CHART COMMENTARY

TRIPLE ACTION BRITNEY... Christina might be ruling the Top 40 this week, but Britney Spears is making a triple appearance. This is a first on my chart. Somehow, fromer chart topper "...Baby One More Time", is still haning around after 39 weeks on the chart, while "Sometimes" holds in the top 3 and "(You Drive Me) Crazy", her most recent single, debuts at no. 32. We can expect big things from this new single as it is one of my favorites on the album. The remix will also help.

GREATEST GAINERS... This week's greatest gainer is "Someday" by Sugar Ray. Suddenly I realized how much I like this song and finally got un-stuck from the crowded lower half of the top 20 and made the top 10. Other big gainers are LFO with "Summer Girls" and Len with "If You Steal My Sunshine".

COMING UP... 'N Sync & Gloria Estefan- "Music Of My Heart", Mariah Carey f/ Jay-Z- "Heartbreaker", Blaque- "I Do", Jennifer Lopez- "Waiting For Tonight" & Backstreet Boys- "Larger Than Life".

For the week ending on August 21st, 1999.
This
Week
Last
Week
2 wks
Ago
Total
Weeks
ARTIST- TRACK
Album (Label)
Peak
Pos
1 1 1 8 CHRISTINA AGUILERA- GENIE IN A BOTTLE
Christina Aguilera (Jive)
1(3)
2 2 3 11 TLC- UNPRETTY
Fanmail (LaFace/Arista)
2
3 3 4 16 BRITNEY SPEARS- SOMETIMES
...Baby One More Time (Jive)
1(2)
4 5 5 11 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS- BAILAMOS
Wild Wild West Soundtrack (Interscope)
4
5 7 9 9 SMASH MOUTH- ALL STAR
Astro Lounge (Interscope)
5
6 4 2 12 MADONNA- BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Soundtrack (Maverick)
1(3)
7 9 15 6 DESTINY'S CHILD- BILLS, BILLS, BILLS
The Writing's On The Wall (Columbia)
7
8 11 14 11 SUGAR RAY- SOMEDAY
14:59 (Lava/Atlantic)
8
9 6 7 15 BACKSTREET BOYS- I WANT IT THAT WAY
Millennium (Jive)
1(4)
10 13 17 5 RICKY MARTIN- SHE'S ALL I EVER HAD
Ricky Martin (C2/Columbia)
10
11 8 8 12 THE GOO GOO DOLLS- BLACK BALLOON
Dizzy Up The Girl (Warner)
8
12 14 16 7 98 DEGREES- I DO (CHERISH YOU)
98 Degrees And Rising (Motown)
12
13 12 11 8 ALANIS MORISSETTE- SO PURE
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (Maverick)
11
14 16 20 4 VITAMIN C f/ LADY SAW- SMILE
Vitamin C (Elektra)
14
15 19 23 4 LFO- SUMMER GIRLS
LFO (Arista)
15
16 20 25 6 LEN- STEAL MY SUNSHINE
You Can't Stop The Bum Rush (WORK)
16
17 15 13 10 GARBAGE- WHEN I GROW UP
Version 2.0 (Almo Sounds)
13
18 10 6 14 WILL SMITH f/ DRU HILL- WILD WILD WEST
Wild Wild West Soundtrack (Interscope)
3
19 21 22 8 MONICA- STREET SYMPHONY
The Boy Is Mine (Arista)
19
20 17 10 10 LAURYN HILL- EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse)
10
21 25 28 5 SHANIA TWAIN- YOU'VE GOT A WAY
Come On Over (Mercury Nashville)
21
22 18 12 14 JENNIFER LOPEZ- IF YOU HAD MY LOVE
On The 6 (Work/550 Music)
3
23 27 32 3 JEWEL- JUPITER (SWALLOW THE MOON)
Spirit (Atlantic)
23
24 22 18 27 TLC- NO SCRUBS
Fanmail (LaFace/Arista)
1(9)
25 31 36 3 WHITNEY HOUSTON- MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE
My Love Is Your Love (Arista)
25
26 26 30 4 K-CI & JOJO- TELL ME IT'S REAL
It's Real (MCA)
26
27 23 19 19 RICKY MARTIN- LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA
Ricky Martin (C2/Columbia)
1(3)
28 32 37 3 LIMP BIZKIT- NOOKIE
Significant Other (Flip/Interscope)
28
29 34 - 2 PUFF DADDY f/ HURRICANE G- P.E. 2000
Forever (Bad Boy)
29
30 35 - 2 GINUWINE- SO ANXIOUS
100% Ginuwine (550 Music)
30
31 24 21 16 WHITNEY HOUSTON- IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OK
My Love Is Your Love (Arista)
8
32 NEW 1 BRITNEY SPEARS- (YOU DRIVE ME) CRAZY
...Baby One More Time (Jive)
32
33 28 24 15 702- WHERE MY GIRLS AT?
702 (Motown)
5
34 29 29 23 'N SYNC- I DRIVE MYSELF CRAZY
'N Sync (RCA)
1(1)
35 38 - 2 SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER- THERE SHE GOES
Sixpence None The Richer (Columbia)
35
36 30 27 6 VENGABOYS- BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The Party Album (Groovilicious)
27
37 33 26 9 SKY- LOVE SONG
Piece Of Paradise (Arista)
18
38 NEW 1 JORDAN KNIGHT- I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN
Jordan Knight (Interscope)
38
39 40 38 39 BRITNEY SPEARS- ...BABY ONE MORE TIME
...Baby One More Time (Jive)
1(7)
40 36 31 12 JOEY McINTYRE- I LOVE YOU CAME TOO LATE
Stay The Same (C2/Columbia)
23

This chart is updated every Thursday. Last update on August 19, 1999.

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