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Qualification: No top 40 entry in this or any previous month.
| Posn | SINGLE - act | album | peak -wks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOULD YOU - Touch and Go | 8-1 | |
| 2 | SPECIAL - Garbage | Version 2.0 | 22-2 |
| 3 | THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US - Placebo | Without You I'm Nothing | 14-2 |
| 4 | CAN'T KEEP THIS FEELING IN - Cliff Richard | As Real as I Wanna Be | 23-2 |
| 5 | BLUE ANGEL - Pras Michel | Ghetto Superstar | 11-1 |
| 6 | TESTIFY - M People | Greatest Hits | 17-1 |
| 7 | TRUE COLORS - Phil Collins | Hits... | 35-1 |
| 8 | THE MAGIC IS THERE - Daniel O'Donnell | Love Songs | 31-2 |
| 9 | GUESS I WAS A FOOL - Another Level | Another Level | 23-1 |
| 10 | WHAT'S YOUR SIGN - Des'ree | Life | 24-1 |
As last month, this leader was on sale for just the last part of the month. It beats hits from old stagers Phil Collins (18 years) and Sir Cliff (400 years), and johnny-come-latelys M People (7 years) and Daniel O'Donnell (6). Cliff and Daniel make it with almost no airplay at all.
| Posn | SINGLE - act | album | Debut - peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ONE FOR SORROW - Steps | Step One | 8/98 - #6 |
| 2 | LIFE - Des'ree | Life | 6/98 - #6 |
| 3 | THE BOY IS MINE - Brandy & Monica | ||
| 4 | VIVA FOREVER - Spice Girls | Spiceworld | 7/98 - #1 |
| 5 | MYSTERIOUS TIMES - Sash! | Life Goes On | 7/98 - #5 |
| 6 | EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT - Sweetbox | 7/98 - #4 | |
| 7 | GHETTO SUPERSTAR - | Ghetto Superstar | 6/98 - #1 |
| 8 | IMMORTALITY - Céline Dion & Bee Gees | Let's Talk About Love | |
| 9 | THE AIR THAT I BREATHE - Simply Red | Blue | 8/98 - #10 |
| 10 | COME WITH ME - Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page | Godzilla OST | 8/98 - #5 |
It's almost a total clear-out here - Celine and the Bee Gees climb one place. Des'ree puts two songs in the breakers charts.
| Pos | SINGLE | act | heard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING | Aerosmith | 36 |
| 2 | THANK YOU | Alanis Morissette | 20 |
| SAVE TONIGHT | Eagle-Eye Cherry | ||
| 4 | TO THE MOON AND BACK | Savage Garden | 19 |
| THE FIRST NIGHT | Monica | ||
| DAYSLEEPER | REM | ||
| 7 | DOO-WOP (THAT THING) | Lauryn Hill | 18 |
| THIS KISS | Faith Hill | ||
| 9 | RELAX | Deeta | 17 |
| 10 | FINALLY FOUND | Honeyz | 16 |
| SMOKE | Natalie Imbruglia |
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