More in depth article of Aaliyah's colossal single 'Try Again'. Please note that the very first sentence of the article is very telling as to what Billboard and its charting rules were like at this time. Try Again went number 1 based on airplay ALONE. This is important for two reasons:
1). it showcases how MAJOR this song was because it was literally played so much on radio that it charted and went #1
2). it shows that Aaliyah was most likely cheated out of other possible number 1's as well due to prior to this airplay rule, singles charted due to radio AND people actually purchasing the singles. Blackground was often much too late in getting physical copies of singles out and let the songs just play on radio. Nonetheless, another notch in Aaliyah's belt. The first and ONLY artist to achieve this feat.
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