Billboard: From Baby One More Time To Hold Me Closer-All hail the Princess of Pop

[Neydelinska Spearsi]

Very few stars have risen as fast or burned as bright as Britney Spears in the late ’90s, becoming an icon almost as soon as she dropped her debut single “…Baby One More Time.” But hey, that’s Britney, b–ch.

The Mississippi-born, Louisiana-bred artist’s first-ever track skyrocketed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 just a couple months after it entered the chart in 1998, the first of several Spears hits to top the tally over the course of her career. Her debut album, also titled …Baby One More Time, went on to rule the Billboard 200 for six weeks, securing her the title of Princess of Pop before she was even a legal adult.

 

In the years to come, the Mickey Mouse Club alum would continue releasing smashes, such as “Oops!…I Did it Again,” “Toxic” and “Gimme More.” Even after control of her affairs was assigned to her father, Jamie Spears, in 2008, the star was able to deliver Circus and Femme Fatale, her fifth and sixth No. 1 albums, before eventually breaking from music after dropping Glory in 2016.

 

 

Now that her conservatorship has been terminated, fans are eager to see a grand return to the pop charts for Spears (something she got a taste of by hopping on Elton John’s “Hold Me Closer” in 2022). In the meantime, keep reading to see the superstar’s 20 biggest hits on the Hot 100 so far.

 

Britney Spears’ Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits ranking is based on weekly performance on the Hot 100 through the charts dated March 23, 2024. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at lower spots earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates during various periods.

 

The list:

 

Britney Spears’ 20 Biggest Hot 100 Hits, From ‘…Baby One More Time’ to ‘Hold Me Closer’

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Here are Britney Spears' top songs on the Billboard Hot 100, from "...Baby One More Time" to "Hold Me Closer."

 

[everybodygoesdown]

Their list is ridiculous.

IWG, Circus, 3, HIAM and S&S bigger than Toxic ???

4 Femme Fatale tracks but NOTHING from the Britney album ????

S&S and S&M are in the top 20 ?????

Get real BB.

Edit: Oh they probably just based it on the singles rankings in the BB100 

 

Edited March 22 by everybodygoesdown

[LordofTheMoodRing]

She’s the original 🎶 

[Emil87]

Nice that somebody remembers “Hold it Against Me”.

[PlatinumB]

 

[BBjammin]

I'm here for any good press

[The Dream]

2 hours ago, Emil87 said:

Nice that somebody remembers “Hold it Against Me”.

I CLEARLY remember the feelings I got listening to it for the first time!

Eargasm!

[The Dream]

The gap she has left behind is huge! 

I will forever wait she comes back to her work because she is just such a bright person that the world needs.

The reason so many people took advantage of her is the same reason people look up to her and get inspired by her.

[Crazy4BRITNEY3.2]

not ftbombh making the top 20 💀💀

[CJMCH]

Glad they ended with Hold Me Closer

[J45x]

I am hailing!

    

[thegrove]

The fact there is still not a pop act that fills her shoes so to speak... speaks volumes. 

 

There will never be another Britney, *****. 

[MoodRing3]

Happy for the recognition she got but this list is garbage. 

Her peaks/ chart runs on the BB Hot 100 are NOT showing her biggest songs - in therms of Britney you have to look up the charts all over the rest of the world but NOT USA! And there‘s a reason for that - nearly all her singles till „Blackout“ aka Start of Digital Era were NOT released in the US. So they solely charted bc of Airplay. They wanted to push album sales bc obviously you used to make more money if you sold an album aka single. 

So i‘m pretty sure Crazy, Oops, Lucky, Stronger, Slave, Toxic, Everytime would have gone #1 if they did release physical singles like everybody else. 

 

[Frankie8]

I forget what were the last songs when they did this list before. I wonder what song HMC caused to be bumped off the list. I can't believe it's in her top 20. She is not known for that song as opposed to a lesser successful single that mostly everybody knows.

[igmate]

US charts are in no way a good indication of what her biggest/most recognizable songs are. 

[BritneyFan4Life27]

Billboard is a complete JOKE!!!!

Toxic, OIDIA, Slave, Gimme More should have all went #1 on the Hot 100

And don’t get me started about “Blackout” 🙄

[descg]

25 minutes ago, BritneyFan4Life27 said:

Billboard is a complete JOKE!!!!

Toxic, OIDIA, Slave, Gimme More should have all went #1 on the Hot 100

Tells to the radio stations for that (except for Gimme More and was n3) not to Billboard. 

[descg]

2 hours ago, MoodRing3 said:

Happy for the recognition she got but this list is garbage. 

Her peaks/ chart runs on the BB Hot 100 are NOT showing her biggest songs - in therms of Britney you have to look up the charts all over the rest of the world but NOT USA! And there‘s a reason for that - nearly all her singles till „Blackout“ aka Start of Digital Era were NOT released in the US. So they solely charted bc of Airplay. They wanted to push album sales bc obviously you used to make more money if you sold an album aka single. 

So i‘m pretty sure Crazy, Oops, Lucky, Stronger, Slave, Toxic, Everytime would have gone #1 if they did release physical singles like everybody else. 

 

And also the airplay wasn't big either.