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I just realized that 7 of Janet's 10 #1s were #1 on radio. 

Interestingly, her longest charting song, Together Again "only" reached #8 on radio - the lowest among her #1s!

 

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15 hours ago, Hot Volcano said:

"Honey" (1997)

#1 (3 weeks)

#11

#1 (3 weeks)

"My All" (1998)

#1 (2 weeks)

#15

#1 (1 week)

"Heartbreaker" (1999)

#1 (2 weeks)

#8

#1 (2 weeks)

"Thank God I Found You" (2000)

#1 (3 weeks)

#15

 

these weakass #1s :deadbanana4:

Cheap singles. Although My All actually wasn’t a weak number one. Spent many weeks in da top 100

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Xtina's stats are great! The back-to-back #1s between 1999 and 2001. :clap3:

Posted
18 hours ago, Green said:

"The Promise of a New Day" (1991)

#25*

#5*

#1 (1 week)

:deadbanana4:

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Whitney being queen of sales and airplay we love to see it. It contrasts to her latter career where she was strong in sales but radio wasnt touching her (this while Exhale was her last number one hit)

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15 hours ago, robbyds said:

I just realized that 7 of Janet's 10 #1s were #1 on radio. 

Interestingly, her longest charting song, Together Again "only" reached #8 on radio - the lowest among her #1s!

 

And Together Again charted over a year on radio, longevity always wins - her other radio singles didn't make it past 25 weeks except "Again" and "Where Are You Now"

Posted (edited)
On 2/11/2022 at 7:54 AM, tiagol88 said:

Madonna is actually more or less similar for both sales and airplay. Not really huge discrepancies...

No payola or 49c discounts with Madonna, just actual hits :clap3:

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12 hours ago, dabunique said:

Cheap singles. Although My All actually wasn’t a weak number one. Spent many weeks in da top 100

yass:

 

also this: (H100)

 

Honey: 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 5 - 6 - 9 - 13 - 18 - 23 - 25 - 30 - 34 - 39 - 41 - 40 - 37 - 40 - 47 (recurrent)

My All: 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 8 - 9 - 9 - 18 - 22 - 26 - 31 - 33 - 38 - 51 - 51 (recurrent)

Heartbreaker: 60 - 30 - 23 - 23 - 16 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 8 - 14 - 21 - 41 - 51 - 60 - 66 - 61 (recurrent)

Thank God: 82 - 68 - 50 - 43 - 41 - 37 - 26 - 22 - 22 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 13 - 21 - 28 - 43 - 57 - 82 - 89 (recurrent)

 

 

 

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58 minutes ago, Punky Rooster said:

No payola or 49c discounts with Madonna, just actual hits :clap3:

Hot singles sales:

 

Honey: 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 8 - 12 - 14 - 19 - 22 - 24 - 27 - 34 - 36 - 34 - 29 - 33 - 58 - 59 - 66

My All: 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 9 - 17 - 19 - 22 - 26 - 27 - 30 - 37 - 34 - 39 - 42 - 44 - 46 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 59 - 64 - 67 - 62 - 62 - 58 - 63 - 55 - 50 - 47 - 52 - 57 - 64 - 71 - 72

Heartbreaker: 72 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 8 - 16 - 21 - 29 - 32 - 31 - 35 - 42 - 50 - 53 - 56 - 75

Thank God: 52 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 13 - 14 - 13 - 14 - 21 - 23 - 26 - 27 - 35 - 36 - 39 - 43 - 44 - 46 - 52 - 61 - 56 - 64 - 64 - 71

 

:worship2::clap3:

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On 2/11/2022 at 5:47 AM, Mystic Boy said:

The amount of quick #1s in the 80s and 90s :dies:

A Lot of #1 back then never lasted more than 30 weeks on chart. Most of Beyoncé's. Crazy In Love lasted for 27 weeks; so does Baby Boy (29) and Check On It (25) iirc. 

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On 2/10/2022 at 3:07 PM, Zoe_ said:

Most Songs to Be #1 on Sales and Radio:

Whitney Houston - 7

Madonna - 5

Janet Jackson - 4

Mariah Carey - 4

Paula Abdul - 3

:clap3:i know thats right

Posted
2 hours ago, GreatestLoveofAll said:

:clap3:i know thats right

All of Whitney #1 songs peaked within the Top 5 of sales and airplay. 

