{{For|the song of the same name|Forever Your Girl (song)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Forever Your Girl | type = studio | artist = [[Paula Abdul]] | cover = Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul.PNG | border = yes | alt = | released = June 13, 1988 | recorded = October 1987–April 1988 | studio = *Creation Audio, [[Minneapolis]] *Studio Masters, [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] *Silverlake Studios, Los Angeles, California *Kren Studio, Los Angeles, California *JHL Sound, [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades]], California *Studio 55, Los Angeles, California *Cochrane Studios, [[Studio City, Los Angeles|Studio City]], California *[[Fantasy Studios]], [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], California *House of Music, [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]], [[New Jersey]] | genre = * [[Dance-pop]]<ref name="Breihan 2021">{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Paula Abdul's "Rush Rush|website= [[Stereogum]] |date= December 3, 2021 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2169133/the-number-ones-paula-abduls-rush-rush/columns/the-number-ones/|accessdate= December 22, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Deggans">{{cite book|last=Deggans|first=Eric|chapter=Paula Abdul|editor-last1=Graff|editor-first1=Gary|editor-last2=du Lac|editor-first2=Josh|editor-last3=McFarlin|editor-first3=Jim|date=January 1, 1998|title=MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide|publisher=[[Visible Ink Press]]|location=Detroit|pages=2}}</ref> | length = 44:35 | label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] | producer = {{flatlist| * [[Ta Mara and the Seen|Oliver Leiber]] * [[Glen Ballard]] * [[Elliot Wolff]] * [[L.A. Reid]] * [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] * [[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]] * [[Kool & the Gang|Curtis Williams]] }} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [[Shut Up and Dance: Mixes]] | next_year = 1990 | misc = {{Singles | name = Forever Your Girl | type = Studio | single1 = [[Knocked Out]] | single1date = May 4, 1988 | single2 = [[(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me|The Way That You Love Me]] | single2date = August 2, 1988 | single3 = [[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]] | single3date = November 22, 1988 | single4 = [[Forever Your Girl (song)|Forever Your Girl]] | single4date = February 20, 1989 | single5 = [[Cold Hearted (Paula Abdul song)|Cold Hearted]] | single5date = June 15, 1989 | single6 = [[Opposites Attract]] | single6date = November 17, 1989 }} }} '''''Forever Your Girl''''' is the debut album by American singer [[Paula Abdul]]. It was released on June 13, 1988 through [[Virgin Records]].{{Efn|[[RIAA]]'s official website listed the release date as June 13, 1988.<ref name="j727">{{cite web | title=Gold & Platinum | website=RIAA | date=May 31, 2024 | url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Paul+Abdul&ti=Forever+Your+Girl&format=Album&type=#search_section | access-date=February 19, 2025}}</ref>}} The album was Abdul's breakthrough into the music industry after being a [[Choreography|choreographer]] for high-profile clients including [[the California Raisins]], [[George Michael]], [[ZZ Top]], [[Duran Duran]] and most notably [[Janet Jackson]]. At the time of its release, it was the most successful debut album and was the first time that a female artist scored four US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number-one singles from her first album. It is currently certified 7× Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].
== Background == In 1987, Abdul, who had built up her professional reputation as a choreographer for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] and high-profile artists including [[George Michael]], [[ZZ Top]], [[Duran Duran]] and [[Janet Jackson]], recorded a demo using her savings.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|title=Paula Abdul Biography|url=http://www.metacritic.com/person/paula-abdul?filter-options=tv|website=metacritic.com|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> Soon thereafter, she was signed to [[Virgin Records]] by [[Jeff Ayeroff]], who had worked in marketing at [[A&M Records]] with Janet Jackson. Although she was a skilled dancer and choreographer, Abdul's vocal abilities were unimpressive, and with Ayeroff's support, she underwent training for her [[mezzo-soprano]] voice.