Eternal, the British soul act that has been dropping members for the past years, has been dropped by EMI. Originally a four-piece, Eternal lost Louise Nurding in 1995 after their Power of a Woman album. Kelly Bryant left before last year's Eternal Songs album, released as a project by Kellie and Esther Bennet. After the album stiffed at #76, though, Eternal got their marching orders.
The MuchMusic Countdown is still led by N'Sync's Bye Bye Bye, with Otherside and Forget About Dre climbing into the top 3. S Club 7 slips to 4, with Maria Maria and I Try climbing four to 5 and 6 respectively. Top ten entries for Sonique It Feels So Good 13-8, Hanson This Time Around 12-9 and Destiny's Child Say My Name 18-10. Other climbs include Pink, 17-12; Smashing Pumpkins, 23-18, Sisqo 26-20. New entries for Enrique's Be With You 25 and Aqua's Around The World 26.
Enrique Iglesias hits the top of the MuchMoreMusic Countdown, ahead of I Try and American Pie. Sonique climbs to 4, Damhait Doyle to 6, Chantal to 7 and Jann Arden's Sleepless moves 12-8. Sting is 9. Savage Garden climbs 16-12, Toni Braxton 23-19, Marc Anthony 26-21, Edwin 29-24. Two new entries: Broadway from the Goo Goo Dolls at 28, and The Jeff Healey Band I Tried at 29.
In spite of a sharp drop in sales, 'N Sync's No Strings Attached still sold 811,000 in its second week of release. The album, which lost 66% of its record-shattering first week sales, retained the #1 spot in the US. Santana's Supernatural stayed at #2 on 212,000 copies, while the soundtrack to Romeo Must Die debuted at #3, moving 203,000. Rapper Drag-On debuts at #5 with Opposite Of H2O. Two former members of rap group NWA hold down the #6 and #7 slots, with Dr Dre's Dr Dre 2001 and Ice Cube's War & Peace Vol 2 (The Peace Disc).
The rest of the top 10: Sisqo's Unleash The Dragon at #4; Destiny's Child's The Writing's On The Wall down one slot to #8; Macy Gray's On How Life Is falling two to #9; and DMX's ... And Then There Was X up two at #10.
Other top debuts this week include Common's Like Water for Chocolate at #16, country star Trisha Yearwood's Real Live Woman at #27, and ska-punk band Goldfinger's Stomping Ground at #109.
For the second consecutive week, Jay-Z's Vol 3 ... Life And Times Of S Carter is the fastest growing album at retail, up five positions to #23, while the soundtrack to Magnolia shows the largest percentage growth in sales, rocketing from #138 to #100.
On The Hot 100, the top 10 is largely unchanged. Santana's Maria Maria is #1 for a second week, as it is on R&B Singles And Tracks. At #6, Sisqo's Thong Song shows the largest growth at radio, while Mary Mary's Shackles (Praise You) enjoys the largest sales gain, moving 72-54. Macy Gray's I Try climbs 12-8, and Sonique's It Feels So Good reaches a new peak, climbing 13-11.
Christina Aguilera's new single I Turn To You is the chart's top debut this week at #50. Other top entries include a #54 debut for 504 Boyz' Wobble Wobble, which takes the top slot on Hot Rap Singles chart with a 50-1 jump. LFO's latest single I Don't Wanna Kiss You Goodnight opens at #63, Clay Walker's The Chain Of Love comes in at #73, and Vitamin C's Graduation (Friends Forever) debuts at #81.
UK watch:
alb 14*(17) Bloodhound Gang - Hooray For Boobies
36*(49) Sting - Brand New Day
46*(62) Tarzan OST
63*(94) Elton John - The Road to El Dorado
67 (70) Sonique - Hear My Cry
96 (81) Led Zepplin - Latter Days ... GH 2
mr 6*(6) Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch
13 (8) Bush - Letting The Cables Sleep
also...
at 1 (2) Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want
"Smooth" is knocked off the top after 17 weeks.
