15th Nov 1998

 

In at 13 and Robbie is in his hot phase, one of his best records too, spiteful and bitter, but full of regret. On the plus side, he and Gazza made up and it's got Neil Tennant on backing vocals - what's not to love!

 

Re-entered remixes for Savage Garden and classic James at 2 ** sneaking in at the bottom the much-maligned Ace Of Base with a little gem of retro-Motown (it's essentially I Can't Help Myself or Where Did Our Love Go's backing track) ** A big spice girl gem too - not the girls effort, the one with Bryan Adams popping in the top 20 for Melanie C...

 

1 ( 1 ) BELIEVE Cher

2 ( 19 ) SIT DOWN 98 James

3 ( 6 ) IF YOU BUY THIS RECORD (YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER) The Tamperer/ Maya

4 ( NEW ) I WANT YOU 98 Savage Garden

5 ( 25 ) THIS KISS Faith Hill

6 ( 3 ) OUTSIDE George Michael

7 ( 7 ) GODDESS ON A HIGHWAY Mercury Rev

8 ( 2 ) HUMAN BEINGS Seal

9 ( 16 ) TESTIFY M People

10 ( 9 ) MILLENIUM Robbie Williams

 

 

 

11 ( 4 ) SPECIAL Garbage

12 ( 5 ) I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club

13 ( NEW ) NO REGRETS Robbie Williams

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

15 ( NEW ) BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP/BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU Foundations

16 ( 11 ) TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden

17 ( 8 ) THANK U Alanis Morissette

18 ( 10 ) SWEETEST THING U2

19 ( NEW ) ALL I WANT Puressance

20 ( 21 ) FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Eagle-Eye Cherry

 

21 ( 12 ) LAST STOP: THIS TOWN Eels

22 ( 13 ) HEY NOW NOW Swirl 360

23 ( 31 ) THE POWER OF GOODBYE Madonna

24 ( 15 ) SEXY CINDERELLA Lynden David Hall

25 ( 23 ) MY FAVOURITE GAME Cardigans

26 ( 17 ) IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT Manic Street Preachers

27 ( 75 ) IF WE TRY Karen Ramirez

28 ( 18 ) THE FIRST NIGHT Monica

29 ( NEW ) WHEN YOU'RE GONE Bryan Adams/ Melanie C

30 ( 20 ) FINALLY FOUND Honeyz

 

31 ( 28 ) COME BACK DARLING UB40

32 ( NEW ) ALL I NEED Air

33 ( 37 ) SO YOUNG Corrs

34 ( 26 ) ALL 'BOUT THE MONEY Meja

35 ( 22 ) SHE'S GONE Matthew Marsden/ Destiny's Child

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

37 ( 24 ) EURODISCO Bis

38 ( 29 ) EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sweetbox

39 ( 45 ) SEARCHIN MY SOUL Vonda Shephard

40 ( 38 ) CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas

 

41 ( 27 ) CRUSH Jennifer Paige

42 ( 69 ) EACH TIME East 17

43 ( 42 ) BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley

44 ( 35 ) BLUE ANGELS Pras Michel

45 ( 30 ) DOO WOP (THAT THING) Lauryn Hill

46 ( 33 ) ADIA Sarah McLachlan

47 ( 34 ) MORE THAN A WOMAN 911

48 ( NEW ) HOME ALONE R. Kelly/ Keith Murray

49 ( 39 ) I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING Aerosmith

50 ( 40 ) I'VE GOT THIS FEELING Mavericks

 

51 ( 41 ) TIME TO MOVE ON Sparkle

52 ( 43 ) WHAT CAN I DO Corrs

53 ( NEW ) DREAMING Ruff Driverz/ Arrola

54 ( NEW ) DAYDREAMIN Tatyana Ali

55 ( 44 ) GUESS I WAS A FOOL Another Level

56 ( NEW ) LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Faith Evans

57 ( 32 ) MAN IN THE RAIN Mike Oldfield

58 ( NEW ) MIAMI Will Smith

59 ( 66 ) ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen/ Wyclef-Jean

60 ( 48 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE Dru Hill

 

61 ( 61 ) DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba

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

63 ( 74 ) THE BARTENDER AND THE THIEF Stereophonics

64 ( 63 ) BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve

65 ( 60 ) UNINVITED Alanis Morissette

66 ( 46 ) GAME ON Catatonia

67 ( NEW ) ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Ace Of Base

68 ( 65 ) SUNNY CAME HOME Shawn Colvin

69 ( 52 ) CAN'T KEEP THIS FEELING IN Cliff Richard

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

 

