Most Dominant Hot 100 #1's

[Gary]

"In My Feelings," Drake
One week with 2x points as No. 2: July 28, 2018
Above No. 2 "I Like It," Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin​

[85la]

Jul 23, 2018 14:20:33 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Mar 2, 2018 2:13:36 GMT -5 85la said:

^ Yeah, the 17x thing (3.4 million copies first week) absolutely had something to do with it. Though it only spent 8 weeks on that chart year, there were all at #1, and I would estimate that it sold about 7.5 to 8 million copies during those weeks (it sold 8.9 million total). It had minimal airplay, but those giant sales alone were enough to outrank the combined sales and airplay numbers of the second best performing single.

Did the fact that SATWYLT was a big airplay hit have any effect?

Jul 23, 2018 14:35:03 GMT -5 jebsib said:

SATWYLT only reached #18 airplay, so while it did contribute, it was essentially a stream versus Candle's waterfall.

Plus, SATWYLT's airplay came later in 1998, during its second year of charting.


Not surprisingly with this list, most of the margins are almost entirely sales and/or streaming driven. If we are to look at margins between #1 and #2 for each of the individual metrics, it's very easy to double the points with sales or streaming, however it's almost unheard of with airplay, though it did happen at least once. In 2005, during or around the week when We Belong Together reached a record 212 million AI, Hollaback Girl only had around 100 million. I can't think of any other instances, but I'm sure there might be a couple others, or at least close to it?

[Gary]

Bump for Old Town Road

[Gary]

Not bad for week 9


Notably, "Road" commands the Hot 100 with a nearly three-to-one points lead over "Guy." If "Guy" peaks at No. 2, it would become the fifth song to stop at the runner-up spot blocked by "Road," which would tie the record for keeping the most No. 2 hits from reaching the summit; Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You," in 1991, and Percy Faith and His Orchestra's "Theme From A Summer Place" (1960) share the mark by holding off five No. 2 hits each.

[rockgolf]

Jun 3, 2019 15:13:15 GMT -5 Gary said:

Not bad for week 9


Notably, "Road" commands the Hot 100 with a nearly three-to-one points lead over "Guy." If "Guy" peaks at No. 2, it would become the fifth song to stop at the runner-up spot blocked by "Road," which would tie the record for keeping the most No. 2 hits from reaching the summit; Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You," in 1991, and Percy Faith and His Orchestra's "Theme From A Summer Place" (1960) share the mark by holding off five No. 2 hits each.

Damn! We Canadians wanted that record to ourselves!

[Gary]

Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Is One of the Most Dominant Hot 100 No. 1s of Last 25 Years


The song is the latest chart titan to boast at least twice the weekly Hot 100 points of the runner-up title.

As Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, spends a ninth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 (dated June 8), the juggernaut collaboration again casts its shadow across the entire chart, flaunting more than twice as many Hot 100 chart points as its closest competitor, current No. 2 "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish. In essence, "Road" is more than twice as popular as any other song on the chart this week.

Streaming, of course, is the key factor that has secured Lil Nas X and Cyrus' place among the last quarter-century's top-tier hits. "Road" bolted to a record 143 million U.S. streams in the week ending April 11, 2019, more than 25 million ahead of the previous record-holder, Drake's "In My Feelings" (116.2 million) in July 2018. In the six weeks since that peak, "Road" has yet to fall below the 100 million mark in any week, while only one challenger, Taylor Swift's "ME!," featuring Brendon Urie, even rose to half that amount, with "ME!" posting a weekly best of 50.7 million.
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The fine print: The Hot 100 ranks the most popular songs of the week in the U.S. based on a blend of streaming, airplay and sales data. The chart, which launched on Aug. 4, 1958, began incorporating Nielsen Music's electronically-measured point-of-sale and radio airplay information on the list dated Nov. 30, 1991. Since that date, only 22 songs have run away with enough sales, airplay and, since 2012, streaming activity to rule with at least a two-to-one points lead. With 326 No. 1s in that span (beginning with P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"), a mere 6 percent of all leaders have ballooned to such heights.