TOTP
#2 - Mel C & Lisa Lopez - Never Be The Same Again Repeat of last week's. #16- B*Witched - Jump Down Less denim than before, and something of an identikit performance. #3 - Destiny's Child - Say My Name Silly jiggling during the chorus ruins it as a spectacle. #4 - Moloko - The Time Is Now Back in the studio, but a familiar sight. #6 - Atomic Kitten - See Ya! Singing live, singing flat, looking silly, but full marks for actually trying. #23- Idlewild - Actually, It's Darkness A belated debut for a band reminiscent of the Stone Roses or Inspiral Carpets. Live singing. #5 - Santana sans Rob Thomas - Smooth *Fourth* outing for this clip. And *still* no Rob. #1 - Westlife - Fooled Again Sitting on chairs for a dull, dull show. Camerawork doesn't hide the sparse crowd.
Planet Pop
Lauren Laverne is joined by Keavie Lynch-B*witched. She needs the career boost.
* News: Boyzone "on hold", Craig David destined for #1, Leeroy Anderson leaves Prodigy, Bob Williams to record England Euro 2000 track, Mariah hospitalised after eating oysters, Bloodhound Gang go top 10, ladies from Steps and S Club 7 appear in "men's" "mag."
* Point Break: "Our new song is about sex."
* Lauren's Lingo: "lick"
* Nas: "Everybody has a bad day."
* Westlife: the unauthorised history.
* Meteors: Black Box Recorder, Afro Celt Sound System, Fragma, R Kelly, Toni Braxton.
* Sisqo: when in doubt, mention underwear. And, yes, it was a joke.
UK Impact chart
1 [3] Santana - Smooth 2 [4] Destiny's Child - Say My Name 3 [1] Mel C - Never Be the Same Again 4 [88] Craig David - Fill Me In 5 [NEW] Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers 6 [7] Madonna - American Pie 7 [8] All Saints - Pure Shores 8 [5] Blink 182 - All the Small Things 9 [NEW] Lock & Load - Blow Your Mind 10[NEW] Richard Ashcroft - Song For the Lovers ...also... 11 [NEW] Steps - Deeper Shade of Blue 15 [NEW] Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch 19 [33] Lonestar - Amazed 27 [NEW] Rank 1 - Airwave 34 [NEW] Basement Jaxx - Bingo Bango 40 [51] Meja / Ricky Martin - Private Emotion
Personal airplay chart
1 [8] Destiny's Child - Say My Name 2 [NEW] Britney Spears - Oops! I Did It Again 3 [re] Britney Spears - Born to Make you Happy 4 [7] All Saints - Pure Shores 5 [NEW] Death In Vegas - Dirge 6 [re] Travis - Driftwood 7 [re] DJ Luck & MC Neat - A Little Bit of Luck 8 [NEW] Sisqo - Thong Song 9 [3] Santana - Smooth 10 [4] Macy Gray - Still
The CIN UK Sales Chart will get a sponsor in May. The chart, established in 1952, will be sponsored by worldpop.com, a website that already sponsors a segment on ITV's pop show cd:uk. The site will also be plugged on Radio 1's three-hour weekly show and television show Top of the Pops. Part-owner Peter Powell made some statement but didn't refer to his previous incarnation on Radio 1.
Rage Against The Machine declared the police boycott against the band a "complete failure." The boycott stems from the group's support of death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer in 1981. Guitarist Tom Morello said that the largest police organisation in the country proved ineffective in its attempts at several tour stops across the country to counter Rage's stance in support of Abu-Jamal, who the band believes is innocent.
"This police organisation is trying to tell you what music is acceptable for you - what concerts are acceptable for you and what ideas are acceptable for you to be exposed to. The reason why they called a boycott of Rage is not because they're afraid of us, but because they're afraid of you, because the more you know the more dangerous you are. I think that you know a lot already, because despite the boycott, our shows sold out, our record went to #1 and we won a shitload of California Music Awards tonight."