 

71 ( NEW ) GOODBYE Spice Girls

72 ( NEW ) WE GOTTA GET OUTTA THIS PLACE Space

73 ( 72 ) PUSH IT Garbage

74 ( NEW ) THE EVERLASTING Manic Street Preachers

75 ( NEW ) BRAND NEW START Paul Weller

Edited December 1, 201311 yr by popchartfreak

22nd Nov 1998

 

Seal gets a second chart-topper with a Trevor Horn-produced track that was out of step with the pop-dominated 1998 charts. Pity! ** a gay disco re-tread of a Gordon Lightfoot folk classic shoots up to 15 ** highest new entry from the obscure Ooberman. I love this track so much I entered it in Buzzjack to massive response. Massive indifference, that is. You're all mad, it's gorgeous! :lol:

Sneaking in the bottom, ooerr, a cover of a Bee Gees classic. I doubt anyone recalls Steps or the record....?

 

 

 

1 ( 8 ) HUMAN BEINGS Seal

2 ( 1 ) BELIEVE Cher

3 ( 15 ) BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP/BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU Foundations

4 ( 2 ) SIT DOWN 98 James

5 ( 3 ) IF YOU BUY THIS RECORD (YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER) The Tamperer/ Maya

6 ( 5 ) THIS KISS Faith Hill

7 ( 4 ) I WANT YOU 98 Savage Garden

8 ( 6 ) OUTSIDE George Michael

9 ( 9 ) TESTIFY M People

10 ( 23 ) THE POWER OF GOODBYE Madonna

 

11 ( 13 ) NO REGRETS Robbie Williams

12 ( 12 ) I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club

13 ( 10 ) MILLENIUM Robbie Williams

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

15 ( 36 ) IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Stars On 54

16 ( 16 ) TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden

17 ( 7 ) GODDESS ON A HIGHWAY Mercury Rev

18 ( 11 ) SPECIAL Garbage

19 ( 17 ) THANK U Alanis Morissette

20 ( 48 ) HOME ALONE R. Kelly/ Keith Murray

 

21 ( 27 ) IF WE TRY Karen Ramirez

22 ( 29 ) WHEN YOU'RE GONE Bryan Adams/ Melanie C

23 ( 18 ) SWEETEST THING U2

24 ( 42 ) EACH TIME East 17

25 ( 19 ) ALL I WANT Puressance

26 ( 33 ) SO YOUNG Corrs

27 ( 20 ) FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Eagle-Eye Cherry

28 ( 32 ) ALL I NEED Air

29 ( 26 ) IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT Manic Street Preachers

30 ( 21 ) LAST STOP: THIS TOWN Eels

 

31 ( 24 ) SEXY CINDERELLA Lynden David Hall

32 ( NEW ) SHORLEY WALL EP Ooberman

33 ( 25 ) MY FAVOURITE GAME Cardigans

34 ( 31 ) COME BACK DARLING UB40

35 ( 28 ) THE FIRST NIGHT Monica

36 ( 30 ) FINALLY FOUND Honeyz

37 ( 39 ) SEARCHIN MY SOUL Vonda Shephard

38 ( 38 ) EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sweetbox

39 ( NEW ) END OF THE LINE Honeyz

40 ( 40 ) CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas

 

 

 

 

41 ( 34 ) ALL 'BOUT THE MONEY Meja

42 ( 22 ) HEY NOW NOW Swirl 360

43 ( 43 ) BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley

44 ( 44 ) BLUE ANGELS Pras Michel

45 ( 50 ) I'VE GOT THIS FEELING Mavericks

46 ( 54 ) DAYDREAMIN Tatyana Ali

47 ( 63 ) THE BARTENDER AND THE THIEF Stereophonics

48 ( 35 ) SHE'S GONE Matthew Marsden/ Destiny's Child

49 ( 58 ) MIAMI Will Smith

50 ( 72 ) WE GOTTA GET OUTTA THIS PLACE Space

 

