What is the name of the Spice Girls' first number one single in the US? The answer is Wannabe. Released in the United States in January 1997, it became the group’s breakthrough American hit.
Wannabe reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for four consecutive weeks. Its success established the Spice Girls as a major act in the United States after their rapid rise in the United Kingdom and Europe.
The song was the group’s debut single and came from their first studio album, Spice. Its lyrics center on the importance of friendship and personal standards in a romantic relationship, themes that became closely associated with the group’s image.
The single also topped charts in many other countries and remains the Spice Girls’ most internationally recognizable song. The other listed songs were released later or did not become their first US chart-topper.