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Sorry for the odd format, it's pasted from a spreadsheet, but these are the chart positions after the artist:

 

First impression, Spice Girls at 1, much like the real world. Unlike the real world, Bernard Butler dominates the rest of January. No-one remembers it now, but a great record. Faves at the time Space and St Etienne doing well.

 

TOO MUCH Spice Girls 1 4 7 9

TORN Natalie Imbruglia 2 3 5 6

AVENGING ANGELS Space 3 7 8 10

THE RAPSODY Warren G/ Sissel 4 2 2 2

PERFECT DAY Lou Reed & friends 5 10 19 27

LUCKY MAN Verve 6 13 15 18

STAY Bernard Butler 7 1 1 1

EVERYTHING SHE WANTS '97 Wham! 8 11 26 48

SHELTER Brand New Heavies 9 5 9 15

HIGH Lighthouse Family 10 6 4 4

 

NEVER EVER All Saints 11 16 21 23

UNTOUCHABLE Rialto 12 9 6 14

CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas 13 14 16 21

AIN'T THAT JUST THE WAY Lutricia McNeal 14 19 20 28

SYLVIE St Etienne 15 21 3 3

ANGELS Robbie Williams 16 18 22 25

NO SURPRISES Radiohead 17 20 23 35

BACHOLERETTE Bjork 18 30 43 53

BACK TO YOU Bryan Adams 19 22 28 33

TOGETHER AGAIN Janet Jackson 20 15 17 19

 

LET A BOY CRY Gala 21 37 50 56

SLAM DUNK (DA FUNK) Five 22 38 51 58

BAMBOOGIE Bamboo 23 17 14 13

TUBTHUMPING Chumbawamba 24 32 40 44

PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME Texas 25 31 34 40

BABY CAN I HOLD YOU Boyzone 26 36 46 50

TOMORROW NEVER DIES Sheryl Crow 27 34 41 47

YOU CAN TALK TO ME Seahorses 28 28 33 43

YOU SEXY THING Hot Chocolate 29 33 36 41

AMNESIA Chumbawamba 30 12 11 7

 

THE STORY OF LOVE OTT 31 25 10 8

STREET FIGHTING MAN/ALL AROUND THE WORLD Oasis 32 24 18 5

LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN Louise 33 42 57 73

HIGH TIMES Jamiroquai 34 53 75

MAYBE I'M AMAZED Carleen Anderson 35 23 13 11

I WILL COME TO YOU Hanson 36 43 53 57

DOG TRAIN Levellers 37 60

GETTIN' JIGGY WIT' IT Will Smith 38 27 24 16

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE Spice Girls 39 44 52 52

BEAUTIFUL NIGHT Paul McCartney 40 58 65 68

 

FORGIVEN (I FEEL YOU LOVE) Space Brothers 41

I WANT AN ALIEN FOR CHRISTMAS Fountains Of Wayne 42

PLEASE (LIVE EP: WHERE THE/WITH OR/STARING) U2 43 46 49 51

FREEDOM Robert Miles/ Kathy Sledge 44 64 74 74

JUST CRUISIN Will Smith 45 65

BUTTERFLY Mariah Carey 46 57 71

YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL) Byron Stingily 47 41 31 26

THE DRUGS DON'T WORK Verve 48 51 55 55

SUNDAY MORNING No Doubt 49 35 56 71

TELL HIM Celin Dion/ Barbra Streisand 50 29 47 59

 

IF GOD WILL SEND HIS ANGELS U2 51

STAY Sash!/ La Trec 52 52 44 45

THE REASON Celine Dion 53 67

DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba 54 54 54 54

I'M SO LONELY Cast 55 73

THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) Clock 56 56 48 37

SUNARISE Rolf Harris 57 61 61 61

WHAT YOU SAY Lightning Seeds 58 70

BEST BIT Beth Orton 59

WALKING ON THE SUN Smash Mouth 60 71

 

ALWAYS THERE UB40 61

YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers 62 62 62 62

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve 63 63 63 63

ALL YOU GOOD GOOD PEOPLE Embrace 64 64 64

THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US Sparks vs Faith No More 65 74

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli 66 66 67 67

YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks 67 68 68 66

JUST FOR YOU M People 68 75

6 UNDERGROUND Sneaker Pimps 69 69 69 69

BETTER DAY Ocean Colour Scene 70

 

RAINCLOUD Lighthouse Family 71

STILL WATERS RUN DEEP Bee Gees 72

WRONG Everything But The Girl 73 72 72 72

PINK Aerosmith 74

BINGO Catch 75

 

GHETTO HEAVEN '98 Family Stand 8 12 12

ASHES TO ASHES Faith No More 26 37 46

ALL NIGHT ALL RIGHT Peter Andre/ Warren G 39 27 17

5,6,7,8" Steps 40 32 32

FLAMING JUNE BT 45 45 49

DREAMS Smokin' Beats 47 42 39

MULDER AND SCULLY Catatonia 48 29 22

AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME Backstreet Boys 49 66 75

SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT Elton John 50 58 60

I WONDER IF HEAVEN GOT A GHETTO 2Pac 55 35 38

MY STAR Ian Brown 59 39 36

WISHING ON A STAR Jay Z/ Gwen Dickey 70 59 42

 

FREE Ultra Nate 25 31

SAINT OF ME Rolling Stones 30 30

I WILL BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND Dubstar 38 24

SOMEBODY ELSE'S GUY Ce Ce Peniston 60 29

TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN Queen 73 70

 

TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD RIDDANCE) Green Day 20

SO GOOD Juliet Roberts 34

SHOW ME LOVE Robyn 65

 

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"Sylvie" was very nice. Steps is criminaly underrated.

"Butterfly" and Celine Dion also can be very high in my future retro charts.

No Peach :( and Vanilla must be here :)

 

I don't have retro charts from the most of 1997 year and my weekly chart was lauched only in November 1997.

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"Sylvie" was very nice. Steps is criminaly underrated.

"Butterfly" and Celine Dion also can be very high in my future retro charts.

No Peach :( and Vanilla must be here :)

 

I don't have retro charts from the most of 1997 year and my weekly chart was lauched only in November 1997.

 

Thanks Alex, I think you're making up for not being born way back with the retro charts you do! Its quite impressive all the research you put into it! I did actually do some retro charts myself in the 70's for 1966 to 1968 so I suppose I could sort of use those in my countdowns, though as they were after the event it's more me remembering what I liked when I was 8 years old than writing them down...

 

I'm surprised Steps did as well in my charts with 5,6,7,8 I'd forgotten it had made my Top 40, and I'm not sure I remember Vanilla/No Peach, I would have to look it up in my chart listings...

I'm surprised Steps did as well in my charts with 5,6,7,8 I'd forgotten it had made my Top 40, and I'm not sure I remember Vanilla/No Peach, I would have to look it up in my chart listings...

 

No surprise, that you don't know Peach. Only # 69 in UK. I found this song only some weeks ago, when did a retrospective for 1998.

Vanilla - "No Way, No Way" is very fun song, which "worst single ever" from UK charts for many peoples, but I really like it.

 

Peach - On My Own

 

 

Both songs were my # 1s.

22.11.1997 : Steps - 5, 6, 7, 8 (4 weeks # 1)

20.12.1997 : Vanilla - No Way, No Way (3 weeks # 1, include the Christmas week)

10.01.1998 : Spice Girls - Too Much (1 week # 1)

17.01.1998 : Peach - On My Own (3 weeks # 1)

 

... 21.02.1998 : Saint Etienne - Sylvie (1 week # 1)

Hi, John!

My interest for the Charts a little bit decreased by 1998. So i don't remember some of those songs in your list.

STAY by Bernard Butler is a great record! One of those i missed at the time, but it sure worth being a No.1!

I remember and love Space, Radiohead, Robbie Williams (Angel is my favourite song from his repertoire), Verve, Catatonia (i loved both the song and The X-Files television series).

And Lou Reed's '97 rendition of Perfect Day was really perfect!!!

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Hi, John!

My interest for the Charts a little bit decreased by 1998. So i don't remember some of those songs in your list.

STAY by Bernard Butler is a great record! One of those i missed at the time, but it sure worth being a No.1!

I remember and love Space, Radiohead, Robbie Williams (Angel is my favourite song from his repertoire), Verve, Catatonia (i loved both the song and The X-Files television series).

And Lou Reed's '97 rendition of Perfect Day was really perfect!!!

 

Hi Andrey, thanks for that, glad you liked Bernard Butler's record, it's fab:)

 

I also love the XFiles, great show, I'm working my way through the DVD's up to series 7 now:)

 

cheers!

john

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FEBRUARY 1998....

