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

[skizzo]

49 minutes ago, UseYourIllusion2002 said:

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. 

A lot of the pop songs were restricted though, and were basically caried by radio. Late 90s specially, when record labels decided to focus on album sales rather than having a song hit #1 on the Hot 100

[Katamari]

29 minutes ago, Chainsmoker said:

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

A robbed top ten

[skizzo]

2 hours ago, bad guy said:

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

We didnt know we were living in the best era

[ThisNihilist]

Put the top ten in the OP at least please, I dont want to click something that I have to scroll through ads for

[feelslikeadream]

Iris and Slide both in top 20

[BrandNewBrandon]

4 hours ago, Saintlor said:

I don't know a single one of these songs  

Torn and BOMT are one of the biggest female songs of all time 

[BrandNewBrandon]

No, this one is: https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2010-01-16/

 

 

[SimpleKindofLife]

I know like 33/40 of the top 40 and I wasn’t even alive then. What a great chart.

[Mystic Boy]

19 minutes ago, BrandNewBrandon said:

No, this one is: https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2010-01-16/

 

 

The good meeting the bad and the VERY bad

That "Down" song..... What a tragedy

[BrandNewBrandon]

7 minutes ago, Mystic Boy said:

The good meeting the bad and the VERY bad

That "Down" song..... What a tragedy

[khalyan]

5 hours ago, Saintlor said:

I don't know a single one of these songs  

Get into this gay classic

 

[supaspaz]

That #1 immediately disproving this thread.

[punisher]

the only songs i know here is doo *** (that thing) and the britney song

Edited November 19, 2023 by punisher

[UseYourIllusion2002]

5 hours ago, skizzo said:

A lot of the pop songs were restricted though, and were basically caried by radio. Late 90s specially, when record labels decided to focus on album sales rather than having a song hit #1 on the Hot 100

Yeah, but that wasn't the point of my post. If anything most rock bands (such as No Doubt) released even less commercial singles. Rock radio stations weren't included on the Hot 100 Airplay charts which is silly because the charts weren't a true reflection of "the hottest 100 songs in America". 

[Green]

12 hours ago, Psyduck said:

"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.

 

Thank U peaked at #2 on radio, the problem is that Billboard changed the rules when the song was already falling on radio so it charted low (also it didn't have sales because it was an airplay only single to boost album sales)

[jdanton2]

i like most of the top 10 but i never liked Iris. it is interesting that Britney dropped that week from #14 to #18 . it would moved up to #10 without all those debuts.

[Mystic Boy]

3 hours ago, Green said:

 

Thank U peaked at #2 on radio, the problem is that Billboard changed the rules when the song was already falling on radio so it charted low (also it didn't have sales because it was an airplay only single to boost album sales)

Ooh didnt know that

Her best song

[Sinister]

16 hours ago, Planet Mars said:

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

It used to be a wedding staple up until the R. Kelly documentary

[MusicLoverDude]

This chart forced The Boy Is Mine off the hot 100 finally along with that Five song and a LOT of songs were pushed down the Hot 100

 

This was truly a mess.

 

Torn could have made the year-end of the Hot 100 over some of the forgotten 1998 hits had it been able to chart

[Maroonx]

poor Celine... R. Kelly