R&R: 'Piece of Me' enters a restricted group
Britney's 2nd single off 'Blackout' just entered a restricted group of Britney songs: those that reached 20 weeks inside the Top 40 chart. 'Piece of Me' concluded its 20th week today, and now, once it leaves the Top 40, it's gonna be retired. Before POM, only big hits like BOMT, Sometimes, Crazy, OIDIA, Toxic and Everytime managed to do that.
'...Baby One More Time' - 32 weeks, peak #1
'Sometimes'- 20 weeks, peak #4
'Crazy' - 20 weeks, peak #4
'From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart' - 11 weeks, peak #16
'Oops!...I Did It Again' - 20 weeks, peak #1
'Lucky' - 14 weeks, peak #8
'Stronger' 14 weeks, peak #14
'Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know' - 6 weeks, peak #36
'I'm A Slave 4 U' - 17 weeks, peak #18
'I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman' - 8 weeks, peak #21
'Overprotected' - 7 weeks, peak #34
'Boys' - 7 weeks, peak #32
'Me Against The Music' - 12 weeks, peak #11
'Toxic' - 21 weeks, peak #1
'Everytime' - 20 weeks, peak #4
'Outrageous' - 8 weeks, peak #23
'My Prerogative' - 7 weeks, peak #22
'Gimme More' - 14 weeks, peak #17
'Piece of Me' - 20 weeks (and counting), peak #27
'Break the Ice' - 5 weeks (and counting), peak #27
I know that may not sound like something important, but I think it's kinda huge for such a flop radio artist as Britney! Chart run for POM: 36-31-32-28-29-28-
*27*-29-30-31-33-36-34-39-39-38-39-40-39-38.
Oh, if y'all didn't notice, this week 'Break the Ice' just matched 'Piece of Me' peak on the Pop Top 40: #27.
http://www.radioandrecords.com/Forma...op40_Chart.asp