I need EVERYONES help...Stevie almost has a WORLD RECORD!!!
 

Alright everyone, Guiness Book of World Records (whom I have been in touch with over the past 3 months)is creating a US category for the "Oldest Woman to Ever have a number 1 single"....and Stevie is it! The only problem is that I need to find sales figures and a verified chart posiiton from a place like Billboard......

I NEED EVERYONES HELP IN TRYING TO FIND THIS INFO.....IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED....

~Alex

I don't think Stevie has ever even had a solo #1 single. The closest she came was with SDMHA, which reached number 3. Unless you count Fleetwood Mac songs, in which case Dreams was their only #1 single. But she wasn't very old at the time.

Wouldn't Cher win in this case, or did "Believe" (or whatever it was called?) only reach #1 on the dance charts? Am I misunderstanding your post?

"Planets of the Universe" hit #1 on the U.S. Dance charts.....Cher would have been the previous holder of the award, but Stevie was older when Planets hit #1...

~Alex

Oh, ok :). I was thinking only in terms of hot 100 or something. Billboard.com has a research service where they can look it up for you and send a photo copy or a reprint of the chart(s) you're looking for. Guiness has its own people research the details/validity of a record, don't they?

They want an actual confirmation before they start research on the topic....That way, they dont bother researching false claims...I am looking into billboard, any help would be appreciated...:)

~Alex

Well, there are quite a few articles on the NicksFix that mention the chart position of Planets, but I've searched and can't find an actual chart. :(

Hey Alex... I have the Billboard issue with the chart that you are looking for in it. It is the August 11, 2001 issue. Planets of the Universe is #1 under the Hot Dance Music Club Play chart. I am sure you can order a copy of this issue somewhere. Hope this info helps!

:) Michelle

i think we have already been through this.... someone figured out that Debbie Harry was 4 months older than stevie (when potu was number 1) when Maria hit number 1

"Maria" only hit #1 in the U.K.....Debbie Harry currently holds that record, but Stevie would hold the U.S. version, which we are trying to dig up the info for....

~Alex

This is so cool! I guess Stevie is just so hip, it doesn't matter how old she is!

You don't think Stevie would be offended by this title, do you? I mean it implies that she is... old! When, she is so cool and hip, you know?

This is cool and all...but how is it a world record, if they are planning on limiting to the US?

I thought they only based it on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....guess not

Chris

It would make Stevie the "oldest woman in the world to have a #1 hit in the US".

Did you have any luck finding suitable verification, Alex? Maybe the person who said they had a copy would be willing to scan it or photocopy the page and send it to you.

Well ya better hurry up and get it done before Cher's "Farewell Album Vol 11" comes out..she might just race back to #1...hey I heard Blondie has a new CD coming out too

Chris

Yeah, Blondie does have a new CD coming out, but she does not sell well AT ALL in the U.S. I still have had no luck, please spread the word around!

~Alex

Did u try to see if Michelle could scan it for you??

Chris

Not to burst anyone's bubble, but I have a feeling Guinness won't count Stevie's #1, because it was based on club play and was registered only on Billboard's Club Play chart... whereas Cher's "Believe" hit #1 on the Hot 100 Singles chart, which is based on radio play and sales data, and is therefore more difficult to acheive.

But I could be wrong... and I'll be happy if I am! :D

I had asked Guiness Records about that, and even though it was #1 on the Dance charts, it was still Stevie and they are proceeding with it....Michelle, is there anyway you could scan it? It would be greatly appreciated!

Please email me a scan if you can....

[email protected]

~Alex

Unfortunately, I don't have a scanner, but if you really need it... I would be willing to part with my issue of it and mail it to you. Let me know.

:) Michelle

Sounds good to me then! :D

I had to decorate the library today for our Dr. Seuss Birthday Party tomorrow (it's the Seussentenial!!!), so I double-checked to see if we'd still have the pertinent issue, but unfortunately we only keep the current two years of Billboard, and that issue was discarded recently.
Sorry, Alex. :(

Did you look inside a book?
Did you swim within a brook?
I do not like green eggs and Stew
I do not like them, Johnny you am.:nod: :wavey:

- Jake in the Cake

What about "Bootylicious"? Wasn't that #1? Stevie got co-writing credit on that one.

Somehow, I think, that being the oldest woman to have a #1 single wouldn't be a record that Stevie would want recognized over and over. I know I wouldn't if I were if were still a productive singer/songwriter and still selling a substantial amount of albums on my own. LOL

I don't think Stevie got co-writing credit on Bootilicious did she? She just got credit for the guitar part sample

Chris

Speaking of #1's and who was the oldest woman to achieve such a feat, what about who was the oldest woman to have her debut album reach #1? Wouldn't this be Stevie w/ "Bella Donna"? Stevie was 33 when BD came out. This is considered to be her first official solo release. Buckingham/Nicks doesn't count because that was considered a group. I'm trying to think of what female came out with a solo debut that reached #1 and was older than 33 years of age. How old was Sheryl when she released "Tuesday Night Music Club?" I'm not even sure if that went to #1. What about Tina with "Private Dancer"? I know she was something like 44, but was that considered her first solo release? I think Stevie would hold the record for this unless someone else has other info.

Travis