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New retro certification: Kate Bush - This Woman's Work (Platinum) 40,392 1989 units + 5,151 1990 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 645,543 total chart units!

^ Which makes me wonder if that'll be the next single in spite of how much I Know You're Hurting is pushed as a promo track. Winter Woman will make the Escapism fans happy but I Know You're Hurting screams eventual ballad smash that can push albums in the way Adele & Emeli Sande did years back.

Not necessarily as she has 2 "dancey" songs on her new album, Life Boat & Joy (which is a dance collab): I think she just never wanted to be pigeonholed into one genre all her life as an artist.

Madonna has Forbidden Love on Bedtime Stories & Confessions On A Dance Floor. Rita Ora has two songs called R.I.P.

Exact total according to Music Week is 1,113,202 .

New retro certifications: Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (7x Platinum) 142,494 pre February 1994 units + 4,200,000 post February 1994 units = 4,342,494 total chart units! Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (6x Platinum) 1,300,000 1970s units + 4,488 1980s units + 972,139 January 1990-February 1994 units + 3,600,000 post February 1994 units = 5,876,627 total chart units! AC/DC - Thunderstruck (4x Platinum) 66,912 1990 units + 2,400,000 post February 1994 units = 2,466,912 total chart units! Cure - Friday I'm In Love (3x Platinum) 87,015 1992 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 1,887,015 total chart units! Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (2x Platinum) 215,101 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,415,101 total chart units! Kool & The Gang - Celebration (Platinum) 337,994 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 937,994 total chart units or 938,000. Specials - A Message To You Rudy (Platinum) 223,413 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 823,413 total chart units!

Chasing Cars at 4.2 million 😯

Thank you as always. I guess the TV Airplay Chart is officially kaput.

New retro certifications: Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman (Platinum) 258,525 1970s units + 118,779 1980s units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 977,304 total chart units! Daryl Hall & John Oates - Out Of Touch (Gold) 50,456 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 450,456 total chart units Neil Diamond - Beautiful Noise (Silver) 167,671 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 367,671 total chart units

Happy to see Into The Groove still climbing! Follow that chune!

Sadly it's sales were quite low as it only peaked at #66 & sold 16,150 copies. Hasn't gotten a silver certification yet though did hit #1 on the Bilboard Hot 100.

New retro certifications: Starship - We Built This City (2x Platinum) 156,910 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,356,910 total chart units! SWV - Right Here (Gold) 210,135 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 610,135 total chart units! Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack (Silver) 18,090 1993 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 218,090 total chart units

The impressive thing is that as low as single sales were back in 2003, the digital/streaming era has proven the enduring power of many of the biggest hits of that year: 6x Platinum Lose Yourself 5x Platinum Crazy In Love 4x Platinum Where Is The Love?, Bring Me To Life, In Da Club 3x Platinum Breathe 2x Platinum All The Things She Said, White Flag, Turn Me On, Cry Me A River

New retro certifications: Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone (2x Platinum) 43,044 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,243,044 total chart units! Yazoo - Don't Go (Gold) 471,383 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 871,383 total chart units Nirvana - All Apologies (Gold) 33,165 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 433,165 total chart units! Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home (Silver) 13,634 1980s units + 17,505 1992 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 231,139 total chart units!

Quoted for context.

Impressive! Would love for this to get a full revival.

New retro certifications: David Bowie - Life On Mars (2x Platinum) 350,000 1973 units + 5,865 1980s units + 1,200,000 post 1994 units = 1,555,865 total chart units! Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (2x Platinum) 277,936 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,477,936 total chart units! Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel (2x Platinum) 252,586 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,452,586 total chart units! Mr. Big - To Be With You (Gold) 176,475 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 576,475 total chart units Kenny Rogers - Lady (Silver) 281,309 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 481,309 total chart units Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself (Silver) 1,972 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 201,972 total chart units

Resurgence finally explained due to Billboard: Exactly 20 years later, “Give It Up” is back in the zeitgeist, thanks to the increasingly frequent convergence of TikTok dance trends and edits that traverse the Avatar fandom, anime and tributes to Y2K-era Jessica Alba. Naturally — since dance plays a key role in both Step Up and the “Give It Up” music video — dance has been the primary driving factor behind the song’s resurgence. At the top of the year (Jan. 3), TikTok user @kate.nita.off posted a dance challenge in a clip that’s collected 11.6 million views to date, kicking off one choreography trend. Two weeks later (Jan. 16), TikTok user @lea._.meep shared her dance challenge in a post that has since garnered over 14 million views. Both clips focused on Cole’s verse, as did popular thirst traps (5.5 million views and 1.3 million likes) and Alba fancams (7.8 million views and one million likes). The official “(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me” TikTok sound currently plays in over half a million posts. On Monday (Feb. 23), Sean Paul himself hopped on the trend, posting a TikTok of himself lip-syncing to his parts of the chorus; that clip has since earned 5.7 million views and nearly a million likes. The Grammy winner shared a similar post on Instagram on Wednesday (Feb. 25), attaching a sped-up version of the song that currently soundtracks over 62,000 Reels. There are also several Avatar and anime–centric edits soundtracked by “Give It Up,” all with hundreds of thousands of views each.

So happy for Stateside! Alysa Liu's figure skating performance at the exhibition gala in the past Winter Olympics really catapulted it worldwide:

New retro certifications: Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart (Platinum) 273,190 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 873,190 total chart units Daryl Hall And John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) [Gold] 296,585 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 696,585 total chart units (700K very soon) Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down To Georgia (Gold) 199,625 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 599,625 or basically 600K total chart units Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are (Gold) 157,430 1970s units + 7,786 1980s units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 565,216 total chart units Roxette - Joyride (Silver) 177,216 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 377,216 total chart units Carpenters - Rainy Days & Mondays (Silver) 8,400 1993 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 208,400 total chart units!

The Mamma Mia soundtrack at 2.1M 😮 Obviously the movie is massive, I'm also surprised the soundtrack is that high too!

New retro certifications: Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (5x Platinum) 147,084 pre February 1994 units + 3,000,000 post February 1994 units = 3,147,084 total chart units! Bill Withers - Lovely Day (3x Platinum) 243,893 1970s units + 220,898 1980s units + 1,800,000 post 1994 units = 2,264,791 total chart units! Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love (2x Platinum) 753,522 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,953,522 total chart units! The Cure - Boys Don't Cry (2x Platinum) 10,738 1970s units + 52,360 1980s units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,263,098 total chart units! Bad Manners - Lift Up Fatty (Silver) 232,075 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 432,075 total chart units Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From (Silver) 138,000 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 338,000 total chart units Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (Silver) 45,237 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 245,237 total chart units