<ref name="BuzzFeed">{{cite news |last1=Dominguez |first1=Pier |title=How "Forever Your Girl" Made Paula Abdul The Original Britney |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/pdominguez/paula-abdul-forever-your-girl-pop-princess |access-date=June 20, 2018 |publisher=[[BuzzFeed]] |date=June 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dance.lovetoknow.com/Dancer_Paula_Abdul|title=Dancer Paula Abdul|publisher=LoveToKnow Corp|work=LoveToKnow|first=Rachel|last=Hanson|access-date=20 January 2018}}</ref> Ayeroff recalled signing Abdul to a recording contract years later, stating: "She said, 'I can sing, you know. I want to do an album.' Paula's in our industry. Here's someone with a personality and she's gorgeous, and she can dance. If she can sing, she could be a star. So she went into the studio and cut a demo record and she could sing."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Carla |title=Paula Abdul, Soaring Straight Up |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1990/03/25/paula-abdul-soaring-straight-up/b11d0418-7754-4e56-84fb-000f5a215bff/ |access-date=June 21, 2018 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 25, 1990}}</ref> The album was made on a budget of $72,000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/paula-abdul-talks-forever-your-girl-las-vegas-residency-1251502/ | title=Paula Abdul Talks "Very Personal" Las Vegas Residency and Paving the Way for Today's Pop Stars | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=31 October 2019 }}</ref>
==Release and reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r131740|pure_url=yes}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s|Christgau's Record Guide]]'' | rev2score = C<ref name="Christgau">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=A&bk=80|chapter=A|access-date=August 16, 2020|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s]]|publisher=[[Pantheon Books]]|year=1990|isbn=0-679-73015-X|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' | rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2007 |publisher=Omnibus Press |location=United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84609-856-7 |pages=32 |edition=5th Concise}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]'' | rev4score = C<ref name="LAD">{{cite news |last1=Britt |first1=Bruce |title=Sound Check |work=Los Angeles Daily News |date=July 29, 1988 |page=L40}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]'' | rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Martin|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/46198425975/in/album-72157678711745258/|title=Albums|magazine=[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]|date=April 26, 1989|page=43|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' | rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan |author2=Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City, New York | page = [https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/2 2] | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac| url-access = registration | quote = rolling stone paula abdul album guide. }}</ref> }} On October 7, 1989, 64 weeks after its July 23, 1988, debut on the chart, ''Forever Your Girl'' hit number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart, the longest an album was on the market before hitting number one.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/info/paula_abdul |title=Paula Abdul - Biography, Photos, News, Videos, Movie Reviews |magazine=Contactmusic.com |access-date=2012-02-16}}</ref> It returned to the number one spot in early 1990 for 9 weeks, the album spending 10 weeks in total at number one. The album was eventually [[RIAA certification|certified]] seven times [[Platinum album|Platinum]] in the US by the RIAA and has sold over 12 million copies worldwide.<ref name="PA-People">{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFrxeHQEUz0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/WFrxeHQEUz0 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Paula Abdul, Driven|work=VH1|access-date=22 November 2017|publisher=VH1|quote="Forever Your Girl went on to sell 18 million records."}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It also includes four number one [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles: "[[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]]", "[[Forever Your Girl (song)|Forever Your Girl]]", "[[Cold Hearted (Paula Abdul song)|Cold Hearted]]", and "[[Opposites Attract]]",<ref name=PA-People /> which places ''Forever Your Girl'' in a tie (with several other artists) for second [[List of Hot 100 (U.S.) chart achievements and trivia#Most number one songs from a single album|most number-one songs from a single album]], and ties it for the most number ones in a debut album. Abdul is only one of three artists, the others being [[George Michael]] and [[Mariah Carey]], to have four number-one singles from their debut album. The re-released " (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" reached number three, and "Knocked Out" reached number 41.
The album also reached number four on the [[R&B]] album chart, while "Straight Up", "Opposites Attract", "Knocked Out", and "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" all reached the top 10 of the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|R&B tracks chart]].
