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DECEMBER 1171999

Volume 16, Issue 50

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Metallica rock the EuropeanTop 100 Albums chart asS&M (Vertigo), enters atnumber 2 this week.

411°' talk to radioM&M chart toppers this week

Eurochart Hot 100 SinglesR. KELLY

If I Could Turn Back The HandsOf Time

(Jive/Zomba)

European Top 100 AlbumsCELINE DION

All The Way..A Decade of Song(Epic/Columbia)

European Radio Top 50JENNIFER LOPEZWaiting For Tonight

(WORK/Columbia)

European Dance TraxxBOB MARLEY VS FUNKSTAR

DELUXESun Is Shining

(Hypnotic/Club Tools)

Inside M&M this week

CAPITAL SEEKS AC INSPIRATIONUK radio group Capital hasteamed with marketing consul-tancy New Solutions to devisefresh concepts for its new nationalAC service, due to debut on Digi-tal One's national digital radiomultiplex early next year. Page 3

ARID'S POISONOUS RELEASELittle Things Of Venom (DoubleT), the album from Belgian rockquartet Arid which is nudging

gold (25,000 units) athome, is due for re-lease in the US (onColumbia) and therest of Europe in thenew year. Page 6

SONY'S S4 EXPANDSSony Music Italy's new S4 labelis to handle local artist releasesfrom Sony's other European affil-iates in the territory from nextJanuary. Page 17

`Conservative' stationsface chart downgradeby Wolfgang Spahr

HAMBURG - German radio stationswhich do not play a sufficientlywide variety of new releases willhave their weighting downgradedin the compilation of Germany'sofficial Media Control singles chart,which has a significant airplaycomponent.

The official warning was issuedvia a December 1 statement from

the German Federal Association ofthe Phonographic Industry (BPW),and comes two months after repre-sentatives from Germany's com-mercial radio association VPRT, ata meeting with the BPW's market-ing committee in October, agreed toconsider playing more new releasesduring peak daytime programming.

Tim Renner, president of Musicat Universal Music. Germany, denies

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Another Sash! hit for trance -popby Paul Sexton and Gary Smith

LONDON - The DJ who helped toturn European trance -pop into ared-hot commodity is back on the airand the dancefloors encore une fois.

Sash!, the German artist signedinternationally to X-IT/edel and inthe UK to Multiply, is returning tointernational pop playlists with hisnew, Spanish -flavoured singleAdelante, released in most of Europeon November 22 and on December 6in Germany, with a UK appearancecurrently set for January 31. Hisnew album, Trilenium, is alsoplanned for early 2000.

The single, which appropriatelytranslates as "ahead" or "goforward," follows the extraordinarysuccess of Sash!'s two albums todate, 1997's It's My Life and lastyear's Life Goes On. Betweenthem, they brought forth huge hitswhile making Sash! the toast ofpop clubs and paving the way forsubsequent crossovers by the likesof ATB, DJ Jurgen featuring AliceDeejay and DJ Jean.

So can the Cologne -basedproducer -DJ keep up the momentum

generated by such party pieces asEncore Une Fois, Ecuador and Stayin '97 and La Primavera, MysteriousTimes and Move Mania in '98? If thecomments of programmers likePascal Remy at Paris dance stationVoltage FM are a yardstick, the

answer is yes."It's a solid, well produced pop

record," says Remy. "Like all Sash!tunes there is a rich sound that isdifferent to other records in [this]style. It's obvious that he's a DJ bythe way he produces: the soundsare balanced and well organised."

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Capital Gold, the oldies networkoperated by the UK's CapitalRadio group, has launched a newadvertising campaign to promoteits weekday drivetime show, host-ed by UK radio's original "medal-lion man," Tony Blackburn.

Duroux exitsCLT in Franceby Renzi Bouton

PARIS - In a surprise move, AxelDuroux has announced his resigna-tion as president of CLT-UFAFrench networks CHR Fun Radioand AC RTL2.

Duroux will quit the company atthe end of January 2000 to joinDutch group Endemol, where hewill be in charge of TV and multi-media developments.

Duroux says that he is leaving "forpersonal reasons" and he feels "it'sthe right time." He adds: "I wanted toget into a new venture and the radiobusiness is pretty small-therearen't that many opportunities toprogress."

However, Duroux says therecouldn't be a better time to depart,as he feels he has fulfilled his goalsat CLT-UFA. "During the five

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"Open up your ears and clean up your eyes...It could be nice to be Alive"Beastie Boys New Single "Alive" at radio across Europe now

BEASTIE BOYS ANTHOLOGYTHE SOUNDS OF SCIENCE

42 tracks featuring the new single "Alive" plus hits, misses, rarities,previously unreleased and brand new tracks with an 80pg booklet.

www.beastieboys.com

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SONY MUSIC FRANCE... INTERNATIONAL HOT NEW RELEASES...

ALABINA

- Over half a million albums and1 million singles sold worldwide !

- New album "Salam"includes their most successful

hits with 4 remixesby renowned producer

Mike Pela (Savage Garden,

Maxwell, etc.).

Sony Music France

NATHALIE CARDONE

Her long awaited albumproduced by Laurent Boutonnat

comes after two hit singles"Hasta Siempre"

and "...mon Ange"(total of 1 million units sold

of both in France only).French album release date:

October 19th,1999Spanish / English albums:

January 2100

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UGO FARELL

A charismatic artist withan outstanding

counter tenor voice.His debut album already

released in more than10 countries.

Remixes by Endorphin,Jason Nevins

(Will Smith, Janet Jackson,Wyclef Jean, Run DMC).

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SONY MUSIC FRANCE... INTERNATIONAL HOT NEW RELEASES...

PA RICIA KAASle mot de passe

PATRICIA KAAS

New worldwide tour startingat the Zenith in Paris:

November 12th 1999.lready half a million albums sold

of her latest releaseLe mot de passe.

YOUSSOU N'DOUR

- His last album The Guidereached over 1 million units

sold worldwide.- New album Joko release

date February 2009;- First single: "My hope Is You".

An extraordinary mix of traditionalAfrican and pop songs including

tracks featuring Sting("Don't Walk Away"),

Peter Gabriel ("This Dream")and 3 songs produced

by Wyclef Jean fromThe Fugees ("How Come",

"Don't Look Back",and a remix of "Birima")

PASCAL OBISPO

France's highly successful singer,

songwriter and producer1.5 million units sold of

his previous album Superflu,stayed in the charts 75

weeks in France,Belgium and Switzerland.

His fourth studio album entitledSoledad release date:

December 3rd 1999.Single "Soledad" sent to radio:

October 29th 1999.

MUSTAFA SANDAL

- Huge star in Turkey 5 millionunits sold of his previous albums.

- First single "Araba"was the official song of

the summer for Club Med andcharted in France and Belgium.- Germany: Performed on ZDF

Charity Show and NDR Talk Show,and set to perform

on NDR Talkshow Benefiz onDecember 3rd 1999.

- Second single "Aya Benzer"

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President: Howard LanderVice presidents: Howard Appelbaum, MarieGombert, Irwin Kornfeld, Karen Oertley, KenSchlager, Joellen Sommer, Adam White

BPI CcorrimunIccatIonsChairman: Gerald S. HobbsPresident & CEO: John B. Babcock, Jr.Executive vice-presidents: Mark Dacey,Robert J. Dowling, Howard LanderSenior vice-presidents: Georgina Challis, PaulCurran, Ann Haire, Rosalee Lovett, Craig ReissVice-president: Glenn HeffernanChairman Emeritus: W.D. Littleford

Upfrontby Emmanuel Legrand, Music & Media editor -in -chief

So, there has been a major UK radio conspiracy againstCliff Richard.

The ageing rocker, whose single The Millennium Prayer(on the Chrysalis Group's new label Papillon) went to No.1last week in the UK sales charts after an initial entry atnumber 2, achieved this rare feat without any radio sup-port. Nationwide airplay tracking shows the song earned22 spins before it charted, and not many more the weekafter (not even at Chrysalis' own Heart FM stations!).

Hence this great claim from Richard and his spin doc-tors-the song is banned on radio but endorsed by thepublic, so how come stations, especially "public" ones, arenot playing what the public wants?

Well, programmers throughout the UK individuallymade a decision not to play the track, just as they do with

over 98% of the songs that they get sent. There is no blan-ket "ban" as Richard suggests-reasons for not playingthe song can vary from one station A another: naff song;singer out of tune with the station's demographics; imageproblems; format inconsistencies and so. on.

All European countries have had, and will continueto have, Cliff -like songs selling by the bucketload atretail and by no means supported by radio. But no onepretends these songs are banned by radio stations-these things happen.

