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Originally posted by K@rm@
Only Girl didn't hit #1 on the official chart just the digital so she has 5 #1S.
im pressed she is tied with Celine and Shakira for most #1s by International Artist now.
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Yes but no, back then, the "official chart" was completely stupid, it counted only the physical sales (and they are ridiculous compared to the digital ones), if an artist sold 1000 physical copies and like 1000 digital sales and another one sold 500 physical copies and 10,000 digital ones, the first one was charted higher. Moreover, if you didn't get a physical release and that you were #1 on iTunes for a week, you didn't enter the "official chart" at all (if you are an artist with a fan base that buys all the physical editions of your single, like Mylene Farmer's, the #1s were really easy to get).
So, Only Girl's #1 counts.