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Records and Achievements (R&R CHR/Pop)
This page shows records for Radio & Records'
CHR/Pop chart from 1989 through 2003. Casey's Top 40 / AT40 (modern)
used this chart except for the period October 21, 2000 to August 11,
2001. For those records, visit the AT40
Chart Feats page.
In the spring of 1994, R&R switched to a chart
based soley on the number of times a song was played. Soon after, the
CHR chart split into CHR/Pop and CHR/Rhythmic. Thus, many of the
records here occur after 1994.
The following records cover the period 1989 to 2003:
Longevity
Most Weeks at #1: 12 weeks.
"I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis in 1996.
Longest Wait to Reach #1: 22
weeks "Save Tonight" by Eagle-Eye Cherry reached #1 in its
22nd week in 1999.
Most Weeks at #2 (for a song who peaked at #2):
8 weeks. "Hanging by a Moment" by
Lifehouse spent 8 weeks at #2 in 2001.
Most Weeks at #3: 9 weeks.
"3 AM" by matchbox 20 spent 9 weeks at #3 in
1998.
Most Weeks at #4 (for a song that peaked at #4):
5 weeks. "Are You Happy Now?" by Michelle
Branch spent 5 weeks at number 4 in 2003.
Most Weeks in the top 2: 15
weeks. "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden spent 15 weeks
in the top 2 in 1998.
Most Weeks in the top 3: 17
weeks. "Don't Speak" by No Doubt and "Truly Madly Deeply" by
Savage Garden spent 17 weeks in the top 3.
Most Weeks in the top 5: 19
weeks. "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden spent 19 weeks
in the top 5.
Most Weeks in the Top 10: 28
weeks. "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls spent 28 weeks in the top
10 in 1998.
Longest Stay in the Top 40:
- [Before the 20/20 rule]: 43
weeks. "Run Around" by Blues Traveler in 1995.
- [After the 20/20 rule]: 37 weeks.
"Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon in 2000.
Longest Stay in the Top 40 for a song that
peaked below #30: 15 weeks. "Party Up (Up
in Here) by DMX peaked at #33 in 2000.
Act with the Most Consecutive Weeks in the Top
40: The Backstreet Boys. The Boys spent
163 consecutive weeks in the top 40 from May 1997 through August 2000.
(This total does not include the 2 week holiday breaks)
Movers:
Biggest Mover: Up 24 places.
"I'll Be There" by Mariah Carey jumped 40-16 in 1992.
Biggest Move into the Top 10: Up
22 places. "Secret" by Madonna moved 30-8 in 1994.
Biggest Move into the Top 5: Up
15 places. "Again" by Janet Jackson moved 19-4 in 1993.
Biggest Move to #1: Up 9
places. "This Used to Be My Playground" by Madonna jumped
10-1 in 1992.
Biggest Fall from #1: Down
7 places. "I'll Be There" by Mariah Carey fell from #1 to #8
in 1992.
Fastest Time to #1: 3 weeks.
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston in 1992.
Biggest Dropper (not including songs
removed to recurrent status):
- Due to the 2 week holiday break: Down 26
places. "Where You Goin' Now" by Damn Yankees fell from 12 to
38 in 1993
- During the regular chart year: Down 23
places. "All or Nothing" by Milli Vanilli fell from 6 to 29
in 1990.
Debuts:
Highest Debut: #15. "If
You Go" by Jon Secada in 1994, and "Frozen" by Madonna in 1998.
This data was
compiled from my own data from observing the R&R chart, with
some help from "GordonUM". Also, thanks to "The Max" for reminding me
of a couple records.
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This page last updated September 7, 2003.
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