Posted
20 hours ago, GreatestLoveofAll said:

Whitney being queen of sales and airplay we love to see it. It contrasts to her latter career where she was strong in sales but radio wasnt touching her (this while Exhale was her last number one hit)

I still absolutely despite the fact that “Exhale” didn’t have more weeks at #1. If not for “One Sweet Day”, and given it spent 11 weeks at #2, it would’ve been a 12 week #1 hit.

 

I’m also surprised that it even held so strongly in the top three despite “Sittin’ Up In My Room/Not Gon’ Cry” gaining fast. :clap3:

 

Had Arista utilised Columbia/Sony’s blueprint and discounted the single, it could have challenged “OSD” and potentially be a multi-week, non-consecutive, #1 at least. 

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On 2/10/2022 at 4:09 PM, UseYourIllusion2002 said:

The Promise of A New Day :lmao: I love that song but would it have even reached the top 10? :rip:

It would have performed worse than "Blowing Kisses In The Wind". I think it was a bit more successful than "Vibeology".

 

I just didn't know about "I Don't Wanna Cry" being such a weak #1.

 

Where do you find the single sales? I've been trying to find them for many 80s/90s acts, but I could find anything.

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Legend X :clap3:

Posted

Mariah has so many hits. :rip:

 

Posted

Radio hates Britney since her debut :rip:, BOMT didn't even hit top 5 on radio :deadbanana4:

 

Posted

Xtina :clap3:

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Heartbreaker actually being a radio hit and not solely or largely driven by single sales for #1 confirmed

 

Also, those jlo airplay to hot 100 ratio being almost identical:coffee:

 

I remember I'm glad was caught in a scandal in 2003 for radio payola along with Fighter and a handful of songs.

 

This is good to know, though.

 

Thanks @Green

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On 2/12/2022 at 5:43 AM, Zoe_ said:

All of Whitney #1 songs peaked within the Top 5 of sales and airplay. 

It’s that commandddd

 

On 2/12/2022 at 8:34 AM, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

I still absolutely despite the fact that “Exhale” didn’t have more weeks at #1. If not for “One Sweet Day”, and given it spent 11 weeks at #2, it would’ve been a 12 week #1 hit.

 

I’m also surprised that it even held so strongly in the top three despite “Sittin’ Up In My Room/Not Gon’ Cry” gaining fast. :clap3:

 

Had Arista utilised Columbia/Sony’s blueprint and discounted the single, it could have challenged “OSD” and potentially be a multi-week, non-consecutive, #1 at least. 

considering the song is overrated asf I’m pressed she spent 11 weeks behind OSD the most. Like really?

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On 2/12/2022 at 4:41 PM, UnanimousBB16 said:

Where do you find the single sales? I've been trying to find them for many 80s/90s acts, but I could find anything.

Pre-Soundscan (1991), Billboard hardly ever released the exact sales figures for singles or albums in their weekly magazines unless they were ultra-significant. For the most part, they were only released/acknowledged post-1993. Prior to this, sales data was based on rankings made by the record stores of the best-selling records during that week/period - and then sent their calculations to Billboard - not on actual sales figures.

 

If you want sales figures from singles/albums pre-Soundscan, you will find a lot of them in the ‘Joel Whitburn’ books - that’s where I get my information from. (Whitburn was an author and researcher for Billboard for over 40 years and he published a lot of ‘Top 40 series‘ books that covered the Hot 100/BB200).

 

From the 1970’s/1980’s, however, Billboard only published sales figures a handful of times:

 

Elton John’s “Captain Fantastic” was the first album to ever debut at #1 on the BB200 selling 1.24M units the first week of release and was the first album to be certified ‘Platinum’ (2M+) within a month of release under Billboard’s old rules. 

 

• Whitney Houston’s ‘Whitney’ was the first album a female artist to debut at #1 on the BB200 selling 190K units the first week of release. 
 

• Janet Jackson’s “Miss You Much” was the first song by a female artist to sell over 100K units in a single week - 102K units, to be exact, in its second week at #1 on the Hot 100.
 

The first song to ever sell 100K+ units in any given week was Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” which sold over 120K units in its third week at #1.

 

etc. etc. etc. 

 

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@GreatestLoveofAll The Whitney/Janet info. is interesting. 

