Ciara held the top spot of the Hot 100 the week of September 25, 2004, with ‘Goodies,’ her debut single. The song spent seven weeks at #1.

That was the longest span a female artist spent at #1 with a debut single since Debbie Boone’s ‘You Light Up My Life’ topped the charts for 10 weeks in 1977.

It was also Ciara’s last #1 hit, though her next two singles peaked at #2.

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