The Music

May 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 DRIFTWOOD - Travis The Man Who
2 FORTUNATE - Maxwell
3 LIFT IT HIGH - Manchester United Football Squad
4 BEAT MAMA - Cast Magic Hour
5 EVERYBODY'S FREE (TO WEAR SUNSCREEN) - Baz Luhrmann Something For Everyone
6 NOT THE GREATEST RAPPER - 1000 Clowns
7 TWELVE YEARS OLD - Kim Stockwood Twelve Years Old
8 WHAT IT'S LIKE - Everlast Whitey Ford Sings the Blues
9 OOH LA LA - Wiseguys
10 GIVE IT TO YOU - Jordan Knight

Baz moves up two places, but will be issued to buy for the first week in June; Everlast is up a single place. Travis, MUN, Cast and 1000 Clowns look to have peaked; the Wiseguys will climb next month. Maxwell is set for release during June. There's no news on Newfoundland act Kim Stockwood, nor on former New Kid Jordan Knight.

Recurrent Hits

Qualification: Entry in at least two monthly Top 40s but not this month's.
PosnSINGLE - actalbum
1 MILLENNIUM - Robbie Williams The Ego Has Landed / I've Been Expecting You
2 FLAT BEAT - Mr Ouiso
3 RUNAWAY - The Coors Forgiven, Not Forgotten
4 PRAISE YOU - Fatboy Slim You've Come A Long Way, Baby
5 I STILL BELIEVE - Mariah Carey Ones
6 FLY AWAY - Lenny Kravitz 5
7 WHAT CAN I DO - Coors Talk On Corners
8 DEAD FROM THE WAIST DOWN - Catatonia Equally Cursed and Blessed
9 WE LIKE TO PARTY - Vengaboys
10 LULLABY - Shawn Mullins Soul's Core

Fatboy Slim's up three, the Coors "What Can I Do" down two. The Cardigans were 10 here last month; they're 40 on the main chart this. Robbie's hit is the only one attracting internation attention; he's big in the US, apparently.

Personal Airplay

The ten records I've heard most this month...
PosSINGLEactheard
1 YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE New Radicals 31
KISS ME Sixpence None The Richer
3 EVERY MORNING Sugar Ray 29
4 LOOK AT ME Geri Halliwell 27
5 THAT DON'T IMPRESS ME MUCH Shania Twain 20
6 ...BABY ONE MORE TIME Brittany Spears 18
7 IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OK Whitney Houston 16
8 WHY DON'T YOU GET A JOB? Offspring 13
AS George Michael / Mary J Blige
10 SAY IT AGAIN Precious 12
The New Rads hold at 1, Whitney slips 3-7 while Britany slips 2-6 in her fourth month in the Top 10. George Michael comes down three. New hits from Sixpence None the Richer, Geri, Shania, Offspring and Precious are joined by a returning track from Sugar Ray.

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