This Month: Circa 1999, ‘Genie in a Bottle’ Granted Christina Aguilera Her First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “It’s Time For Something Different,” Aguilera Stated Then.

This Month: Circa 1999, ‘Genie in a Bottle’ Granted Christina Aguilera Her First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “It’s Time For Something Different,” Aguilera Stated Then. 🧞‍♀️🛋🟣💜🔮☪️ 

“For us, this is the launch of a signature artist,” then-RCA Records marketing vp Nick Cucci mused in the July 24, 1999, Billboard issue of Christina Aguilera, whose eponymous debut album arrived a month later. “She’s not a quick-burn teen artist. We’re planning on her being around for a long time. We’re pursuing performance opportunities to present her as an artist of extraordinary depth.”

The following week, Aguilera, then 18, was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the LP’s lead single, “Genie in a Bottle.” Beginning with the July 31 dated chart, it reigned for five weeks.

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