Britney Spears Doubles Up On The Charts With One Of Her Earliest Songs

Britney Spears' "My Only Wish (This Year)" appears on both of Billboard's global charts this week, ... [+] returning to one and rising on the other. LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 21: Singer Britney Spears waves to the crowd before pulling a switch at a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony at The LINQ Promenade on November 21, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

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It's unclear if the world will ever get to hear Britney Spears sing again. The superstar has stated in the past that following her trials and tribulations, both personal and professional, she's not interested in making more music. There are also rumors, however, that she may be plotting a comeback to Las Vegas, a city that has brought her a great deal of both money and success.

As millions wait to learn what the future holds for Spears and her career, one of her oldest tracks has become a hit again. Fans have pushed the decades-old cut back to Billboard's worldwide rankings, thanks to one of the biggest holidays of the year all around the planet.

"My Only Wish (This Year)" appears on both of Billboard's global charts, which show what the human population is listening to. The single reappears on the Billboard Global 200 at No. 154, earning its fourteenth stay on the competitive list.

The same cut can also be found on another, very similar ranking. "My Only Wish (This Year)" rises from No. 187 to No. 135 on the Billboard Global Excl. US, which operates in almost exactly the same way as the Billboard Global 200, only with all sales and streaming data from America (and America alone) removed. The song has now lived on that tally for 15 frames, just one more than on the more encompassing list.

Despite being one of the world's most famous pop singers, Spears has only collected a very small number of hits on both of the worldwide tallies. Billboard's two Earth-spanning rankings were only introduced a few years ago, long after she largely stopped producing new music. Including her holiday tune, Spears has now landed just two hits on the Billboard Global Excl. US, and three on the Billboard Global 200.

"My Only Wish (This Year)" was originally released in 2000, but it wasn't easy to own. The song wasn't shared as a traditional single, but rather as one tune on a compilation that featured many current-day pop and R&B stars putting their own spin on holiday classics and sharing new Christmas-y songs. That album, titled Platinum Christmas, also included contributions from the likes of Nsync, Christina Aguilera, the Backstreet Boys, TLC, and even Whitney Houston.

Two decades after die-hard fans purchased that compilation just to hear "My Only Wish (This Year)," the song was finally released as a standalone promotional single. Since then, the tune has become a must-hear for many Spears lovers, and since it's widely available, it has been eligible to reach a handful of charts, such as Billboard's worldwide lists.