▁to ▁J ▁Records ▁with ▁ 1 9 ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁her ▁debut ▁album . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁she ▁released ▁her ▁debut ▁single , ▁" I ▁Bel ieve ", ▁which ▁later ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁This ▁number - one ▁debut ▁made ▁Bar r ino ▁the ▁first ▁artist ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁achieve ▁this ▁with ▁a ▁first ▁single . ▁On ▁the ▁sales ▁chart , ▁the ▁single ▁spent ▁eleven ▁consecutive ▁weeks ▁at ▁number ▁one , ▁giving ▁it ▁the ▁longest ▁consecutive ▁stay ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁that ▁chart ▁for ▁an ▁American ▁Id ol ▁contest ant . ▁The ▁CD ▁single , ▁" I ▁Bel ieve ", ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁top ▁s elling ▁single ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁cert ified ▁double ▁plat in um ▁by ▁the ▁C RI A . ▁She ▁also ▁won ▁three ▁Billboard ▁Music ▁Awards ▁for ▁the ▁single . ▁ ▁Bar r ino ▁released ▁her ▁debut ▁studio ▁album , ▁Free ▁Your self , ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁It ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁eight ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁s elling ▁ 2 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁week . ▁To ▁date , ▁it ▁has ▁sold ▁over ▁two ▁million ▁copies ▁world wide , ▁and ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Pl atin um ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁The ▁singles ▁" Tr uth ▁Is " ▁and ▁" Free ▁Your