Scottish rockers Travis are doing so well in the US that fans won't let them leave the country. The group, opening for Oasis through early May, will remain in the States for an 8-date club tour set to begin May 7 in Carrboro, NC, and wind up May 18 at the tiny Grog Shop in Cleveland. MCA recording artist Leona Naess, who just released her debut album Comatised, will join Travis on the new dates. Travis is touring in support of its sophomore album The Man Who, a smash hit across Europe that was released April 4 in the US.
Otherside tops the MuchMusic Countdown for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, ahead of Dr Dre and N'Sync. Santana and Macy gray climb single places to round out the five. Sonique makes 6, S Club 7 slips to 9, and Pink's There You Go climbs into the 10. A big climb for Sisqo's Thong Song, 20-14, and Enrique's Be With You 25-20. New for the Bloodhound Gang The Bad Touch 24, Aggie I Turn to You 27 and Birtney Oops I Did It Again 29.
I Try is the MuchMoreMusic Countdown leader, with American Pie and It Feels So Good climbing single spots just behind. Savage Garden's Crash and Burn and J Gaines' Better Man enter the top 10, with Meja's Private Emotion moving 15-11. Sting slips to 14, Toni Braxton climbs 19-15, Marc Anthony 21-16. New entries for Tracy Chapman Telling Stories 26 and Tina Turner Whatever You Need 29.
Teen superstars 'N Sync's album No Strings Attached is still making retailers smile, selling 533,000 units. The album remains #1 in the US. 'N Sync held off Santana once again, despite Supernatural selling another 186,000 copies. Landing at #3 is late rapper Big Punisher's posthumous album Yeeeah Baby, which sold 179,000 units in its first week. Big Punisher, whose real name was Christopher Rios, died Feb 7 of an apparent heart attack. Yeeeah Baby also debuts at #1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Following Big Punisher, the top debut this week is from Flipmode Squad rapper Rah Digga's solo debut Dirty Harriet, which opened at #18; #3 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Pink's Can't Take Me Home debuts at #26, while Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's Blues At Sunrise lands at #80. Travis bows at #138 with their sophomore set The Man Who, while veteran rocker Lou Reed debuts at #183 with his latest Reprise album Ecstasy.
3 Doors Down's The Better Life, driven by the #1 Mainstream Rock Tracks chart single Kryptonite, is the album chart's fastest growing album at retail. Oasis' Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants shows the highest percentage growth in sales, rocketing from #183 to #110 as the group begins a US tour in support of the album. Lead mumbler Liam Gallagher dismissed the album as "poor" and "not his group's best" in interviews this week.
The top 10 singles remain largely unchanged. Santana's Maria Maria is #1 for a third week, as it is on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart. The new top 10 entries are Sonique's It Feels So Good, up three rungs to #8, and Vertical Horizon's Everything You Want, which shoots from #13 to #9. Sonique's top ten entry marks the first single by a British act to get this high since All Saints' Never Ever in September 1998.
Hanson's new single This Time Around is the chart's top debut at #22, while Elton John's Someday Out Of The Blue opens at #56. Britney Spears' Oops! ... I Did It Again debuts at #67, while Jay-Z's new single Big Pimpin' featuring UGK bows at #69.
At #23, Enrique Iglesias' Be With You shows the largest growth at radio, and 504 Boyz' Wobble Wobble enjoys the largest sales gain, moving 57-34. Wobble Wobble is #1 for the second week on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart. George Strait's The Best Day leads the Country countdown, while a former country leader, Faith Hill's Breathe, takes over atop the AC chart.
