Jackson released the second single from the HIStory album, “You Are Not Alone.” You Are Not Alone picked up advanced airplay on top 40 radio stations weeks before the single entered the chart. What a coincidence, two songs to debut at # 5 in just two weeks!įast forward three months later, Michael Jackson set quite an amazing record. were at a tie for the highest debut entries on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. So now, Michael Jackson and the Notorious B.I.G. The song steadily rose up the airplay monitor particularly from stats of Rhythmic Top 40 radio stations. One More Chance was # 1 in sales for the week. One More Chance’s single debut brought in over 80,000 units of sales for the previous week. released “ One More Chance.” The single would also enter at Number 5 one week later. However, on the same week of Micheal Jackson’s high debut, Hip-Hop artist The Notorious B.I.G. On June 17th of 1995, Michael Jackson’s Scream/Childhood became the highest debut ever on the Billboard Hot 100. That record was held for over 25 years until the summer of 1995. Before this date, the record highest debut belonged to the Beatles for their single “Let it Be” which debuted at Number 6. Michael Jackson’s “Scream/Childhood” was a record breaker on the week of June 17th of 1995 for The Highest Debut on the Hot 100 Singles. “ Scream/Childhood” entered the top 10 at Number 5 on the following week of June 17th for its debut entry on the Hot 100 Singles. The single was one of the top 5 best selling singles for the week of June 10th. The sales figures were very high when the retail single was released. Scream/Childhood was released as a single in mid June of ’95. Scream rose quickly within the top 20 on the Hot 100 Airplay, the airplay component. The song received substantial airplay before the initial single release. The first single released was Scream with Janet Jackson and was backed with another song, Childhood on the “B” side. In June of 1995, Michael Jackson released his ninth studio album, HIStory. Some number one songs even broke previous records with 13 and 14 week stays at number one. Number one songs were staying at the top position for longer times. Singles spent longer periods of time on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. When Billboard went live with Broadcast Data Systems and SoundScan in late 1991, the Billboard Hot 100 Singles experienced major changes on the chart. Previously, the Billboard Hot 100 was tracked by reports of sales and airplay provided by radio stations and major retail stores. The number of retail outlets reporting to SoundScan increased immensely by this time. The number of radio stations increased to 236 radio stations by 1995 and it would grow even larger. In late 1991, Billboard revamped the “ Hot 100 Singles.” Billboard began to digitally monitor airplay from over 122 radio stations using Broadcast Data Systems, and incorporate actual sales counts through SoundScan. This was an exciting year to see such enormous shakeups that would take place. Newly charting singles entered in very high positions and one song still has an honorable place in chart history. In the year of 1995, the Billboard Hot 100 would experience an astonishing year of record breakers which had not been seen before. The First Year of the Hot Rap Singles Chart.The Billboard Hot Rap Songs Chart Celebrates 30 Years.Changing Faces on the Billboard R&B Singles.The Modernization of the R & B Singles Chart.The Top 50 # 1 Singles Of The Billboard Hot 100.The Complete List of Airplay Only Hits for 1987-1998.From Boom to Fizzle, ’90s Edition : 1992.The Silver Anniversary of the 12 Number Ones of 1992.Billboard Hot 100 Spotlight: January 4, 1992.30 Years Ago, The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Were Forever Changed By Broadcast Data Systems and SoundScan.
Billboard Hot 100 Spotlight: November 23rd, 1991.Billboard Hot 100 Nielsen BDS/SoundScan (1991 – Present).
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