Number 1's (Destiny's Child album)

#1's
Greatest hits album by Destiny's Child
Released	October 25, 2005 (2005-10-25)
Recorded	1997–2005
Genre	Pop R&B soul
Length	60:28
Label	Columbia Music World Entertainment
Producer	Beyoncé Knowles Kelly Rowland Michelle Williams(exec.) Mark J. Feist Wyclef Jean Cory Rooney Rob Fusari Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs Swizz Beatz Rodney Jerkins 9th Wonder Rich Harrison David Foster Ricky "Ric Rude" Lewis
Destiny's Child chronology
Destiny Fulfilled (2004) #1's (2005) Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta (2005)
Singles from #1's
"Stand Up for Love" Released: September 27, 2005 "Check on It" Released: January 5, 2006

#1's is the first compilation album released by recording group Destiny's Child through Columbia Records on October 25, 2005. It marked their last album before a formal disbandment in late 2005, announced during the tour Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It. The greatest hits album features the highest-charting singles from Destiny's Child's four studio albums released between 1998 and 2004 as well as a song from their remix album This Is the Remix released in 2002. In addition to already existing material, three new songs were recorded for the compilation —"Stand up For Love", "Feel the Same Way I Do" and group member Beyoncé's collaboration with Slim Thug, "Check on It".

Following its release, #1's received positive reviews from music critics who praised the included material as the highlights of the group's music career. However, its title was dismissed as many of the songs included on the track listing hadn't reached the top position of a major record chart; it was later acknowledged by Billboard magazine that the title was only used as a marketing strategy. The compilation debuted and peaked on top of the US Billboard 200 album chart becoming the group's second album to reach number one in that country. It further peaked at number one in Japan and number six in the UK while also reaching the top forty in many European countries.

The compilation received seven certifications by music trade organizations in different countries across the world. It further spawned two singles:"Stand up For Love", which failed to appear on a major music chart, and "Check on It", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten on many European charts.

Background and release

Destiny's Child went to a hiatus, following the release of their third studio album Survivor (2001), allowing each member of the group to release solo material. As each member had success with their individual projects, questions arose by the public whether they would record again as a group.^[1] However, group members Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams reunited again to work on their fourth studio album Destiny Fulfilled. The album was released in late 2004 and the group further embarked on a worldwide tour Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It the following year as part of its promotion.^[1] During a concert the group had at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced to the audience that the tour would be Destiny's Child last together, revealing their formal disbandment.^[2] It was announced that after their final North American leg, the group would part ways, with each member continuing their music career as a solo act.^[1] During an interview, they explained that their disbandment was planned during the making of Destiny Fulfilled as they discussed their individual aspirations and realized that remaining as a group would prevent them in pursuing those interests. However, it was acknowledged that the album would not be their last album together.^[3]

On August 1, 2005, Rowland announced the release of a greatest hits album later that year during an interview with Billboard magazine. She said, "We're definitely going to record another song for our greatest hits album for our fans. We're still thinking about it because we want it to mean something."^[4] In September, the album's title #1's was revealed along with a release date on October 25, 2005.^[5][6] A DualDisc edition of #1's was also announced with the same songs of the standard edition mixed in 5.1 surround sound on a CD as well as bonus content on a DVD containing seven music videos and a trailer for the live album Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta (2005).^[5] The album was also released as a two-pack set at Walmart including the original CD and a DVD titled "Fan Pack II" which contained live performances of two songs, three music videos of the members' solo songs and bonus footage.^[7]

Content

#1's contained charting songs from Destiny's Child's four studio albums Destiny's Child (1998), The Writing's on the Wall (1999), Survivor (2001) and Destiny Fulfilled (2004) as well as their remix album This Is the Remix (2002).^{[8][nb 1]} Following the announcement of #1's, Billboard magazine questioned the criteria by which the inclusion of the songs would be determined as the group had only four number-one singles on the main US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and only one single topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[6] However, Keith Caulfield of Billboard magazine later acknowledged in an article that its title was a marketing strategy as its liner notes did not offer information on the chart positions of the songs.^[10] "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Say My Name", "Independent Women" and "Bootylicious" were the band's four singles which topped the Hot 100 chart while "No, No, No" topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.^[4] "Lose My Breath", "Soldier" featuring T.I and Lil Wayne and "Jumpin', Jumpin'" additionally topped other component Billboard charts; the former two peaked at number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs while the latter peaked at the top position of the Mainstream Top 40.^[11][12][13] In addition to those, the album contained charting singles which not necessarily reached number one on a music chart — "Emotion", "Bug a Boo", "Girl" and "Cater 2 U". AllMusic's Andy Kellman further noted that every charting single was included on the album with the exception of songs from the group's holiday album 8 Days of Christmas (2001).^[14] "Brown Eyes" which was not released as a single was featured as an international bonus track due to its appearance on a chart in the US.^[14] Similarly, "Nasty Girl" and "So Good" were placed as bonus songs on the album's Japanese edition.^[15]

