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Discussion: "Crazy In Love" is Jay-Z's biggest US hit
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"Crazy In Love" is Jay-Z's biggest US hit
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"Change Clothes"
Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 10, Peak Date: Dec. 27, 2003
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As the first single from Jay-Z's "The Black Album," "Change Clothes" became popular not only for Jay's rhymes, but for The Neptunes' production. (And, of course, Pharrell's distinguishable falsetto.) "Change Clothes" became one of Jay's more popular songs in the U.S. peaking at No. 10 on the Hot 100 and proved that Mr. Carter was back.
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"Déjà Vu"
Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 4, Peak Date: Aug. 12, 2006
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"I just make the hits, like a factory," claimed Jay alongside Ms. B. It was a song, as like their first collaboration, "'03 Bonnie & Clyde," that foreshadowed their power couple takeover of just about everything, including our Hot 100 chart. Although it debuted at No. 44, "Deja Vu" peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100.
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"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 11, Peak Date: Dec. 30, 2000
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From its memorable hook (on point as always, Skateboard P) to Jay's party-friendly rhymes, "I Just Wanna Love U" would eventually become a summertime jam. (Regardless of its October release.) The first single from Jay's "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia," "I Just Wanna Love U" peaked at No. 11 on the Hot 100.
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"Clique"
Big Sean, Jay-Z and Kanye West
Hot 100 Peak Position: 12, Peak Date: 12, Peak Date: Sept. 29, 2012
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Jay disappeared as quickly as he appeared on this track with Kanye West and Big Sean. The rhymes were fast: a combination of boasts and shout-outs accompanied by menacing production. "We top of the totem pole," Jay confidently claimed. It's true: "Clique" peaked at No. 12 on the Hot 100.
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"Young Forever"
Jay-Z feat. Mr. Hudson
Hot 100 Peak Position: 10, Peak Date: May 15, 2010
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A reworking of Alphaville's "Forever Young," Jay-Z's "Young Forever" was well-received when it dropped. Heavy radio coverage and strong digital downloads weren't the only accomplishments the song would attain. The song peaked at No. 10 on the Hot 100, and became Jay's 17th top ten single.
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"Can I Get A…"
Jay-Z feat. Amil & Ja Rule
Hot 100 Peak Position: 19, Peak Date: Jan. 16, 1999
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Although "Can I Get A..." appeared on Jay's "Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life" album, this song is commonly associated with the first "Rush Hour" movie and its respective soundtrack. The beat for "Can I Get A..." was great, and Amil and Ja's guest appearances were the icing to Jay's cake. The 1998 classic single peaked at No. 19 on the Hot 100, becoming one of Jay's most commercially successful singles at the time.
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"Excuse Me Miss"
Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 4, Peak Date: Apr. 12, 2003
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Another Jay and Neptunes hit, "Excuse Me Miss" contrasted significantly from the rapper's previous work. The R&B-tinged production and Jay's mature lyrical content, was much different than other women-based songs such as, "Girls, Girls, Girls" and "I Just Wanna Love U." Jay-Z's growth worked in his favor: "Excuse Me Miss" peaked at No. 4 on the Hot 100.
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"I'll Be"
Foxy Brown feat. Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 7, Peak Date: Apr. 12, 1997
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It was a great pairing: Foxy Brown, one of the best female rappers at the time, and Jay-Z, the man who would eventually become a hip-hop mogul. "I'll Be" became a huge hit, peaking at No. 7 on the Hot 100.
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"Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 8, Peak Date: Oct. 20, 2001
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"That's the anthem, get your damn hands up!" "Izzo" was Jay's song of triumph, its powerful production and memorable hook celebrating Jay and his accomplishments. The song has become one of Jay's most popular singles, as well as a success on the Hot 100 charts, peaking at No. 8.
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"Fiesta (Remix)"
R. Kelly feat. Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 6, Peak Date: Jun. 23, 2001
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It's no surprise that the remix to "Fiesta" became a favorite. (And still continues to be.) It had all the right components: R. Kelly's awesomeness, slow-dance production and, well, Jay. (Honorable mention to Boo and Gotti.) The song spent five weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart, and peaked at No. 6 on the Hot 100.
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"Dirt Off Your Shoulder"
Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 5, Peak Date: April 10, 2004
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"Dirt Off Your Shoulder" became an anthem in 2004. It was the answer to any "negative" situation: failed a test? Brush your shoulders off. Spent too much money at the club? Brush your shoulders off. Being attacked by a rival candidate for the U.S. presidency? Brush your shoulders off. (Kudos, President Obama.) "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" became one of Jay's biggest singles to date, peaking at No. 5 on the Hot 100.
