January 5 1991, Madonna’s Justify My Love single hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

(Written by Lenny Kravitz/Ingrid Chavez/Add. lyrics by Madonna. Producer: Lenny Kravitz/Andre Betts)Released by Sire Records on November 06, 1990

Found in:
The Immaculate Collection (1990)

Certification: PLATINUM (1,000,000 copies)

Live performances:
The Girlie Show World Tour (1993)

CHART RUNS:

Billboard Hot 100
Debut Date: November 17, 1990
Peak date: January 5-12, 1991
Final week on chart: March 2, 1991
Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
Chart run: 46-36-23-10-4-2-2-1-1-2-6-15-26-40-68-86-off (16 weeks)

BILLBOARD HOT 100: (January 5, 1991)#1 “Justify my love” MADONNA (8 weeks/5 weeks at Top 10/1 week at #1)
#2 ”Because I love you” STEVIE B
#3  ”From a distance” BETTE MIDDLER
#4   ”High enough” DAMN YANKEES
#5 ”Tom’s Dinner” DNA FEAT. SUZANNE VEGA
#6 ”Impulsive” WILSON PHILLIPS
#7 ”Love will never do (without you) JANET JACKSON
#8 ”Sensitivity” RALPH TRESVANT
#9 ”The first time” SURFACE
#10  ”I’m your baby tonight” WHITNEY HOUSTON

Hot 100 Single SalesDebut date: ?, 1991
Peak date: ?, 1991
Final week on chart: ?
Peak: #1
Chart run: ? (? weeks)

Hot 100 Airplay
Debut date: November 24, 1990
Peak date: December 22, 1990-January 5, 1991
Final week on chart: February 23, 1991
Peak: #5 (4 weeks)
Chart run: 23-16-15-11-5-5-5-5-7-10-24-33-46-58-off (14 weeks)

Adult Contemporary
DID NOT CHART

Hot Dance Music/Club PlayDebut date: November 24, 1990
Peak date: January 5-12, 1991
Final week on chart: February 23, 1991
Peak: #1 (2 weeks)
Chart run: 27-11-7-7-3-2-1-1-3-6-18-26-33-49-off (14 weeks)

Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles SalesDebut date: January 12, 1991
Peak date: January 19-February 2, 1991
Peak position: #1 (3 weeks)
Final week on chart: March 2, 1991
Chart run: 3-1-1-1-2-6-20-30-off (8 weeks)

UK SinglesDebut date: December 8, 1990
Peak date: December 15, 1990
Certification: None
Peak position: #2
Final week on chart: February 9, 1991
Chart run: 9-2-3-7-8-11-24-38-63-65-off (10 weeks)

Rest of the world

Australia: #4
Austria: #9
Canada: #1
European Hot 100 Singles: #4
Finland: #1
France: #17
Italy: #2
Netherlands: #4
New Zealand: #5
Norway: #3
Spain: #3
Sweden: #8
Switzerland: #3

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