fortunate was the hot r&b singles number one song on june 17 1999.
fortunate was the hot r&b singles number one song on june 17 1999.
what was the hot r&b singles number one song on june 17 1999?
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in the united states, "exhale (shoop shoop)" debuted at number one on the "billboard" hot 100 chart and the hot r&b singles chart, the issue dated november 25, 1995, with 125,000 copies sold in its first week. it became the third number-one single to do so in "billboard"s history, following michael jackson's "you are not alone" (1995) and mariah carey's "fantasy" (1995). in addition, it became houston's 11th and seventh number one single on the hot 100 and the hot r&b singles charts respectively, and was houston's last number one hit on the hot 100 chart. the single stayed at the top of the hot 100 for just one week, and was replaced by "one sweet day" by mariah carey and boyz ii men. it descended to the number two position and spent 11 consecutive weeks there, from december 2, 1995, to february 10, 1996, setting the record for the longest stay in the runner-up position. however, it had as few as 21 weeks in the top 50. on the hot r&b singles chart, the single remained at the summit for eight consecutive weeks from its debut week, making it houston's second-longest stay on the top position since "i will always love you" (1992), which remained atop the chart for 11 weeks. the song peaked at number five on the "billboard" adult contemporary chart, spending a total of 26 weeks on the chart. the song placed at number 14 and number 18 on the 1996 "billboard" year-end hot 100 and hot r&b singles charts respectively. it has sold over 1,500,000 copies in the us and was certified platinum for shipments exceeding 1,000,000 copies by the recording industry association of america (riaa) on january 3, 1996. in canada, the single entered the "rpm" 100 hit tracks chart at number 90, on november 13, 1995. eight weeks later it topped the chart and spent two weeks at the top spot, becoming houston's eighth number-one single in canada. the song was ranked at number 20 on the "rpm" year-end top 100 hit tracks chart for 1996.
exhale (shoop shoop)