51 ( 49 ) I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING Aerosmith

52 ( 41 ) CRUSH Jennifer Paige

53 ( 53 ) DREAMING Ruff Driverz/ Arrola

54 ( 59 ) ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen/ Wyclef-Jean

55 ( 56 ) LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Faith Evans

56 ( 74 ) THE EVERLASTING Manic Street Preachers

57 ( 55 ) GUESS I WAS A FOOL Another Level

58 ( 37 ) EURODISCO Bis

59 ( 46 ) ADIA Sarah McLachlan

60 ( NEW ) EVERY TIME Janet Jackson

 

61 ( 52 ) WHAT CAN I DO Corrs

62 ( 61 ) DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba

63 ( 62 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers

64 ( 71 ) GOODBYE Spice Girls

65 ( 45 ) DOO WOP (THAT THING) Lauryn Hill

66 ( 47 ) MORE THAN A WOMAN 911

67 ( 67 ) ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Ace Of Base

68 ( NEW ) TRAGEDY Steps

69 ( 68 ) SUNNY CAME HOME Shawn Colvin

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

 

71 ( 64 ) BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Verve

72 ( 65 ) UNINVITED Alanis Morissette

73 ( 73 ) PUSH IT Garbage

74 ( 51 ) TIME TO MOVE ON Sparkle

75 ( NEW ) THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Sheryl Crow

 

 

 

29th Nov 1998

 

The first number one in the first chart after the first I ever compiled returns to the top 30 years-on, more to do with a movie than the world recognising my brilliant taste, but it was great timing! Will Smith shoots up, Robbie goes Top 10 again, on a roll, Space go top 20 (again), and All Saints are the highest new entry with one of their best singles. Spice Girls say Goodbye with their final single of the 90's, ahhh sad, but go Top 40.

 

 

 

1 ( 3 ) BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP/BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU Foundations

2 ( 1 ) HUMAN BEINGS Seal

3 ( 2 ) BELIEVE Cher

4 ( 6 ) THIS KISS Faith Hill

5 ( 4 ) SIT DOWN 98 James

6 ( 10 ) THE POWER OF GOODBYE Madonna

7 ( 5 ) IF YOU BUY THIS RECORD (YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER) The Tamperer/ Maya

8 ( 11 ) NO REGRETS Robbie Williams

9 ( 7 ) I WANT YOU 98 Savage Garden

10 ( 22 ) WHEN YOU'RE GONE Bryan Adams/ Melanie C

 

11 ( 8 ) OUTSIDE George Michael

12 ( 20 ) HOME ALONE R. Kelly/ Keith Murray

13 ( 49 ) MIAMI Will Smith

14 ( 13 ) MILLENIUM Robbie Williams

15 ( 12 ) I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club

16 ( 16 ) TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden

17 ( 14 ) LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN' Kele Le Roc

18 ( 9 ) TESTIFY M People

19 ( 19 ) THANK U Alanis Morissette

20 ( 50 ) WE GOTTA GET OUTTA THIS PLACE Space

 

21 ( 15 ) IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Stars On 54

22 ( 23 ) SWEETEST THING U2

23 ( 24 ) EACH TIME East 17

24 ( 18 ) SPECIAL Garbage

25 ( 26 ) SO YOUNG Corrs

26 ( NEW ) WAR OF NERVES All Saints

27 ( 27 ) FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Eagle-Eye Cherry

28 ( 17 ) GODDESS ON A HIGHWAY Mercury Rev

29 ( 29 ) IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT Manic Street Preachers

30 ( NEW ) HOLLY HOLY UB40

 

 

 

31 ( 53 ) DREAMING Ruff Driverz/ Arrola

32 ( 75 ) THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Sheryl Crow

33 ( 37 ) SEARCHIN MY SOUL Vonda Shephard

34 ( 30 ) LAST STOP: THIS TOWN Eels

35 ( NEW ) MOVE MANIA Sash!/ Shannon

36 ( 34 ) COME BACK DARLING UB40

37 ( 25 ) ALL I WANT Puressance

38 ( 64 ) GOODBYE Spice Girls

39 ( 39 ) END OF THE LINE Honeyz

40 ( 40 ) CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas

 

 

 

41 ( 33 ) MY FAVOURITE GAME Cardigans

42 ( 38 ) EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sweetbox

43 ( 36 ) FINALLY FOUND Honeyz

44 ( 43 ) BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley

45 ( 45 ) I'VE GOT THIS FEELING Mavericks

46 ( 56 ) THE EVERLASTING Manic Street Preachers

47 ( 60 ) EVERY TIME Janet Jackson

48 ( 21 ) IF WE TRY Karen Ramirez

49 ( 28 ) ALL I NEED Air

50 ( 68 ) TRAGEDY Steps

 