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alb 15-14 Bloodhound Gang: Hooray for Boobies
38-36 Sting: Brand New Day [inet 7-7]
55-46 Tarzan OST
70-67 Sonique: Hear My Cry
72-63 Elton John: The Road To El Dorado OST
heat 4-NE Travis: The Man Who [inet 14, overall 138]
12-NE Westlife: Westlife
13-NE Supergrass: Supergrass
mr 6-6 Bloodhound Gang: The Bad Touch
16-13 Bush: Letting the Cables Sleep
Top Of The Pops this week:
#4 - Steps: Deeper Shade of Blue (the fivesome gets mean and moody without changing their sound. genius!) #23 - Angie Stone: My Life Story (the new macy gray, and we're not nearly done with the old one. quality live performance.) #2 - Sweet Female Attitude: Flowers (add another member, remove the sound, and we reckon they're atomic kitten from last week.) #5 - Bloodhound Gang: The Bad Touch (a vibrant studio performance, mean but sanitised by the beeb censors.) #6 - Lock & Load: Blow Your Mind (lots of dancers in black, the lighting effects are good.) pre - Hanson: If Only (two of them have sensible haircuts, and we're not sure about taylor's shirt, nor standing behind the keyboard. this should be massive.) #24 - Lonestar: Amazed (the backstreet boys in ten years? maybe. sitting on stools is more boyzone and westlife, though. a subdued live performance marred by a poor edit.) #1 - Craig David: Fill Me In (almost indistinguishable from lock & load earlier.)
No space for the new entry at #3, Richard Ashcroft: A Song for the Lovers. This is no loss, really.
Planet Pop
* In brief: Ian Dury's remembered... Shania nominated in UK songwriting awards... Steps to keep Waterman for third album... Criag David gets 2cm of bad press and is compared with Glenn Mederios (1988, crap.)
* Another Level: Dane's side-project.
* Moonlighters, when one job isn't enough.
* Sonique: owes it all to farmclub.com.
* Planet Popcorn: Kevin & Perry in Ibiza.
* Hanson: the first family of foetus rock returns. The public says... "Please Stop!"
* Meteors: Oasis Is Flagging, Rinocerouse, Madasun
* Mary J Blige: Blimey, She's Good!
'N Sync's No Strings Attached holds off a strong debut by No Doubt's Return Of Saturn, to remain in the #1 spot in the US. The album has sold 4.18 million in four weeks, 422,000 copies this week. With less than half of 'N Sync's tally for the week, No Doubt settles for #2, with 202,000 copies sold.
Santana's smash Supernatural falls to #3, despite selling another 169,700 copies. Just behind Sisqo's #4 Unleash The Dragon is Unrestricted, the #5 debut from rapper Da Brat.
The rest of the top 10 includes the Romeo Must Die soundtrack at #6; Destiny's Child's The Writing's On The Wall at #7; Big Punisher's Yeeeah Baby plummets from #3 to #9; and Macy Gray's On How Life Is, down two spots to #10.
Notable debuts this week arrive from the soundtrack to the film Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai at #84; veteran rapper Del Tha Funkee Homosapien's Both Sides Of The Brain at #118; and S Club 7's self-titled set at #120. Christina Aguilera's self-titled debut is the fastest growing album at retail, while teen duo M2M's debut Shades Of Purple shows the highest percentage growth in sales, rocketing from #184 to #116.
Over on The Hot 100, the story of the week is Toni Braxton's He Wasn't Man Enough, which zooms from #24 to #3 and is the chart's fastest growing single at retail. The track heads straight to #1 on Hot R&B Singles.
Santana's Maria Maria remains at #1, while Faith Hill's Breathe spends a second week at #2. The rest of the top 10 merely jumbles last week's entries, with only Sisqo's Thong Song moving up from #5 to #4.
Matchbox 20's Bent, the first single from the group's forthcoming album Mad Season, is the chart's top debut at #60, while Britney Spears' new single Oops! ... I Did It Again is the fastest growing track at radio, soaring from #67 to #38.
Pearl Jam's Nothing As It Seems, due for commercial release on April 25, is exploding at radio, debuting at #5 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and at #11 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks list. The track is the first single from Pearl Jam's highly anticipated new album Binaural, set for May 16 US release.
MM: Forget About Dre moves to #1, ahead of RHCP. Maria Maria and I Try climb, as does It Feels So Good (6-5). Edwin's Alive makes the top 10, climbing 12-10. Enrique's Be With You shoots 20-15, Birtney's Oops I Did It Again 29-21. New: AC/DC's Stiff Upper Lip 25, Rascalz' Top of the World 28.
