Jessica's Top 25

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[George Tropicana]

Sexy chart. I can barely see the text.

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[j]

I had no idea the Backstreet Boys have a new single out.

[EvanJ]

numb said:

I had no idea the Backstreet Boys have a new single out.

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[krazymack]

Cute countdown Jessica, I like your chart. :)

[Drew]

Very hot!

[EvanJ]

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Jessica (starter of this topic) and Fred Bronson wrote:

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Hi,

I'm a fan of your column who is not just interested in the Billboard charts, but music charts in general. I hooked up with a few chart communities who make their own personal charts, and I have my own at jessicastop25.50megs.com.

After I found out that Juvenile's "Slow Motion" featuring Soulja Slim, who was murdered on Nov. 26, 2003, went to No. 1 this week on the Hot 100, I rushed to research other artists who had one or more No. 1 Hot 100 hits after death. I came up with three results:

Jim Croce died in a plane crash on Sept. 20, 1973, and a few months later, his song "Time in a Bottle" posthumously hit No. 1 on Dec. 29, 1973. Seven years later, John Lennon was murdered on Dec. 8, 1980, and his song "(Just Like) Starting Over" reached No. 1 just weeks later, on Dec. 27, 1980.

Before Soulja Slim hit No. 1 as a featured artist this week, the last artist to posthumously hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 was another rap artist who was a murder victim: the Notorious B.I.G. He had two songs hit No. 1 after he was killed on March 9, 1997: "Hypnotize" (May 3, 1997) and "Mo Money Mo Problems" featuring Puff Daddy and Mase (Aug. 30, 1997).

I know many artists have charted on the Hot 100 posthumously without reaching the top, but would this make Soulja Slim the fourth artist to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100 after death?

Thanks,

Jessica Jones
Jessica's Top 25
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Dear Jessica,

Thanks for your sharp observation about Soulja Slim.

You did miss a couple of earlier posthumous No. 1 singles on the Hot 100. Otis Redding was killed in a plane crash on Dec. 10, 1967. Three days earlier, he had recorded "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," which became the first posthumous No. 1 of the rock era when it began a four-week run at the top the week of March 16, 1968.

Janis Joplin was found dead in a Hollywood motel room on Oct. 4, 1970. She hadn't quite completed recording her "Pearl" album. When that LP was released, it contained the second posthumous No. 1 of the rock era, "Me and Bobby McGee." Issued as a single, that Kris Kristofferson-penned classic began two-week reign the week of March 20, 1971.

[strong4PMB!]

Nice chart. Looks like you got a lot of promo from Ask Billboard. :o

[Matt4319]

EvanJ said:

a few chart communities who make their own personal charts

That's us.

We made Billboard!

Ironically, she hasn't posted her chart here since the first time she did so a month ago.

[EvanJ]

Jessica is in Chart Beat Chat again this week. I'm surprised they would respond to the same person so close together.