When I was little I thought almost every single song she released hit #1. Britney had so much power despite not reaching the top spot, she never needed it, she was selling albums. I've read about ClearChannel blacklisting her and it sounds right, I mean, despite being everywhere, her songs didn't manage to go higher, and we cannot forget radio was a big factor on the Hot 100 formula back at the time. If her team would have accepted that offer ClearChannel handed in to them, she would've gotten higher positions. It doesn't matter, I bet Pepsi gave her more money. She had only one #1 until 2008, she's gotten four more since that year, which is great. We can't complain. Plus she didn't need #1s to make her songs pop classics.