Fantasia now has the SECOND longest charting R&B hit of any female artist ever!
Ezelle
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003785075
April 03, 2008,
Fred Bronson
The latest news in the world of Billboard's definitive sales and
airplay charts.
'U' 2: It's Year Two on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for "When I See U" (J)
by Fantasia. The former No. 1 hit (and the No. 2 song of the year
2007) slips 46-47 in its 57th chart week. It is now tied for eighth
place among the longest-running titles in the history of this survey.
Fantasia has outlasted the 56-week run of Alicia Keys' "If I Ain't Got
You," making "When I See U" the second-longest running chart song by a
female artist. The only song by a woman with a longer stay on the
tally is "Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige with its record-setting 75-
week visit.
Here is a recap of the top nine songs on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart by
longevity:
75 weeks: "Be Without You," Mary J. Blige
71 weeks: "You Make Me Wanna...," Usher
70 weeks: "Step in the Name of Love," R. Kelly
68 weeks: "Can't Let Go," Anthony Hamilton
63 weeks: "In My Bed," Dru Hill
60 weeks: "Looking for You," Kirk Franklin
60 weeks: "Too Close," Next
57 weeks: "I Wanna Know," Joe
57 weeks: "When I See U," Fantasia