When you can't find a decentexplanation, conspiracy theories arealways a good bet-and the fantasticthing is that the UK media bought it!Well done Sir Cliff, what a great pro-motional coup.

And let's have a charitable thoughtfor the poor guy at EMI who passedon the option to release the single-and who must have seen his Christ-mas bonus evaporate overnight.

Music & Media values its readers' opinions-you can e-mail the editor -in -chief at: elegrand@musicandmedia.co.uk

Capital seeks new AC solutionsLONDON - The UK's Capital RadioGroup has teamed up with strategicmarketing consultancy New Solu-tions to come up with fresh new ideasfor its national AC service, which willdebut on Digital One's national digi-tal multiplex early next year.

In the broadcasting sphere, NewSolutions is best known for its workwith BBC TV on its innovative ani-mated series Walking With Dinosaurs.

Capital's head of adult brands JeffO'Brien, who will be overseeing the pro-gramming of the as -yet -unnamed sta-tion, admits that, given the crowdednature of the AC market in the UK, "thebig thing will be the style and attitude ofthe station-and that's what we're try-ing to find with them [New Solutions]."

According to O'Brien, the new sta-tion's music policy will be "prettymuch inbetween" mainstream andsoft AC, with a "slight" female bias.Under the terms of its contract withDigital One, Capital's new service

will be on the air by the end of Janu-ary 2000, but initially the service willbe mainly voice -tracked, with PaulPhear moving over from London CHRstation 95.8Capital FM asthe only "live"presenter.

It is the sec-ond time Capi-tal has enlistedthe help of anoutside compa-ny in develop-ing its program-ming con-cepts-in 1998,it used BobGeldof's produc-tion companyPlanet 24 for the relaunch of Alterna-tive Rock station Xfm/London.Explains O'Brien: "Because we all getvery close to the industry, you some-times have to look outside that to getsomething else-it might be just onelittle idea which gives you the spark

-itmattPicturedO'Brien.

to go onto something bigger. With thenew millennium and digital radio, it'stime to have a look outside for ideasthat will evolve radio to the next

step."Heading up Capi-

tal's digital program-ming overall will bePete Simmons, whomoves from pro-gramme controller ofCapital FM to thepost of programmecontroller, digital.Simmons says of hismove: "This is a greatopportunity tolaunch a national

(l -r) Simmons, station, and it's excit-ing to move into the

market of the future."No successor to Simmons has yet

been appointed at Capital FM. Groupprogramme director Richard Parkwill temporarily assume daily controlof the station.

Additional reporting by Lucy Aitken

Phear,

Paul Burger, Sony Music UK chairman and CEO pre-sents Welsh soprano Charlotte Church with a plat-inum disc for UK sales of 300,000 units of her debutclassical album Voice bf an Angel (Sony Music). Thepresentation took place inside minisdisc.com-Europe's first shop dedicated to the format whichopened in London on November 16.

Internet in -siteLaunch www.launch.com

The newest addi-tion to this musicportal isLAUNCHcast, aradio netcastthat creates aunique, annotat-ed playlist foreach listenerbased on criteriasuch as users' ratings and stated preferences. Listen-ers can even choose to chat with others who haveselected the track currently playing. Although this iscurrently only in beta, other already established fea-tures include artist chats, reviews, biographies, audiodownloads, news, competitions and interviews.Launch also has strategic partnerships with genre -specific sites, official and unofficial artist sites, radiostations, retail and other music sites. A companionCD-ROM version of Launch content is also availablefor purchase. Advertising consists of audio ads, bannerads and co -branded versions of the proprietary player.

Chris Marlowe

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ON THE BEATCOME ON OVER TO MULTI -PLATINUMLONDON - International music body IFPI has awardedShania Twain's Come on Over (Universal) a multi -plat-inum Europe award for European sales topping four mil-lion in its latest accolades, which recognise sales up tothe end of November. Celine Dion's All The Way (Sony),goes straight to double platinum, along with Ricky Mar-tin's eponymous English language album (Sony). Travis

receive their first everIFPI Platinum EuropeAward for The Man Who(Independiente), whileCher's Greatest Hits(Warner), Eric Clapton'sThe Clapton Chronicles(Warner), Mariah Carey'sRainbow (Sony), Sting'sBrand New Day (Univer-sal) and Texas' The Hush(Universal) also receiveplatinums.