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"Frontin'"
Pharrell Williams feat. Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 5, Peak Date: Sept. 20, 2003
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Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z's professional bromance dates back to 2006, from when working together on Hov's "The Dynasty: ROC La Familia" lead single, "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)." As like "I Just Wanna Love U," "Frontin'" is yet another hit the duo pocketed. "Frontin'" was the 34th biggest selling single of 2003 in the U.S.
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"Heartbreaker"
Mariah Carey feat. Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 1 (two weeks), Peak Date: Oct. 9, 1999
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Jay-Z's playful guest verse is the cherry on top of Mariah Carey's addictive "Rainbow" lead single. The duo's hit, which was built around a sample from Stacy Lattisaw's "Attack of the Name Game," claimed the No. 1 spot for two consecutive weeks.
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"Ni--as in Paris"
Kanye West and Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 5, Peak Date: Jan. 7, 2012
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"Ni--as in Paris" is the most hard-hitting song on Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album, "Watch the Throne." Therefore it's no surprise the Hit-Boy-produced song, which The Throne performed consecutively during their tour, more times with each stop, peaked in the top 5 tier on the Hot 100 chart.
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"'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
Jay-Z feat. Beyoncé
Hot 100 Peak Position: 4, Peak Date: Dec. 28, 2002
"You ready B? Let's go get 'em," Jay-Z kicks off his first collaborative hit with his now wife, Beyoncé. "03 Bonnie & Clyde" is proof that the couple has been unstoppable from jump. Coincidentally, "The Blueprint 2" hit was the first song that Kanye West produced for his close friend. 'Ye delivered a hit, built around Tupac's "Me & My Girlfriend," after Hov called him up and asked for the "best beat you ever made."
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"Run This Town"
Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West
Hot 100 Peak Position: 2, Peak Date: Oct. 3, 2009
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The star power on the second single off "The Blueprint 3," turned the song into one of two of Jay-z's top five hits as a lead artist.
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"Suit & Tie"
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 3, Peak Date: Oct. 3, 2009
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Who better to step back into the music scene with after a six-year hiatus than with Jay-Z? The rapper spits his signature luxury rhymes on Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience" comeback hit.
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"Umbrella"
Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 1 (seven weeks), Peak Date: June 9, 2007
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Rihanna introduced her bad ass side with her boss man, Jay-Z, by her side. The "Good Girl Gone Bad" lead single, produced by The-Dream, earned both Jay-Z and Rihanna another No. 1 hit. "Umbrella" was Rihanna's 2nd No. 1, following "SOS" (2006), and Jay-Z's third, following "Heartbreaker" (1999) and "Crazy In Love" (2003).
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"Empire State of Mind"
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
Hot 100 Peak Position: 1 (five weeks), Peak Date: Nov. 28, 2009
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Jay-Z and Alicia Keys turned an ode to their city into a national anthem. Their duet not only topped the top spot for five consecutive weeks but earned Jay-Z his only No. 1 as a lead artist.
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"Crazy In Love"
Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z
Hot 100 Peak Position: 1 (eight weeks), Peak Date: July 12, 2003
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We dare you to not "aw" at the fact that Jay-Z's top Hot 100 No. 1 is a collaborative song with Beyoncé. The power couple has been taking over the charts since their first collaborative hit, "'03 Bonnie & Clyde." And with a solo album on deck for the year individually, there's no doubt that there are more hits to come for the two. "Crazy In Love" topped the Hot 100 chart for eight consecutive weeks.
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How did they determine this?
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How did they determine this?
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The ranking is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart. Songs are ranked using an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value, and weeks at No. 100 earning the least.
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Weeks at #1 being the main criteria? Oh okay.
Umbrella and ESOM are obviously bigger.
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Beyonce, Alicia and Rihanna their power.  
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The song of the decade
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Weeks at #1 being the main criteria? Oh okay.
Umbrella and ESOM are obviously bigger. |
No. They use an inverse point system, so if a song spent a week at #1, it gets 100 points, a week at #1, 99 points, ... , a week at #100, 1 point.
It all boils down to longevity on the Hot 100.
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And Umbrella is his biggest UK single.
Not a surprise since pop songs do better than rap songs.
From his solo singles, I Just Wanna Love You is his best one. Still sounds fresh to this day.
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 at the order being the opposite worldwide.
1. Umbrella
2. Empire State of Mind
3. Crazy in Love
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Weeks at #1 being the main criteria? Oh okay.
Umbrella and ESOM are obviously bigger. |
Why wouldn't it be the main criteria if the query is which is the bigger hit? Hits are measured on charts. Weeks at #1 (and weeks at every other position as well in its run) seems like the only way to measure it.
