CHART COMMENTARY

THEY HAVE IT THEIR WAY... The Backstreet Boys score their first no. 1 single this week as "I Want It That Way" bumps Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca" out of the top position. Their album "Millenium" is still the US best selling album for a second week. It has now sold over 1.76 million copies.

LATINOS ON THE CHART... Jennifer Lopez joins Ricky Martin in the top 10 with her debut single "If You Had My Love". The US best selling single is this week's greatest gainer as it jumps eight spots to land at no. 7. The second greatest gainers are 702 with their hit single "Where My Girls At?". The Missy Elliott production cracks into the top 20 this week. And finally, Will Smith comes in third place as "Wild Wild West" gets closer to the top 10.

NEW ENTRIES. Madonna scores this week's highest debut with her contribution to the "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" soundtrack. "Beautiful Stranger" comes in at no. 28 this week, while Joey McIntyre, The Goo Goo Dolls and C Note join her in the low 30's.

For the week ending on June 5th, 1999.
This
Week
Last
Week
2 wks
Ago
Total
Weeks
ARTIST- TRACK
Album (Label)
Peak
Pos
1 5 12 4 BACKSTREET BOYS- I WANT IT THAT WAY
Millennium (Jive)
1(1)
2 1 1 8 RICKY MARTIN- LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA
Ricky Martin (C2/Columbia)
1(3)
3 4 8 5 BRITNEY SPEARS- SOMETIMES
...Baby One More Time (Jive)
3
4 2 4 7 SHANIA TWAIN- THAT DON'T IMPRESS ME MUCH
Come On Over (Mercury/Nashville)
2
5 3 2 16 TLC- NO SCRUBS
Fanmail (Arista)
1(9)
6 6 5 7 SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER- KISS ME
Sixpence None The Richer (Columbia)
5
7 15 29 3 JENNIFER LOPEZ- IF YOU HAD MY LOVE
On The 6 (Work/550 Music)
7
8 10 13 8 BRANDY- ALMOST DOESN'T COUNT
Never Say Never (Atlantic)
8
9 8 3 14 98 DEGREES- THE HARDEST THING
98 Degrees And Rising (Motown)
2
10 7 7 14 JORDAN KNIGHT- GIVE IT TO YOU
Jordan Knight (Interscope)
5
11 17 28 3 ROBBIE WILLIAMS- MILLENNIUM
The Ego Has Landed (Capitol)
11
12 19 36 3 WILL SMITH f/ DRU HILL- WILD WILD WEST
Wild Wild West Soundtrack (Columbia)
12
13 9 6 12 'N SYNC- I DRIVE MYSELF CRAZY
'N Sync (RCA)
1(1)
14 11 9 17 BUSTA RHYMES f/ JANET- WHAT'S IT GONNA BE?!
E.L.E. (Elektra)
2
15 16 18 7 MEJA- ALL 'BOUT THE MONEY
Seven Sisters (N/A)
15
16 14 14 13 B*WITCHED- C'EST LA VIE
B*Witched (Epic)
12
17 27 34 4 702- WHERE MY GIRLS AT?
702 (Motown)
17
18 12 10 18 SUGAR RAY- EVERY MORNING
14:59 (Lava/Atlantic)
2
19 20 24 5 BILLIE- SHE WANTS YOU
Honey To The B (Virgin)
19
20 13 11 12 THE OFFSPRING- WHY DON'T YOU GET A JOB?
Americana (Columbia)
9
21 28 33 5 WHITNEY HOUSTON- IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OK
My Love Is Your Love (Arista)
21
22 23 19 28 BRITNEY SPEARS- ...BABY ONE MORE TIME
...Baby One More Time (Jive)
1(7)
23 25 25 6 THE CRANBERRIES- PROMISES
Bury The Hatchet (Island)
23
24 33 - 2 CHER- STRONG ENOUGH
Believe (Warner)
24
25 18 15 21 CHER- BELIEVE
Believe (Warner)
1(1)
26 29 32 4 TATYANA ALI- EVERYTIME
Kiss The Sky (MJJ Music)
26
27 22 20 15 SAVAGE GARDEN- THE ANIMAL SONG
The Other Sister Soundtrack (Columbia)
5
28 NEW 1 MADONNA- BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Soundtrack (Maverick)
28
29 21 16 12 JEWEL- DOWN SO LONG
Spirit (Atlantic)
8
30 26 21 10 FIVE- SLAM DUNK (DA FUNK)
Five (Arista)
20
31 39 - 2 GERI HALLIWELL- LOOK AT ME
Schizophonic (Capitol)
31
32 36 38 3 BLAQUE- 808
Blaque (Columbia)
32
33 24 22 7 NO DOUBT- NEW
Go Soundtrack (N/A)
22
34 NEW 1 JOEY McINTYRE- I LOVE YOU CAME TOO LATE
Stay The Same (C2/Columbia)
34
35 NEW 1 THE GOO GOO DOLLS- BLACK BALLOON
Dizzy Up The Girl (Warner)
35
36 NEW 1 C NOTE- WAIT TILL I GET HOME
A Different Kind Of Love (Epic)
36
37 40 - 2 B*WITCHED- ROLLERCOASTER
B*Witched (Epic)
37
38 30 17 12 BLACKSTREET f/ JANET- GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND
Finally (Lil' Man)
6
39 32 26 9 TYRESE- SWEET LADY
Tyrese (RCA)
25
40 31 23 8 THE GOO GOO DOLLS- DIZZY
Dizzy Up The Girl (Warner)
16

This chart is updated every Thursday. Last update on June 3, 1999.

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