EMI NORWAY REORGANISESOSLO - EMI Norway has reorganised its local A&Rdepartment, naming Eivind Rolles, formerly head of A&R,as special marketing manager. He will not be replaced.Rolles will be responsible for catalogue exploitation andsome of EMI's veteran domestic artists, including JahnTeigen and Travelling Strawberries. Local A&R operationswill be handled by Gry Zachariassen and freelancer 011eLostegaard. Upcoming local releases include a solo albumby Bel Canto vocalist Anneli Drecker and debut albums byrock bands Corvine and Atakama.

O'HARA SWAPS AIRE FOR ATLANTICDUBLIN - John O'Hara, former-ly programme director forEmap-owned Aire FM, theLeeds -based CHR station, hasstarted a new position as man-aging director of Irish -basedCHR Atlantic 252, which trans-mits on AM throughout most ofthe UK. O'Hara has been giventhe green light by Atlantic 252'sowners, CLT-UFA, to target newlisteners and reverse the sta-tion's fortunes. He says: "Mov-ing from local to national radio is a real challenge. Atlantic252 is not the station that it was five years ago and it's myjob to make sure that changes."

NEW MD AOR EMI FINLANDHELSINKI - EMI Finland managing director, 49 -year oldHeikki Puhakka, has left his position following 12 yearswith the company. Succeeding Puhakka in his job is EMIFinland's marketing director, 32 -year old WemppaKoivumaki, who has overseen marketing operations forboth Virgin's and EMI's local and international repertoire.He will report to Copenhagen -based EMI Music Scandi-navia president Michael Ritto.

MN GERMANY APPOINTS COMMUNICATIONS MANAGERMUNICH - Angela Sebrich hasbeen named communicationsmanager for MTV Germany,effective January 2000. Sebrich,33, has been head of press at com-mercial radio station AntenneBayern for five years. Also part ofthe newly -formed communica-tions team are Johannes Ganden-berger, Mirja Bauer, Florian Bre-unig and Sabine Wendler.

MTV Germany has now com-pleted the relocation of its head-quarters to Munich, with a pro-

duction office in Berlin and offices in Cologne and Frank-furt. Sister Company VH-1 stays in Hamburg.

Nordics Click2MusicBy Kai R. Lofthus

OSLO - The Nordic affili-ates of BMG are boostingtheir on-line presence, withClick2Music, a joint venturedesigned to co -promote thecompany's Scandinavianand international artists.Click2Music is set to helpScandinavian artists acrossthe region's borders.

Local sites have alreadylaunched in Sweden and Fin-land and are operated byexisting staff at the BMG com-panies. The Norwegian site isactive, but will not be proper-ly launched until the newyear. The Danish site is likelyto be launched imminently.

BMG Netherlands is theonly other affiliate in Europeto have joined the concept,which is primarily a jointventure between the Scandi-navian BMG companies.

BMG in Germany and theUK operate their own promo-tional sites under differentnames, and sources suggest

that there is dissent towardswhich name will ultimatelybe used.

The Nordic and Dutchinitiative follows Univer-sal/BMG's plans to launchits e -commerce operationGetmusic in the UK, Ger-many, France, and the

Netherlands. It's believedthat Getmusic will roll outin several European mar-kets next year.

BMG Sweden label man-ager Erik Lant says: "It's tooearly to say how it all will beorganised. But we hope thatClick2Music will be used asa brand in more Europeancountries to create a compre-hensive platform [for BMGartists]." The sites are man-aged by label managerKimmo Valtenen in Finland,special marketing manag-er/Internet manager ThomasLarsen in Denmark, andInternet manager HenrikNjaa in Norway. Adds Lant:"The idea is that the dailyupdates will be conducted byinternal staffers [who alsohold other jobs within BMG],but as the site progresses,we will probably hire newpeople."

The Dreem Teem, the UK garage DJs who recently re-vamped Neneh Cherry's Buddy X, are to host Sundaymornings on the UK's public CHR station, BBC Radio1. The first show is scheduled for January 23 2000, andwill run from 10.00-13.00. Dreem Teem'sDJ Spoony com-ments: "It's the dreamof every radio DJ tobroadcast nationally,and national radiodoesn't get anybigger thanRadio 1."

