Aaliyah’s lost first #1: Did you know ‘Are You That Somebody’ could have been eligible to go #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 if they allowed airplay-only singles to chart?
Billboard later changed this rule in December 1998
On this date in 1988, Michael Jackson gave his Bad World Tour performance in Vienna, Austria, which led to the following headline, “130 Michael Jackson Fans Faint.” Watch Michael’s July 16th, 1988 Bad performance from Wembley Stadium. https://t.co/yEAiZXDnh4
Michael Jackson becomes the first and only act in history to earn a new Hot 100 hit in each of the last six consecutive decades.
1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.
Today in 2020, @ladygaga and Ariana Grande's "Rain On Me" debuted at #1 on the Hot 100.
It became the first all-female collaboration in history to debut at #1.
Michael Jackson's 'Number Ones' returns to its peak of #6 on the Billboard 200.
It was previously the #1 album in the country following his 2009 passing but was ineligible to chart.