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According to the official charts company "One In A Million" is Aaliyah's sixth best selling single in that region. Also in the UK the song peaked within the top 5 on the Official UK Dance singles chart at number 5 on May 25, 1997. Internationally the song was released as a double single with "If Your Girl Only Knew" in the UK and the song peaked within the top twenty at number 15 on the UK official charts. On Billboards dance club song charts the song peaked within the top 5 at number 2 on the week ending on March 1, 1997. It performed even better on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, peaking at number one on the week ending on January 4, 1997. TikTok video from thevvelvetrope (thevvelvetrope): 'aaliyah one in a million era > thevvelvetrope aaliyah aaliyahhaugton 90s blackwomen 4u fyp photodump'. In the United States, "One in a Million" performed moderately well, peaking at number 25 on Billboards's Radio Songs chart on the week ending on March 22, 1997. In 1998, "One in a Million" was nominated for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female at the twelfth annual Soul Train Music Awards. Upon its release, it was met with generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising the song's innovative production. Lyrically, it is about Aaliyah professing her love for a guy that she identifies as being her "one in a million." The song was released as the albums third single by Blackground and Atlantic Records on December 10, 1996. Dibbs, Jermaine Dupri, Kay Gee, Vincent Herbert, Rodney Jenkins, Craig King, Darren Lighty and Darryl Simmons. First released in 1996 by Blackground Records, the album features production from a variety of producers including Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Carl-So-Lowe, J. Musically, the song is an R&B club ballad with trip hop and drum and bass influences. One In A Million is the second studio album by Aaliyah.

It was written by both Missy Elliot and Timbaland with the latter producing the song. The global campaign kicked off in Aaliyah’s hometown of Detroit on August 25."One in a Million" is a song by American singer Aaliyah from her second studio album of the same name. In addition to presenting One In A Million on streaming platforms, Blackground Records 2.0 and EMPIRE honored Aaliyah with special wall projections. Rolling Stone ranked One In A Million at #90 on the publication’s “100 Best Albums of the ’90s” list and at #314 on its “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list. One In A Million reportedly sold 8 million copies worldwide. The Blackground Records/Atlantic Records-released studio LP went on to be certified 2x-Platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America. Previously, Aaliyah’s One In A Million peaked at #18 in 1997. The album also sold 13,000 copies in traditional physical units. Over 4.2 million streams equated to 11,000 units. One In A Million brought in 26,000 equivalent album units over the most recent tracking week. Aaliyah’s sophomore set re-entered the rankings of the best-selling albums in America at #10. Fans of the late Detroit native finally got to hear songs such as “Hot Like Fire” and “4 Page Letter” on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.įollowing the re-release on streamers, One In A Million was able to break into the Billboard 200 chart’s Top 10 for the first time. The singer/actress, affectionately known as the Princess of R&B, released three albums before she passed away in a plane crash in the Bahamas.Īaliyah’s One In A Million originally came out in August 1996, but the project did not become available on streaming services until August 20 of this year.

Augmarked 20 years since the death of Aaliyah Dana Haughton.