EMI sells its 13.3%GWR Group stakeby Lucy Aitken

LONDON - EMI has sold toinstitutional buyers its holdingof 14.8 million shares (13.3%) inGWR, the radio group whichowns Classic FM, at a price of550p (euros 8.73).EMI bought thestake for £28.4m twoyears ago and hassold the shares for£80m, using the pro-ceeds to repay bor-rowings, according toan official statement.

The sale followsthe announcement of EMI'sinterim results last week whichconfirmed that EMI is lookingto boost its new media activity(M&M, December 4). EricNicoll, EMI Group chairman,has said that he expects some10% of revenue to be related toInternet businesses by 2005.

He comments in the state-ment: "Although the outlookfor the radio industry in theUK remains positive andGWR is particularly well -posi-tioned to compete effectively,especially in the digital arena,

our shareholdingdid not fall withinour strategy."

Jason Crisp,director of corporateaffairs for EMI, says:"EMI is a focusedmusic company andso it is a good time todispose of interests

that are peripheral to our mainstrategy."

Henry Meakin, chairmanof GWR, comments: "EMI hasbeen a supportive sharehold-er in recent years. However,we recognise that investmentin the radio industry is notpart of their strategy."

Grammysplit at IFPIDenmarkby Charles Ferro

COPENHAGEN - IFPI Den-mark, the Danish arm of theinternational music body,has split its Dansk Grammy2000 ceremony into threeseparate events for classi-cal, jazz and pop/rock musicat different venues on con-secutive evenings.

"We will do a spectacularpop/rock show," says JanDegner, chairman of theIFPI Grammy committee."That means that differenttarget groups won't be boredby things that aren't ofinterest."

"Most of the show will bebroadcast live and I thinkdividing it up will benefiteveryone," says Jesper Bay,MD of MusicMatters, thecompany arranging the galaevent for IFPI.

The list of nominees in 25pop/rock categories will bereleased shortly beforeChristmas. An academyestablished by IFPI willchoose all nominees and 15winners, while popular votewill be used for the 10 mostpopular categories.

Awards for classicalmusic will be given on Feb-ruary 3, with jazz awards onthe following night. Bothevents will be broadcast onpublic broadcaster Dan -marks Radio's classical/jazzstation P2.

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EDc:Ancgroovesby Gary Smith

BYRON TIMEThe title is familiar, and indeed Byron Stingily's That'sThe Way Love Is (Nervous/US) is THAT track. Stingily is,as always, in fine, honeyed voice while a string sectionpicks out the melody in a fittingly delicate manner. Brassparts add a bit o' rude to a track that, especially on theRhythm Masters remix, is a serious crossover contender.

BLUE SKIES AHEADFollowing their splendid fourth album, Suspicious(Dorado/UK), and fresh from remix duties for Sly &Robbie, Outside have on Blue Sky undergone a bit of achange. Their new sound is bigger, deeper and altogethermore introspective than previous outings. Appropriately,vocal duties this time are taken care of by ultra moody J.B.Eckls, ex -singer for Santana and War, while the music,dub heavy and shimmering, provides dreamy slabs of sup-port. A beautiful song by any standards.

FOURTH TIME AROUNDNow on its fourth release, Golden Girls' Kinetic (distinc-t'ive/UK) is, given its classic status and the current charthunger for all things trancy, fair game for a new set ofmixes. Already on some 20 plus playlists in the UK, thetrack arrives with new mixes from Jenson & Carter,Trevor Nelson and Commie, of which Commie comes outon top. He also provides a neat "Remix Edit" which retainsall the charm and melodic life of the original while addinga thoroughly contemporary angle that should see the tracksafely into the Christmas charts.

REIGN OF THE SUPAKINGSPicked up on some weeks back by the underground com-munity as being one of the most sizzlingly upful tracks of1999's last quarter, The Supakings' Back and Forth(Diversion/Holland) is the sort of tune that radio will prob-ably go for as well. Buckets of jazzy vocal action plus athumping house beat and horns aplenty are the mainingredients. The rest is down to phat, highly animatedproduction sound. A song which, despite that big produc-tion, recalls the rather more minimal Inner City splicedwith Chic-esque trimmings.