51 ( 46 ) DAYDREAMIN Tatyana Ali

52 ( 31 ) SEXY CINDERELLA Lynden David Hall

53 ( 35 ) THE FIRST NIGHT Monica

54 ( 47 ) THE BARTENDER AND THE THIEF Stereophonics

55 ( NEW ) PRAY Tina Cousins

56 ( 52 ) CRUSH Jennifer Paige

57 ( 44 ) BLUE ANGELS Pras Michel

58 ( 54 ) ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen/ Wyclef-Jean

59 ( NEW ) BIG BIG WORLD Emilia

60 ( NEW ) SENSUALITY Lovestation

 

61 ( 62 ) DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba

62 ( 63 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers

63 ( 51 ) I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING Aerosmith

64 ( NEW ) I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME Boyzone

65 ( 55 ) LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Faith Evans

66 ( 32 ) SHORLEY WALL EP Ooberman

67 ( NEW ) HANDS Jewell

68 ( 61 ) WHAT CAN I DO Corrs

69 ( NEW ) TRUE COLOURS Phil Collins

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

 

71 ( NEW ) TELL ME ME Shamrock

72 ( 69 ) SUNNY CAME HOME Shawn Colvin

73 ( 73 ) PUSH IT Garbage

74 ( NEW ) HARD KNOCK LIFE Jay-Z

75 ( NEW ) GANGSTER TRIPPIN' Fat Boy Slim

Edited January 2, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

Stopping off in here to be able to finally comment on a thread with a mention of Shawn Colvin in it!

 

Sunny Came Home was great, a #1 for me too! Did you ever get any of her albums? I think the Whole New You era is probably my favourite of hers.

Steps - Tragedy

Of course, it's better, than Bee Gees original, but I prefer b-side "Heartbeat" (My Christmas # 1). :wub:

 

Many my favourites here (The Power Of Goodbye, Believe, So Young, Crush), include some # 1s ("This Kiss", "Always Have, Always Will", "All About The Money", "What Can I Do" and .... "Dancing Queen" :) )

Stopping off in here to be able to finally comment on a thread with a mention of Shawn Colvin in it!

 

Sunny Came Home was great, a #1 for me too! Did you ever get any of her albums? I think the Whole New You era is probably my favourite of hers.

 

Hi Dandy*, I was tempted by the album but never got round to it sadly, must try it out. I adore that track, it had 2 runs in my chart and is one of my big chart-pointer tracks B-)

cheers!

john

Steps - Tragedy

Of course, it's better, than Bee Gees original, but I prefer b-side "Heartbeat" (My Christmas # 1). :wub:

 

Many my favourites here (The Power Of Goodbye, Believe, So Young, Crush), include some # 1s ("This Kiss", "Always Have, Always Will", "All About The Money", "What Can I Do" and .... "Dancing Queen" :) )

 

Thanks Alex, well I agree that Heartbeat is better than Tragedy B-)

 

you may like a december number one upcoming then! :lol:

 

cheers!

john

6th DEC 1998

 

No last week brackets for this one as I've lost the chart for the last week in November (it wasnt saved, but I have a hard copy somewhere I hope to dig out, though number one was The Foundations, returning to the top for the first time in 30 years, a bit of a student cult classic oldie by now. Will Smith in his solo prime, as pop star and huge movie star. A rewrite of And The Beat Goes On (The Whispers) I like Miami, and I love Will.

 

Emilia in the Top 10 is now a regular charter in my charts as Emilia Mitiku, Puressence is an odd bitter little record, but I like it. Space go top 30 with an Animals cover, also quirky but endearing (like all Space records)

 

 

 

 

1 BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP/BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU Foundations

2 HUMAN BEINGS Seal

3 BELIEVE Cher

4 THE POWER OF GOODBYE Madonna

5 NO REGRETS Robbie Williams

6 WHEN YOU'RE GONE Bryan Adams/ Melanie C

7 BIG BIG WORLD Emilia

8 THIS KISS Faith Hill

9 WAR OF NERVES All Saints

10 MIAMI Will Smith

 

 

 

11 ALL I WANT Puressance

12 I WANT YOU 98 Savage Garden

13 SIT DOWN 98 James

14 HEY NOW NOW Swirl 360

15 OUTSIDE George Michael

16 HOME ALONE R. Kelly/ Keith Murray

17 FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Eagle-Eye Cherry

18 LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN' Kele Le Roc

19 MILLENIUM Robbie Williams

20 SO YOUNG Corrs

 