MMM: I Try holds at the top, ahead of Sonique (3-2) and Madonna. Jacksoul's Can't Stop and Meja's Private Emotion enter the top 10. Tracy Chapman's Telling Stories climbs 26-19, Sting falls 14-20. New: Shania's Rock This Country 25, AC/DC at 28.
alb 17 (15) Bloodhound Gang: Hooray for Boobies [inet 9]
36 (38) Sting: Brand New Day [inet 12]
61 (55) Tarzan OST
67 (70) Sonique: Hear My Cry
79 (72) Elton John: The Road To ElDorado OST
heat 3 NEW S Club 7: S Club
5 (4) Travis: The Man Who
12 (12) Westlife
clas cros 1 Charlotte Church: Voice of an Angel
hot 10 (8) Sonique: It Feels So Good
mr 7 (6) Bloodhound Gang: The Bad Touch
23 (16) Bush: Letting the Cables Sleep
club 1 Sonique: It Feels So Good
...also...
at40 1 Vertical Horizon: Everything You Want
TOTP
#2 - Craig David: Fill Me In [repeat of last week's] #3 - Sisqo: Thong Song [much crotch-grabbing, live vocals, lots of dancing] #8 - Sash!: Just Around the Hill [tina cousins in a flowing outfit, great stage presence] pre - Oasis: Who Feels Love [from the february session, as staid as the last track] #7 - Jessica Simpson: I Wanna Love You Forever [probably the worst production this year. joined 90 seconds in, the crowd looks bored out of their skulls, and starts wild applause 30 seconds early. she deserves *far* better.] #20 - Black Box Recorder: The Facts of Life [the track is presented in the most understated way that forces attention to the song, not the act. genius.] #13 - Point Break: Freakytime [from the back: drums, two backing singers, vocals, six strings. looks novel, sounds brilliant.] The New Live & Kicking Plug. It's not as good as SM:TV. pre - S Club 7: Reach [not a gloria! cover, a video as colourful and cartooney as the group. 60 second clip.] #1 - Fragma: Toca's Miracle [with original vocalist coco, albeit miming.]
N'Sync racks up a fifth week at #1 in the US with No Strings Attached, and Joe debuts at #2 with My Name Is Joe. Sisqo's Unleash The Dragon took the #3 spot from Santana's Supernatural.
Christina Aguilera's self-titled debut rockets from #14 to #6, spurred on by her appearance in the VH1 special "Men Strike Back." Creed's Human Clay rose from #12 to #8 in its 30th week on the chart, while Kid Rock's Devil Without A Cause headed back from #13 to #10.
This week's other top debut came from Carl Thomas, whose Emotional album opened at #9. Also debuting this week were Pink Floyd's The Wall Live 1980-81: Is There Anybody Out There? at #19, and Vince Gill's Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye at #39.
Charlotte Church's Voice Of An Angel enjoyed the chart's highest percentage gain in sales, up from #119 to #80. Singer/songwriter Elliott Smith's second album Figure 8 bowed at #99.
Over on the Billboard Hot 100, Santana's Maria Maria featuring the Product G&B enjoyed a fifth week at #1, but Toni Braxton's He Wasn't Man Enough is hot on its tail. The track was the fastest growing song at retail this week as it moved one notch to #2. The top 10 of the chart is virtually unchanged, as Faith Hill's Breathe fell #2 to #3, and Vertical Horizon's Everything You Want overtook Lonestar's Amazed for the #8 place.