 

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2 minutes ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

Pre-Soundscan (1991), Billboard hardly ever released the exact sales figures for singles or albums in their weekly magazines unless they were ultra-significant. For the most part, they were only released/acknowledged post-1993. Prior to this, sales data was based on rankings made by the record stores of the best-selling records during that week/period - and then sent their calculations to Billboard - not on actual sales figures.

 

If you want sales figures from singles/albums pre-Soundscan, you will find a lot of them in the ‘Joel Whitburn’ books - that’s where I get my information from. (Whitburn was an author and researcher for Billboard for over 40 years and he published a lot of ‘Top 40 series‘ books that covered the Hot 100/BB200).

 

From the 1970’s/1980’s, however, Billboard only published sales figures a handful of times:

 

Elton John’s “Captain Fantastic” was the first album to ever debut at #1 on the BB200 selling 1.24M units the first week of release and was the first album to be certified ‘Platinum’ (2M+) within a month of release under Billboard’s old rules. 

 

• Whitney Houston’s ‘Whitney’ was the first album a female artist to debut at #1 on the BB200 selling 190K units the first week of release. 
 

• Janet Jackson’s “Miss You Much” was the first song by a female artist to sell over 100K units in a single week - 102K units, to be exact, in its second week at #1 on the Hot 100.
 

The first song to ever sell 100K+ units in any given week was Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” which sold over 120K units in its third week at #1.

 

etc. etc. etc. 

 

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@GreatestLoveofAll The Whitney/Janet info. is interesting. 

 

oh wowwww Whitney had 190k in its first week? Ngl i expected more but it must have grown in the following months considering it spent the end of june to september at #1. MYM SMASHING like that :rip: and damn Elton really sold 1 million in a week???? 

Posted (edited)
13 minutes ago, GreatestLoveofAll said:

oh wowwww Whitney had 190k in its first week? Ngl i expected more but it must have grown in the following months considering it spent the end of june to september at #1. MYM SMASHING like that :rip: and damn Elton really sold 1 million in a week???? 

Well, 190K units for a female album in the 1980’s was humongous then. 
 

Remember, “Whitney” was only the FOURTH album to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 behind Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen. Not even the other female heavyweights of the day accomplished that ie. Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Cyndi Lauper etc. 

 

Most albums debuted low and then climbed to the top in the following weeks once promotion kicked in through television, radio or newspaper advertisements/public billboards - there was no internet then so, outside of the aforementioned, most people wouldn’t have access to a new artists release unless they were subscribed to music magazines or frequented record stores for upcoming announcements. 
 

:heart2:
 

Yes, Elton John sold 1.2M in a week. He was at his absolute peak between 1972-1976. Also, he released this album the week following his iconic concert at Dodger Stadium where he wore the baseball outfit + where he performed new songs from the album. 

 

That’s the sole reason why it dominated upon release. 
 

A few months before that, his Greatest Hits CD was #1 on the BB200 too.
 

:rip:
 

 

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5 minutes ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

Well, 190K units for a female album in the 1980’s was humongous then. 
 

Remember, “Whitney” was only the FOURTH album to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 behind Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen. Not even the other female heavyweights of the day accomplished that ie. Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Cyndi Lauper etc. 

 

Most albums debuted low and then climbed to the top in the following weeks once promotion kicked in through television, radio or newspaper advertisements/public billboards - there was no internet then so, outside of the aforementioned, most people wouldn’t have access to a new artists release unless they were subscribed to music magazines or frequented record stores for upcoming announcements. 
 

:heart2:
 

Yes, Elton John sold 1.2M in a week. He was at his absolute peak between 1972-1976. Also, he released this album the week following his iconic concert at Dodger Stadium where he wore the baseball outfit + where he performed new songs from the album. 

 

That’s the sole reason why it dominated upon release. 
 

A few months before that, his Greatest Hits CD was #1 on the BB200 too.
 

:rip:
 

 

wait i forgot about the historical context around the Whitney album- nvm 190k in debut week must have just been unbelievable. And ahhh that makes sense for Elton- well deserved!

Posted (edited)
5 minutes ago, GreatestLoveofAll said:

wait i forgot about the historical context around the Whitney album- nvm 190k in debut week must have just been unbelievable. And ahhh that makes sense for Elton- well deserved!

Also, let’s not forget “Whitney Houston” selling 100K units in its 10th week at #1 (May 1986) on the BB200, more than a year after its release and it was mainly due to “The Greatest Love Of All” smashing. 

 

She truly dominated from the very beginning.

 

:gaycatina1:

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