 

 

21 TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden

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

23 I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club

24 SWEETEST THING U2

25 THANK U Alanis Morissette

26 EVERY TIME Janet Jackson

27 THE EVERLASTING Manic Street Preachers

28 WE GOTTA GET OUTTA THIS PLACE Space

29 TESTIFY M People

30 HOLLY HOLY UB40

 

 

31 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Stars On 54

32 END OF THE LINE Honeyz

33 SPECIAL Garbage

34 MOVE MANIA Sash!/ Shannon

35 GOODBYE Spice Girls

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

37 SENSUALITY Lovestation

38 PARTY HARD Pulp

39 FUNKY LOVE Kavana

40 GHETTO GIRL Simply Red

 

 

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

42 DREAMING Ruff Driverz/ Arrola

43 THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Sheryl Crow

44 LAST STOP: THIS TOWN Eels

45 EACH TIME East 17

46 BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley

47 HANDS Jewell

48 GODDESS ON A HIGHWAY Mercury Rev

49 I'VE GOT THIS FEELING Mavericks

50 HEARTBEAT/ TRAGEDY Steps

 

51 BLUE Le Ann Rimes

52 EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sweetbox

53 COME BACK DARLING UB40

54 FINALLY FOUND Honeyz

55 ALARM CALL Bjork

56 I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME Boyzone

57 HARD KNOCK LIFE Jay-Z

58 SEARCHIN MY SOUL Vonda Shephard

59 TROPICALIA Beck

60 TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME Faithless

 

61 MY FAVOURITE GAME Cardigans

62 ALL I NEED Air

63 DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba

64 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers

65 CRUSH Jennifer Paige

66 THE FIRST NIGHT Monica

67 SEXY CINDERELLA Lynden David Hall

68 PRAY Tina Cousins

69 IF WE TRY Karen Ramirez

70 YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks

 

71 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Queen/ Wyclef-Jean

72 WHAT CAN I DO Corrs

73 I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING Aerosmith

74 PUSH IT Garbage

75 SUNNY CAME HOME Shawn Colvin

Edited January 1, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

13th DEC 1998

 

Madonna gets her umpteenth number one by this point, at least 10 or 11th, but as is often the case, her superior lead singles just missed the top spot and this lesser (but great) track makes it instead. Frozen or Ray Of Light were better though...

 

A big Christmas dose of goodwill gets M People charging up to 3, quite rare for them to get so high, but it's a great singalong single. Also rare for LeAnn Rimes to even make my Top 40, but I really liked this version of an old country standard, yodelling and all. Highest new entry is a classy Beautiful South bit of bitterness, sweet 50's-pastiche harmonies and strings. Oasis meanwhile have a B-side enter my top 40, better than a lot of their A sides!

 

 

 

 

1 ( 4 ) THE POWER OF GOODBYE Madonna

2 ( 2 ) HUMAN BEINGS Seal

3 ( 29 ) TESTIFY M People

4 ( 1 ) BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP/BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU Foundations

5 ( 6 ) WHEN YOU'RE GONE Bryan Adams/ Melanie C

6 ( 3 ) BELIEVE Cher

7 ( 5 ) NO REGRETS Robbie Williams

8 ( 11 ) ALL I WANT Puressance

9 ( 7 ) BIG BIG WORLD Emilia

10 ( 14 ) HEY NOW NOW Swirl 360

 

 

11 ( 10 ) MIAMI Will Smith

12 ( 9 ) WAR OF NERVES All Saints

13 ( 13 ) SIT DOWN 98 James

14 ( 8 ) THIS KISS Faith Hill

15 ( 26 ) EVERY TIME Janet Jackson

16 ( 12 ) I WANT YOU 98 Savage Garden

17 ( 17 ) FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Eagle-Eye Cherry

18 ( 51 ) BLUE Le Ann Rimes

19 ( 15 ) OUTSIDE George Michael

20 ( 32 ) END OF THE LINE Honeyz

 

 

21 ( 18 ) LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN' Kele Le Roc

22 ( 27 ) THE EVERLASTING Manic Street Preachers

23 ( 19 ) MILLENIUM Robbie Williams

24 ( 21 ) TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden

25 ( 25 ) THANK U Alanis Morissette

26 ( 16 ) HOME ALONE R. Kelly/ Keith Murray

27 ( NEW ) DUMB Beautiful South

28 ( 20 ) SO YOUNG Corrs

29 ( 22 ) IF YOU BUY THIS RECORD (YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER) The Tamperer/ Maya