Unsurprisingly, the list contains enduring megahits such as Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You," which recorded the first two-to-one points lead. The ballad blasted the competition with a lead of at least that size for nine of its 14 weeks at No. 1, the most for song in the past 25-plus years.

Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight," meanwhile, claims the biggest ratio lead over a No. 2 song: It debuted at No. 1 on Oct. 11, 1997, with a massive points lead of 17 times the amount of the No. 2 challenger (Boyz II Men's "4 Seasons of Loneliness"). John scored the most lopsided lead as "Candle," his tribute to the then-recently deceased Diana, Princess of Wales, sold a Nielsen-record 3.4 million physical singles in its first week of availability.

Here's the full roster:

"I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston
Nine weeks with 2x points as No. 2: Dec. 12, 1992-Feb. 6, 1993
Six weeks above No. 2 "If I Ever Fall in Love" by Shai; three weeks above No. 2 "Rump Shaker" by Wreckx-n-Effect

"I'll Make Love to You," Boyz II Men
Three weeks with 2x points as No. 2: Sept. 10-24, 1994
All above No. 2 "Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

"Tha Crossroads," Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Three weeks with 2x points as No. 2: June 8-22, 1996
Two weeks above No. 2 "Always Be My Baby" by Mariah Carey; one week above No. 2 "You're Makin' Me High"/"Let It Flow" by Toni Braxton

"I'll Be Missing You," Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112
Two weeks with 2x points as No. 2: July 5-12, 1997
One week above No. 2 "Mmmbop" by Hanson; one week above No. 2 "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks

"Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight," Elton John
Five weeks with 2x points as No. 2: Oct. 11-Nov. 8, 1997
Two weeks above No. 2 "4 Seasons of Loneliness" by Boyz II Men; three weeks above No. 2 "You Make Me Wanna…" by Usher

"My Heart Will Go On," Celine Dion
One week with 2x points as No. 2: Feb. 28, 1998
Above No. 2 "Nice and Slow" by Usher

"All My Life," K-Ci & JoJo
One week with 2x points as No. 2: April 4, 1998
Above No. 2 "Frozen" by Madonna

"The Boy Is Mine," Brandy & Monica
Two weeks with 2x points as No. 2: June 20-27, 1998
Both above No. 2 "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," Aerosmith
One week with 2x points as No. 2: Sept. 5, 1998
Above No. 2 "The First Night" by Monica

"Heartbreaker," Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z
One week with 2x points as No. 2: Oct. 9, 1999
Above No. 2 "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas

"All for You," Janet Jackson
One week with 2x points as No. 2: April 14, 2001
Above No. 2 "Survivor" by Destiny's Child

"Hips Don't Lie," Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
One week with 2x points as No. 2: June 17, 2006
Above No. 2 "Ridin" by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone

"SexyBack," Justin Timberlake
Two weeks with 2x points as No. 2: Sept. 9-16, 2006
Both above No. 2 "London Bridge" by Fergie

"Right Round," Flo Rida
One week with 2x points as No. 2: Feb. 28, 2009
Above No. 2 "Dead and Gone" by T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake

"Harlem Shake," Baauer
Four weeks with 2x points as No. 2: March 2-March 23, 2013
All above No. 2 "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz

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"Blurred Lines," Robin Thicke featuring T.I. + Pharrell
Two weeks with 2x points as No. 2: Aug. 17-Aug. 24, 2013
Both above No. 2 "We Can't Stop" by Miley Cyrus

"Hello," Adele
Three weeks with 2x points as No. 2: Nov. 14-Nov. 28, 2015
All above No. 2 "Sorry" by Justin Bieber

"Shape of You," Ed Sheeran
One week with 2x points as No. 2: March 25, 2017
Above No. 2 "Bad and Boujee" by Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert

