how did "one in a million" & "hot like fire" & "4 page letter" not crack the hot 100 at all btw
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 4 December 2010 00:38 (thirteen years ago) link
remember hearing both OiaM and 4PL on hip-hop/R&B radio a lot
― for the next throbbing minutes (corey), Saturday, 4 December 2010 00:51 (thirteen years ago) link
As many Hot 100 chart policies have been modified over the years, one rule always remained constant: songs were not eligible to enter the Hot 100 unless they were available to purchase as a single. However, on December 5, 1998 the Hot 100 changed from being a "singles" chart to a "songs" chart. During the 1990s, a growing trend in the music industry was to promote songs to radio without ever releasing them as singles. It was claimed by major record labels that singles were cannibalizing album sales, so they were slowly phased out.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 4 December 2010 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
ah, well that explains it
i was looking at the airplay numbers and seriously had no idea what was going on
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 4 December 2010 00:54 (thirteen years ago) link
"one in a million" and "4 page letter" peaked at #7 and #59 on the airplay chart, respectively. "hot like fire" did not place on that chart.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 4 December 2010 00:55 (thirteen years ago) link
#1/#12/#31 on r&b airplay
― The Reverend, Saturday, 4 December 2010 00:56 (thirteen years ago) link
how, if at all, would we view her albums differently if "i care 4 u" had made it onto "one in a million" as intended
― pop the s1ock (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 08:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Well, 'One in a Million' would be significantly more awesome than it already is, but I think there would be enough left on the s/t for it to remain pretty damn good.
― Alex in Montreal, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 08:54 (thirteen years ago) link
well then
― pop the s1ock (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 08:57 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah what alex said, though i think "i care 4 u" would actually stick out a bit on OIAM and not in a good way - it seems to fit in with the s/t a lot more
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 09:03 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean the reason the s/t has more of a classic rep than OIAM isn't that OIAM isn't as good, at its best, it's cuz there's basically no filler or anything less than great on the s/t. also, my views are coloured by "try again" being on international copies of the s/t
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 09:04 (thirteen years ago) link
i guess this should go in the 'aaliyah' poll thread but i guess her label did a short 'documentary' (mostly just an interview) about the process of making the album & some of the songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzwNswETFE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxxtCvru298&feature=related
― pop the s1ock (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 09:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Final Warning (Ginuwine featuring Aaliyah) 0John Blaze (Timbaland featuring Aaliyah) 0
^^^been bumping these a lot lately
― The Reverend, Friday, 26 August 2011 00:56 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i've been really into "Final Warning" lately too
― some dude, Friday, 26 August 2011 01:38 (twelve years ago) link
how the hell did 'one in a million' not win this
― prego, Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
how the hell did 'we need a resolution' not win this
― Cass McCars (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:33 (twelve years ago) link
"final warning" is an absolutely stunning song
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
How the hell did probably Aaliyah/Timbaland's biggest hit win this?
― Gus Van Sant's Gerry Blank (Eric H.), Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
"Try Again" is actually their biggest hit but
― a 'catch-all', almost humorous, 'Jeez' quality (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
How did that ever land in second place?
― Gus Van Sant's Gerry Blank (Eric H.), Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
And how did you not miss a chance to be a pedant?
How could I not? It's Sunday afternoon.
― a 'catch-all', almost humorous, 'Jeez' quality (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
how the hell did "try again" get 12 votes
― prolego, Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
If at first you don't succeed
― a 'catch-all', almost humorous, 'Jeez' quality (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 28 August 2011 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
i am happy with these results
― some dude, Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:44 PM (11 months ago) Bookmark
― ed o'neil & rakim - i know you got swole (some dude), Sunday, 28 August 2011 22:39 (twelve years ago) link
how did try again not win...?
― kolakube (Ross), Monday, 8 January 2018 22:02 (six years ago) link
because people correctly surmised that are you that somebody is better?
― porg and bess (voodoo chili), Monday, 8 January 2018 22:38 (six years ago) link
How did Try Again get as many votes as One In A Million is what I want to know
― i know kore-eda (or something), Monday, 8 January 2018 22:40 (six years ago) link
"we need a resolution" was a bit life-changing for me in ways that i currently struggle to describe
― dyl, Monday, 8 January 2018 23:15 (six years ago) link
tough to argue with these results
― k3vin k., Monday, 8 January 2018 23:15 (six years ago) link
If Timbaland used a real baby pic.twitter.com/Mm8ZESKsBH— yasb∞gie (@yasboogie) August 31, 2022
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 31 August 2022 16:43 (one year ago) link