30 ( 24 ) SWEETEST THING U2

 

 

31 ( 31 ) IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Stars On 54

32 ( 23 ) I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club

33 ( 35 ) GOODBYE Spice Girls

34 ( 34 ) MOVE MANIA Sash!/ Shannon

35 ( 39 ) FUNKY LOVE Kavana

36 ( 40 ) GHETTO GIRL Simply Red

37 ( 33 ) SPECIAL Garbage

38 ( NEW ) THE MASTERPLAN Oasis

39 ( 28 ) WE GOTTA GET OUTTA THIS PLACE Space

40 ( 50 ) HEARTBEAT/ TRAGEDY Steps

 

 

41 ( 41 ) CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas

42 ( 36 ) IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT Manic Street Preachers

43 ( 55 ) ALARM CALL Bjork

44 ( 30 ) HOLLY HOLY UB40

45 ( 45 ) EACH TIME East 17

46 ( 46 ) BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley

47 ( 56 ) I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME Boyzone

48 ( 37 ) SENSUALITY Lovestation

49 ( 49 ) I'VE GOT THIS FEELING Mavericks

50 ( 59 ) TROPICALIA Beck

 

51 ( 48 ) GODDESS ON A HIGHWAY Mercury Rev

52 ( 44 ) LAST STOP: THIS TOWN Eels

53 ( NEW ) ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Johnny & Denise

54 ( 38 ) PARTY HARD Pulp

55 ( 52 ) EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sweetbox

56 ( 43 ) THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Sheryl Crow

57 ( 57 ) HARD KNOCK LIFE Jay-Z

58 ( 47 ) HANDS Jewell

59 ( 54 ) FINALLY FOUND Honeyz

60 ( 60 ) TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME Faithless

 

61 ( 61 ) MY FAVOURITE GAME Cardigans

62 ( 42 ) DREAMING Ruff Driverz/ Arrola

63 ( 63 ) DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba

64 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers

65 ( 53 ) COME BACK DARLING UB40

66 ( NEW ) TO YOU I BELONG B*Witched

67 ( 67 ) SEXY CINDERELLA Lynden David Hall

68 ( 66 ) THE FIRST NIGHT Monica

69 ( 65 ) CRUSH Jennifer Paige

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

 

71 ( NEW ) UNTIL THE TIME IS THROUGH Five

72 ( 62 ) ALL I NEED Air

73 ( 73 ) I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING Aerosmith

74 ( 74 ) PUSH IT Garbage

75 ( 75 ) SUNNY CAME HOME Shawn Colvin

Edited January 1, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

20th DEC 1998

 

christmas week and another great singalong new chart-topper, Bryan Adams' 2nd (after THAT one) and Mel C's first solo, plus 2 with the Spice gals, but not her last as this signalled the start of the best Spice solo career. High re-entry from the fab Ace Of Base Motown-pastiche, one of their best records, high jumps from UB40's Junior Walker cover and Beautiful South, and highest new entry from Terrorvision's joyful (if dubiously sentimentled) ode to Tequila.

 

Then there's Supercar, a great dance single which would chart in 1999 but deserved to be bigger. REM bring Lotus into my Top 40 charts, not one of their remembered singles, and Fatboy Slim with their best-remebered thanks to the gospel delight of the dance track and the video. Lower down great entries from Garbage and Aqua (shock!) and amusing Divine Comedy.

 

 

 

1 ( 5 ) WHEN YOU'RE GONE Bryan Adams/ Melanie C

2 ( 1 ) THE POWER OF GOODBYE Madonna

3 ( 2 ) HUMAN BEINGS Seal

4 ( RE ) ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Ace Of Base

5 ( 44 ) HOLLY HOLY UB40

6 ( 27 ) DUMB Beautiful South

7 ( 12 ) WAR OF NERVES All Saints

8 ( 6 ) BELIEVE Cher

9 ( 4 ) BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP/BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU Foundations

10 ( 18 ) BLUE Le Ann Rimes

 

 

