Released 2/3 July on RCA Records, Fortune claimed the number one position on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums and R&B Albums charts, according to Nielson SoundScan. The number one Top Albums chart debut in the Netherlands and UK marks his first ever in those countries. Fortune also ushers in Brown’s career best Top Albums chart debuts in Ireland and France at number four, Japan at number five, Canada at number six, Switzerland at number 10 and Germany at number. 13.

In addition to claiming the number one album on iTunes’ US Albums chart, Brown’s iTunes dominance includes first ever number one albums in four countries: UK, Australia, Japan and New Zealand; number one R&B/Soul albums in 22 countries: US, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, New Zealand, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia.

In South Africa, he has also had success with singles from Fortune. Strip peaked at number 30 on the SA Top 100 Chart and the second urban single Sweet Love peaked at number 41. The smash hit Turn Up the Music peaked at number six on the SA Top 100 Chart and the current single Don't Wake Me Up has just entered the Chart at number 83.

Brown’s current global supremacy is a testament to his natural-born singing and dancing talents, first showcased when he burst on the scene in 2005 as a 16-year-old with Run It! from his self-titled debut album. The Virginia native followed with the successful multi-platinum releases of Exclusive in 2007, Graffiti in 2009 and F.A.M.E. last year, which won Brown his first ever Grammy Award in 2012 for Best R&B Album.

With the release of Fortune, the singer has racked up worldwide total album sales of over 8-million to date; total worldwide song sales of nearly 30-million. Adding the coveted Grammy Award to his collection, Brown is the recipient of 42 awards, including a recent BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist and Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist.