Barbra Streisand Becomes Only Recording Artist with Number One Albums in Six Consecutive Decades

It's official - Barbra Streisand's "Partners" has entered the Billboard 200 chart at number one, making her the only recording artist in history to have anumber one release in six consecutive decades.

Ms. Streisand is the best-selling female recording artist in history. She is the only woman to make the All-Time Top 10 Best Selling Artists list, an honor which includes fellow duet "Partners"Elvis Presleyand Billy Joel. She also now has the longest span of number one albums in history;just under 50 years. (She first landed at the top of the chart in October 1964 with "People.")

Barbra Streisand has recorded fifty-one gold, thirty platinum and thirteen multi-platinum albums in her career, including ten number ones: "People," "The Way We Were," "A Star is Born," "Guilty," "The Broadway Album,""Greatest Hits Volume 2," "Back to Broadway," "Higher Ground," "Love is the Answer" and now "Partners." With ten, Streisand is the female artist with the mostnumber one albumsin Billboard's history.

"Partners" is Ms. Streisand's 33rd album to make it into the Top 10 on the US charts. She is the only femaleartistto have achieved this milestone, tying herwith Frank Sinatra.

Earlier today, Ms.Streisand posted the following note to her Facebook account thanking her fans, her duet partners and her team:

Recognized as an icon in multiple entertainment fields, Ms. Streisand has attained unprecedented achievements as a recording artist, actor of stage and screen, concert performer, movie producer, film director, author, songwriter and philanthropist. In her accomplished career she has been awarded two Oscars, five Emmys, ten Golden Globes, eight Grammys plus two special Grammys; a Lifetime Achievement Award and a Grammy Legend Award, a special Tony award in 1970 as Star of the Decade, and two Cable Ace awards the only artist to receive honors in all of those fields of endeavor. Ms. Streisand is the recipient of the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Endowment for the Arts Medal, two Peabody Awards and the French Legion d'honneur. Ms. Streisand is also the first female film director to receive the Kennedy Center Honors.

The musical pairings on "Partners" include,Andrea Bocelli, MichaelBuble, Babyface,Jason Gould,Josh Groban,Billy Joel, John Legend,John Mayer, Lionel Richie,Blake Shelton,Stevie Wonderand a breathtaking virtual duet with the King of rock 'n' roll,Elvis Presley. The new album, which is Executive Produced by Ms. Streisand andJay Landers, is produced by Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds andWalter Afanasieff.

"Partners" is comprised of 12 songs, many of which are regarded as Streisand classics. Among the songs included are "New York StateOf Mind," withBilly Joel, "It Had To Be You," with MichaelBuble, "Come Rain Or Come Shine," withJohn Mayer, "Love Me Tender," withElvis Presley, "The Way We Were," with Lionel Richie, "What Kind Of Fool," with John Legend, "People," withStevie Wonder, "I StillCan See Your Face," withAndrea Bocelli, "Evergreen," with Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds, and Ms. Streisand's first studio-recorded duet with her sonJason Gould, on "How Deep Is The Ocean."

SOURCE Columbia Records

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