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"Look What You Made Me Do," Taylor Swift
One week with 2x points as No. 2: Sept. 16, 2017
Above No. 2 "Despacito," by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber

"God's Plan," Drake
One week with 2x points as No. 2: March 3, 2018
Above No. 2 "Perfect," by Ed Sheeran

"In My Feelings," Drake
Two weeks with 2x points as No. 2: July 28 - August 5, 2018
Above No. 2 "I Like It," Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin​

"Old Town Road," Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
Six weeks with 2x points as No. 2:
One week above No. 2s: "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse)" by Post Malone and Swae Lee, "If I Can't Have You," by Shawn Mendes, "I Don't Care" by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber and "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish
Two weeks above No. 2: "Wow.," by Post Malone

[Gary]

1st post updated as well

[Deleted]

Finally they did an article on it

[Gary]

6 weeks is the second longest run of 2x

[Gary]

"Road" outpaces "Calm" by a less than two-to-one points lead on the Hot 100 (1.8 to 1), after eight weeks of "Road" outperforming its closest weekly competition by such a wide margin; only one song has tallied more weeks leading No. 2 titles by at least a two-to-one points gap: Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You," for nine weeks in 1992-93.

[Gary]

Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Is One of the Most Dominant No. 1s of Last 30 Years
By Trevor Anderson
8/18/2020
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www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8221656/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-dominant-hot-100-number-1-hits/

The out-of-the-box hit is the latest chart titan to boast at least twice the weekly Hot 100 points of the runner-up title.
With Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" racing onto the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Jan. 23, 2021) at No. 1, the out-of-the-box pop powerhouse easily laps every potential challenger, arriving with well over twice as many Hot 100 chart points as its closest competitor, the current No. 2 "Mood" by 24kgoldn featuring iann dior. In essence, "License" is now the 24th song that can claim to be at least twice as popular as any other song on the chart this week.

As with any juggernaut single in recent years, streaming, of course, is the key component that separates the champions from the challengers. In the case of "Drivers License," Rodrigo's profile among teens and young adults through her work on Disney, including High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, an intriguing backstory involving a real-life love triangle, and a co-sign from Taylor Swift pushed its initial success, which then sparked an avalanche of interest around the young singer who's drawn comparisons to Swift, Lorde and others. Whichever avenue introduced fans and observers to "License,", all roads led to streams of the strong, which registered 76.1 million U.S. clicks in the week ending Jan. 14, according to MRC Data, the highest total for a female artist's first single properly promoted to radio and streaming services.


The fine print: The Hot 100 ranks the most popular songs of the week in the U.S. based on a blend of streaming, airplay and sales data. The chart, which launched on Aug. 4, 1958, began incorporating Nielsen Music's electronically-measured point-of-sale and radio airplay information on the list dated Nov. 30, 1991. Since that date, only 24 songs have run away with enough sales, airplay and, since 2012, streaming activity to rule with at least a two-to-one points lead. With 356 No. 1s in that span (beginning with P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"), just under 7 percent of all leaders have ballooned to such heights.

Unsurprisingly, the list contains enduring megahits such as Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You," which recorded the first two-to-one points lead. The ballad blasted the competition with a lead of at least that size for nine of its 14 weeks at No. 1, the most for song in the past 25-plus years.

Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight," meanwhile, claims the biggest ratio lead over a No. 2 song: It debuted at No. 1 on Oct. 11, 1997, with a massive points lead of 17 times the amount of the No. 2 challenger (Boyz II Men's "4 Seasons of Loneliness"). John scored the most lopsided lead thanks to "Candle," his tribute to the then-recently deceased Diana, Princess of Wales, selling a Nielsen-record 3.4 million physical singles in the corresponding week.

Here's the full roster:

"I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston
Nine weeks with 2x points as No. 2: Dec. 12, 1992-Feb. 6, 1993
Six weeks above No. 2 "If I Ever Fall in Love" by Shai; three weeks above No. 2 "Rump Shaker" by Wreckx-n-Effect


"I'll Make Love to You," Boyz II Men
Three weeks with 2x points as No. 2: Sept. 10-24, 1994
All above No. 2 "Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories


"Tha Crossroads," Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Three weeks with 2x points as No. 2: June 8-22, 1996
Two weeks above No. 2 "Always Be My Baby" by Mariah Carey; one week above No. 2 "You're Makin' Me High"/"Let It Flow" by Toni Braxton


"I'll Be Missing You," Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112
Two weeks with 2x points as No. 2: July 5-12, 1997
One week above No. 2 "Mmmbop" by Hanson; one week above No. 2 "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks


"Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight," Elton John
Five weeks with 2x points as No. 2: Oct. 11-Nov. 8, 1997
Two weeks above No. 2 "4 Seasons of Loneliness" by Boyz II Men; three weeks above No. 2 "You Make Me Wanna…" by Usher


"My Heart Will Go On," Celine Dion
One week with 2x points as No. 2: Feb. 28, 1998
Above No. 2 "Nice and Slow" by Usher


"All My Life," K-Ci & JoJo
One week with 2x points as No. 2: April 4, 1998
Above No. 2 "Frozen" by Madonna


"The Boy Is Mine," Brandy & Monica
Two weeks with 2x points as No. 2: June 20-27, 1998
Both above No. 2 "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain


"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," Aerosmith
One week with 2x points as No. 2: Sept. 5, 1998
Above No. 2 "The First Night" by Monica


"Heartbreaker," Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z
One week with 2x points as No. 2: Oct. 9, 1999
Above No. 2 "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas


"All for You," Janet Jackson
One week with 2x points as No. 2: April 14, 2001
Above No. 2 "Survivor" by Destiny's Child


"Hips Don't Lie," Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
One week with 2x points as No. 2: June 17, 2006
Above No. 2 "Ridin" by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone


"SexyBack," Justin Timberlake
Two weeks with 2x points as No. 2: Sept. 9-16, 2006
Both above No. 2 "London Bridge" by Fergie


"Right Round," Flo Rida
One week with 2x points as No. 2: Feb. 28, 2009
Above No. 2 "Dead and Gone" by T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake


"Harlem Shake," Baauer
Four weeks with 2x points as No. 2: March 2-March 23, 2013
All above No. 2 "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz


"Blurred Lines," Robin Thicke featuring T.I. + Pharrell
Two weeks with 2x points as No. 2: Aug. 17-Aug. 24, 2013
Both above No. 2 "We Can't Stop" by Miley Cyrus


"Hello," Adele
Three weeks with 2x points as No. 2: Nov. 14-Nov. 28, 2015
All above No. 2 "Sorry" by Justin Bieber


"Shape of You," Ed Sheeran
One week with 2x points as No. 2: March 25, 2017
Above No. 2 "Bad and Boujee" by Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert


"Look What You Made Me Do," Taylor Swift
One week with 2x points as No. 2: Sept. 16, 2017
Above No. 2 "Despacito," by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber


"God's Plan," Drake
One week with 2x points as No. 2: March 3, 2018
Above No. 2 "Perfect," by Ed Sheeran


"In My Feelings," Drake
Two weeks with 2x points as No. 2: July 28 - August 5, 2018
Above No. 2 "I Like It," Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin


"Old Town Road," Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
Eight weeks with 2x points as No. 2:
One week above No. 2s: "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse)" by Post Malone and Swae Lee, "If I Can't Have You" by Shawn Mendes and "I Don't Care" by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber
Two weeks above No. 2: "Wow." by Post Malone
Three weeks above No. 2: "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish


"WAP," Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion
One week with 2x points as No. 2: "Rockstar" by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch


"Drivers License," Olivia Rodrigo
One week with 2x points as No. 2: "Mood," by 24kgoldn featuring iann dior

[Gary]

No. 1 by a 2-to-1 margin: Further reflecting its dominance, "Easy on Me" sports slightly more than a 2-to-1 margin in Hot 100 chart points over The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber's "Stay" at No. 2. The former is the 25th song to run away with such a lead, and the first since Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License," dating to when MRC Data information began powering the chart in November 1991.

