CHART COMMENTARY

WISHES DO COME TRUE... In what seemed like an impossible feat to accomplish, Christina Aguilera debuts at no. 1 on this week's Billboard Top Albums chart. She beat Puff Daddy's new record, "Forever", which I didn't think would happen. This just proved me wrong and I'm very happy about it, a very nice surprise indeed. "Genie In A Bottle" manages to hold for a fifth straight week on my own little chart, he he, but looses some chart points which might give any of the other titles behind it a chance at no. 1 next week. We'll see...

GREATEST GAINERS... This week's greatest gainer is "Heartbreaker" by Mariah Carey, followed by Britney Spears with "(You Drive Me) Crazy" and Ricky Martin with "She's All I Ever Had".

COMING UP... 'N Sync & Gloria Estefan- "Music Of My Heart", Robbie Williams- "Angels", Blaque- "I Do", Jennifer Lopez- "Waiting For Tonight" & Backstreet Boys- "Larger Than Life".

For the week ending on September 4th, 1999.
This
Week
Last
Week
2 wks
Ago
Total
Weeks
ARTIST- TRACK
Album (Label)
Peak
Pos
1 1 1 10 CHRISTINA AGUILERA- GENIE IN A BOTTLE
Christina Aguilera (Jive)
1(5)
2 2 2 13 TLC- UNPRETTY
Fanmail (LaFace/Arista)
2
3 4 5 11 SMASH MOUTH- ALL STAR
Astro Lounge (Interscope)
3
4 6 10 7 RICKY MARTIN- SHE'S ALL I EVER HAD
Ricky Martin (C2/Columbia)
4
5 5 8 13 SUGAR RAY- SOMEDAY
14:59 (Lava/Atlantic)
5
6 3 4 13 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS- BAILAMOS
Wild Wild West Soundtrack (Overbrook/Interscope)
3
7 8 12 9 98 DEGREES- I DO (CHERISH YOU)
98 Degrees And Rising (Motown)
7
8 7 3 18 BRITNEY SPEARS- SOMETIMES
...Baby One More Time (Jive)
1(2)
9 12 15 6 LFO- SUMMER GIRLS
LFO (Arista)
9
10 9 7 8 DESTINY'S CHILD- BILLS, BILLS, BILLS
The Writing's On The Wall (Columbia)
7
11 11 9 17 BACKSTREET BOYS- I WANT IT THAT WAY
Millennium (Jive)
1(4)
12 20 32 3 BRITNEY SPEARS- (YOU DRIVE ME) CRAZY
...Baby One More Time (Jive)
12
13 15 16 8 LEN- STEAL MY SUNSHINE
You Can't Stop The Bum Rush (WORK)
13
14 13 11 14 THE GOO GOO DOLLS- BLACK BALLOON
Dizzy Up The Girl (Warner)
8
15 27 - 2 MARIAH CAREY f/ JAY-Z- HEARTBREAKER
Rainbow (Columbia)
15
16 10 6 14 MADONNA- BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Soundtrack (Maverick)
1(3)
17 14 14 6 VITAMIN C f/ LADY SAW- SMILE
Vitamin C (Elektra)
14
18 19 23 5 JEWEL- JUPITER (SWALLOW THE MOON)
Spirit (Atlantic)
18
19 22 25 5 WHITNEY HOUSTON- MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE
My Love Is Your Love (Arista)
19
20 17 21 7 SHANIA TWAIN- YOU'VE GOT A WAY
Come On Over (Mercury Nashville)
17
21 23 29 4 PUFF DADDY f/ HURRICANE G- P.E. 2000
Forever (Bad Boy)
21
22 24 30 4 GINUWINE- SO ANXIOUS
100% Ginuwine (550 Music)
22
23 16 13 10 ALANIS MORISSETTE- SO PURE
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (Maverick)
11
24 21 22 16 JENNIFER LOPEZ- IF YOU HAD MY LOVE
On The 6 (Work/550 Music)
3
25 18 17 12 GARBAGE- WHEN I GROW UP
Version 2.0 (Almo Sounds)
13
26 30 35 4 SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER- THERE SHE GOES
Sixpence None The Richer (Columbia)
26
27 33 38 3 JORDAN KNIGHT- I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN
Jordan Knight (Interscope)
27
28 26 24 29 TLC- NO SCRUBS
Fanmail (LaFace/Arista)
1(9)
29 NEW 1 LOU BEGA- MAMBO NO. 5 (A LITTLE BIT OF...)
A Little Bit Of Mambo (RCA)
29
30 38 - 2 B*WITCHED- BLAME IT ON THE WEATHERMAN
B*Witched (Epic)
30
31 NEW 1 BLINK 182- WHAT'S MY AGE AGAIN?
Enema Of The State (MCA)
31
32 25 18 16 WILL SMITH f/ DRU HILL- WILD WILD WEST
Wild Wild West Soundtrack (Interscope)
3
33 39 - 2 SANTANA f/ ROB THOMAS- SMOOTH
Supernatural (Arista)
33
34 NEW 1 RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS- SCAR TISSUE
Californication (Warners Bros.)
34
35 32 28 5 LIMP BIZKIT- NOOKIE
Significant Other (Flip/Interscope)
28
36 28 20 12 LAURYN HILL- EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse)
10
37 40 33 17 702- WHERE MY GIRLS AT?
702 (Motown)
5
38 29 19 10 MONICA- STREET SYMPHONY
The Boy Is Mine (Arista)
19
39 31 26 6 K-CI & JOJO- TELL ME IT'S REAL
It's Real (MCA)
26
40 34 27 21 RICKY MARTIN- LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA
Ricky Martin (C2/Columbia)
1(3)

This chart is updated every Thursday. Last update on September 2, 1999.

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