: The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 422,000 copies in its first week, breaking the record for first-week sales by a female artist at the time.

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"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" was a critical and commercial success upon its release. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and went on to sell over 19 million copies worldwide. The album earned Hill eight Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist.