This Day in Music - Britney Spears

Britney Spears FILE PHOTO: Singer Britney Spears attends the announcement of her new residency, "Britney: Domination" at Park MGM on October 18, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Spears has checked herself into rehab. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

May 7, 2026 at 6:45 p.m. UTC

By Kristy Knight

May 7, 2000

Britney Spears

On this day in music history, Britney went to #1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Oops!... I Did It Again’.

The song was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub. They also collaborated with Spears on her song ‘...Baby One More Time’.

The album Oops!... I Did It Again debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 in May 2000 - it sold over 1.3 million copies in its first week!

But the single, “Oops!... I Did It Again” only went to #9 on the US Billboard Hot 100.