 

1st FEB chart

 

STAY Bernard Butler 1 1 1 4

SYLVIE St Etienne 2 2 5 15

THE STORY OF LOVE OTT 3 3 6 19

HIGH Lighthouse Family 4 5 7 12

PRINCE IGOR Warren G/ Sissel 5 8 16 32

TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD RIDDANCE) Green Day 6 4 8 11

TORN Natalie Imbruglia 7 11 11 16

I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU Solid Harmonie 8 14 25 47

ALL AROUND THE WORLD/STREET FIGHTING MAN Oasis 9 15 29 48

MAYBE I'M AMAZED Carleen Anderson 10 9 17 30

 

I WILL BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND Dubstar 11 10 19 41

AMNESIA Chumbawamba 12 19 22 22

AVENGING ANGELS Space 13 16 26 51

GETTIN' JIGGY WIT' IT Will Smith 14 13 13 21

TOO MUCH Spice Girls 15 23 23 33

SEXY BOY Air 16 6 2 1

MULDER AND SCULLY Catatonia 17 17 21 23

GHETTO HEAVEN '98 Family Stand 18 26 39 44

ALL NIGHT ALL RIGHT Peter Andre/ Warren G 19 32 48

BAMBOOGIE Bamboo 20 31 49 54

 

CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas 21 24 24 26

SO GOOD Juliet Roberts 22 20 31 53

TOGETHER AGAIN Janet Jackson 23 25 28 31

SAINT OF ME Rolling Stones 24 22 34

NEVER EVER All Saints 25 29 37 49

LUCKY MAN Verve 26 37 54 64

SHELTER Brand New Heavies 27 40 41 46

SHOW ME LOVE Robyn 28 12 9 8

SOMEBODY ELSE'S GUY Ce Ce Peniston 29 27 42

UNTOUCHABLE Rialto 30 49 52 58

 

YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL) Byron Stingily 31 42

ANGELS Robbie Williams 32 41 60

SONNET Verve 33 33 32 28

AIN'T THAT JUST THE WAY Lutricia McNeal 34 39 47 57

YOU MAKE ME WANNA... Usher 35 34 43 59

MY STAR Ian Brown 36 52

WISHING ON A STAR Jay Z/ Gwen Dickey 37 35 20 13

PERFECT DAY Lou Reed & friends 38 48 58

FROZEN Madonna 39 18 10 5

BACK TO YOU Bryan Adams 40 44 57 60

 

PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME Texas 41 43 46 52

THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) Clock 42 57

YOU SEXY THING Hot Chocolate 43 47 59

FREE Ultra Nate 44 51 69

TUBTHUMPING Chumbawamba 45 45 50 55

5,6,7,8" Steps 46 58

NO SURPRISES Radiohead 47 68

DREAMS Smokin' Beats 48

I WONDER IF HEAVEN GOT A GHETTO 2Pac 49

STAY Sash!/ La Trec 50 67

 

YOU CAN TALK TO ME Seahorses 51 59

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE Spice Girls 52 56 64 73

PLEASE (LIVE EP: STARING AT THE SUN/WITH OR..) U2 53 55 63 70

DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba 54 54 56 56

TOMORROW NEVER DIES Sheryl Crow 55

GIVEN TO FLY Pearl Jam 56 38 51 43

THE DRUGS DON'T WORK Verve 57 63 71 63

ASHES TO ASHES Faith No More 58

BABY CAN I HOLD YOU Boyzone 59

I WILL COME TO YOU Hanson 60 69

 

SUNARISE Rolf Harris 61 64 70 71

YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers 62 62 62 61

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve 63 61 61 62

ALL YOU GOOD GOOD PEOPLE Embrace 64 72

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli 65 65 66 67

YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks 66 66 68 69

SLAM DUNK (DA FUNK) Five 67

BACHOLERETTE Bjork 68 74

6 UNDERGROUND Sneaker Pimps 69 71

LET A BOY CRY Gala 70

 

WRONG Everything But The Girl 71 73 74 72

MY HERO Foo Fighters 72

SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT Elton John 73

DR. JONES Aqua 74 21 14 14

EVERYTHING SHE WANTS '97 Wham! 75

 

 

 

8th FEB entries

 

BRIMFUL OF ASHA Cornershop 7 3 3

IT STARTED WITH A KISS Hot Chocolate 28 15 35

A NANNY IN MANHATTAN Lilys 30 12 7

SAY WHAT YOU WANT Texas/ Wu Tang Clan 36 35 29

LEGEND OF A COWGIRL Imani Coppola 46 27 9

RECOVER YOUR SOUL Elton John 50 33 68

THE SEA Morcheeba 53 53

SUFFOCATE Feeder 60 67 6

ONLY THE STRONGEST WILL SURVIVE Hurricane #1 70 55 36

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING Ocean Colour Scene/ PP Arnold 75 75 40

 

 

15th FEB entries

 

ALANE Wes 4 2

STOP Spice Girls 18 18

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU Robbie Williams 30 24

THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES Space/ Cerys Matthews 36 45

MY HEART WILL GO ON Celine Dion 38 20

TOURNIQUET Headswim 40 34

MUCH LOVE Shola Ama 44 39

DIVE IN Catch 45 65

SOLOMON BITES THE WORM Bluetones 65 38

CLEOPATRA'S THEME Cleopatra 72 66

HOW COULD I (INSECURITY) Roachford 73

 

 

22nd FEB entries

 

HAND IN YOUR HEAD Money Mark 10

EVERY DAY SHOULD BE A HOLIDAY Dandy Warhols 17

LOCAL BOY IN THE PHOTOGRAPH Stereophonics 25

NOT ALONE Bernard Butler 27

YOUR LOVE GETS SWEETER Finlay Quaye 37

TREAT INFAMY Rest Assured 42

IT'S LIKE THAT Run DMC vs Jason Nevins 50

RUDE BOY ROCK Lionrock 74

BIG MISTAKE Natalie Imbruglia 75

 

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MARCH 1998:

 

1ST MARCH TOP 75

 

ALANE Wes 1 2 2 6 10

BRIMFUL OF ASHA Cornershop 2 6 15 13 19

SEXY BOY Air 3 5 12 18 24

LEGEND OF A COWGIRL Imani Coppola 4 10 14 16 26

FROZEN Madonna 5 9 8 4 6

SUFFOCATE Feeder 6 25 46 64

SAY WHAT YOU WANT (ALL DAY..)/INSANE Texas/ Wu Tang Clan 7 7 5 3 1

SHOW ME LOVE Robyn 8 3 4 5 5

IT'S LIKE THAT Run DMC vs Jason Nevins 9 12 11 15 20

HAND IN YOUR HEAD Money Mark 10 17 26 40 49

 

STAY Bernard Butler 11 21 32 38 42

NOT ALONE Bernard Butler 12 1 3 2 2

A NANNY IN MANHATTAN Lilys 13 14 19 27 41

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU Robbie Williams 14 13 13 8 4

EVERY DAY SHOULD BE A HOLIDAY Dandy Warhols 15 18 29 41 62

STOP Spice Girls 16 16 16 22 32

MY HEART WILL GO ON Celine Dion 17 22 10 12 15

THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES Space/ Cerys Matthews 18 4 6 1 3

SONNET Verve 19 19 24 37 44

TORN Natalie Imbruglia 20 24 25 29 31

 

TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD RIDDANCE) Green Day 21 36 49 54 65

HIGH Lighthouse Family 22 34 43 47 54

DR. JONES Aqua 23 43 63 73 73

MULDER AND SCULLY Catatonia 24 30 42 43 50

LOCAL BOY IN THE PHOTOGRAPH Stereophonics 25 42 67

GETTIN' JIGGY WIT' IT Will Smith 26 29 35 35 34

SYLVIE St Etienne 27 51

WISHING ON A STAR Jay Z/ Gwen Dickey 28 49

TREAT INFAMY Rest Assured 29 23 31 42 51

CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas 30 31 34 34 38

 

TRULY MADLY DEEPLY Savage Garden 31 26 17 21 23

YOUR LOVE GETS SWEETER Finlay Quaye 32 11 9 14 25

TOGETHER AGAIN Janet Jackson 33 39 41 46 58

THE STORY OF LOVE OTT 34 52

AMNESIA Chumbawamba 35 57 66 74

SOLOMON BITES THE WORM Bluetones 36 53

WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT Five 37 32 22 25 28

TOO MUCH Spice Girls 38 40 48 52 59

 

 

ONLY THE STRONGEST WILL SURVIVE Hurricane #1 39 65

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING Ocean Colour Scene/ PP Arnold 40 59

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve 41 41 44 44 47

THE DRUGS DON'T WORK Verve 42 46 52 60 66

LUCKY MAN Verve 43 48 56 67

GHETTO HEAVEN '98 Family Stand 44 44 47 48 53

DESTINY CALLING James 45 45 38 10 12

PRINCE IGOR Warren G/ Sissel 46 45 51 55

MAYBE I'M AMAZED Carleen Anderson 47

TOURNIQUET Headswim 48

IT STARTED WITH A KISS Hot Chocolate 49

MOLLY Carrie 50 50 65

 

SHELTER Brand New Heavies 51 55 55 62 67

ANGELS Robbie Williams 52 63 59 59 52

NEVER EVER All Saints 53 66

YOU MAKE ME WANNA... Usher 54 54 54 66 71

PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME Texas 55 60 64 71

DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba 56 56 57 57 57

GIVEN TO FLY Pearl Jam 57

TUBTHUMPING Chumbawamba 58 61 61 61 61

ALL AROUND THE WORLD/STREET FIGHTING MAN Oasis 59 64

I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU Solid Harmonie 60 51 55 64

 

YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers 61 62 62 63 63

I WILL BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND Dubstar 62 75

BIG MISTAKE Natalie Imbruglia 63 35 30 23 16

MUCH LOVE Shola Ama 64

IF YOU WANT ME Hinda Hicks 65 15 21 36 48

YOU'RE STILL THE ONE Shania Twain 66 37 23 19 21

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli 67 68 68 68 68

BAMBOOGIE Bamboo 68

YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks 69 69 69 69 69

PLEASE (LIVE EP: STARING AT THE SUN/WITH OR..) U2 70 72 74 75

 

