The Music

December 1998

Heavy notice: These charts are not intended as any representation of sales or airplay data on any station. They are merely intended as a guide to the most successful records in the UK during this month. Unauthorised reproduction in print, electronic, broadcast or other media is not permitted without the express written consent of the author.

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Bubblers

Qualification: No top 40 entry in this or any previous month.
Posn SINGLE - act album
1 THESE ARE THE TIMES - Dru Hill Enter The Dru
2 HANDS - Jewel Spirit
3 NOBODY'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE Deborah Cox
4 GIVE ME MORE - Busta Rhymes
5 GOOD RHYMES - Da Click
6 NATIONAL EXPRESS - Divine Comedy Fin de Siécle
7 RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW - Fierce  
8 POSTCARD FROM HEAVEN - Lighthouse Family Postcards From Heaven
9 WHEN I GROW UP - Garbage Version 2.0
10 OVER YOU - Justin  

Jewel and Deborah both move up the breakers list, but aren't expected to challenge for the top 40. Dru, Busta, the Comedy and Garbage all came out late in January.

Recurrent Hits

Qualification: Entry in at least two monthly Top 40s but not this month's.
Posn SINGLE - act album
1 MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU - Stardust
2 PERFECT TEN - Beautiful South Quench
3 SAVE TONIGHT - Eagle-Eye Cherry Desireless
4 DOO-WOP (THAT THING) - Lauryn Hill The Miseducation Of...
5 MILLENNIUM - Robbie Williams I've Been Expecting You
6 THIS KISS - Faith Hill Faith
7 CRUSH - Jennifer Paige Jennifer Paige
8 A LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN' - Kele Le Roc Kele le Roc
9 MOVE MANIA - Sash! feat Shannon Life Goes On
10 NO MATTER WHAT - Boyzone Songs From Whistle Down the Wind

Hill slips two to 4, now one behind Eagle-Eye. Paige, Williams and Boyzone slip. The other five are all last Autumn's hits falling down.

Personal Airplay

The ten records I've heard most this month...
Pos SINGLE act heard
1 GOODBYE Spice Girls 33
2 TRAGEDY / HEARTBEAT Steps 29
3 END OF THE LINE Honeyz 27
4 SWEETEST THING U2 20
5 I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING Aerosmith 19
6 BEAUTIFUL DAY 3 Colours Red 16
7 WALK LIKE A PANTHER All Seeing I 14
1999 Prince
9 BELIEVE Cher 13
PRETTY FLY (FOR A WHITE GUY) Offspring
...BABY ONE MORE TIME Brittany Spears
The biggest hit last month remains there in the new year, ahead of a double-A hit from Steps (Individually, the leader was "Tragedy" with 16 plays.) Aerosmith - in their fifth month on the list - fall three places, and are overtaken by U2 (up 3) and the Honeyz (new). In spite of being out since October, this is Cher's first entry into the airplay 10. 3 Colours Red head this year's releases, while Spears picked up 8 plays in the last week to enter the 10.

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