[imbondz]

Not this topic but kinda…

One of my favorite chart things was when Nothing Compares 2 U was #1, the #2 song - Don’t Wanna Fall in Love and #3 song - All Around The World had enough chart points to be #1 every other week that year except the weeks Sinead was #1.

I’m sure that’s happened a lot tho.

[Groovy]

I'm surprised that Despacito isn't on this list.

[inverse]

Oct 26, 2021 21:21:21 GMT -5 imbondz said:

Not this topic but kinda…

One of my favorite chart things was when Nothing Compares 2 U was #1, the #2 song - Don’t Wanna Fall in Love and #3 song - All Around The World had enough chart points to be #1 every other week that year except the weeks Sinead was #1.

I’m sure that’s happened a lot tho.

With #2 it's happened a few times that I can think of. Me by Taylor Swift (remember when that was a thing??) had the second highest peak in points of any song in 2019. However, the only way I could ever see it happening with a #3 is with an insane album bomb or a Christmas week.

[mikerivera]

Oct 28, 2021 0:20:12 GMT -5 inverse said:

Oct 26, 2021 21:21:21 GMT -5 imbondz said:

Not this topic but kinda…

One of my favorite chart things was when Nothing Compares 2 U was #1, the #2 song - Don’t Wanna Fall in Love and #3 song - All Around The World had enough chart points to be #1 every other week that year except the weeks Sinead was #1.

I’m sure that’s happened a lot tho.

With #2 it's happened a few times that I can think of. Me by Taylor Swift (remember when that was a thing??) had the second highest peak in points of any song in 2019. However, the only way I could ever see it happening with a #3 is with an insane album bomb or a Christmas week.

I could be wrong, but I think this happened in 2015 with Hello, Sorry and Hotline Bling. HB was set to take the #1 spot with its video dropping, but those other two songs both made their massive debuts

[Gary]

found the thread and re bookmarked  after losing it to the April Fools thing 

[jenglisbe]

Mar 19, 2017 22:14:02 GMT -5 KeepDeanWeird said:

Mar 19, 2017 14:52:19 GMT -5 85la said:

^ The label was "forced" to release the MHWGO single? I would think they wanted to release it, and in a limited supply, so it could go #1 on the Hot 100 without affecting album sales too much.

Yes, the single was released in order to get it to #1. My point was that the two weeks at #1 did not reflect exactly has massive it was. And it is unprecedented that a single song could not only push two albums to #1, but both to diamond status. Titanic only had one single released and LTABL was preceded by a massive flop TM and a minor Top 20 radio hit TLYM several months later that had little effect on sales.

I think it's a bit limiting to say a single song pushed both albums to Diamond. Titanic itself was huge and a phenomenon, and people wanted that soundtrack for more than "MHWGO." Keep in mind a second soundtrack was released for the movie that debuted in the top 10 and went platinum. Lots of other merchandise came out related to the success of the film as well.

[jenglisbe]

Mar 2, 2018 2:13:36 GMT -5 85la said:

^ Yeah, the 17x thing (3.4 million copies first week) absolutely had something to do with it. Though it only spent 8 weeks on that chart year, there were all at #1, and I would estimate that it sold about 7.5 to 8 million copies during those weeks (it sold 8.9 million total). It had minimal airplay, but those giant sales alone were enough to outrank the combined sales and airplay numbers of the second best performing single. Technically, any song can be #1 for the year even with just one week on the chart if it has enough points (somewhat plausible with sales #'s, but of course much less so with streaming and airplay).