AIN'T THAT JUST THE WAY Lutricia McNeal 71

WRONG Everything But The Girl 72

RUDE BOY ROCK Lionrock 73 73 39 49

UNTOUCHABLE Rialto 74

BACK TO YOU Bryan Adams 75

 

 

NEW ENTRIES 8th March

 

WEIRD Hanson 8 7 7 7

THE PASSENGER Iggy Pop 20 18 31 45

KISS THE RAIN Billie Myers 27 27 24 18

AIN'T GOIN' TO GOA Alabama Three 28 28 28 11

HERE'S WHERE THE STORY ENDS Tin Tin Out 33 33 20 8

BE ALONE NO MORE Another Level 38 20 17 29

WHINE AND GRINE Prince Buster 47 36 32 30

NAKED AND SACRED Maria Naylor 58 58

FATHER LL Cool J 67 53 45 40

WITH YOU Smoke City 70 70 70

ANGEL ST M People 71 71 65 36

HOW DO I LIVE LeAnn Rimes 74 72 72

BEAT GOES ON All Seeing I 75 73 58 43

 

 

NEW ENTRIES 15th March

 

REMEMBER YOU'RE A WOMBLE Wombles 1 9 13

BREATHE Kylie Minogue 37 11 14

GLITTERBALL Simple Minds 40 50

FOUND A CURE Ultra Nate 50 26 22

TELEFUNKIN N Tyce 60 53

 

 

NEW ENTRIES 22nd March

 

I'M READY Bryan Adams 30 37

DISREMEMBRANCE Dannii 33 33

DREAM ANOTHER DREAM Rialto 39 39

WHERE DO I STAND The Montrose Avenue 56 56

 

 

NEW ENTRIES 29th March

 

PUSH IT Garbage 9

SOUND OF DRUMS Kula Shaker 17

CORPSES Ian Brown 27

LA PRIMAVERA Sash! 35

ALL THAT MATTERS Louise 46

THIS IS HARDCORE Pulp 60

UH LA LA LA Alexia 70

READ MY MIND Connor Reeves 72

BLINDFOLD Morcheeba 74

I GET LONELY Janet Jackson/ Blackstreet 75

 

Great John. I also loved Bernard Butler's singles from '98. A Change of Heart probably being my fave of the lot.

 

My chart from mid March '98, coincidentally, saw him in the top ten.

 

01 (NE) Madonna - Little Star

02 (01) Mother's Pride - Floribunda

03 (04) Chicane - Early/The Drive Home

04 (05) Alexia - Uh La La La

05 (NE) Kylie Minogue - Breathe

06 (NE) Hardes - Symphonic

07 (NE) Bernard Butler - Not Alone

08 (02) LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live

09 (NE) Casino - Sound Of Eden (Remix)

10 (26) Spice Girls - Stop

 

11 (03) Madonna - Frozen

12 (06) Ayla - Ayla

13 (NE) Zee - Butterfly

14 (07) Voices Of Life - The Word Is Love (Say The Word)

15 (08) Madonna - Bedtime Stories

16 (09) Swing Out Sister - Breakout

17 (15) Dannii - Disremberance

18 (11) Skinny - Failure

19 (14) Tin Tin Out - Here's Where The Story Ends

20 (13) Maria Naylor - Naked & Sacred

21 (10) Saint Etienne - Who Do You Think You Are

22 (16) Wes - Alane

23 (17) Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart

24 (18) JC - So Hot

25 (19) Saint Etienne - Sylvie

26 (12) Annie Dexter - Nobody's Girl

27 (22) Run DMC vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That

28 (28) The Verve - Sonnet

29 (NE) Iron Maiden - The Angel & The Gambler

30 (35) E'Voke - Missing You

31 (NE) Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On

32 (21) Another Level - Be Alone No More

33 (39) Rest Assured - Treat Infamy

34 (40) Sandy B - Make The World Go Round

35 (RE) Imani Coppola - Legend Of A Cowgirl

36 (NE) Jez & Choopie - Yim

37 (24) Black Connection - Give Me Rhythm

38 (25) Space ft Cerys Matthews - The Ballad Of Tom Jones

39 (27) Lionrock - Rude Boy Rock

40 (NE) DJ Supreme - Horns Of Jericho

 

Well, I must had been going through a St Etienne obsession at the time. Think I got their greatest hits CD around that time. No idea why Swing Out Sister or Madonna's Bedtime Stories charted at the time. The No.26 says Nobody's Girl by Annie Dexter - I'm almost certain that's not the right performer. I remember hearing it on radio but it never charted officially (to my knowledge). It might not even be the right song title...Also, shamefully, the dreaded My Heart Will Go On appears. I despise it now, but somehow it climbed to No.5 here. I must have liked a remix of it. Ah, the folly of youth :lol:

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Great John. I also loved Bernard Butler's singles from '98. A Change of Heart probably being my fave of the lot.

 

My chart from mid March '98, coincidentally, saw him in the top ten.

 

01 (NE) Madonna - Little Star

02 (01) Mother's Pride - Floribunda

03 (04) Chicane - Early/The Drive Home

04 (05) Alexia - Uh La La La

05 (NE) Kylie Minogue - Breathe

06 (NE) Hardes - Symphonic

07 (NE) Bernard Butler - Not Alone

08 (02) LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live

09 (NE) Casino - Sound Of Eden (Remix)

10 (26) Spice Girls - Stop

 

11 (03) Madonna - Frozen

12 (06) Ayla - Ayla

13 (NE) Zee - Butterfly

14 (07) Voices Of Life - The Word Is Love (Say The Word)

15 (08) Madonna - Bedtime Stories

16 (09) Swing Out Sister - Breakout

17 (15) Dannii - Disremberance

18 (11) Skinny - Failure

19 (14) Tin Tin Out - Here's Where The Story Ends

20 (13) Maria Naylor - Naked & Sacred

21 (10) Saint Etienne - Who Do You Think You Are

22 (16) Wes - Alane

23 (17) Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart

24 (18) JC - So Hot

25 (19) Saint Etienne - Sylvie

26 (12) Annie Dexter - Nobody's Girl

27 (22) Run DMC vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That

28 (28) The Verve - Sonnet

29 (NE) Iron Maiden - The Angel & The Gambler

30 (35) E'Voke - Missing You

31 (NE) Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On

32 (21) Another Level - Be Alone No More

33 (39) Rest Assured - Treat Infamy

34 (40) Sandy B - Make The World Go Round

35 (RE) Imani Coppola - Legend Of A Cowgirl

36 (NE) Jez & Choopie - Yim

37 (24) Black Connection - Give Me Rhythm

38 (25) Space ft Cerys Matthews - The Ballad Of Tom Jones

39 (27) Lionrock - Rude Boy Rock

40 (NE) DJ Supreme - Horns Of Jericho

 

Well, I must had been going through a St Etienne obsession at the time. Think I got their greatest hits CD around that time. No idea why Swing Out Sister or Madonna's Bedtime Stories charted at the time. The No.26 says Nobody's Girl by Annie Dexter - I'm almost certain that's not the right performer. I remember hearing it on radio but it never charted officially (to my knowledge). It might not even be the right song title...Also, shamefully, the dreaded My Heart Will Go On appears. I despise it now, but somehow it climbed to No.5 here. I must have liked a remix of it. Ah, the folly of youth :lol:

 

Thanks AH, nowt wrong with having a St Etienne obsession they are still fab fab fab:) and Madonna too:) Celine, I'm afraid I had the same chart position as you, more or less, for it, and I dont even have the excuse of the folly of youth - just folly! Maybe we were all caught up in the rapture of the movie so much it made it seem better than it was:) It's still one of her better singles though it wouldnt make my Top 100 of 1998, for sure!:)

cheers

john

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APRIL 1998

 

Robbie, Verve, Backstreet Boys & Alanis Morrissette hit the top....heavily influenced by records I heard on a Florida holiday this month, theme park rides galore!

5th APRIL chart

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU Robbie Williams 1 5 12 6

NOT ALONE Bernard Butler 2 3 10 22

SAY WHAT YOU WANT/INSANE Texas/ Wu Tang Clan 3 6 15 25

HERE'S WHERE THE STORY ENDS Tin Tin Out 4 4 21 21

AIN'T GOIN' TO GOA Alabama Three 5 8 22 35

THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES Space/ Cerys Matthews 6 13 24 31

SHOW ME LOVE Robyn 7 2 4 9

FROZEN Madonna 8 15 17 30

PUSH IT Garbage 9 9 9 8

BIG MISTAKE Natalie Imbruglia 10 25 42

 

WEIRD Hanson 11 11 11 14

SOUND OF DRUMS Kula Shaker 12 12 23 17

ALANE Wes 13 24 31 40

KISS THE RAIN Billie Myers 14 7 7 4

FOUND A CURE Ultra Nate 15 19 29 11

CORPSES Ian Brown 16 27 50

DESTINY CALLING James 17 31 52

WHINE AND GRINE Prince Buster 18 26 47 50

REMEMBER YOU'RE A WOMBLE Wombles 19 30 36 46

MY HEART WILL GO ON Celine Dion 20 16 28 41

 

BRIMFUL OF ASHA Cornershop 21 32 37 34

BREATHE Kylie Minogue 22 43 62

YOU'RE STILL THE ONE Shania Twain 23 23 30 19

FATHER LL Cool J 24 41 72

ALL THAT MATTERS Louise 25 42 65 51

IT'S LIKE THAT Run DMC vs Jason Nevins 26 40 48 44

LA PRIMAVERA Sash! 27 39 61 38

YOUR LOVE GETS SWEETER Finlay Quaye 28 47 73

TRULY MADLY DEEPLY Savage Garden 29 36 46 52

ANGEL ST M People 30 52

 

