...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
1998
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1998
Release: 1998Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original single was released in 1998 before the January 1999 album. Only the supported year is assigned; the later video and album dates are separate events.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1999.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
...Baby One More Time - Jive/Legacy original single and album history
Explicitly dates the original debut single to 1998 and the parent studio album to January 1999. Year precision avoids inconsistent exact single days in other distributor metadata.
...Baby One More Time - original Jive album metadata and track list
Original 1999 album date and public structured track list include Sometimes, Born to Make You Happy and the original (You Drive Me) Crazy. The original album recording of Crazy is distinct from the separately discussed Stop Remix.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Teenage love and longing
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1999.html, song-list position 3
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Chronology-screened editorial addition; reported release date still unverified; not a verified chart ranking.
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1999.html position 3
Original title/artist and reported release annotation. Eligibility is provisional when no independent date source is available.
Billboard year-end 1999 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Historical source retained for identity/context only. It does not establish a chart rank in this newly selected year.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.