In terms of what Billboard reported:

10/11/97 - 3.5 million
10/18/97 - 1.2 million
10/25/97 - 786,000 (over 5.4 million total)..."CITW" had about 24 million impressions this week and "SATWYLT" had 23 million impressions
11/1/97 - this is the week the titles flipped and "SATWYLT" became lead
11/8/97 -
11/15/97 - 249,000
11/22/97 - 186,000..."SATWYLT" had 30 million impressions (Usher was #2 with 55 million impressions and 118,000 sold)
11/29/97 - ("Tubthumping" #1 on Hot 100 Airplay with 93 million impressions and 200 units sold to be #6 on the Hot 100)

....NEW CHART YEAR..."CITW" probably could have been #1 year-end 1997 off even fewer weeks than it had.

12/6/97 - "CITW/SATWYLT" only song to sell more than 100,000
12/13/97 -
12/20/97 -
12/27/97 - (#47 on Hot 100 Airplay had 16 million impressions)
1/3/98 -
1/10/98 - last week at #1
1/17/98 - 82,000 (down 58%) (8.1 million total sold)

"CITW/SATWYLT" was still top 40 in sales in September 1998 and re-entered Hot 100 Singles Sales on the 12/12/98 chart for its 50th week total on the chart, so it was still selling throughout 1998.

(February 7, 1998 it was reported "My Heart Will Go On" had 105 million impressions to set a new record there but it ultimately peaked at 117 million impressions.)

[KeepDeanWeird]

Apr 9, 2022 5:53:19 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Mar 19, 2017 22:14:02 GMT -5 KeepDeanWeird said:

Yes, the single was released in order to get it to #1. My point was that the two weeks at #1 did not reflect exactly has massive it was. And it is unprecedented that a single song could not only push two albums to #1, but both to diamond status. Titanic only had one single released and LTABL was preceded by a massive flop TM and a minor Top 20 radio hit TLYM several months later that had little effect on sales.

I think it's a bit limiting to say a single song pushed both albums to Diamond. Titanic itself was huge and a phenomenon, and people wanted that soundtrack for more than "MHWGO." Keep in mind a second soundtrack was released for the movie that debuted in the top 10 and went platinum. Lots of other merchandise came out related to the success of the film as well.

ITA Titanic was a phenomenon and the two soundtracks reflected the thirst for the film's merchandise. My overall point is that the 2 weeks at #1 because of the limited single release doesn't even come close to reflecting the historical significance of the song both commercially and culturally at that time. If the single hadn't been delayed and limited, could've it have been a 10+ week #1? We'll never know. For Celine: TPOL, BYLM and IYA all spent more weeks at #1.

Fun fact: A mere 2 years later it was included in All the Way, which has sold 9MM units. Obviously, MHWGO wasn't the only reason why ATW sold that many copies, but still.

[jenglisbe]

Apr 9, 2022 9:15:52 GMT -5 KeepDeanWeird said:

Apr 9, 2022 5:53:19 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

I think it's a bit limiting to say a single song pushed both albums to Diamond. Titanic itself was huge and a phenomenon, and people wanted that soundtrack for more than "MHWGO." Keep in mind a second soundtrack was released for the movie that debuted in the top 10 and went platinum. Lots of other merchandise came out related to the success of the film as well.

ITA Titanic was a phenomenon and the two soundtracks reflected the thirst for the film's merchandise. My overall point is that the 2 weeks at #1 because of the limited single release doesn't even come close to reflecting the historical significance of the song both commercially and culturally at that time. If the single hadn't been delayed and limited, could've it have been a 10+ week #1? We'll never know. For Celine: TPOL, BYLM and IYA all spent more weeks at #1.

Fun fact: A mere 2 years later it was included in All the Way, which has sold 9MM units. Obviously, MHWGO wasn't the only reason why ATW sold that many copies, but still.

Oh I definitely agree "MHWGO" would have been a huge #1 if it had a full commercial single and didn't mean to imply otherwise.

And yeah, in general Celine was a big album seller in the latter half of the 90s. Even in the early 90s her albums sold more than you would've thought considering she never really had more than 1-2 hits per album then. (I think FIY is the only album of hers period that produced more than 2 top 10s).