ESSENTIAL ECLECTICISMAlthough a relative newcomer to the scene, London -basedNuphonic has rapidly established itself as a label to be reck-oned with at the jazzy end of the spectrum. The just -released label compilation Nuphonic 02 is dominated bytracks which feature real instruments backed up by a min-imum of technology. It is also a triumph of unpretentiousgood taste and clearsightedness. The result is music whichis raw at heart but polished, pointed and strangely com-forting in its own, edgy way. Take the cover of Talking

Heads' Born Under Punches by Fuzz AgainstJunk. Alongside the impressive sound qualityand the profound funkiness of the track, thetwangy guitar parts are right on the money, arare thing in the post -guitar era.

More surprises on set opener Moving Citiesfrom Faze Action. This time a cello takes the leadto be joined by guitar, Rhodes and percussion. Aspirited stab at neo-classical, post modernistfunk, with undertones of Van Dyke Parks.Amongst the many standout moments, RoyDavis Jr.'s Michael is a bona fide nu soul classic.'

All new releases, biographies and photographs for con-sideration for inclusion in the Dance Grooves columnshould be sent direct to: Gary Smith, c/o. Roger de Lluria45 -30 -2, 08009 Barcelona, Spain.

Townshend's Lifehouse livesby Nigel Williamson

Almost 30 years after it was written and aban-doned, the missing link between the Who's

rock operas Tommy andQuadrophenia was finallydue its first full airing onSunday, December 5-as anarrative play on theBBC's classical network,Radio 3.

Lifehouse has longbeen regarded as thegreat "lost" Who projectafter it was aborted in1971. Now it will receivemulti -format exposure notonly as a radio play but as

a book, an audio book, a six -CD box set andanother limited edition box.

The two-hour radio production, starringGeraldine James and David Threlfall, formspart of The Lifehouse Chronicles box, releasedon Townshend's Eel Pie Records on December6. The set also contains his original music forthe project, including demos of such Who clas-sics as Baba O'Riley and Won't Get FooledAgain, which surfaced later in 1971 on thealbum Who's Next.

The broadcast represents a coup for BBCRadio Productions and was directed by KateRowland, head of BBC radio drama. Co -pro-duction was by Tom Critchley for Eel PieProductions. The original text has been modi-fied by writer Jeff Young, but Townshend hasbeen involved at every level, includingrehearsing the cast.

"Radio is the best combination to focus onthe vivid combination of words and music,"says Townshend. "I became obsessed withtelling the story behind my failure to completewhat was genuinely a good idea." The play willbe available as a double cassette through the

BBC Radio Collection and published in bookform by Simon & Schuster. A second box set,The Lifehouse Method, will follow, limited to2,001 copies and with an interactive elementvia a software "key."

Lifehouse was conceived as a feature film-Universal Pictures had pledged $2 million-but never got further than two partial perfor-mances at London's Young Vic Theatre in early1971. Its apocalyptic vision of a future inwhich human contact is possible only througha "vast global network" predicted the arrival ofthe Internet. "I feel sure it will be greeted asa contemporary classic," says Rowland. "It'sextraordinary when you think about what hewas writing in 1971. It was like he was pro-jecting ahead. He was hitting the nail almostright on the head."

The appearance of Lifehouse comes at the -.busiest period of Who activity for many years.Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistlehave played four US concerts in recent weeks,with a London gig mooted for the TeenageCancer Trust, possibly before Christmas.There are also tentative plans forthe band's first album of new mate-rial since It's Hard in 1982. "Weeach [overcame] a lot of personalpride to do these shows," saysTownshend on his www.petetown-shend.com website. "We are gettingon well, we love each other."

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On December 4, LWT was due tofeature Who's Next in its Classic Albums seriesacross the UK's ITV network, and on the 6thPolydor will reissue a digitally remasteredversion of that album with new notes byTownshend. In February, the Who will followthe precedent of the Beatles and Led Zeppelinwith The BBC Sessions, featuring two dozentracks recorded for various radio broadcastsbetween 1965 and 1972.

Additional reporting by Paul Sexton.

Arid landscape bloomsby Marc Maes

With sales in Belgium close to gold (25,000units) and wider European release beckoning,Ghent -based rock quartet Arid's album LittleThings Of Venom is not so little any more.

The band gained immediate recognition in1996 as finalists in theHumos Rock Rally, organisedby the TV and rock maga-zine. Their emotive, song -driven rock, featuring thedistinctive timbre of singer -guitarist Jasper Steverlinck,secured a deal with the inde-pendent Double T Music andthe album's release in Aprilin Belgium, as well asHolland, Germany andFrance. through Double T's Sony affiliates.

