2 Become 1 third chart-topper and their first Christmas number-one single in the UK. It sold 209,000 copies in the first three days of release and 462,000 in the first week, becoming the tenth best-selling single of the year. "2 Become 1" sold 1.14 million copies in total, giving the Spice Girls their second and final million-selling single in the UK.Despite being released during the final two weeks of 1996, "2 Become 1" was the 5th best seller of the year. In Ireland, "2 Become 1" was the group's second number-one single, and their first to debut at the top of the Irish
I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song) six weeks, and a number 4 hit in the United Kingdom. The single's B-side was "One More Chance", a song from their second album. "I'll Be There" was the Jackson 5's final number one Hot 100 hit as a group. For the rest of their career as a major-label act, Jackson 5 singles would climb no higher than number 2. Michael Jackson scored numerous number one hits as a solo artist, beginning with "Ben" in 1972. "I'll Be There" remains one of the most popular of the Jackson 5's hits, and has been covered by a number of artists, including