Hilary Duff's "Dignity" Is the Highest Selling Debut of the Week 4/16/07

BURBANK, Calif. /PRNewswire/ -- Hilary Duff marks another career milestone this week, by taking the highest selling debut on this week's Nielsen's Soundscan chart. Dignity marks the first album Hilary Duff wrote, a new musical style and a more mature look. The album was released April 3 on Disney's Hollywood Records.

Bob Cavallo, Chairman of Disney's Hollywood Records, commented, "Hilary delivered on this record. It reflects her growth as a career artist. She worked tirelessly with the whole Hollywood Records staff to market this record, and today's chart debut is a testament to that."

The debut followed a massive media blitz which included an MTV documentary-type special, "This Is Now," a cover of USA Today, rave print reviews, hosting TRL for a week, widespread retail presence, appearances on Good Morning America, Kid's Choice, Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Ellen, massive online coverage on MySpace and Yahoo, as well as a radio audience of over 11 million listeners.

Hilary Duff is no stranger to the top of the charts. She has had two number one albums with "Metamorphosis" and "Most Wanted." With the release of "Dignity" there have been many number ones, including "With Love" being the #1 most added song at Top 40 Radio and multiple number one slots on MTV's TRL.

Hilary teamed with Grammy-Award winning Kara DioGuardi (Gwen Stefani, Pussy Cat Dolls, Enrique Iglesias), as well as top producer/songwriters like Chico Bennett & Richard Vission (Madonna, Usher, The Killers), Tim & Bob (Nas, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez), Vada Nobles (Rhianna, Lauryn Hill, Faith Evans), Fred Wreck (Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Fergie), Will.I.Am, Rhett Lawrence, and her sister Haylie.

Hilary Duff gained worldwide recognition in 2001 starring in the hit Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire. In May 2003, she brought her character to the big screen with Walt Disney Pictures' The Lizzie McGuire movie. She went on to co-star in films like Agent Cody Banks, Cheaper By The Dozen, Cinderella Story, Raise Your Voice, Perfect Man, and Material Girls. She recently wrapped War, Inc. in Bulgaria, in which she stars with John Cusack, Sir Ben Kingsley and Marisa Tomei. Hilary also recently launched her own Elizabeth Arden perfume With Love and a new line of Stuff by Hilary Duff. Hilary has sold over 13 million records worldwide. 

SOURCE Hollywood Records

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