By 1998, ''Billboard'' magazine reported that ''Forever Your Girl'' was the most successful album released by the Virgin Records label.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DQoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=forever+your+girl+paula+abdul+1988&pg=PA42|title=Billboard|date=1998-09-05|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref>
The ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]'' called the album "a fine starmaker vehicle", stating that Abdul "applies a come-hither whisper to a likable batch of melodies... What's frustrating is that Abdul's voice is buried beneath bustling arrangements on tunes like 'Opposites Attract' and 'Knocked Out'."<ref name=LAD/>
== Accolades == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Organization !Country !Accolade !Year !Result |- | rowspan="6" |[[1989 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]] | rowspan="17" |United States |[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]] [[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|(Straight Up)]] | rowspan="6" |1989 | rowspan="4" {{Won}} |- |[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video|Best Dance Video]] (Straight Up) |- |[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography in a Video]] (Straight Up) |- |Best Editing (Straight Up) |- |Best New Artist in a Video (Straight Up) | rowspan="2" {{Nominated}} |- |Breakthrough Video (Straight Up) |- | rowspan="5" |[[American Music Award]]s |[[Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist]] | rowspan="4" |1990 | rowspan="2" {{Won}} |- |[[American Music Awards|Favorite Dance Artist]] |- |[[Favorite Pop/Rock Album|Favorite Pop Rock Album]] | rowspan="4" {{Nominated}} |- |[[American Music Awards|Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist]] |- |Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist |1991 |- |[[1990 Billboard Music Awards|Billboard Music Awards]] |#1 World Album |1990 |- |rowspan="1" |[[1990 Soul Train Music Awards|Soul Train Awards]] |Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year [[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|(Straight Up)]] |1990 |{{Nominated}} |- |rowspan="2" |[[People's Choice Awards]] |Favorite Female Artist |rowspan="2"|1990 |rowspan="1"{{Won}} |- |Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer |rowspan="1"{{Nominated}} |- |rowspan="2"|[[1990 Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]] |[[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Vocal Performance, Female]] [[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|(Straight Up)]] |1990 |{{Nominated}} |- |[[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video (Short Form)]] [[Opposites Attract]] |1991 |rowspan="1"{{Won}} |- |rowspan="2"|[[Juno Award#1990s|Juno Awards]] |rowspan="2"|Canada |International Single of the Year (Straight Up) |1990 |rowspan="2"{{Nominated}} |- |International Album of the Year |1990 |- |[[1990 Brit Awards|Brit Award]] |United Kingdom |International Breakthrough Act |1990 |{{Nominated}} |}
==Track listing== {{track listing | total_length = 44:22 | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = [[(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me|The Way That You Love Me]] | writer1 = [[Oliver Leiber]] | extra1 = Leiber | length1 = 5:22 | title2 = [[Knocked Out]] | writer2 = {{hlist|[[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]]|[[Daryl Simmons]]|[[L.A. Reid]]}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Reid|Babyface}} | length2 = 3:52 | title3 = [[Opposites Attract]] | writer3 = Leiber | extra3 = Leiber | length3 = 4:24 | title4 = State of Attraction | writer4 = {{hlist|[[Glen Ballard]]|[[Siedah Garrett]]}} | extra4 = Ballard | length4 = 4:07 | title5 = I Need You | writer5 = {{hlist|[[Jesse Johnson (musician)|Jesse Johnson]]|[[Margie Cox|Ta Mara]]}} | extra5 = Johnson | length5 = 5:01 | title6 = [[Forever Your Girl (song)|Forever Your Girl]] | writer6 = Leiber | extra6 = Leiber | length6 = 4:58 | title7 = [[Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up]] | writer7 = [[Elliot Wolff]] | extra7 = Wolff | length7 = 4:11 | title8 = Next to You | writer8 = {{hlist|Curtis Williams|Kendall Stubbs|Sandra Williams}} | extra8 = C. Williams | length8 = 4:26 | title9 = [[Cold Hearted (Paula Abdul song)|Cold Hearted]] | writer9 = Wolff | extra9 = Wolff | length9 = 3:51 | title10 = One or the Other | writer10 = {{hlist|Paula Abdul|C. Williams|Duncan Pain}} | extra10 = C. Williams | length10 = 4:10 }}
==Personnel== Adapted from AllMusic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/forever-your-girl-mw0000652277/credits|website=AllMusic|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref> {{div col}} * Paula Abdul – [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]] * Marvin Gunn and Bruce DeShazer AKA Tony Christin – backing vocals * Peter Arata – mixing assistant * [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Record producer|producer]], backing vocals * [[Glen Ballard]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], producer, [[Programming (music)|programming]] * Russ Bracher – engineer * [[Pattie Brooks]] – backing vocals * Wally Buck – engineer * Francis Buckley – engineer, mixing * Annette Cisneros – assistant engineer * Dave Cochran – [[guitar]], backing vocals * Keith "KC" Cohen – mixing, producer * [[Shalamar|Delisa Davis]] – backing vocals * Tami Day – backing vocals * Jimmy Demers – backing vocals * Eddie M. – [[saxophone]] on "I Need You" * Al Fleming – assistant engineer * Basil Fung – guitar * Jon Gass – engineer, mixing * Bobby Gonzales – guitar * Danny Grigsby – assistant engineer * Evelyn Halus – backing vocals * [[Dann Huff]] – guitar * Tim Jaquette – engineer, mixing * Jesse Johnson – drums, keyboards, producer * Cliff Jones – assistant engineer, engineer * [[The Deele|Kayo]] – synthesizer, synthesizer bass * [[Ta Mara and the Seen|Oliver Leiber]] – arranger, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, producer, programming * [[Jeff Lorber]] – drum programming, engineer, guest artist, keyboards, producer * [[Mary Jane Girls|Yvette Marine]] – backing vocals * Pat McDougal – assistant engineer * Lucia Newell – backing vocals * Ricky P. – keyboards * [[Pebbles (musician)|Pebbles]] – guest artist, backing vocals * [[L.A. Reid]] – drums, guest artist, percussion programming, producer * Angel Rogers – backing vocals * Josh Schneider – assistant engineer * Daryl Simmons – backing vocals * Bob Somma – guitar * [[Paul Peterson|St. Paul]] – arranger, bass, keyboards, Organ, [[vocoder]] * Kendall Stubbs – engineer * Randy Weber – programming, synthesizer * Steve Weise – engineer * Troy Williams – alto saxophone on "Forever Your Girl" * Wild Pair – vocals, backing vocals {{div col end}}
== Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Weekly chart performance for ''Forever Your Girl'' by Paula Abdul !Chart (1988–1990) !Peak<br>position |- {{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2016}} |- {{album chart|Canada|1|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|access-date=July 28, 2013|chartid=9072|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|19|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2016}} |- ! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-04-22.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=6|issue=16|date=April 22, 1989|page=23|via=World Radio History}}</ref> |align="center"|13 |- {{album chart|France|12|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2016}} |- {{album chart|Germany|24|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|id=858|access-date=September 27, 2016}} |- !scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="Japan Chart">{{citation |url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=298361&samecd=1&chart_kbn=11A&linkcd=30009423 |title=Spellbound – Oricon |access-date=February 21, 2009 |work=[[Oricon]] |language=ja |archive-date=May 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505031906/https://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=298361&samecd=1&chart_kbn=11A&linkcd=30009423 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|94 |- {{album chart|New Zealand|19|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2016}} |- {{album chart|Norway|17|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|access-date=February 17, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|6|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2016}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|15|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2016}} |- {{album chart|UK|3|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2016}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2016}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|10|artist=Paula Abdul|album=Forever Your Girl|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2016}} |} {{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Year-end chart performance for ''Forever Your Girl'' by Paula Abdul !Chart (1989) !Position |- !scope="row"|Canada Top Albums/CDs (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6625&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6625.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6625|title=Top 100 Albums of 1989|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> |6 |- !scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1989&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1989|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> |72 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> |3 |- !scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1989/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1989|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> |24 |- !Chart (1990) !Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1990/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1990|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> |20 |- !scope="row"|Canada Top Albums/CDs (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9145&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9145.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9145|title=Top 100 Albums of 1990|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> |9 |- !scope="row"|European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-12-22.pdf|title=1990 REVIEW: Music & Media Year -End Awards . European Top 100 Albums 1990|magazine=Music & Media|date=22 December 1990|first=Machgiel|last=Bakker|access-date=20 May 2021|pages=29, 38|volume=7|issue=51}}</ref> |92 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> |6 |- !scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> |79 |}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Decade-end chart performance for ''Forever Your Girl'' by Paula Abdul !Chart (1990–1999) !Position |- !scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="1990sbb">{{Cite book | first= Geoff |last= Mayfield | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4 | title = 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s | publisher = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date = December 25, 1999 | access-date = October 15, 2010}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|53 |} {{col-end}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+All-end chart performance for ''Forever Your Girl'' by Paula Abdul !Chart !Position |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200 (Women)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums By Women|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums-by-women|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> |align="center"| 10 |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1988|certyear=1990|access-date=15 November 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|award=Platinum|number=7|relyear=1988|artist=Paul Abdul|title=Forever Your Girl|access-date=August 2, 2016}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Hong Kong|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1990|artist=Paul Abdul|title=Forever Your Girl|access-date=August 2, 2016}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1988|id=1990-07-27|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=1991}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|artist=Paula Abdul|title=Forever Your Girl|access-date=February 24, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1990|artist=Paula Abdul|title=Forever Your Girl|access-date=August 2, 2016}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1988|artist=Paul Abdul|title=Forever Your Girl|access-date=August 2, 2016|id=2357-3442-2}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|award=Platinum|number=7|relyear=1988|artist=Paul Abdul|title=Forever Your Girl|access-date=August 2, 2016}} {{Certification Table Bottom}}
==See also== *[[List of best-selling albums by women]]
== Notes == {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929144507/http://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=3918&model.vnuAlbumId=167280 Paula Abdul Billboard peaks]
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