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It didn't last very long on the Hot 100. That's probably why it didn't make the list.
94 - 84 - 69 - 66 - 55 - 43 - 39 - 30 - 44 - 57 - 71 - 87
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Weeks at #1 being the main criteria? Oh okay.
Umbrella and ESOM are obviously bigger. |
Nope. As Empire State of Mind had less weeks at #1 than Umbrella.
They rank every position from #1 down to #100 and total up the time spent at each position on the chart, giving a larger weighting the higher positions.
Hence Crazy In Love was bigger in the US than both Umbrella and Empire State of Mind.
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No. They use an inverse point system, so if a song spent a week at #1, it gets 100 points, a week at #1, 99 points, ... , a week at #100, 1 point.
It all boils down to longevity on the Hot 100.
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And that is regardless of the competition at the time, amount of big new releases etc
A very flawed system to determine the biggest hit.
The order should be:
1. Umbrella
2. Empire State of Mind
3. Crazy in Love
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No. They use an inverse point system, so if a song spent a week at #1, it gets 100 points, a week at #1, 99 points, ... , a week at #100, 1 point.
It all boils down to longevity on the Hot 100.
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Makes sense. CIL was the "In" sound during the days it was at #1 and during its chart run.
Umbrella did amazingly, considering how it was a risky, yet trendsetting single for Rihanna.
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Originally posted by Aleks
And that is regardless of the competition at the time, amount of big new releases etc
A very flawed system to determine the biggest hit.
The order should be:
1. Umbrella
2. Empire State of Mind
3. Crazy in Love |
It's the same system they use for all their year-end / decade-end / all-time lists, isn't it?
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Originally posted by Aleks
And that is regardless of the competition at the time, amount of big new releases etc
A very flawed system to determine the biggest hit.
The order should be:
1. Umbrella
2. Empire State of Mind
3. Crazy in Love |
So we shouldn't commend an artist for having a lot of number ones because we're disregarding the fact that there may have been no competition at the time? This is how charts work. Songs are popular, some songs are not. Songs have major competition, some songs do not.
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It's the same system they use for all their year-end / decade-end / all-time lists, isn't it?
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They used to, but now, they just use cumulative points (sales, airplay, streams) that a song has racked up during the year-end tracking period.
I guess they used the inverse point system for this because it's hard to compare hits from the pre-digital era to now. obviously, if they used the cumulative point system in this situation, ESOM or "Umbrella" would have ranked in at #1 since they sold more than "Crazy In Love."
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Umbrella
#68 Poland
#89 Egypt
#103 Saint Kitts and Nevis
#113 Germany
#123 Burkina Faso
#161 British Virgin Islands
#170 The Bahamas
#180 Taiwan
#191 Greece
#240 Luxembourg
#246 Portugal
#266 Israel
#290 Austria
#327 Belize
#335 Ireland
#385 Nigeria
Crazy In Love
#67 Finland
#77 Denmark
#98 Paraguay
#101 Jordan
#105 Sweden
#127 Norway
#132 Bermuda
#137 Qatar
#186 Belarus
#216 Hong Kong
#259 Israel
#273 France
#320 Belgium
#364 Moldova
#371 Chile
#383 Guatemala
Empire State of Mind
#27 Saint Kitts and Nevis
#37 Brazil
#41 Brunei Darussalam
#42 Israel
#44 Qatar
#57 Turkey
#75 Paraguay
#76 Luxembourg
#78 Taiwan
#87 Egypt
#92 Costa Rica
#92 Greece
#98 Poland
#110 Panama
#114 Hong Kong
#119 Argentina
#119 Czech Republic
#119 Portugal
#122 New Zealand
#129 Chile
#129 Peru
#136 Colombia
#140 United Arab Emirates
#164 Dominican Republic
#165 Belgium
#181 Hungary
#184 Moldova
#201 France
#201 Slovakia
#206 Sweden
#211 Venezuela
#232 Guatemala
#232 Malaysia
#237 Romania
#249 Russia
#257 Singapore
#261 Finland
#266 Philippines
#287 Cambodia
#293 Switzerland
#298 Barbados
#300 Sri Lanka
#312 Vietnam
#335 Ecuador
#347 Nicaragua
#360 South Africa
#364 Spain
#370 Italy
#378 Mexico
And look at the longevity differences!
1. ESOM (2009)
2. Crazy In Love (2003)
3. Umbrella (2007)
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Deja Vu went to #4? I always thought it was a flop and no one really remembered it as a Beyonce single?? oops..
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