Readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.
So, just as our retrospective features ‘From the Vault’ and ‘TGJ Replay’ allow us the chance to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday of one artist, our newest feature Chart Rewind – a variation of our current Retro Rewind assay – accedes salutes to an entire era of music history.
This week we’ll ode Toni Braxton‘s 2000 comeback hit ‘He Wasn’t Man Enough,’ the first single lifted from her third LP ‘The Heat.’ Reaching its Hot 100 peak of #2 this week sixteen years ago, the up-tempo Rodney Jerkins-produced number was hailed by fans and critics as a welcomed departure from her standard catalog of slow jams. Ushering her oft-praised contralto to a new generation of listeners, ‘Man Enough’ proved itself to be just enough to make fans forget the balladress’s bevy of legal and financial woes that kept her out of the limelight for the 3 years following her megahit ‘Unbreak My Heart.’
With its accompanying video featuring a cast of familiar faces (see: Robin Givens, Tamar Braxton, ‘Noah’s Arc’s Rodney Chester, and ex-husband Keri Lewis), pop the top on the jump below to waltz down memory lane and find out who else among your faves joined Braxton in the top 25 this week in 2000…
Billboard Hot 100 This Week In 2000
Billboard Hot 100 This Week
Click here to see this week’s full chart check!
16 years later and Beyoncé is still able to chart in the top 10. The LONGEVITY!
I don’t see Beyonce on this chart.
Formation is number 10 on billboard 100.
#10 Formation, sweetie.
Clearly I’m talking about the OLD chart. smh
yea cause ‘say my name’ isn’t # 5 on the list.
I remember Aaliyah totally blocked Toni’s comeback that year. Try Again was EVERYWHERE.
Everywhere just like her ashes, huh sis? Happy Chatturbate de Mayo siiiiis
omg no chill whatsoever.
I can’t with you people.
@Maurice, sorry, I don’t talk to domestic abusers.
U sound dumb as hell. Toni Braxton earned a double platinum album, a gold single, 2 American Music Awards, Multiple Soul Train awards and a Grammy for her comeback. Nobody was ever checking for Aaliyah. She was on Mya’s level. Now go play in traffic.
Aaliyah didn’t block Toni from ANYTHING. Toni conquered the year 2000.
This was my Shiiiitt and still is!
Tell me about it! still play this today and it still gives me life.
Probably the only artist i love(d) more than Beyonce. Toni’s voice is 1 in a milli
They don’t make the charts like this anymore. Good throwback.
Right? All i see is iconic songs. Real talents
Nice
Maria Maria, Say My Name, Byex3 and Heroes are the international hits. Try again is local, ask the UK.
i love Toni, definitely a class act
Music back then certainly was NOT coconuts
Awww, the year ’00, the good ol’ days!
Love Toni Braxton *Tamar voice*. ‘The Heat’ is a classic!!!!!!
Omg where is Mercy Gray???????
As always: way better than nowadays charts.
Damn it Santana really killed it those years! I think he went diamond and he also won like the most grammys ever in one night since Michael´s Thriller (if I remember correctly). Pure talent.
I´m listening a lot to Toni´s song “Melt” lately. I love it.
That was tha s***!