11 ( 11 ) MIAMI Will Smith

12 ( 9 ) BIG BIG WORLD Emilia

13 ( 3 ) TESTIFY M People

14 ( 20 ) END OF THE LINE Honeyz

15 ( 13 ) SIT DOWN 98 James

16 ( NEW ) TEQUILA Terrorvision

17 ( 7 ) NO REGRETS Robbie Williams

18 ( 8 ) ALL I WANT Puressance

19 ( 15 ) EVERY TIME Janet Jackson

20 ( 33 ) GOODBYE Spice Girls

 

 

21 ( 16 ) I WANT YOU 98 Savage Garden

22 ( 22 ) THE EVERLASTING Manic Street Preachers

23 ( NEW ) LOSING YOU John Lennon/Cheap Trick

24 ( 14 ) THIS KISS Faith Hill

25 ( 10 ) HEY NOW NOW Swirl 360

26 ( NEW ) TONITE Supercar

27 ( NEW ) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY Slade vs Flush

28 ( 43 ) ALARM CALL Bjork

29 ( 19 ) OUTSIDE George Michael

30 ( NEW ) WHITE CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby

 

 

 

31 ( 23 ) MILLENIUM Robbie Williams

32 ( 21 ) LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN' Kele Le Roc

33 ( 24 ) TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden

34 ( NEW ) LOTUS REM

35 ( 32 ) I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club

36 ( 17 ) FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Eagle-Eye Cherry

37 ( 53 ) ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Johnny & Denise

38 ( 25 ) THANK U Alanis Morissette

39 ( 30 ) SWEETEST THING U2

40 ( 50 ) TROPICALIA Beck

 

 

41 ( 41 ) CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas

42 ( NEW ) PRAISE YOU Fat Boy Slim

43 ( 29 ) IF YOU BUY THIS RECORD (YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER) The Tamperer/ Maya

44 ( 35 ) FUNKY LOVE Kavana

45 ( 28 ) SO YOUNG Corrs

46 ( 26 ) HOME ALONE R. Kelly/ Keith Murray

47 ( 34 ) MOVE MANIA Sash!/ Shannon

48 ( NEW ) TAKE ME THERE Blackstreet/Mya

49 ( 37 ) SPECIAL Garbage

50 ( 39 ) WE GOTTA GET OUTTA THIS PLACE Space

 

 

51 ( 46 ) BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley

52 ( 31 ) IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Stars On 54

53 ( 36 ) GHETTO GIRL Simply Red

54 ( 38 ) THE MASTERPLAN Oasis

55 ( 49 ) I'VE GOT THIS FEELING Mavericks

56 ( NEW ) YOU SHOULD BE DANCING Blockster

57 ( NEW ) COME AS YOU ARE The King

58 ( 52 ) LAST STOP: THIS TOWN Eels

59 ( 42 ) IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT Manic Street Preachers

60 ( 66 ) TO YOU I BELONG B*Witched

 

61 ( 40 ) HEARTBEAT/ TRAGEDY Steps

62 ( 51 ) GODDESS ON A HIGHWAY Mercury Rev

63 ( 63 ) DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba

64 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers

65 ( 71 ) UNTIL THE TIME IS THROUGH Five

66 ( 47 ) I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME Boyzone

67 ( NEW ) SHE WANTS YOU Billie

68 ( 55 ) EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sweetbox

69 ( 65 ) COME BACK DARLING UB40

70 ( NEW ) GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE Aqua

 

 

71 ( NEW ) WHEN I GROW UP Garbage

72 ( NEW ) BAD GIRL Juliet Roberts

73 ( 70 ) YOU REALLY GOT ME/ LOLA/ DAYS Kinks

74 ( NEW ) NATIONAL EXPRESS Divine Comedy

75 ( NEW ) DELTA SUN Mercury Rev

 

 

Edited January 1, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

27th DEC 1998

 

Runners-up, their highest chart position ever for the Beautiful South feeling dumb, Ooberman boune back in with the EP featuring the fab Shorley Walls, Mya goes Top 30 with a quirky Blackstreet assist, and low entries for Lighthouse Family (always pleasant, rarely memorable) and Celine and R Kelly (rarely great, barely memorable for the most part, give or take a handful each). Christmas seems to have dried up the good stuff...