SEXY BOY Air 31 46 55 68

LEGEND OF A COWGIRL Imani Coppola 32 21 8 10

STOP Spice Girls 33 49 56

GETTIN' JIGGY WIT' IT Will Smith 34 33 33 33

TORN Natalie Imbruglia 35 34 32 47

WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT Five 36

SHOUT TO THE TOP Fire Island/ Loleatta Holloway 37 37

CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas 38 38 38 26

GONE TILL NOVEMBER Wyclef Jean 39 35 45 12

BEAT GOES ON All Seeing I 40 62

 

BE ALONE NO MORE Another Level/ Jay Zee 41

STAY Bernard Butler 42 51 56 67

DR. JONES Aqua 43 56

THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET Mighty Mighty Bosstones 44 54 34 23

THE PASSENGER Iggy Pop 45 45 51 72

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve 46 10 1 5

DREAM ANOTHER DREAM Rialto 47

I'M READY Bryan Adams 48

DISREMEMBRANCE Dannii 49

THIS IS HARDCORE Pulp 50 48

 

A NANNY IN MANHATTAN Lilys 51

SONNET Verve 52

GHETTO HEAVEN '98 Family Stand 53 61 66 75

ANGELS Robbie Williams 54 66

MULDER AND SCULLY Catatonia 55

HAND IN YOUR HEAD Money Mark 56

DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba 57 57 58 60

PRINCE IGOR Warren G/ Sissel 58 64

READ MY MIND Connor Reeves 59 59

TOO MUCH Spice Girls 60

 

TUBTHUMPING Chumbawamba 61 29 26 42

HIGH Lighthouse Family 62

YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers 63 63 41 43

TREAT INFAMY Rest Assured 64

TOGETHER AGAIN Janet Jackson 65 58 54 55

ROAD RAGE Catatonia 66 44 44 37

THE DRUGS DON'T WORK Verve 67 73 75

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli 68 68 69 70

YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks 69 69 70 71

I GET LONELY Janet Jackson/ Blackstreet 70 70

 

I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU Solid Harmonie 71

TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD RIDDANCE) Green Day 72 17 19 27

SHELTER Brand New Heavies 73

ALL I WANT IS YOU 911" 74

A ROSE IS STILL A ROSE Aretha Franklin 75 75

 

12th APRIL new entries

 

EVERYBODY Backstreet Boys 1 3 7

WALKIN' ON THE SUN Smashmouth 14 14 24

THE MUMMER'S DANCE Loreena McKennit 18 13 13

IT'S UP TO YOU Tuesdays 20 16 16

I WANT YOU BACK N-Sync 22 5 3

SEX AND CANDY Marcy Playground 28 20 15

ARE YOU JIMMY RAY Jimmy Ray 49 71

SOMEDAY I'LL FIND YOU Shola Ama 50 63 36

ALL MY LIFE K-Ci & Jo-Jo 53 35 28

3 A.M." Matchbox 20 55 40 49

AMNESIA Chumbawamba 60 27 32

BRICK Ben Folds Five 65 57 62

ME Paula Cole 67 67

YOU MAKE ME WANNA... Usher 71 60 64

SAY YOU LOVE ME Simply Red 72

NICE N SLOW Usher 74 68 65

19th APRIL new entries

 

UNINVITED Alanis Morissette 2 1

THE WAY Fastball 6 2

DON'T DRINK THE WATER Dave Matthews Band 18 18

PUSH Matchbox 20 25 20

SOUTHAMPTON James Horner 39 39

YOU'RE NOT ALONE Olive 43 45

SUNCHYME Dario G 53 63

IN HEAVEN Jah 59 59

DO YOU REALLY WANT ME Robyn 64 29

PINK Aerosmith 74

26th APRIL new entries

 

AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME Backstreet Boys 48

DREAMS Corrs 53

RAY OF LIGHT Madonna 54

SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT Elton John 57

HAVE FUN GO MAD Blair 58

NO WAY Freakpower 61

FEEL IT The Tamperer 66

ALL THAT I NEED Boyzone 69

TURN BACK TIME Aqua 73

NOT IF YOU WERE THE LAST JUNKIE ON EARTH Dandy Warhols 74

 

  • Author
Good day, John

 

"Dancing Queen" :)

Many good classics here : "Doctor Jones", "You're Still The One", "Turn Back Time", "You're Not Alone", "Dreams", "Stop"

Still prefer original "Say What You Want"

 

My favourite top 50 artists list here:

http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=152675

 

Top 3 tomorrow.

 

thanks Alex, yes the original Texas version is the better one! will check out your list:)

 

cheers!

john

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MAY 1998

 

So, Robbie, Garbage, and Shawn Colvin (WHO!?) get the toppers this month. All great records of their own genres..

 

3rd MAY chart

 

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU Robbie Williams 1 7 12 17 23

PUSH IT Garbage 2 1 2 3 6

THE WAY Fastball 3 8 8 9 14

I WANT YOU BACK N-Sync 4 6 5 7 9

SUNNY CAME HOME Shawn Colvin 5 2 1 1 1

UNINVITED Alanis Morissette 6 15 15 8 13

SOUND OF DRUMS Kula Shaker 7 3 9 16 29

THE MUMMER'S DANCE Loreena McKennit 8 12 17 23 34

KISS THE RAIN Billie Myers 9 16 22 33 33

IT'S UP TO YOU Tuesdays 10 11 13 19 28

 

RAY OF LIGHT Madonna 11 5 3 2 3

GONE TILL NOVEMBER Wyclef Jean 12 4 4 4 8

DO YOU REALLY WANT ME Robyn 13 13 21 10 4

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY Mavericks 14 14 10 11 17

FOUND A CURE Ultra Nate 15 21 42 51 65

LAST THING ON MY MIND Steps 16 10 7 5 5

ROAD RAGE Catatonia 17 17 28 28 42

EVERYBODY Backstreet Boys 18 20 24 27 32

SHOW ME LOVE Robyn 19 22 29 34 39

NO WAY Freakpower 20 9 11 20 24

 

HERE'S WHERE THE STORY ENDS Tin Tin Out 21 24 33 37 44

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve 22 39 43 41 41

ALL MY LIFE K-Ci & Jo-Jo 23 37 37 42 50

LEGEND OF A COWGIRL Imani Coppola 24 32 34 39 43

I'M LEAVING Lodger 25 25 45

CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas 26 30 31 31 31

WEIRD Hanson 27 35 40 49 56

NOT IF YOU WERE THE LAST JUNKIE ON EARTH Dandy Warhols 28 27 27 44 49

SEX AND CANDY Marcy Playground 29 36 44 57 74

PUSH Matchbox 20 30 53 53 60 71

 

YOU'RE STILL THE ONE Shania Twain 31 47 68

NOT ALONE Bernard Butler 32 43 50 54 58

DON'T DRINK THE WATER Dave Matthews Band 33 55 16 22 35

THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET Mighty Mighty Bosstones 34 51 54 59

SAY WHAT YOU WANT/INSANE Texas/ Wu Tang Clan 35 48 59 66

DREAMS Corrs 36 33 30 25 25

TURN BACK TIME Aqua 37 26 18 14 16

LA PRIMAVERA Sash! 38 34 41 72

THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES Space/ Cerys Matthews 39 44 49 56 57

FROZEN Madonna 40 45 56 64 72

 

MY HEART WILL GO ON Celine Dion 41 41 46 43 47

ALANE Wes 42 46 47 47 48

FEEL IT The Tamperer 43 31 23 12 2

WALKIN' ON THE SUN Smashmouth 44 56 71

YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers 45 49 55 55 55

BRIMFUL OF ASHA Cornershop 46 52 58 58 60

THE BAD PHOTOGRAPHER Saint Etienne 47 28 48

GETTIN' JIGGY WIT' IT Will Smith 48 58

BRICK Ben Folds Five 49 74

ALL THAT I NEED Boyzone 50 50 36 50 68

 

SOMEDAY I'LL FIND YOU Shola Ama 51 66

IT'S LIKE THAT Run DMC vs Jason Nevins 52 59 67 75 66

TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD RIDDANCE) Green Day 53 72

TUBTHUMPING Chumbawamba 54 57 60 62 64

AIN'T GOIN' TO GOA Alabama Three 55 68

SPARK Tori Amos 56 67 39 52

AMNESIA Chumbawamba 57 73

SOUTHAMPTON James Horner 58

REMEMBER YOU'RE A WOMBLE Wombles 59 62 65 67 67

NICE N SLOW Usher 60 70

 

AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME Backstreet Boys 61

UNDER THE BRIDGE All Saints 62 19 14 13 10

DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba 63 63 63 63 63

TRULY MADLY DEEPLY Savage Garden 64 64 70 70

A ROSE IS STILL A ROSE Aretha Franklin 65 23 38 38 53

TORN Natalie Imbruglia 66 61 64 68 70

SAY YOU LOVE ME Simply Red 67 42 32 18 15

KELLY WATCH THE STARS Air 68 29 20 26 45

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli 69 69 69 69 69

WHINE AND GRINE Prince Buster 70

 

YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks 71 71 72 73 73

TOGETHER AGAIN Janet Jackson 72

THE PASSENGER Iggy Pop 73

STRANDED Lutricia McNeal 74 60 35 24 18

GHETTO HEAVEN '98 Family Stand 75 75

 

10th MAY new entries

 

