1986 in British music cover of the disco song "Don't Leave Me This Way". The band included singer Jimmy Somerville who had previously enjoyed success with Bronski Beat, and later started a solo career. The Christmas number one single was something of a surprise, a re-issue of Jackie Wilson's 1957 single "Reet Petite". Wilson had died in 1984, but the song been re-issued after being used in a television advert for Levi's, with a new video made of a Claymation version of Wilson. Having first been released 29 years earlier, it broke the record for the longest time between a single being released and
One in a Million (Aaliyah song) 1997 the song peaked within the top 40 of the radio songs chart at number 25. Internationally the song peaked within the top twenty in the UK , reaching number fifteen on the official charts. Also in the UK the song peaked within the top 10 on both the Dance and R&B charts at number 5 and 4 respectively. On February 17, 1997 Aaliyah performed One In A Million on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. The next day on February 18, 1997 Aaliyah performed "One In A Million" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In March 1997 Aaliyah