The music on the album was noted to be contemporary R&B, pop and new age soul music; Sputnikmusic's John Hanson further described it as "filled" with bubblegum R&B pop.^[16][17] In addition to already released material, new songs were also recorded for the album, including "Stand Up for Love", Beyoncé's "Check on It" featuring Slim Thug and "Feel the Same Way I Do".^[5] "Stand Up for Love" was written by David Foster, his daughter Amy Foster-Gillies and Beyoncé while its production was handled by both Foster and Humberto Gatica.^[18] The ballad was inspired by poverty-stricken children and families which receive funds from charitable organization.^[19][20] "Check on It" was originally written by Beyoncé, Slim Thug, Angela Beyince and Sean Garrett for the The Pink Panther 2006 soundtrack but was included on the compilation album and during the closing credits of the aforementioned film.^[18][21] It was later included on the track list of the international deluxe edition of Beyoncé's second studio album B'Day (2006).^[22] Slim Thug raps his lines backed by a bassline, while Beyoncé's vocals, further described as "R&B pipes" by Bret McCabe from the Baltimore City Paper, received comparisons to Donna Summer.^[23] A dance beat is present in the song along with quick hooks sang by Beyoncé.^[9] "Feel the Same Way I Do" was described as a track similar to soul songs by American group The Supremes instrumentally complete with "exotic" strings.^[9][20] Jess Harvell from Pitchfork Media felt its sound was suitable for Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi (2005).^[8]

Singles and promotion

"Stand Up for Love" was released as the compilation's first single on September 27, 2005. It was termed as 2005 World Children's Day Anthem and used for a worldwide fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities and several other local children's organizations.^[6][19] Critical commentary towards the song was generally negative and it failed to chart in the US becoming the band's first single to do so.^[11][24][25] "Stand Up for Love" became the group's last single together prior to their disbandment.^{[25][nb 2]} The second single from the album, "Check on It" was released on December 13, 2005 and was later available for digital download on January 31, 2006 in the US.^[26][27] It managed to reach the top of the Hot 100 and three other component Billboard charts in the US.^[28] Worldwide, it topped the New Zealand Singles Chart, peaked at numbers two and three in Ireland and the UK and within the top ten in many other European countries.^[29][30][31] Destiny's Child performed "Stand Up for Love" and "Survivor" on November 15, 2005 on the television show Jimmy Kimmel Live! as their last TV performance together as a group.^[32] The former was performed by the band again the same day at Ronald McDonald House in Los Angeles for World Children's Day.^[33]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[14]
BBC Online	(positive)[20]
Houston Chronicle	[9]
musicOMH	(mixed)[17]
Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10)[8]
San Francisco Chronicle	(positive)[34]
Slant Magazine	[11]
Sputnikmusic	(3.5/5)[16]
Yahoo! Music	[24]

Andy Kellman from AllMusic wrote in his review that #1's was formatted the same was as other music scores and anthologies packed for the holiday shopping season. He further commented that its title should have been different and concluded, "the disc reaffirms that Destiny's Child released some of the biggest R&B singles of the late '90s and early 2000s."^[14] Slant Magazine‍‍ '​‍s Sal Cinquemani criticized the album's title as only four of the singles reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. However, he praised Destiny's Child's "impressive output, which includes some of the most recognizable R&B hits of the past bling/celly/status-obsessed five years".^[11] BBC Online's writer James Blake called the album "more than decent" and added that the group's success in the music industry was a notable reason for a greatest hits release. However, he argued that it was very soon to include songs from their final studio album, Destiny Fulfilled, as it was released only eleven months before #1's.^[20] Pitchfork Media's Jess Harvell felt that it was a "smart" move not to arrange the songs on the compilation in a chronological order and felt it "has the odd knock-on effect of suggesting that their legacy may be based on a smaller body of work than imagined". Harvell finished the review by writing, "you can take #1's as pure product and not feel wrong for doing so".^[8] Despite classifying its title as "misleading" and criticizing the new material, Houston Chronicle‍ '​s editor Michael D. Clark wrote the album was "dolled up as beautiful and immaculate as" the members of the group and included their best singles from their four studio albums.^[9]