TOP OF THE WORLD (OLE OLE OLE) Chumbawamba 18 6 6 11

TEARDROP Massive Attack/ Elisabeth Fraser 38 19 15 19

SLEEP ON THE LEFT SIDE Cornershop 40 25 35 51

IF.... Bluetones 54 26 21 21

TURN IT UP/FIRE IT UP Busta Rhymes 65 57 53

 

17th MAY new entries

 

LIFE AIN'T EASY Cleopatra 51 36 36

NIGHT FEVER Adam Garcia 52 30 30

TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE TOO LATE Silversun 61 61 61

THE BOY IS MINE Brandy & Monica 62 32 26

WHERE ARE YOU Imaani 66 48 54

YOU THINK YOU OWN ME Hinda Hicks 73 29 38

WISHING I WAS THERE Natalie Imbruglia 74 71 22

I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN Uncle Sam 75

 

24th MAY new entries

 

KUNG FU FIGHTING Bus Stop/ Carl Douglas 40 27

RUNAGROUND James 45 12

VIVA DIVA Dana International 46 46

SONNET Verve 65

MY WAY/ LOVE AND MARRIAGE Frank Sinatra 74 40

 

31st MAY new entries

 

OOH LA LA Rod Stewart 7

CARNAVAL DE PARIS Dario G 20

SHE WILL HAVE HER WAY Neil Finn 37

MADE IT BACK Beverley knight 52

C'EST LA VIE B*Witched 59

HORNY Mousse T vs Hot 'n' Juicy 62

COME BACK TO WHAT YOU KNOW Embrace 75

 

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JUNE 1998

 

In which Madonna's classic Ray Of Light is held off the top by Garbage. With a capital G, they are fab. Other than that Dario G had a long run at the top, must play it again it's been years! lower down note Backstreet Boys Everbody, which I saw last night in the climax to new movie This Is The End. Far and away the best thing about it...

 

 

JUNE 7th

 

PUSH IT Garbage 1 2 2 5

RAY OF LIGHT Madonna 2 6 14 21

SUNNY CAME HOME Shawn Colvin 3 3 6 12

TOP OF THE WORLD (OLE OLE OLE) Chumbawamba 4 12 20 32

OOH LA LA Rod Stewart 5 5 13 13

FEEL IT The Tamperer 6 7 16 22

CARNAVAL DE PARIS Dario G 7 1 1 1

GONE TILL NOVEMBER Wyclef Jean 8 11 11 11

DRINKING IN LA Bran Van 3000 9 4 3 6

DO YOU REALLY WANT ME Robyn 10 16 25 41

 

TURN BACK TIME Aqua 11 18 21 27

RUNAGROUND James 12 24 43 65

I WANT YOU BACK N-Sync 13 21 24 24

WISHING I WAS THERE Natalie Imbruglia 14 10 8 8

LAST THING ON MY MIND Steps 15 13 22 26

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU Robbie Williams 16 23 23 25

SHE WILL HAVE HER WAY Neil Finn 17 17 34 52

STRANDED Lutricia McNeal 18 22 30 34

THE WOMBLING SONG Wombles 19 15 15 30

KUNG FU FIGHTING Bus Stop/ Carl Douglas 20 20 18 28

 

UNDER THE BRIDGE All Saints 21 29 33 46

UNINVITED Alanis Morissette 22 27 12 9

THE WAY Fastball 23 32 39 39

SAY YOU LOVE ME Simply Red 24 28 32 33

BOOM BOOM N-Tyce 25 19 26 49

THE BOY IS MINE Brandy & Monica 26 9 5 10

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY Mavericks 27 37 46 51

TEARDROP Massive Attack/ Elisabeth Fraser 28 42 52 62

IT'S UP TO YOU Tuesdays 29 41 49 56

LIFE AIN'T EASY Cleopatra 30 26 42 43

 

CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas 31 31 31 31

EVERYBODY Backstreet Boys 32 34 9 17

I WOULD FIX YOU Kenickie 33 33 51 70

IF.... Bluetones 34 56

NO WAY Freakpower 35 49 68 55

TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE TOO LATE Silversun 36 8 7 14

KISS THE RAIN Billie Myers 37 48 59 72

THE MUMMER'S DANCE Loreena McKennit 38 47 60 71

C'EST LA VIE B*Witched 39 30 41 59

HORNY Mousse T vs Hot 'n' Juicy 40 40 47

 

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve 41 44 44 45

DON'T DRINK THE WATER Dave Matthews Band 42 53 7

BEGIN AGAIN Space 43 25 17 4

DREAMS Corrs 44

SOUND OF DRUMS Kula Shaker 45 52 56 61

VIVA DIVA Dana International 46 65 65 19

HERE'S WHERE THE STORY ENDS Tin Tin Out 47 63

ALANE Wes 48 51 53 54

SHOW ME LOVE Robyn 49 58

LEGEND OF A COWGIRL Imani Coppola 50 60 66 67

 

MY WAY/ LOVE AND MARRIAGE Frank Sinatra 51

MADE IT BACK Beverley knight 52

NIGHT FEVER Adam Garcia 53

YOU THINK YOU OWN ME Hinda Hicks 54

ROAD RAGE Catatonia 55

YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers 56 57 57 57

COME BACK TO WHAT YOU KNOW Embrace 57 45

SEX AND CANDY Marcy Playground 58

ALL MY LIFE K-Ci & Jo-Jo 59

BRIMFUL OF ASHA Cornershop 60 68

 

MY HEART WILL GO ON Celine Dion 61

THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES Space/ Cerys Matthews 62 73

DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba 63 64 64 64

NOT ALONE Bernard Butler 64

WEIRD Hanson 65 67

TUBTHUMPING Chumbawamba 66 66 67 68

ON TOP OF THE WORLD England United/ Ian McCulloch 67 46 61

IT'S LIKE THAT Run DMC vs Jason Nevins 68 71 71 75

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli 69 69 69 69

REMEMBER YOU'RE A WOMBLE Wombles 70 70 73 73

 

THINKING OF YOU Hanson 71 35 27 23

FROZEN Madonna 72

YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks 73 74 74 74

TORN Natalie Imbruglia 74

HEAVEN'S WHAT I FEEL Gloria Estefan 75 43 72

 

JUNE 14th New Entries

 

LOOKING FOR LOVE Karen Ramirez 14 4 2

DON'T COME HOME TOO SOON Del Amitri 36 29 48

IF THE RIVER CAN BEND Elton John 38 55

WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES Peter Cox 39 36 53

THREE LIONS 98 Lightning Seeds/Baddiel & Skinner 50 10 3

ROCKAFELLA SKANK Fat Boy Slim (Norman Cook) 54 38 38

WHEN Shania Twain 55 54

MY ALL (Single Remix) Mariah Carey 59 58 58

VINDALOO Fat Les (Keith Allen) 61 28 20

GO DEEP Janet Jackson 62 62 29

A CHANGE OF HEART Bernard Butler 72 35 44

LOST IN SPACE Lighthouse Family 75 75 35

 

JUNE 21st New Entries

 

VIVA FOREVER Spice Girls 19 16

PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Thunder 37 42

SAVE TONIGHT Eagle Eye Cherry 40 15

GOT THE FEELIN Five 45 37

I THINK I'M PARANOID Garbage 48 18

CAN'T SEE ME Ian Brown 50 50

DO FOR LOVE 2 Pac 63

GHETTO SUPASTAR (THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE) Pras/ Ol' Dirty bast*rd & Mya 70 66

 

JUNE 28th New Entries

 

LIFE IS A FLOWER Ace Of Base 36

I HONESTLY LOVE YOU Olivia Newton-John/ Babyface 40

TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden 47

THE CITY IS MINE Jay-Z/ Blackstreet 60

CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU Lena Fiagbe 63

 

 

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JULY 1998

 

There's not really a theme I can point to here - football instrumental theme, football oldies, football Vindaloo, and a South American latin classic in a dance cover chart-topper, and a classical piece done by Wimbledon singers. Was there a World Cup going on? An Alanis flop later a dance cover hit (here in it's original future chart-topping flop glory), a reissued 80's classic from an Eagle,

 

 

5th July Chart

 

CARNAVAL DE PARIS Dario G 1 2 13 22

LOOKING FOR LOVE Karen Ramirez 2 5 5 9

BEGIN AGAIN Space 3 8 20 25

LIFE IS A FLOWER Ace Of Base 4 4 4 4

I THINK I'M PARANOID Garbage 5 3 8 14

SAVE TONIGHT Eagle Eye Cherry 6 6 11 13

WISHING I WAS THERE Natalie Imbruglia 7 14 23 29

THREE LIONS 98 Lightning Seeds/Baddiel & Skinner 8 21 29 42

VIVA FOREVER Spice Girls 9 9 14 8

THE BOY IS MINE Brandy & Monica 10 12 10 10

 

PUSH IT Garbage 11 11 17 24

GONE TILL NOVEMBER Wyclef Jean 12 15 24 28

OOH LA LA Rod Stewart 13 19 22 31

SUNNY CAME HOME Shawn Colvin 14 20 19 21

DRINKING IN LA Bran Van 3000 15 28 30 44

VIVA DIVA Dana International 16 23 41 54

DON'T DRINK THE WATER Dave Matthews Band 17 32 39 51

UNINVITED Alanis Morissette 18 33 3 3

LOST IN SPACE Lighthouse Family 19 16 16 16

VINDALOO Fat Les (Keith Allen) 20 34 61

 

TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE TOO LATE Silversun 21 38 38 43

