The Untouchable (Scarface album) explained
| The Untouchable |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Scarface |
| Cover: | Scarface - The Untouchable.jpg |
| Released: | March 11, 1997 |
| Recorded: | May 1996 – February 1997 |
| Studio: | - Hippie House (Houston, Texas)
- The Atomic Dog (Houston, Texas)
- The Enterprise (Burbank, California)
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| Length: | 55:19 |
| Prev Title: | The Diary |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | My Homies |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
The Untouchable is the fourth studio album by American rapper Scarface, released by Rap-A-Lot Records and Noo Trybe Records on March 11, 1997.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming Scarface's sole album to reach that position; it also peaked atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for two weeks, giving him his second number one album on that chart. The album sold 169,000 copies in its first week,[1] and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on May 16, 1997.[2]
The album's lead single "Smile", featuring 2Pac, reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is Scarface's only single to go Gold.[3]
Charts
Year-end charts
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: U2'S BUBBLE POPS; SCARFACE TAKES OVER. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312060249/http://www.mtv.com/news/509299/u2s-bubble-pops-scarface-takes-over/. dead. March 12, 2022. . March 12, 2022.
- Web site: Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 14, 2015 . RIAA . August 15, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 . September 24, 2015 .
- Web site: Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - August 14, 2015 . RIAA . August 15, 2015 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630094118/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Scarface&format=SINGLE&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 . June 30, 2012 .
- Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997. Billboard. April 12, 2021.
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997. Billboard. April 12, 2021.
