It took 17 years for another posthumous single to reach #1 after John Lennon in 1980, and then it happened twice to the same artist.

Rapper The Notorious B.I.G. was shot to death in his car in March of 1997 following a Soul Train Awards after-party. Two weeks later, his sophomore studio album — eerily titled Life After Death — was released and became an instant smash.

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