NAKED IN THE RAIN 98 Blue Pearl 22 39 53 67

EVERYBODY Backstreet Boys 23 29 31 32

I WANT YOU BACK N-Sync 24 31 33 38

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU Robbie Williams 25 30 34 36

ROCKAFELLA SKANK Fat Boy Slim (Norman Cook) 26 35 42 57

CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas 27 27 27 27

FEEL IT The Tamperer 28 36 44 46

GO DEEP Janet Jackson 29 46 46 63

THINKING OF YOU Hanson 30 51

 

SAY IT ONCE Ultra 31 17 18 15

RAY OF LIGHT Madonna 32 40 47 60

LAST THING ON MY MIND Steps 33 44 55 66

STRANDED Lutricia McNeal 34 41 51 62

TURN BACK TIME Aqua 35 37 37 41

CIRCUS Eric Clapton 36 52

GOT THE FEELIN Five 37 42 52 52

LEGACY Mansun 38 7 12 18

THE WAY Fastball 39 47 50 55

I HONESTLY LOVE YOU Olivia Newton-John/ Babyface 40 67

 

KUNG FU FIGHTING Bus Stop/ Carl Douglas 41 64 70 74

THE WOMBLING SONG Wombles 42 54 64 64

SAY YOU LOVE ME Simply Red 43 71

NEW KIND OF MEDECINE Ultra Nate 44 26 15 12

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve 45 48 49 49

LIFE AIN'T EASY Cleopatra 46 72

TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden 47 out 21 7

THE CITY IS MINE Jay-Z/ Blackstreet 48

TOP OF THE WORLD (OLE OLE OLE) Chumbawamba 49

MY ALL (Single Remix) Mariah Carey 50

 

DO YOU REALLY WANT ME Robyn 51 53 54 56

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY Mavericks 52 55 57 53

HORNY Mousse T vs Hot 'n' Juicy 53

ALANE Wes 54 57 59 59

NO WAY Freakpower 55 61 66 73

UNDER THE BRIDGE All Saints 56 60 67

YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers 57 58 58 58

PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Thunder 58

BOOM BOOM N-Tyce 59

IT'S UP TO YOU Tuesdays 60

 

CAN'T SEE ME Ian Brown 61

GHETTO SUPASTAR (THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE) Pras/ Ol' Dirty bast*rd & Mya 62 62 60 50

CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU Lena Fiagbe 63

DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba 64 65 65 65

SOUND OF DRUMS Kula Shaker 65

SHE WILL HAVE HER WAY Neil Finn 66

LEGEND OF A COWGIRL Imani Coppola 67

C'EST LA VIE B*Witched 68

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli 69 69 69 69

WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES Peter Cox 70

 

A CHANGE OF HEART Bernard Butler 71

TUBTHUMPING Chumbawamba 72

REMEMBER YOU'RE A WOMBLE Wombles 73

YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks 74 74 74 68

THE MUMMER'S DANCE Loreena McKennit 75

 

12th July New Entries

 

BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley 1 1 2

MAS QUE NADA Tamba Trio 10 7 6

MAS QUE NADA Echobeatz 13 2 1

TELL ME Billie Myers 18 6 5

WORLD CUP 98 - PAVANE Wimbledon Choral Society 22 26 39

LOVELY DAZE Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince 24 36 47

COME WITH ME Puff Daddy/ Jimmy Page 25 25 17

THE STAR & THE WISEMAN Ladysmith Black Mambazo 43 62

THE HEART'S LONE DESIRE Matthew Marsden 45 28 23

RENDEZVOUS 98 Jean-Michel Jarre/Apollo 440 49 40 34

FALL IN LOVE WITH ME Booth & The Bad Angel 50 63

I DON'T WANT TO WAIT Paula Cole 56 56

BECAUSE WE WANT TO Billie 59 68

IMMORTALITY Celine Dion/Bee Gees 63 45 33

JUST THE TWO OF US Will Smith 66 35 30

FREAK ME Another Level 68 32 19

DEEPER UNDERGROUND Jamiroquai 70 43 26

LIFE Des'ree 73 73

INTERGALACTIC Beastie Boys 75

 

19th July New Entries

 

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John 9 11

LA DE DA Ringo Starr 48 61

BE CAREFUL Sparkle/ R Kelley 71 48

ULTRA VIBRATION Finlay Quaye 72 72

RUNNIN 2-Pac/ Notorious B.I.G. 75

 

26th July New Entries

 

LOVE UNLIMITED Fun Lovin Criminals 20

MY OH MY Aqua 35

CAN'T LET HER GO BoyzIImen 37

RONALDO'S REVENGE (MAS QUE MANCADA) Ronaldo's Revenge 40

KISS THE GIRL Peter Andre 45

PURE MORNING Placebo 70

STRANGE GLUE Catatonia 71

I WASN'T BUILT TO GET UP Supernaturals 75

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AUGUST 1998

 

Robbie at his peak, with his You Only Live Twice-sampled classic, Savage Garden doing good pop, and Manic Street Preachers best record, to that point, giving rock a chart-topper. Just missing the under-regarded Ace Of Base..

 

2nd August Chart

 

MILLENIUM Robbie Williams 1 1 1 2 2

BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley 2 3 5 5 6

MAS QUE NADA Echobeatz 3 5 8 16 22

TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden 4 4 2 1 3

LIFE IS A FLOWER Ace Of Base 5 2 3 8 20

VIVA FOREVER Spice Girls 6 11 16 22 27

UNINVITED Alanis Morissette 7 8 21 23 33

TELL ME Billie Myers 8 14 29 34 43

LOOKING FOR LOVE Karen Ramirez 9 9 12 18 26

NEW KIND OF MEDECINE Ultra Nate 10 16 27 29 39

 

THE BOY IS MINE Brandy & Monica 11 13 13 19 19

IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT Manic Street Preachers 12 6 4 4 1

MAS QUE NADA Tamba Trio 13 22 38 43 53

COME WITH ME Puff Daddy/ Jimmy Page 14 7 11 11 11

THE HEART'S LONE DESIRE Matthew Marsden 15 15 23 27 42

SAVE TONIGHT Eagle Eye Cherry 16 17 22 25 25

LOVE UNLIMITED Fun Lovin Criminals 17 10 10 21 30

BE CAREFUL Sparkle/ R Kelley 18 21 30 35 35

FREAK ME Another Level 19 23 36 36 45

JUST THE TWO OF US Will Smith 20 20 17 15 15

 

LOST IN SPACE Lighthouse Family 21 33 43 56 56

SAY IT ONCE Ultra 22 36 44 48

SUNNY CAME HOME Shawn Colvin 23 24 35 37 37

I THINK I'M PARANOID Garbage 24 35 47 59

IMMORTALITY Celine Dion/Bee Gees 25 18 25 30 44

MY OH MY Aqua 26 19 19 28 49

CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas 27 28 31 31 31

LEGACY Mansun 28 39 50 60

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John 29 29 40 44 72

DEEPER UNDERGROUND Jamiroquai 30 41 45 49 59

 

PUSH IT Garbage 31 34 37 39 41

CARNAVAL DE PARIS Dario G 32 42 48 53 55

PURE MORNING Placebo 33 26 26 14 18

EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET'S BACK) Backstreet Boys 34 37 42 45 50

NO MATTER WHAT Boyzone 35 27 20 20 32

WISHING I WAS THERE Natalie Imbruglia 36 51 62

SLEAZY BEDTRACK Bluetones 37 44 69

KISS THE GIRL Peter Andre 38 52

OOH LA LA Rod Stewart 39 48 59 69

GONE TILL NOVEMBER Wyclef Jean 40 46 49 52 58

 

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU Robbie Williams 41 45 52 55 60

BEGIN AGAIN Space 42 60

I WANT YOU BACK *NSync 43 47 55 64

CAN'T LET HER GO BoyzIImen 44 61

THREE LIONS 98 Lightning Seeds/Baddiel & Skinner 45 55 64

GHETTO SUPASTAR (THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE) Pras/ Ol' Dirty bast*rd & Mya 46 53 53 54 61

RENDEZVOUS 98 Jean-Michel Jarre/Apollo 440 47

TOO MUCH TOO LITTLE TOO LATE Silversun 48 56

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve 49 50 51 51 52

FEEL IT The Tamperer 50 54 61 61 62

 

RONALDO'S REVENGE (MAS QUE MANCADA) Ronaldo's Revenge 51

GOT THE FEELIN Five 52 62

WORLD CUP 98 - PAVANE Wimbledon Choral Society 53

3 am" Matchbox 20 54 49 66 33 46

TURN BACK TIME Aqua 55

DRINKING IN LA Bran Van 3000 56 66

I WASN'T BUILT TO GET UP Supernaturals 57

YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers 58 58 58 57 57

ALANE Wes 59 59 60 62 64

DO YOU REALLY WANT ME Robyn 60 63 63 63 63

 

THE WAY Fastball 61 64

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY Mavericks 62 70

DON'T DRINK THE WATER Dave Matthews Band 63 73

LOVELY DAZE Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince 64

DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba 65 65 65 65 65

THE WOMBLING SONG Wombles 66 69 73

STRANGE GLUE Catatonia 67 43 56

YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks 68 67 67 67 67

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli 69 68 68 68 68

DIVA Dana International 70

 

RAY OF LIGHT Madonna 71

THE AIR THAT I BREATHE Simply Red 72 72 72 58 48

NO WAY Freakpower 73 74 74 74 74

LAST THING ON MY MIND Steps 74

LA DE DA Ringo Starr 75

 

9th August new entries

 

