Post by merg on Jun 19, 2004 10:16:21 GMT -5
first he would tie the record that was set in 64 by, who else, the fab five, but in the process he's already set the record for consecutive weeks at the top (currently standing at 18)
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=musicNews&storyID=5462428
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - For the second time this year, one artist has a lock on the top two positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the week ended June 13.
Usher's "Burn" (LaFace) has enough heat to remain at No. 1 for a sixth week, while follow-up "Confessions Part II" leaps three places to No. 2.
Usher's monopoly on the top two spots comes 19 weeks after labelmate OutKast did the same. For an eight-week period that began Dec. 20, 2003, and ended Feb. 7, "Hey Ya!" was No. 1 and "The Way You Move" was No. 2.
With "Confessions" occupying the runner-up spot, it's more likely than ever that Usher will succeed himself in pole position -- again. "Burn" replaced "Yeah!," so Usher would have three back-to-back No. 1 hits on the Hot 100.
The only other act to have three adjacent chart-toppers was the Beatles. In 1964, "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "She Loves You" and "Can't Buy Me Love" kept the Fab Four at No. 1 for 14 consecutive weeks.
Usher has already gone beyond that 14-week mark. He is currently No. 1 for the 18th week in a row (12 weeks for "Yeah!" and six weeks for "Burn"). That is the longest any artist has been No. 1 on a Billboard pop singles chart in one run.
In the rock era, the record is held by Boyz II Men, with two 16-week runs. In 1994, "I'll Make Love to You" was on top for 14 weeks, followed by the first two weeks of the reign of "On Bended Knee." In 1995, "One Sweet Day," recorded with Mariah Carey, ruled for 16 weeks.
Counting back to the introduction of charts in 1940, bandleader Francis Craig was No. 1 for 17 weeks in 1947 on the airplay chart of the day with "Near You."
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=musicNews&storyID=5462428
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - For the second time this year, one artist has a lock on the top two positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the week ended June 13.
Usher's "Burn" (LaFace) has enough heat to remain at No. 1 for a sixth week, while follow-up "Confessions Part II" leaps three places to No. 2.
Usher's monopoly on the top two spots comes 19 weeks after labelmate OutKast did the same. For an eight-week period that began Dec. 20, 2003, and ended Feb. 7, "Hey Ya!" was No. 1 and "The Way You Move" was No. 2.
With "Confessions" occupying the runner-up spot, it's more likely than ever that Usher will succeed himself in pole position -- again. "Burn" replaced "Yeah!," so Usher would have three back-to-back No. 1 hits on the Hot 100.
The only other act to have three adjacent chart-toppers was the Beatles. In 1964, "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "She Loves You" and "Can't Buy Me Love" kept the Fab Four at No. 1 for 14 consecutive weeks.
Usher has already gone beyond that 14-week mark. He is currently No. 1 for the 18th week in a row (12 weeks for "Yeah!" and six weeks for "Burn"). That is the longest any artist has been No. 1 on a Billboard pop singles chart in one run.
In the rock era, the record is held by Boyz II Men, with two 16-week runs. In 1994, "I'll Make Love to You" was on top for 14 weeks, followed by the first two weeks of the reign of "On Bended Knee." In 1995, "One Sweet Day," recorded with Mariah Carey, ruled for 16 weeks.
Counting back to the introduction of charts in 1940, bandleader Francis Craig was No. 1 for 17 weeks in 1947 on the airplay chart of the day with "Near You."