 

 

1 ( 1 ) WHEN YOU'RE GONE Bryan Adams/ Melanie C

2 ( 6 ) DUMB Beautiful South

3 ( 4 ) ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL Ace Of Base

4 ( 3 ) HUMAN BEINGS Seal

5 ( 2 ) THE POWER OF GOODBYE Madonna

6 ( 7 ) WAR OF NERVES All Saints

7 ( 10 ) BLUE Le Ann Rimes

8 ( RE ) SHORLEY WALL EP Ooberman

9 ( 8 ) BELIEVE Cher

10 ( 27 ) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY Slade vs Flush

 

11 ( 5 ) HOLLY HOLY UB40

12 ( 12 ) BIG BIG WORLD Emilia

13 ( 11 ) MIAMI Will Smith

14 ( 14 ) END OF THE LINE Honeyz

15 ( 16 ) TEQUILA Terrorvision

16 ( 20 ) GOODBYE Spice Girls

17 ( 17 ) NO REGRETS Robbie Williams

18 ( 9 ) BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP/BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU Foundations

19 ( 30 ) WHITE CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby

20 ( 22 ) THE EVERLASTING Manic Street Preachers

 

21 ( 15 ) SIT DOWN 98 James

22 ( 18 ) ALL I WANT Puressance

23 ( 42 ) PRAISE YOU Fat Boy Slim

24 ( 13 ) TESTIFY M People

25 ( 21 ) I WANT YOU 98 Savage Garden

26 ( 26 ) TONITE Supercar

27 ( 70 ) GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE Aqua

28 ( 34 ) LOTUS REM

29 ( 23 ) LOSING YOU John Lennon/Cheap Trick

30 ( 19 ) EVERY TIME Janet Jackson

 

 

31 ( 31 ) MILLENIUM Robbie Williams

32 ( 25 ) HEY NOW NOW Swirl 360

33 ( 24 ) THIS KISS Faith Hill

34 ( 29 ) OUTSIDE George Michael

35 ( 28 ) ALARM CALL Bjork

36 ( 67 ) SHE WANTS YOU Billie

37 ( 37 ) ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Johnny & Denise

38 ( 32 ) LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN' Kele Le Roc

39 ( 48 ) TAKE ME THERE Blackstreet/Mya

40 ( 56 ) YOU SHOULD BE DANCING Blockster

 

 

41 ( 41 ) CALIFORNIA DREAMING/DREAM A../MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas

42 ( 33 ) TO THE MOON AND BACK Savage Garden

43 ( 43 ) IF YOU BUY THIS RECORD (YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER) The Tamperer/ Maya

44 ( NEW ) CHOCOLATE SALTY BALLS Chef (Isaac Hayes)

45 ( 39 ) SWEETEST THING U2

46 ( 38 ) THANK U Alanis Morissette

47 ( 35 ) I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club

48 ( NEW ) GOOD LIFE (BUENA VIDA) Inner City

49 ( 36 ) FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Eagle-Eye Cherry

50 ( 60 ) TO YOU I BELONG B*Witched

 

51 ( 51 ) BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley

52 ( 45 ) SO YOUNG Corrs

53 ( 46 ) HOME ALONE R. Kelly/ Keith Murray

54 ( 49 ) SPECIAL Garbage

55 ( 72 ) BAD GIRL Juliet Roberts

56 ( 50 ) WE GOTTA GET OUTTA THIS PLACE Space

57 ( 47 ) MOVE MANIA Sash!/ Shannon

58 ( 65 ) UNTIL THE TIME IS THROUGH Five

59 ( 40 ) TROPICALIA Beck

60 ( 55 ) I'VE GOT THIS FEELING Mavericks

 

61 ( 59 ) IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT Manic Street Preachers

62 ( 58 ) LAST STOP: THIS TOWN Eels

63 ( 63 ) DANCING QUEEN / EAGLE Abba

64 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers

65 ( 61 ) HEARTBEAT/ TRAGEDY Steps

66 ( 52 ) IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Stars On 54

67 ( 44 ) FUNKY LOVE Kavana

68 ( 62 ) GODDESS ON A HIGHWAY Mercury Rev

69 ( 71 ) WHEN I GROW UP Garbage

70 ( NEW ) POSTCARDS FROM HEAVEN Lighthouse Family

 

 

71 ( 74 ) NATIONAL EXPRESS Divine Comedy

72 ( 68 ) EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sweetbox

73 ( 54 ) THE MASTERPLAN Oasis

74 ( NEW ) A LITTLE BIT MORE 911"

75 ( NEW ) I'M YOUR ANGEL Celine Dion/ R Kelly

Edited January 1, 201411 yr by popchartfreak