WHAT CAN I DO Corrs 12 7 3 4

I CAN'T HELP MYSELF Lucid 25 15 10 7

MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU Stardust 30 24 24 24

I WANNA BE YOUR LADY Hinda Hicks 31 9 12 12

YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING Leo Sayer/Groove Generation 32 34 46 54

CRUSH Jennifer Paige 38 28 26 23

BURNING Baby Bumps 40 39 50

LOST IN SPACE Apollo 440 57 54 40 36

I WANNA LOVE YOU Solid Harmonie 71 46 72

CRY TO BE FOUND Del Amitri 75 41 41 14

 

16th August new entries

 

NO TENGO DINERO Los Umbrellos 6 6 10

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sweetbox 14 7 5

SUN MACHINE Dario G/ David Bowie 18 13 13

SOMETIMES Tin Tin Out/ Shelley Nelson 32 9 8

MYSTERIOUS TIMES Sash/ Tina Cousins 33 17 16

GENERATION SEX Divine Comedy 57 42 34

ROCKS Rod Stewart 70 70 70

I WANT YOU BACK Cleopatra 71 38 38

PART OF THE PROCESS Morcheeba 75 47 47

 

23rd August new entries

 

SPECIAL KIND OF SOMETHING Kavana 32 29

THE INCIDENTALS Alisha's Attic 66 66

MY WEAKNESS IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS Embrace 71 71

IF YOU'LL BE MINE Babybird 73 51

DEVIL IN YOUR SHOES (WALKING ALL OVER) Shed Seven 75

 

30th August new entries

 

FINALLY FOUND Honeyz 9

20th CENTURY BOY Placebo 17

CRUEL SUMMER Ace Of Base 21

I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club 28

WALKING AFTER YOU Foo Fighters 40

BOOTIE CALL All Saints 69

MY FAVOURITE MISTAKE Sheryl Crow 73

DROWNED WORLD (SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE) Madonna 75

 

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SEPTEMBER 1998

 

Manic Street Preachers finally get that big Number One after several good attempts, followed by one of the great quirky rock bands Eels - never really made it big sadly. Thats always the problem with bands with clever lyrics, especially witty ones, they seem under-appreciated :( Lots of what they call "Indie" these days elsewhere in the chart, mixed in with pop, dance, rap, country, latino, rock, opera, folk and ska. Ah those were the days when charts had variety in them...

 

6th Sept chart

 

IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT Manic Street Preachers 1 1 1 2

TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden 2 3 5 5

MILLENIUM Robbie Williams 3 2 4 8

WHAT CAN I DO Corrs 4 6 10 13

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sweetbox 5 4 7 7

SOMETIMES Tin Tin Out/ Shelley Nelson 6 5 8 18

SUN MACHINE Dario G/ David Bowie 7 7 11 12

FINALLY FOUND Honeyz 8 10 14 6

BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley 9 13 19 29

20th CENTURY BOY Placebo 10 8 3 3

 

MYSTERIOUS TIMES Sash/ Tina Cousins 11 11 20 26

CRUSH Jennifer Paige 12 9 9 15

I CAN'T HELP MYSELF Lucid 13 24 37 47

CRY TO BE FOUND Del Amitri 14 26 39 51

I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club 15 15 15 19

EVERY SINGLE DAY Dodgy 16 12 6 11

COME WITH ME Puff Daddy/ Jimmy Page 17 20 30 46

JUST THE TWO OF US Will Smith 18 21 33 48

CRUEL SUMMER Ace Of Base 19 17 17 17

LIFE IS A FLOWER Ace Of Base 20 25 29 41

 

I WANNA BE YOUR LADY Hinda Hicks 21 35 44 64

MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU Stardust 22 32 34 36

NO TENGO DINERO Los Umbrellos 23 45 21 14

MAS QUE NADA Echobeatz 24 28 35 45

GENERATION SEX Divine Comedy 25 22 16 10

BOOTIE CALL All Saints 26 14 12 21

THE BOY IS MINE Brandy & Monica 27 29 40 43

DROWNED WORLD (SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE) Madonna 28 16 23 34

PURE MORNING Placebo 29 46 61

SAVE TONIGHT Eagle Eye Cherry 30 30 38 49

 

CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas 31 31 31 33

VIVA FOREVER Spice Girls 32 38 46 62

LOOKING FOR LOVE Karen Ramirez 33 42 49 56

LOVE UNLIMITED Fun Lovin Criminals 34 23 32 44

LOST IN SPACE Apollo 440 35 55

ROCK WITH YOU D'Influence 36 36 48

I AM Suggs 37 54

ONE FOR SORROW Steps 38 34 26 28

UNINVITED Alanis Morissette 39 43 50 65

BEING A GIRL (PART ONE) Mansun 40 39 55

 

SUNNY CAME HOME Shawn Colvin 41 44 45 50

BE CAREFUL Sparkle/ R Kelley 42 47 56 66

I WANT YOU BACK Cleopatra 43 59

CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU Lauryn Hill 44 40 28 16

NO MATTER WHAT Boyzone 45 75 75 75

PUSH IT Garbage 46 49 52 60

FREAK ME Another Level 47 53 65

SPECIAL KIND OF SOMETHING Kavana 48

EVERYBODY Five 49 37 36 32

NEW KIND OF MEDECINE Ultra Nate 50 72

 

THE WAY Fastball 51 51 51 4

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve 52 52 53 55

WALKING AFTER YOU Foo Fighters 53

EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET'S BACK) Backstreet Boys 54 62 69

MAS QUE NADA Tamba Trio 55 65

LOST IN SPACE Lighthouse Family 56 58 64 73

YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers 57 57 58 59

TELL ME Billie Myers 58

LAST STOP: THIS TOWN Eels 59 19 2 1

CARNAVAL DE PARIS Dario G 60 64 71

 

DEEPER UNDERGROUND Jamiroquai 61 61 72

MORNING AFTERGLOW Electrasy 62 33 47

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU Robbie Williams 63 69 73

FEEL IT The Tamperer 64 71 74

DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba 65 56 57 58

ALANE Wes 66 68 68 70

YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks 67 67 67 68

3 am" Matchbox 20 68

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli 69 70 70 71

DO YOU REALLY WANT ME Robyn 70

 

MY FAVOURITE MISTAKE Sheryl Crow 71 60 60

GONE TILL NOVEMBER Wyclef Jean 72

ON A DAY LIKE TODAY Bryan Adams 73 73 25 31

THE AIR THAT I BREATHE Simply Red 74

GOD IS A DJ Faithless 75 66 54 37

 

13th Sept new entries

 

THE INCIDENTALS Alisha's Attic 18 13 23

I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING Aerosmith 27 22 22

THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE Deep Dish/ Everything But The Girl 41 27 20

I WANT YOU BACK Melanie B/ Missy Elliott 48 41 40

PERFECT 10 Beautiful South 50 42 42

DON'T RUSH (TAKE LOVE SLOWLY) K-Ci & Jojo 63 43 53

REAL GOOD TIME Alda 74 59

 

20th Sept new entries

 

I'VE GOT THIS FEELING Mavericks 18 24

RELAX Deetah 24 9

SEX ON THE BEACH T-Spoon 62 52

ONLY WHEN I LOSE MYSELF Depeche Mode 63 63

CELEBRITY SKIN Hole 66 38

27th Sept new entries

OUTSIDE George Michael 25

ADIA Sarah McLachlan 27

MORE THAN A WOMAN 911 30

A PERFECT DAY ELISE P.J. Harvey 35

JOSEPHINE Terrorvision 39

HALF ON A BABY R. Kelly 54

FROM RUSH HOUR WITH LOVE Republica 57

FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Eagle-Eye Cherry 61

SOMEONE LOVES YOU HONEY Lutricia McNeal 67

ENOLA GAY (REMIX) OMD 69

OYE Gloria Estefan 72

QUESTION OF FAITH Lighthouse Family 74

 

  • 3 weeks later...
  • Author

OCTOBER 1998

 

It was all about cults: cult US band Eels who never have made it big, and cult superstar Cher who decided to get one up on the record label who'd dropped her by coming back with contemporary dance-pop. She did it with style, biggest record of the year in the world, a million seller (and the biggest ever by a woman in the UK) and (as she's just about to go Top 40 again this week) keeping up her run of hits in 6 consecutive decades! Which all meant George Michael's ode to cruising and Garbage's ode to the Pretenders had to settle for runner-up.

