Usher's Top Musical Feats

Usher knows best.

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Usher Continues to Stunt - We've been listening to Usher swoon us for quite some time now. He rose to fame back in 1994 with the release of his self-titled debut album, Usher, with the lead singles "Can U Get Wit It" and "Think of You. And the rest is history! (Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for Samsung)

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At the Tender Age of 12 - Usher's mother knew she had a rising star when she entered him into local singing competitions at the age of 12.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

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Usher Made His Confessions - Usher's 2004 album Confessions carved out his place as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s. The album sold over 20 million copies worldwide, bolstered by its four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs — "Yeah!," "Burn," "Confessions Part II" and "My Boo." It has been certified diamond by the RIAA.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Usher, 8701 - Usher’s third installment would be one of the first albums to be a casualty of Napster when several tracks were leaked, leaving the artist heading back to the drawing board. No fuss though, the resulting 8701 was an awesome calling card for the singer and made him a crossover success. It would also be the album that would pave the way for his Confessions era.(Photo: Artista Records)

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A Follow Up to His Success  - Usher's 8701 spawned the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad." Another single, "U Don't Have to Call," won Usher his second consecutive Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2003.(Photo: Arista Records)

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And Another One - His EP Versus was released in July 2010 and produced the successful track "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love." His seventh studio album, Looking 4 Myself (2012), debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. We were here for each of these moments.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images) 

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Usher Ranks as One of the Best-Selling Artists of All Time - The RIAA ranks Usher as one of the best-selling artists in American music history, having sold over 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital songs in the United States alone.(Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

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Just for the Record - Just for the record, Usher has sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists. Usher has won numerous awards, including eight Grammy Awards. At the end of 2009, Usher was named the No. 1 Hot 100 artist of the 2000s. (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation)

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Usher Gets a Proper Place in the Hall of Fame - Bllboard placed Usher at No. 6 on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years. We can't wait to see his performance at this year's BET Honors. (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)