Matchbox 20's Bent is the fastest growing song at radio, rising from #60 to #37. Eminem's The Real Slim Shady is the top debut at #70.
obUK
alb 19 NEW Pink Floyd: The Wall Live 1980-81 [inet 1]
21 (17) Bloodhound Gang: Hooray for Boobies [inet 18]
44 (36) Sting: Brand New Day [inet 13]
52*(61) Tarzan OST
80*(119)Charlotte Church: Voice of an Angel
82 (67) Sonique: Hear My Cry
97 (79) Elton John: The Road To ElDorado OST
heat 1*(3) S Club 7: S Club
4 (5) Travis: The Man Who
5*(12) Westlife
hot 10 (10) Sonique: It Feels So Good
46*(55) Westlife: Swear It Again
49*(56) Elton John: Someday Out of the Blue
mr 12 (7) Bloodhound Gang: The Bad Touch
at 24*(29) Sting: Desert Rose
MM: Maria Maria takes the top slot, from I Try and Forget About Dre. Sonique climbs 5-4, Pink 9-5 and Sisqo's Thong Song is the only Top 10 entry, moving 11-7. The Bloodhound Gang's Bad Touch storms 19-15, Birtney's Oops I Did It Again 21-16. New: Jacksoul Can't Stop 24, Toni Braxton He Wasn't Man Enough 25, Eminem The Real Slim Shady 29.
MMM: Sonique's It Feels So Good ends the reign of I Try, with Chantal's Dear Life in third spot. Jacksoul climbs 9-7, and there are top 10 entries for Toni Braxton 13-8 and Souldecision's Faded 11-10. New entries include Vertical Horizon Everything You Want 25, Souldecision Nobody Does it Better 28 and former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft A Song For The Lovers 30.
TOTP:
#3 - Sisqo: Thong Song [obligatory repeat of last week] #15 - Hanson: If Only [live and acoustic. the squit is at the front and looks like the one singing three years ago. this is a first- class performance.] #5 - Toni Braxton: He Wasn't Man Enough [sat-link from the usa. totally empty stage, apart from an incongrous video wall. does the promo job, though.] #6 - True Steppers: Buggin' Me [bloke from another level performs, but this is dull.] #4 - Oasis: Who Feels Love [repeat from last week. fer cryin' out loud, WHY?!?!] #2 - Craig David: Fill Me In [back in the studio, re-enacting the one we've seen the past two weeks.] #13 - Cypress Hill: (Rap) Superstar [finally! a bit of life on the show. at least they have some presence.] #1 - Fragma: Toca's Miracle [repeating last week's.]
Planet Pop
* In brief: Posh Spice's lost luggage. Mel C's press photos. Mikey Boyzone isn't invited to Stephen Boyzone's launch party.
* Birtney Spears: on a bed with Craig David. "I can't relate to the song at all."
* Lucie Silvas: television debut.
* Daphne & Celeste: behind the scenes at the "Ugly" vid.
* Planet Popcorn: The Million Dollar Hotel (feat U2) The Filth and the Fury (about Sex Pistols)
* The King: He's not Elvis, you know.
* Meteors: The Diaz Brothers; Made in London; Gomez
* Nu Yorican Soul: any excuse.
* Asian Dub Foundation: not just political rants.
UK Impact Chart
1[NEW]Oxide & Neutrino: Bound for the Reload 2 [1] Fragma: Toca's Miracle 3 [2] Craig David: Fill Me In 4 [3] Sisqo: Thong Song 5 [4] Bloodhound Gang: The Bad Touch 6 [5] Toni Braxton: He Wasn't Man Enough 7 [7] Mel C: Never Be the Same Again 8 [6] Destiny's Child: Say My Name 9 [20]Truesteppers: Buggin' Me 10[9] Meja & Ricky Martin: Private Emotion
Personal Airplay Chart
1 [1] Santana: Smooth 2 [25] All Saints: Pure Shores 3 [re] Meja & Ricky Martin: Private Emotion 4 [23] Lonestar: Amazed 5 [20] Mel C & Lisa Lopez: Never Be the Same Again 6 [24] Steps: Deeper Shade of Blue 7[NEW] Marc Anthony: You Sang to Me 8 [re] George Michael & Mary J Blige: As 9 [re] Red Hot Chili Peppers: Otherside 10[re] Donell Jones: U Know What's Up
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