Qtr Finals: Goat R&B Song of 98: These Are The Times vs Are You That Somebody

[5th Letter]

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[5 Grand]

I want Are That Somebody to win.


But in hindsight, I should have nominated A Rose Is Still A Rose by Aretha Franklin

 

[Chi-Town B]

Are y'all voting Aaliyah because she's not here anymore?

 

[already home_17]

Are y'all voting Aaliyah because she's not here anymore?

maybe some of us voted for aaliyah because we like her song more

 

[Chi-Town B]

If you say so

 

[already home_17]

the poll says so

 

[RozayTabernacle]

Are y'all voting Aaliyah because she's not here anymore?

fam you're acting like it's an album cut. It's easily Aaliyah and Tim's biggest and maybe best song.

 

[A-List]

Yo, niggas must not have had tv's or or radios in the summer of 98...fronting on Are You That Somebody...

 

[5 Grand]

I don't even remember the Du Hill song

 

[Ibex]

I was outside in the summer of 98 and this Aaliyah song wasn’t all that. Shit was on the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack, kids was calling and requesting that bullshit. Lauryn Hill, Dru Hill, and R. Kelly was dominating that year.

 

[5 Grand]

I was outside in the summer of 98 and this Aaliyah song wasn’t all that. Shit was on the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack, kids was calling and requesting that bullshit. Lauryn Hill, Dru Hill, and R. Kelly was dominating that year.

Were you in Alaska or something?

 

[Ibex]

Were you in Alaska or something?

Don’t do that bruh you don’t know shit about music past 1988

 

[5 Grand]

Don’t do that bruh you don’t know shit about music past 1988

Well Are You That Somebody charted at #1 on the R&B charts and it wasn't even a single.

It also got nominated for a handful of awards.






I don't know where you are from or what you were listening to but I don't know anybody that would pick These Are The Times over Are You That Somebody

 

[A-List]

Antarctica wasn't too lit summer of 98...lol

Weekly charts[edit] Chart (1998) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[51] 42 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[52] 40 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[28] 11​ Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[53] 2 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[54] 60​ Germany (Official German Charts)[55] 31 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[56] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[57] 3 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[58] 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[59] 56 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[60] 41 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[61] 11 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[62] 4 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[63] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[64] 21 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[65] 6 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[66] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[67] 1

Year-end charts[edit] Chart (1998) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[68] 66​ Canada Urban (RPM)[69] 17​ Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[70] 40​ Netherlands (Single Top 100)[71] 28​ New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[72] 26​ US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[73] 38​ US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[74] 7 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[75] 6​ Chart (1999) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[76] 122​ Netherlands (Single Top 100)[77] 97​ US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[78] 75​ US Rhythmic (Billboard)[79] 63​

 

[wadupdoe!313]

hilarious people doubting Aaliyah Are you that somebody. It was all over the place. Nigga just posted actual facts and people still gonna hate this song

 

[5th Letter]

I don't even remember the Du Hill song

I forgot this Dru Hill song existed until this tournament

 

[RozayTabernacle]

Are You That Somebody still gets regular airplay especially during throwback blocks

 

[unspoken_respect]

Lol why are people obsessed with saying aaliyah is winning because she's dead? I haven't seen that excuse with any other dead artist yet.