"From day one, we knew that Arid's liveperformances were [our] premier promotiontool," says Christophe Turcksin, co -managingdirector of Double T Music, "so we organised anumber of showcases for local media, promot-ers and international Sony/SINE exectivesplus audiences from radio competitions. Thepositive buzz resulted in full houses."

In mid -March Arid's first single, Too LateTonight, became an instant radio hit in

Belgium, not only with alternative stationsbut on commercial networks NRJ and RadioContact and news -talk outlets such as Radiol.

"Initially we weren't too keen on playingArid," admits VRT rock/alternative formattedStudio Brussel's producer Eddy Hendrix,"because we thought the music was somewhat

`overloaded.' But, having wit-nessed them as a live band, we arenow convinced of Arid's talent."

At writing, the album had soldclose to 35,000 units in the com-bined territories. In February,Little Things of Venom will bereleased in the rest of Europe andthe US, where Arid signed toColumbia after being invited toperform two New York showcasesfor the label.

"We are very privileged to work [with] anindependent company," says Steverlinck."They're enthusiastic about what we do. I'mhappy to see that big record business execu-tives can be crushed between both fingers bytrue music that comes from the heart."

Arid will perform as openers for Suede thismonth in Utrecht, Rome, Milan, Barcelonaand Madrid. Their European booking agentsPrimary Talent are scheduling a further sup-port tour during the first months of 2000.

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If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time AD MRLS'CIWICANAI 1 8 R. Kelly - Jive (Zomba)ADK.F.D.GREIRLINL.N.ES.CIIHKRUN.FLWA.You Drive Me Crazy

4 U Britney Spears - Jive (Grantsville I Zomba I BMG)

Genie In A Bottle A.DKED.GRRIRL.I.NL.N.E.CH.UKFL.WA.3 2 16 Christina Aguilera - RCA (EMI I Appletree)

4 3 8So r-S Ht aDnusa (Red Rooster I Autarc)A.D.CH.

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0 Mambo No. 5 EGRE.I.NLCH.UK.FL.WA.8 31 Lou Bega - Lautstark I BMG (Peer Music)Blue A.DEFIN.ED.GREIRLNL.S.CH.UK,HUN.FL.WA.7 7 28 Eiffel 65 - Bliss Co. (Universal)That's The Way It Is A.FIND.I.NLNES.CH.FL.WA

0 18 4 Celine Dion - Columbia (Not Listed)

0 Satisfy You A.F.D.NL.S.CH.FL.WA.12 7 Puff Daddy - Puff Daddy I Arista (Various)0 The Millennium Prayer16 2 Cliff Richard - Papillon (Various)

The Bad Touch A.D.NL.N.S.CHYL.11 10 31 Bloodhound Gang - Geffen (Rondor)

IRL.L7E.

0 Aller Plus Haut14 14 Tina Arena - Columbia (Not Listed) F.WAHeartbreaker AF.D.GRE.IRL.LNL.E.S.CH.UKFL.WA.

13 5 10 Mariah Carey - Columbia (Various)king Of My Castle GREIRL.UK.

14 11 2 Wamdue Project - Airplane (Warner Chappell)

Every Day I Love YouO tg-IP Boyzone - Polydor (Zomba I Thrteover)

IRL.NL.UK

Immer Wieder0 20 5 Laura - East West (Not Listed)

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Sun Is Shining ADK.F.D.IRLINL.E.S.CH.FL.WA.17 15 14Bob Marley vs. Funkstar Deluxe Hypnotic I Club Tools (Blue Mountainl 56 Hope Road)

Will 2 K DK.DIRL.I.NL.N.E.S.CH.UK.HUN.FL.WA.18 9 3 Will Smith - Columbia (Various)

# Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine) A.DIfF.D.INL.CH.FLWA.26 3 Vengaboys -Breakin'l Various (Not Listed)***** SALES BREAKER *****

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16 Texas - Mercury (EMII Anxious I Universal)

Vater Unser24 21 8 E Nomine - What's Up I Polydor (Various)

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0 Where I'm Headed28 7 Lene Marlin - Virgin (Not Listed)25 21

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sm, Mamma Mia AF.D.CH.AD 27 7 A* Teens - Stockholm (Universal I Union Songs)

Rhythm Divine A.FIN.D.INL.N.E.S.CH.HUN.FL.WA" 3 Enrique Iglesias - Interscope (Not Listed)

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When The Heartache Is Over AFDIF.D.GRKING.E.S.CHUIHUHFL.WA.

