Britney Spears released her third album in 2001 in the United States.
Britney is the self-titled third studio album by American singer Britney Spears . The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 745,000 copies . Britney Spears . In 2001 , Spears released her self-titled third studio album , Britney , and played the starring role in the film Crossroads ( 2002 ) .