CHART COMMENTARY

CHRISTINA vs BRITNEY... With what seems to be the biggest leap to no. 1 in quite a while, "Genie In A Bottle" dethrones Britney Spears' "Sometimes" from the no. 1 spot. Christina easily jumps over last week's top 3 songs due mainly to the fact that I kinda got tired of all of them. On another note, TLC's "Unpretty" moves up to no. 3 and the video for this track premiered last week on MTV. I have to say that the girls made an excellent video. I'm sure the song will get more exposure and radio play now that the video is on heavy rotation.

GREATEST GAINERS... This week's greatest gainer is Ricky Martin with "She's All I Ever Had". This has been a favorite of mine since I got the album and I'm sure it'll be a huge hit like "Livin' La Vida Loca" was. The second greatest gainer is Vitaminc C f/ Lady Saw with "Smile", followed by Destiny's Child with "Bills, Bills, Bills".

COMING UP... Britney Spear's "(You Drive Me) Crazy", Jordan Knight's "I'll Never Take The Place Of Your Man", Blaque's "I Do", Mariah Carey's "Heartbreaker" & Sheryl Crow's "Sweet Child O' Mine".

For the week ending on August 7th, 1999.
This
Week
Last
Week
2 wks
Ago
Total
Weeks
ARTIST- TRACK
Album (Label)
Peak
Pos
1 6 16 6 CHRISTINA AGUILERA- GENIE IN A BOTTLE
Christina Aguilera (Jive)
1(1)
2 2 1 10 MADONNA- BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Soundtrack (Maverick)
1(3)
3 4 5 9 TLC- UNPRETTY
Fanmail (LaFace/Arista)
3
4 1 2 14 BRITNEY SPEARS- SOMETIMES
...Baby One More Time (Jive)
1(2)
5 5 7 9 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS- BAILAMOS
Wild Wild West Soundtrack (Interscope)
5
6 3 4 12 WILL SMITH f/ DRU HILL- WILD WILD WEST
Wild Wild West Soundtrack (Interscope)
3
7 7 3 13 BACKSTREET BOYS- I WANT IT THAT WAY
Millennium (Jive)
1(4)
8 8 10 10 THE GOO GOO DOLLS- BLACK BALLOON
Dizzy Up The Girl (Warner)
8
9 16 21 7 SMASH MOUTH- ALL STAR
Astro Lounge (Interscope)
9
10 10 13 8 LAURYN HILL- EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse)
10
11 13 14 6 ALANIS MORISSETTE- SO PURE
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (Maverick)
11
12 9 9 12 JENNIFER LOPEZ- IF YOU HAD MY LOVE
On The 6 (Work/550 Music)
3
13 15 15 8 GARBAGE- WHEN I GROW UP
Version 2.0 (Almo Sounds)
13
14 14 12 9 SUGAR RAY- SOMEDAY
14:59 (Lava/Atlantic)
12
15 20 30 4 DESTINY'S CHILD- BILLS, BILLS, BILLS
The Writing's On The Wall (Columbia)
15
16 18 24 5 98 DEGREES- I DO (CHERISH YOU)
98 Degrees And Rising (Motown)
16
17 23 38 3 RICKY MARTIN- SHE'S ALL I EVER HAD
Ricky Martin (C2/Columbia)
17
18 19 17 25 TLC- NO SCRUBS
Fanmail (LaFace/Arista)
1(9)
19 11 6 17 RICKY MARTIN- LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA
Ricky Martin (C2/Columbia)
1(3)
20 26 - 2 VITAMIN C f/ LADY SAW- SMILE
Vitamin C (Elektra)
20
21 12 8 14 WHITNEY HOUSTON- IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OK
My Love Is Your Love (Arista)
8
22 22 20 6 MONICA- STREET SYMPHONY
The Boy Is Mine (Arista)
20
23 27 - 2 LFO- SUMMER GIRLS
LFO (Arista)
23
24 17 11 13 702- WHERE MY GIRLS AT?
702 (Motown)
5
25 24 28 4 LEN- STEAL MY SUNSHINE
You Can't Stop The Bum Rush (WORK)
24
26 21 18 7 SKY- LOVE SONG
Piece Of Paradise (Arista)
18
27 29 34 4 VENGABOYS- BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The Party Album (Groovilicious)
27
28 30 36 3 SHANIA TWAIN- YOU'VE GOT A WAY
Come On Over (Mercury Nashville)
28
29 28 31 21 'N SYNC- I DRIVE MYSELF CRAZY
'N Sync (RCA)
1(1)
30 34 - 2 K-CI & JOJO- TELL ME IT'S REAL
It's Real (MCA)
30
31 25 25 10 JOEY McINTYRE- I LOVE YOU CAME TOO LATE
Stay The Same (C2/Columbia)
23
32 NEW 1 JEWEL- JUPITER (SWALLOW THE MOON)
Spirit (Atlantic)
32
33 33 35 13 TATYANA ALI- EVERYTIME
Kiss The Sky (MJJ Music)
23
34 31 19 12 ROBBIE WILLIAMS- MILLENNIUM
The Ego Has Landed (Capitol)
7
35 32 22 16 SHANIA TWAIN- THAT DON'T IMPRESS ME MUCH
Come On Over (Mercury/Nashville)
2
36 NEW 1 WHITNEY HOUSTON- MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE
My Love Is Your Love (Arista)
36
37 NEW 1 LIMP BIZKIT- NOOKIE
Significant Other (Flip/Interscope)
37
38 35 33 37 BRITNEY SPEARS- ...BABY ONE MORE TIME
...Baby One More Time (Jive)
1(7)
39 37 27 11 B*WITCHED- ROLLERCOASTER
B*Witched (Epic)
26
40 36 23 17 BRANDY- ALMOST DOESN'T COUNT
Never Say Never (Atlantic)
5

This chart is updated every Thursday. Last update on August 5, 1999.

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