John A. Hanson of Sputnikmusic felt that the greatest hits album was released "at the perfect time" as many of the songs were released a long time ago and "they've lost the overplayedness, but its [sic] soon enough that they still have some sort of relevance".^[16] He concluded for the album, "[it] hits you with recognizable hit after recognizable hit, and they are all pretty much as perfect as contemporary R&B-pop gets".^[16] Describing the album as a "masterclass in what happens when a great band comes together", Yahoo! Music's Hattie Collins wrote, "Despite the low-points, this is a Destiny's Child must have collection of classics from one of R&B's most significant talents".^[24] A more mixed review came from Fiona Mckinlay from the website musicOMH who felt the album included many "skippable" songs and noted that the material from The Writing's on the Wall and Survivor were the collection's best. She felt that the progress in the sound of the band was evident on #1's, but offered the opinion, "As far as greatest hits albums go, Destiny's Child show themselves to be pretty ace, but still not quite the incredible force in R&B".^[17] San Francisco Chronicle‍‍ '​‍s Aidin Vaziri criticized the songs from Destiny Fulfilled and "Stand Up for Love" and conclued "surveying Destiny's Child's entire career on this set... it's obvious their hearts slipped away around the same time Beyonce's solo album sold its first million".^[34]

Chart performance

In its first week, #1's sold 113,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 for the chart issue dated November 12, 2005. It became the band's second number one album on that chart following Survivor in 2001.^[35][36] In its second week of charting, the compilation fell to the position of number five selling 85,000 copies with a decrease of 25% of the previous sales.^[37] It also debuted atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts during the same week as it debuted on the Billboard 200.^[38] It has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of 1,000,000 copies.^[39] In Canada, the compilation received a platinum certification by Music Canada (MC) for selling 100,000 units.^[40]

In the UK, the compilation debuted and peaked at number six on the UK Albums Chart on November 5, 2005.^[41] It became the group's fourth top ten entry in that country.^[42] In the week of the release of Beyoncé's studio album 4, on July 9, 2011, #1's climbed from the position of 111 back to 54 in its forty second charting week in that country.^[43] The same week, it set a peak on the UK R&B Albums Chart at number 12 in its fourtieth.^[44] It was certified platinum in the UK on July 22, 2013 by the British Phonographic Industry for shipment of 300,000 copies.^[45] In Ireland, the compilation debuted at number ten on the Irish Albums Chart for the week ending October 27, 2005.^[46] The following week, it moved to number eight on the chart which also became its peak position in that country.^[47] The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) certified #1's double platinum for selling 30,000 copies in that country.^[48] Across other European countries, the album peaked within the top ten in Switzerland and the Flanders region in Belgium, within the top thirty in Germany and the Wallonia region of Belgium and within the top forty in Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden.^[49]

On November 6, 2005, the compilation debuted on the position of 13 on the Australian ARIA Charts.^[50] The following week it moved to ten and spent a total of 19 weeks on the chart.^[51] It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 70,000 copies.^[52] In New Zealand it peaked at number three on the country's albums chart in its second week of charting.^[53] The Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) certified it platinum for shipment of 15,000 copies in that country.^[54] In Japan, #1's debuted at number one on the Oricon albums chart, selling 154,859 copies in its first week.^[55] In 2005, it was eventually certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for selling 500,000 copies in that country.^[56] The same year, #1's was ranked as the twentieth best-selling album in the world.^[57]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stand Up for Love"	Beyoncé Knowles David Foster Amy Foster-Gillies	Foster Humberto Gatica	4:45
2.	"Independent Women"	B. Knowles Sam Barnes Jean-Claude Olivier Cory Rooney	B. Knowles Poke and Tone Rooney	3:36
3.	"Survivor"	B. Knowles Anthony Dent Matthew Knowles	B. Knowles Dent	4:01
4.	"Soldier" (featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne)	B. Knowles Kelly Rowland Michelle Williams Rich Harrison Sean Garrett Dwayne Carter Clifford Harris	Harrison B. Knowles	4:05
5.	"Check on It" (Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug)	B. Knowles Kasseem Dean Garrett Angela Beyincé Stayve Thomas	Swizz Beatz B. Knowles	3:32
6.	"Jumpin', Jumpin'"	B. Knowles Rufus Moore Chad Elliot	B. Knowles Elliot Jovonn Alexander	3:49
7.	"Lose My Breath"	B. Knowles Rowland Williams Rodney Jerkins Fred Jerkins III Garrett LaShawn Daniels Shawn Carter	B. Knowles R. Jerkins	3:33
8.	"Say My Name"	R. Jerkins F. Jerkins Daniels B. Knowles LeToya Luckett Rowland LaTavia Roberson	R. Jerkins	4:01
9.	"Emotion"	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb	B. Knowles Mark Feist M. Knowles[a]	3:56
10.	"Bug a Boo"	Kevin Briggs Kandi B. Knowles Luckett Roberson Rowland	She'kspere	3:23
11.	"Bootylicious"	B. Knowles Rob Fusari Falonte Moore Stevie Nicks	B. Knowles Fusari	3:29
12.	"Bills, Bills, Bills"	Briggs Kandi B. Knowles Luckett Rowland Roberson	She'kspere	3:45
13.	"Girl"	B. Knowles Rowland Williams Patrick Douthit Garrett Don Davis Eddie Robinson Beyincé	9th Wonder B. Knowles	3:27
14.	"No, No, No Part 2" (featuring Wyclef Jean)	Vincent Herbert Fusari Mary Brown Calvin Gaines	Jean Che Green[a] Jerry Duplessis[a]	3:15
15.	"Cater 2 U"	B. Knowles Rowland Williams R. Jerkins Ricky Lewis Robert Waller	B. Knowles R. Jerkins Ric Rude	4:07
16.	"Feel the Same Way I Do"	R. Jerkins B. Knowles Lewis Rowland Williams Daniels F. Jerkins		4:06
Total length:				60:28

International bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Brown Eyes"	B. Knowles W. Afanasieff	B. Knowles	4:36

Japanese bonus tracks[15]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"So Good"	Briggs Burruss B. Knowles Luckett Roberson Rowland	Kandi She'kspere	3:13
2.	"Nasty Girl"	B. Knowles Dent Maurizio Bassi Naimy Hackett	B. Knowles Dent	4:18

DualDisc edition DVD[5]
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Live in Atlanta" (DVD Trailer)
2.	"No, No, No Part 2" (music video; featuring Wyclef Jean)	Darren Grant
3.	"Say My Name" (music video)	Joseph Kahn
4.	"Survivor" (music video)	Grant
5.	"Bootylicious" (music video)	Matthew Rolston
6.	"Independent Women Part I" (music video)	Francis Lawrence
7.	"Lose My Breath" (music video)	Marc Klasfeld
8.	"Soldier" (music video; featuring T.I and Lil Wayne)	Ray Kay
9.	"Cater 2 U" (music video)	Jake Nava

Walmart DVD[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Girl" (live performance)
2.	"Cater 2 U" (live performance)
3.	"On The Road with Destiny's Child and The Ronald McDonald House"
4.	"Video Megamix featuring Lose My Breath"
5.	"Train on a Track" (Kelly Rowland; music video)
6.	"Do You Know" (Michelle Williams; music video)
7.	"Me, Myself and I" (Beyoncé; music video)
8.	"Live in Atlanta" (DVD Trailer)

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Credits and personnel

Credits for #1's are adapted from the album's liner notes and the website AllMusic.^[18][58]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005–06) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[51] 10 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[59] 32 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[60] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[49] 29 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[61] 31 German Albums (Official Top 100)[62] 27 Irish Albums (IRMA)[47] 8 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[55] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[63] 39 New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[53] 3 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[64] 38 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[65] 35 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[66] 8 UK Albums (OCC)[42] 6 US Billboard 200[36] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[38] 1 Chart (2007) Peak position French Albums (SNEP)[67] 189 Chart (2011) Peak position UK R&B Albums (OCC)[44] 12

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Ranking Australian Albums Chart[68] 65 Australian Urban Albums Chart[69] 11 Japanese Albums Chart[70] 37 New Zealand Albums Chart[71] 35 UK Albums Chart[72] 120 Worldwide[57] 20 Chart (2006) Ranking Australian Albums Chart[73] 87 Australian Urban Albums Chart[74] 8 Japanese Albums Chart[75] 54 US Billboard 200[76] 63 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[77] 34

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[52]	Platinum	70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[40]	Platinum	100,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[48]	2× Platinum	30,000x
New Zealand (RMNZ)[54]	Platinum	15,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[56]	2× Platinum	500,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[45]	Platinum	300,000^
United States (RIAA)[78]	Platinum	1,000,000^
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Germany[79][80]	October 21, 2005	CD, digital download, DualDisc	Sony Music
United Kingdom[81][82]	October 24, 2005	CD, digital download	Sony BMG
United States[83][84][85]	October 25, 2005	CD, digital download, DualDisc	Columbia Records
Australia[86]		CD, digital download	Sony BMG
Japan[15]	October 26, 2005		Sony Music Japan

See also

• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2005
• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2005
• List of Oricon number-one albums of 2005

Notes

References

External links

• #1's at Discogs

Destiny's Child Beyoncé Kelly Rowland Michelle Williams LaTavia Roberson LeToya Luckett Farrah Franklin Studio albums Destiny's Child The Writing's on the Wall Survivor 8 Days of Christmas Destiny Fulfilled Compilation albums This Is the Remix #1's Mathew Knowles & Music World Present Vol.1: Love Destiny Playlist: The Very Best of Destiny's Child Love Songs Extended plays Love: Destiny Live and video releases The Platinum's on the Wall Destiny's Child World Tour Live in Atlanta Destiny's Child Video Anthology Concert tours Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It Related topics Discography Awards and nominations Songs Matthew Knowles Super Bowl XLVII halftime show Book