▁stage , ▁s elling ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁hours , ▁eight ▁months ▁before ▁her ▁return . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁mill en ni um , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁female ▁singer ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁albums ▁in ▁each ▁de cade ▁since ▁she ▁began ▁performing . ▁A ▁two - dis c ▁live ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁concert ▁entitled ▁Tim eless : ▁Live ▁in ▁Con cert ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Stre is and ▁performed ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁Tim eless ▁concert ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia , ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁advance ▁of ▁four ▁concert s ▁( two ▁each ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁New ▁York ) ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Stre is and ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁ret iring ▁from ▁playing ▁public ▁concert s . ▁Her ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁" Pe ople " ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁Internet ▁via ▁America ▁Online . ▁ ▁Stre is and ' s ▁most ▁recent ▁albums ▁have ▁been ▁Christmas ▁Mem ories ▁( 2 0 0 1 ), ▁a ▁somewhat ▁som ber ▁collection ▁of ▁hol iday ▁songs , ▁and ▁The ▁Movie ▁Album ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁featuring ▁famous ▁film ▁them es ▁and ▁back ed ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁sym phony ▁or chestra . ▁Gu ilty ▁Ple asures ▁( called ▁Gu ilty ▁To o ▁in ▁the ▁UK ), ▁a ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Barry ▁Gib b ▁and ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁their ▁Gu ilty , ▁was