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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.

Number Ones

date single act year posn
Jan 4 Perfect Day Various artists 91
Jan 11, 25 Never Ever All Saints 12
Jan 18 All Around the World Oasis 70
Feb 15
Mar 8, 22		 My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion 1
Feb 22 Brimful of Asha Cornershop 33
Mar 1 Frozen Madonna 20
Mar 15 Stop Spice Girls 31
Apr 13 It's like that Run DMC -vs- Jason Nevins 19
Apr 27 Truly Madly Deeply Savage Garden 2
May 10 Turn back time Aqua 43
May 17 Under the bridge All Saints 15
May 24 Feel it Tamperer feat. Maya 27
May 31
July 5 		C'est la vie B*Witched 8
June 14 Three Lions '98 Lightning Seeds, Baddiel and Skinner 25
July 12 Ghetto Superstar Pras Michel, ODB, Mya 9
July 26 Viva Forever Spice Girls 10
Aug 9
Sep 6 		No Matter What Boyzone 7
Aug 30 If you Tolerate This, Your Children Will be Next Manic Street Preachers 39
Sep 13 Millennium Robbie Williams 18
Sep 27 Rollercoaster B*Witched 48
Oct 11 I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing Aerosmith 3
Nov 1 Believe Cher 6
Dec 20 Goodbye Spice Girls 80

Singles of the Month

The Single of the Month is awarded to the record I think is the best currently on release on the 10th of the month. Singles of the Month are flagged up for as long as they remain on the survey.
Month single act year posn
January Avenging Angels Space 100
February Brimful of Asha Cornershop 33
March How do I live? Leann Rimes 5
April Give a little love Daniel O'Donnell 238
May Gone till November Wyclef Jean 67
June Carnival de Paris Dario G 97
July Be Careful Sparkle 184
August Everything's Gonna be Alright Sweetbox 47
September Finally Found Honeyz 49
October Stand By Me 4 The Cause 148
November This Kiss Faith Hill 74
December Goodbye Spice Girls 80

Sureshots

The Sureshot award is given to singles that I believe to be of high quality and worthy of further support and promotion. I award roughly one Sureshot per week. Sureshots are only flagged in the first month they enter the Top 40.
Month single act year posn
January High Lighthouse Family 14
All Cried Out Allure 213
Prince Igor Warren G / Sissel 240
No Surprises Radiohead 187
Mulder & Scully Catatonia 82
Amnesia Chumbawumba 127
February Alane Wes 167
Sylvie St Ettienne 305
Truly Madly Deeply Savage Garden 2
You're still the one Shaina Twain 54
Treat Infamy Rest Assured 176
It's Raining Men Rupaul & Martha Wash 414
March Big mistake Natalie Imbruglia 65
Say what you want Texas & Method Man 121
Ooh la la la Alexia 140
Destiny Calling James 366
The Promise Essence 467
April La primavera Sash! 73
Kiss the rain Billie Meyers 45
All my life K-Ci and JoJo 54
Dance the night away Mavericks 28
Spark Tori Amos 327
Last thing on my mind Steps 68
May Ray of light Madonna 40
Dreams Coors 37
Ava adore Smashing Pumpkins 239
Sonny came home Shawn Colvin 477
C'est la vie B*Witched 8
I would fix you Kenickie 471
June Three Lions '98 Baddiel, Skinner,
Lightning Seeds 		25
Life Des'ree 23
When Shania Twain 215
Lost in space Lighthouse Family 63
Ghetto Superstar Pras Michel, ODB, Mya 9
Diva Dana International 260
Save Tonight Eagle-Eye Cherry 10
July Viva Forever Spice Girls 11
You're The One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John 163
The Boys of Summer Don Henley 188
August Lost in Space Theme Apollo 440 109
Come With Me Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page 69
Pure Morning Placebo 190
Real Good Time Alda 120
Walking After You Foo Fighters 426
One For Sorrow Steps 76
September I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing Aerosmith 3
The Incidentals Alisha's Attic 115
Generation Sex Divine Comedy 367
Relax Deeta 114
October The First Night Monica 110
Smoke Natalie Imbruglia 169
All About the Money Meja 129
The Sweetest Thing U2 38
A Little Bit of Lovin' Kelly Le Roc 102
Friend of Mine Kelly Price 455
November Tell Me Maw Sham Rock 207
If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better) Tamperer featuring Maya 57
Searchin' My Soul Vonda Shepherd 211
December I Want You Savage Garden 136
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) Jay-Z 94
Take Me There Blackstreet / MYA 159
Big Big World Emelia 98
Chocolate Salty Balls Chef 137
End of the Line Honeyz 117
Always Have, Always Will Ace of Base 152
 

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