 

4th October charts

 

LAST STOP: THIS TOWN Eels 1 1 3 4

IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT Manic Street Preachers 2 3 5 8

TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden 3 2 4 5

THE WAY Fastball 4 4 13 30

20th CENTURY BOY Placebo 5 13 16 23

ADIA Sarah McLachlan 6 6 12 14

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sweetbox 7 7 14 26

MILLENIUM Robbie Williams 8 8 6 6

RELAX Deetah 9 17 21 31

FINALLY FOUND Honeyz 10 10 9 12

 

CRUEL SUMMER Ace Of Base 11 11 7 21

OUTSIDE George Michael 12 12 8 3

GENERATION SEX Divine Comedy 13 21 39 47

WHAT CAN I DO Corrs 14 18 23 29

CRUSH Jennifer Paige 15 15 15 17

DOO WOP (THAT THING) Lauryn Hill 16 19 25 25

BOOTIE CALL All Saints 17 25 34 50

I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING Aerosmith 18 26 29 33

I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club 19 24 42 10

EVERY SINGLE DAY Dodgy 20 28 43 54

 

ON A DAY LIKE TODAY Bryan Adams 21 29 63

SUN MACHINE Dario G/ David Bowie 22 38 53 75

THE INCIDENTALS Alisha's Attic 23 27 32 45

THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE Deep Dish/ Everything But The Girl 24 42 68

BELIEVE Cher 25 14 1 1

NO TENGO DINERO Los Umbrellos 26 44

GOD IS A DJ Faithless 27 41

ONE FOR SORROW Steps 28 31 18 22

SOMETIMES Tin Tin Out/ Shelley Nelson 29 39 54 74

MORE THAN A WOMAN 911 30 36 19 15

 

I'VE GOT THIS FEELING Mavericks 31 9 17 20

BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley 32 35 41 42

CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas 33 34 35 37

JESUS SAYS Ash 34 51

SEX ON THE BEACH T-Spoon 35 32 30 43

MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU Stardust 36 43 49 58

MYSTERIOUS TIMES Sash/ Tina Cousins 37 45 65

QUESTION OF FAITH Lighthouse Family 38 30 45 52

SPECIAL Garbage 39 5 2 2

PERFECT 10 Beautiful South 40 68 71 71

 

A PERFECT DAY ELISE P.J. Harvey 41 71

FROM RUSH HOUR WITH LOVE Republica 42

UNINVITED Alanis Morissette 43 46 51 51

THE BOY IS MINE Brandy & Monica 44 54 64 64

LIFE IS A FLOWER Ace Of Base 45 58

EVERYBODY GET UP Five 46 61

SMOKE Natalie Imbruglia 47 33 27 27

DROWNED WORLD (SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE) Madonna 48

JOSEPHINE Terrorvision 49

SHE'S GONE Matthew Marsden/ Destiny's Child 50 22 22 18

 

SUNNY CAME HOME Shawn Colvin 51 53 60 60

MAS QUE NADA Echobeatz 52 63 70

CELEBRITY SKIN Hole 53 28 44

LOVE UNLIMITED Fun Lovin Criminals 54 64

SWEETEST THING U2 55 20 20 7

BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve 56 57 59 59

FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Eagle-Eye Cherry 57 50 47 39

DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba 58 59 61 61

YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers 59 60 62 62

THANK U Alanis Morissette 60 23 11 9

 

LOOKING FOR LOVE Karen Ramirez 61

PUSH IT Garbage 62 65 67 68

SOMEONE LOVES YOU HONEY Lutricia McNeal 63 62 50 65

ROLLERCOASTER B*Witched 64 48 46 56

OYE Gloria Estefan 65 40 57

SAVE TONIGHT Eagle Eye Cherry 66 73

HALF ON A BABY R. Kelly 67 70

YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks 68 69 69 69

I WANT YOU BACK Melanie B/ Missy Elliott 69

ALANE Wes 70 72 72 72

 

JUST THE TWO OF US Will Smith 71

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli 72 74 74

TOP OF THE WORLD Brandy & Mase 73 55 55 67

NO MATTER WHAT Boyzone 74

PARTY HARD Pulp 75

 

11th Oct new entries

 

COME BACK DARLING UB40 16 10 11

SINNER Neil Finn 37 37 53

GIRLFRIEND Billie 47 38 38

ENOLA GAY (REMIX) OMD 49

IF YOU BUY THIS RECORD (YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER) The Tamperer/ Maya 52 33 28

BEACH BALL Nalin & Cane 56 66

HEY NOW NOW Swirl 360 66 26 16

STAND BY ME 4 The Cause 67 58 49

DAYSLEEPER REM 75 52 36

 

18th Oct new entries

 

HUMAN BEINGS Seal 24 24

THIS KISS Faith Hill 31 41

THE FIRST NIGHT Monica 36 19

MY FAVOURITE GAME Cardigans 40 32

LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN' Kele Le Roc 44 13

BIG NIGHT OUT Fun Lovin' Criminals 48 55

SIT DOWN 98 James 56 40

KIND AND GENEROUS Natalie Merchant 73

CAN'T KEEP THIS FEELING IN Cliff Richard 75 34

 

25th Oct new entries

 

MEMORY Elaine Paige 35

SO YOUNG Corrs 46

YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN YET Bus Stop/ Randy Bachman 48

GUESS I WAS A FOOL Another Level 57

I WILL WAIT Hootie & The Blowfish 63

ALL 'BOUT THE MONEY Meja 66

ONE TWO THREE Dina Carroll 70

TRULY Hinda Hicks 73

 

  • 1 month later...
  • Author

8th Nov 1998 (1st Nov in brackets)

 

Cher still dominating the world. The Tamperer having a Madonna laugh, it's fun. M People highest new entry. Madonna in with a sweet ballad.

 

1 ( 1 ) BELIEVE Cher

2 ( 17 ) HUMAN BEINGS Seal

3 ( 2 ) OUTSIDE George Michael

4 ( 3 ) SPECIAL Garbage

5 ( 4 ) I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club

6 ( 18 ) IF YOU BUY THIS RECORD (YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER) The Tamperer/ Maya

7 ( 20 ) GODDESS ON A HIGHWAY Mercury Rev

8 ( 8 ) THANK U Alanis Morissette

9 ( 9 ) MILLENIUM Robbie Williams

10 ( 5 ) SWEETEST THING U2

 

 

 

11 ( 6 ) TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden

12 ( 7 ) LAST STOP: THIS TOWN Eels

13 ( 13 ) HEY NOW NOW Swirl 360

14 ( 10 ) LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN' Kele Le Roc

15 ( 12 ) SEXY CINDERELLA Lynden David Hall

16 ( NEW ) TESTIFY M People

17 ( 11 ) IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT Manic Street Preachers

18 ( 14 ) THE FIRST NIGHT Monica

19 ( 53 ) SIT DOWN 98 James

20 ( 15 ) FINALLY FOUND Honeyz

 

 

 

21 ( 30 ) FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Eagle-Eye Cherry

22 ( 16 ) SHE'S GONE Matthew Marsden/ Destiny's Child

23 ( 21 ) MY FAVOURITE GAME Cardigans

24 ( NEW ) EURODISCO Bis

25 ( 55 ) THIS KISS Faith Hill

26 ( 28 ) ALL 'BOUT THE MONEY Meja

27 ( 23 ) CRUSH Jennifer Paige

28 ( 19 ) COME BACK DARLING UB40

29 ( 29 ) EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sweetbox

30 ( 25 ) DOO WOP (THAT THING) Lauryn Hill

 

31 ( NEW ) THE POWER OF GOODBYE Madonna

32 ( 22 ) MAN IN THE RAIN Mike Oldfield

33 ( 26 ) ADIA Sarah McLachlan

34 ( 24 ) MORE THAN A WOMAN 911

35 ( 41 ) BLUE ANGELS Pras Michel

36 ( NEW ) IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Stars On 54

37 ( 46 ) SO YOUNG Corrs

38 ( 37 ) CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas

39 ( 39 ) I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING Aerosmith

40 ( 27 ) I'VE GOT THIS FEELING Mavericks

 

41 ( 32 ) TIME TO MOVE ON Sparkle

42 ( 42 ) BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley

43 ( 35 ) WHAT CAN I DO Corrs

44 ( 54 ) GUESS I WAS A FOOL Another Level

45 ( 57 ) SEARCHIN MY SOUL Vonda Shephard

46 ( 49 ) GAME ON Catatonia

47 ( 43 ) SEX ON THE BEACH T-Spoon

48 ( 67 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE Dru Hill

49 ( 34 ) 20th CENTURY BOY/YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT US Placebo

50 ( 36 ) CRUEL SUMMER Ace Of Base

 

51 ( 33 ) CAR WASH 98 Rose Royce

52 ( 45 ) CAN'T KEEP THIS FEELING IN Cliff Richard

53 ( 38 ) ONE FOR SORROW Steps

54 ( 31 ) SMOKE Natalie Imbruglia

55 ( 44 ) MEMORY Elaine Paige

56 ( NEW ) NEGATIVE Mansun

57 ( 40 ) STAND BY ME 4 The Cause

58 ( 47 ) RELAX Deetah

59 ( 68 ) I WILL WAIT Hootie & The Blowfish

60 ( 56 ) UNINVITED Alanis Morissette

 

61 ( 61 ) DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba

62 ( 62 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers

63 ( 60 ) BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve

64 ( 48 ) YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN YET Bus Stop/ Randy Bachman

65 ( 63 ) SUNNY CAME HOME Shawn Colvin

66 ( NEW ) ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen/ Wyclef-Jean

67 ( 51 ) GIRLFRIEND Billie

68 ( 59 ) THE INCIDENTALS Alisha's Attic

69 ( NEW ) EACH TIME East 17

70 ( 70 ) YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks

 

71 ( 58 ) I GOT 5 ON IT 98 Luniz

72 ( 71 ) PUSH IT Garbage

73 ( 66 ) GENERATION SEX Divine Comedy

74 ( NEW ) THE BARTENDER AND THE THIEF Stereophonics

75 ( NEW ) IF WE TRY Karen Ramirez

 

 

DROP OUTS

50 DAYSLEEPER REM

52 THE WAY Fastball

64 CELEBRITY SKIN Hole

65 ONE TWO THREE Dina Carroll

69 TOP OF THE WORLD Brandy & Mase

72 QUESTION OF FAITH Lighthouse Family

73 MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU Stardust

74 SOMETIMES Tin Tin Out/ Shelley Nelson

75 EVERY SINGLE DAY Dodgy

Edited by popchartfreak

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