Little Jackie Wants to Be a Star explained

Little Jackie Wants to Be a Star
Cover:	Littlejackiewantstobeastar.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
Album:	Straight to the Sky
Released:	1989
Genre:	R&B^[1]
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Full Force
Prev Title:	Go for Yours
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Just Git It Together
Next Year:	1989

"Little Jackie Wants to Be a Star" is a song recorded by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam that appeared on their 1989 album Straight to the Sky. Released as a single, it reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the R&B chart. In the UK, it peaked at number 90.

Charts

Chart (1989-90)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	29
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	3
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	7
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	153
Dutch Singles Charts^[3]	6
New Zealand Singles Charts^[4]	10
UK Singles Chart	90

Notes and References

1. Point of No Return Edition. Hit Parade Music History and Music Trivia. Slate. Molanphy. Chris. July 16, 2022. March 31, 2024.
2. Web site: Lisa Lisa ARIA chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022. ARIA. Imgur.com. December 2, 2023. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
3. "Little Jackie Wants to be a Star", Dutch Charts http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Lisa+Lisa+%26+Cult+Jam&titel=Little+Jackie+Wants+To+Be+A+Star&cat=s (Retrieved September 7, 2011)
4. "Little Jackie Wants to be a Star", New Zealand Charts https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Lisa+Lisa+%26+Cult+Jam&titel=Little+Jackie+Wants+To+Be+A+Star&cat=s (Retrieved September 7, 2011)