The Music

October 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 THE AWAKENING - York
2 BACK AT ONE - Brian McKnight
3 SOMEDAY - Sugar Ray 14:59
4 (IF YOU) STEAL MY SUNSHINE - Len You Can't Stop The Bum Rush
5 KEEP ON MOVIN' - Five
6 LEARN TO FLY - Foo Fighters
7 ANGELS WOULD FALL - Melissa Ethridge
8 CLOSING TIME - Semisonic Feeling Strangely Fine
9 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS - Deborah Cox
10 JUST LIKE FRED ASTAIRE - James Millionaires

Sugar Ray moves from 8 to 3, Len climbs from 10 to 4; Tal Bachman makes the main 40 from here last month. York, the Foo Fighters and James all missed the boat; Five and Semisonic look set to climb into the 40 next month.

Recurrent Hits

Qualification: Entry in at least two monthly Top 40s but not this month's.
PosnSINGLE - actalbum
1 MI CHICO LATINO - Geri Haliwell Schizophrenic
2 SCAR TISSUE - Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication
3 BEAUTIFUL STRANGER - Madonna Austin Powers 2 OST
4 ALL STAR - Smash Mouth Astro Lounge
5 IF YOU HAD MY LOVE - Jennifer Lopez On The 6
6 LIVIN LA VIDA LOCA - Ricky Martin Vuleuve / Ricky Martin
7 DRINKIN' IN LA - Bran Van 3000 Bran Van 3000
8 SUMMER GIRLS - LFO Lyte Funky Ones
9 SUMMER SON - Texas The Hush
10 WHY DOES IT ALWAYS RAIN ON ME? - Travis The Man Who

The RHCP bounce up from 4 to 2, Smash Mouth make the reverse move. These two have received minimal promotion in the UK, and appear on unusual backgrounds.

Personal Airplay

The ten records I've heard most this month...
PosSINGLEactheard
1 I TRY Macy Gray 34
2 I SAVED THE WORLD TODAY Eurythmics 32
3 UNPRETTY TLC 30
4 GIVE IT TO YOU Jordan Knight 28
5 YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY Britney Spears 24
6 MAN! I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN Shania Twain 23
7 CLOSING TIME Semisonic 21
8 MAMBO NUMBER FIVE Lou Bega 20
BUG-A-BOO Destiny's Child
10 BLUE Eiffel 65 19
TLC slips from 1 to 3 after two months at the top, Lou Bega slips from 3 to 8, and Eifell 65 from 5 to 10. Shania's newie climbs from 9 to 6, but there's no space for her old one for the first time since April.

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