charts discussion How iconic was the December 5th 1998, Hot 100 chart?

[skizzo]

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1998-12-05/

 

I mean to see all those songs finally charting cause Billboard finally changed the rules to allow airplay only songs to debut.

 

It still feels wrong for songs like Torn to have a #47 peak cause it charted months after its peak, but at least it charted.

[Saintlor]

I don't know a single one of these songs  

[Infatuation_Junkie]

[thismoment]

Iris >> 

[Ger]

2 minutes ago, Saintlor said:

I don't know a single one of these songs  

"Torn" is one of the best pop songs of all-time, you need to let the light in.

[Katamari]

Power of goodbye robbed from top 20 and Ms cox could have been number one

Edited November 18, 2023 by Katamari

[Katamari]

4 minutes ago, Saintlor said:

I don't know a single one of these songs  

Sounds like a lack of taste!

[Mocha]

Not Celine and R.edacted blocking Deborah

[nostalgic]

This being the best song in the top 20 

 

 

[Green]

They should have done this change since 1994. Many classics were robbed and couldn't even chart

[skizzo]

1 minute ago, Green said:

They should have done this change since 1994. Many classics were robbed and couldn't even chart

Mostly pop and rock songs tbh.

[skizzo]

13 minutes ago, Saintlor said:

I don't know a single one of these songs  

Time to go on Spotify or Youtube. Some amazing songs you're missing out on

[Planet Mars]

Deborah Cox getting blocked by a completely forgettable duet by Celine Dion and THAT man.

 

The photo for Divine

 

Lauryn with a classic

 

This is a pretty run of the mill week tbh.

[getBusy]

27 minutes ago, Saintlor said:

I don't know a single one of these songs  

Spotify is free

[Psyduck]

"Thank U" at #17

 

If it were the digital or streaming era it would've debuted at #1 on the Hot 100. Probably the most anticipated lead single of the 90s.

[poki]

36 minutes ago, Ger-55 said:

"Torn" is one of the best pop songs of all-time, you need to let the light in.

And this masterpiece as well 

 

 

[spree]

This is why charts don’t matter.

[slw84]

Angel in Disguise, Fly Away, Baby one more time, The Power of Goodbye, Torn, Thank u, Jumper, Have you ever, Love like this, That, Nobody's supposed to be here....talentry

 

So that's how the song of the summer Are you that somebody? only peaked at 21. Should have been top 5 had this change occurred in the summer.

[bad guy]

Jumper, Have You Ever, Doo ***, and Iris 

 

I wonder if people in their teens/20s back then knew classics were being made 

[fememeist]

Are You That Somebody debut week

[rmmas]

The amount of classics debuted that week is insane  no we don’t count that no.1 song that was not supposed to be there

[UseYourIllusion2002]

2 hours ago, Green said:

They should have done this change since 1994. Many classics were robbed and couldn't even chart

And even before this rule change, only top 40 pop radio stations such as KIIS FM and Z100 counted towards the radio songs chart. It was until 1998 that all radio formats contributed to the BBH100. So many songs were robbed throughout the 90s, especially rock and r&b songs which were outselling pop artists for a good portion of the 90s. 

[reymiu]

2 hours ago, Saintlor said:

I don't know a single one of these songs  

girl you are missing out on some CLASSICS  ... how old are you btw

 

Nobody's Supposed To Be Here - Deborah Cox

Doo *** (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill

Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

Have You Ever? - Brandy

Thank U - Alanis Morissette

...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears (you really dont know this one?)

Are You That Somebody? - Aaliyah

Hands - Jewel

The Power Of Good-Bye - Madonna

Too Close- Next

I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

When You Believe - Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey

Tearin' Up My Heart - *NSYNC

[Chainsmoker]

The Power Of Good-bye: #30 (-19)

[Alexz]

3 hours ago, Saintlor said:

I don't know a single one of these songs  

Well.