The Music

February 1999

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.
PosnSINGLE - actalbum
1 24 HOURS FROM YOU - Next Of Kin
2 WHEN I GROW UP - Garbage Version 2.0
3 STRONG - Robbie Williams I've Been Expecting You
4 CRAZY - Moffats Moffats
5 BE THERE - Unkle
6 TONIGHT - Supercar
7 ERASE AND REWIND - Cardigans Gran Turismo
8 ANGEL - Sarah MacLachlan Surfacing
9 NOBODY'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE - Deborah Cox
10 WRITTEN IN THE STARS - Elton John and Leann Rimes Aida

Garbage spend their second month here, Deborah her third. Look for the Cardigans, Robbie and Elton and Leann's duet to make the 40 next month. Family bands Next Of Kin and Moffats both debuted this month.

Recurrent Hits

Qualification: Entry in at least two monthly Top 40s but not this month's.
PosnSINGLE - actalbum
1 GOODBYE - Spice Girls
2 I'M YOUR ANGEL - Céline Dion and R Kelly R
3 BIG BIG WORLD - Emelia
4 WHEN YOU BELIEVE - Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey My Love is Your Love / 1s
5 MY FAVOURITE GAME - Cardigans Gran Turismo
6 THE POWER OF GOODBYE - Madonna Frozen
7 BORN TO BE WILD - Steppenwolf Born To Be Wild bo
8 ALL I HAVE TO GIVE - Backstreet Boys Backstreet's Back!
9 SAVE TONIGHT - Eagle-Eye Cherry Desireless
10 I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME - Boyzone Where We Belong

Eagle-Eye the only one to survive from last month, though Boyzone hold the bottom slot for the second month. Steppenwolf are back after use in a car commercial. The Cardigans have a track in both breakers lists.

Personal Airplay

The ten records I've heard most this month...
PosSINGLEactheard
1 ...BABY ONE MORE TIME Brittany Spears 42
2 ONE WEEK Barenaked Ladies 24
IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OK / HEARTBREAK HOTEL Whitney Houston
NATIONAL EXPRESS Divine Comedy
5 MARIA Blondie 22
6 PRETTY FLY (FOR A WHITE GUY) Offspring 20
7 END OF THE LINE Honeyz 18
8 TRAGEDY / HEARTBEAT Steps 16
9 LULLABYE Shawn Mullins 15
10 WHEN I GROW UP Garbage 13
There's going to be no stopping Brittany. Top of the pile for all four weeks, and (of course) winner for the month. The Offspring climb, Honeyz make two months, and Steps make a third month. Splitting the double A-sides; Heartbeat picks up 10 plays; Not Right... has 19. TQ's "Westside", with 11 plays, outperforms "Heartbeat".

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