album,Release Me 2, debuted on theBillboard200 chart at number 15 — making her the only woman to have chart-toppers in every decade since 1960, the outletreportedThursday.The only other artist toachieve that same featthrough the last 60 years is Streisand’s labelmateBob Dylan.The eight-time Grammy winner’s latest accomplishment adds to her historic achievements withBillboard. Streisand has the most top-40 charting albums in female history, withRelease Me 2bring her total to 58. Behind her isAretha Franklin, who has26.Barbra Streisand.Neilson Barnard/Hand in Hand/GettyAnd if she releases another album, Streisand has the potential to top the overall record holder,Frank Sinatra, who has a whopping58 chart-toppingtop 40 hits.The singer’s latest album follows her successfulRelease Meproject in 2012, which debuted at number 7.Release Me 2features previously unreleased songs from Streisand’s vault.“Working on this 2nd volume ofRelease Mehas been a lovely walk down memory lane,” she toldPEOPLEin June. “A chance to revisit, and in some cases, add a finishing instrumental touch to songs that still resonate for me in meaningful ways.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Among the songs set to be released are “I’d Want It to Be You” featuringWillie Nelson, “Be Aware” and “One Day (A Prayer),” which she felt “still speak to our collective sense of humanity” today. Other tracks include “Rainbow Connection” with Kermit the Frog, “If Only You Were Mine” with Barry Gibb, “Sweet Forgiveness,” which was recorded in 1994, and “Right as the Rain,” the track penned for Broadway musicalBloomer Girl.There are also a few covers includingCarole King’s “You Light Up My Life” and Randy Newman’s “Living Without You.”
Barbra Streisandjust made music history!
The 79-year-old singer’s latest album,Release Me 2, debuted on theBillboard200 chart at number 15 — making her the only woman to have chart-toppers in every decade since 1960, the outletreportedThursday.
The only other artist toachieve that same featthrough the last 60 years is Streisand’s labelmateBob Dylan.
The eight-time Grammy winner’s latest accomplishment adds to her historic achievements withBillboard. Streisand has the most top-40 charting albums in female history, withRelease Me 2bring her total to 58. Behind her isAretha Franklin, who has26.
Barbra Streisand.Neilson Barnard/Hand in Hand/Getty
And if she releases another album, Streisand has the potential to top the overall record holder,Frank Sinatra, who has a whopping58 chart-toppingtop 40 hits.
The singer’s latest album follows her successfulRelease Meproject in 2012, which debuted at number 7.
Release Me 2features previously unreleased songs from Streisand’s vault.
“Working on this 2nd volume ofRelease Mehas been a lovely walk down memory lane,” she toldPEOPLEin June. “A chance to revisit, and in some cases, add a finishing instrumental touch to songs that still resonate for me in meaningful ways.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Among the songs set to be released are “I’d Want It to Be You” featuringWillie Nelson, “Be Aware” and “One Day (A Prayer),” which she felt “still speak to our collective sense of humanity” today. Other tracks include “Rainbow Connection” with Kermit the Frog, “If Only You Were Mine” with Barry Gibb, “Sweet Forgiveness,” which was recorded in 1994, and “Right as the Rain,” the track penned for Broadway musicalBloomer Girl.
There are also a few covers includingCarole King’s “You Light Up My Life” and Randy Newman’s “Living Without You.”
source: people.com
