NASHVILLE, TN  [Friday Jan.12.2007]  /WMQT.com/ -- Carrie Underwood begins the New Year with another incredible accomplishment as her 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville debut album, Some Hearts, is anointed the RIAA Quintuple-Platinum certification for sales of five million units, a record-setting milestone that earns Carrie the fastest 5x Platinum certification of any female country debut in history.

ALSO, with this accomplishment, Some Hearts has now become the best-selling, single-disc country album by a solo female in the new millennium. Additionally, Some Hearts is also the best-selling, single-disc country album by a solo artist (male or female) in the last six years - since Tim McGraw's Greatest Hits released in November of 2000.

And with January 10 SoundScan information, Some Hearts earns the further distinction of becoming the best-selling, single-disc country album by any artist (solo, male, female, group, duo, etc.) since the Dixie Chicks' Home released in August of 2002.

More? Yes.. Released November 15, 2005, her Some Hearts has now logged a total of 20 weeks at #1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, beginning and ending 2006 at #1 and holding the top country spot for 14 weeks last year - more than any other artist. In 2006, Underwood's chart-topping singles also led all country artists as she tallied a whopping 11 weeks at #1 on the country airplay charts.

CARRIE is the prettiest 800 lb. Gir-illa in the room. Carrie's sales and airplay success were celebrated by Carrie being named the The Most Successful country artist of 2006 on United Stations' Radio Networks Country Winners special...Plus, Carrie's success was evident across multiple charts in Billboard's year-end recap, which recognized the Best New Artist GRAMMY nominee at #1 among Top New Country Artists, Top Country Artists - Female, and Top Billboard 200 Artists - Female. Some Hearts garnered the #1 spot amid year-end Top Country Albums and, impressively, #1 on the all-genre chart of Top Billboard 200 Albums. Fans can soon be listening for Carrie's upcoming single, "Wasted," hitting country radio in February.

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