Spice Girls “Wannabe”
Music · 1996 · Notable
A debut single led seven weeks of UK charts and carried Girl Power into global pop.
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- Milestone date
- Week of Feb 22, 1997
- May 1996 to Week of Feb 22, 1997
- Platforms
- 6
- Started on TV
- Origin
- Mixed
- Entertainment
How it spread
Trace the originThe Box’s request chart preceded retail, radio and press success. A planned international rollout carried Wannabe from Japan and Britain to US number one. Girl Power, merchandise and later remakes kept the song in circulation.
Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
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Join free to see themUK Official Singles Chart, original run: 26 dated figures from Official Charts Company, each checked against the source. Measured at the time, not estimated.
Timeline (15)
May 1996
June 1996
Virgin / Toshiba-EMI commercial · Jun 26 ’96
Virgin released Wannabe in Japan before its UK release.[2]
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