34. 32 6 Tina Turner - Parlophone (Rive Droite I Riverhouse)

I Try35 24 9 Macy Gray - Epic (EMI)D.IRL.UK.

A.D.IRL.LNL.N.S.CH.UK.WA.I Knew I Loved You36 35 6 Savage Garden - Columbia (Various)

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43 When You Say Nothing At AllA.ED.I.NL.S.CH.FL.

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Lift Me Up46 29 5 Geri Halliwell - EMI (Various)

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0 Tell Me Why54 6 Prezioso feat. Marvin - BXR /Media (Not Listed) AFD.Tonite UK0 `"0" Phats & Small -Multiply (EMI /Screen Gems I Skint)

0 Can We Talk About It50 3 Organiz' - M6 Int. (Not Listed) F.WA.*69 5 Jolie MomeFlorent Pagny - Mercury (Not Listed)

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.yA D.GRE.I.IVL.CH.HUNFL.WA)I Saved The World Toda52 47 8 Eurythmics - RCA (BMG)

Why UK.53 44 2 Glamma Kid - WEA (Warner Chappell /Sony ATV)

0 L'Ombre Et La Lumiere97 3 Tilly Key - M6 Int. (Not Listed) F.0 Fuck The Millenniumla, Scooter - Club Tools (Loop Dance I Hanseatic) FIN.D.S.

Leef 'Big Brother Tune'68 5 Han Van Eijk - Endemol (Not Listed)

0 Move Your BodyWV' Eiffel 65 - Bliss Co. (Not Listed) AD.LE.WACIBug -A -Boo D.NL.S.UK.FL.WA

71 6 Destiny's Child - Columbia (EMI I Windswept Pacific)

59 Everytime/Ready Or Not42 3 Al - Columbia (Copyright Control)IRL.UK.

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Du Triigst Keine Liebe In Dir56 15 Echt - Edel (EMI)

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Burning Down The House A.D.LS.CH.WA.69 12 Tom Jones & The Cardigans - Gut IV2 (Warner Chappell)

Tu Ne M'a Pas Laisse Le Temps72 26

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David Hallyday - Mercury (Maritzal Warner Chappell I Atletico)

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# Bills Bills Bills76 7 Destiny's Child - Columbia (Various) F.E# Mon Ange75 16 Nathalie Cardone - Columbia (Not Listed) FWA

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Millennium 239 5 Markoolio - CNR (Not Listed)

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Salome63 3 Chayanne - Epic (Not Listed)

2 Times IRL.UKFL.WA.79 66 27 Ann Lee - X -Energy (Energy Music/Off Limits)

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Turn57 3 Travis - Independiente (Sony ATV)

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0 Ain't That A Lot Of Love133" Simply Red - East West (Rondor)Souviens-Toi Du Jour F.WA.

87 4 MylSne Farmer - Polydor I Polydor (Not Listed)

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Bailamos FNL.FL.WA.61 25 Enrique Iglesias - Universal (Rive Droite I Fonovisa)

60 Melody67 8 Mythos & DJ Cosmo - Edel (Not Listed)F.WA.

When We Are TogetherTexas - Mercury (EMI)

D.IRL.UK.

My Love Is Your Love ENL.CH.FL.WA.62 43 24 Whitney Houston - Arista (Sony ATV I EMI)

0 Turn Your Lights Down Low F.D.LNL.N.S.WA.59 2 Lauryn Hill feat. Bob Marley - Columbia (Not Listed)Talking In Your Sleep/Love Me LRL.UK.

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What I Am D.IRL.UK.63 49 4 Tin Tin Out feat. Emma Bunton - VC Recordings (Universal)

All'N My Grill ED.CH.WA64 55 13 Missy Elliott & MC Solaar - Elektra (Chrysalis)

Sang Pour Sang65 45 2 Johnny Hallyday - Mercury (Not Listed)

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I Got A Girl GRE.LS.CH.FL.WA.93 79 12 Lou Bega - Lautstark I BMG (Not Listed)

I See You Baby94 64 2 Groove Armada - Pepper (Various)

Shake Your Bon Bon95 74 3 Ricky Martin - Columbia (Universal)

The Best Of Me96 78 3 Bryan Adams - A&M (Not Listed)

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singles: Musica E DischifIdario De Luigi, albums: Fimi-Nielsen (Italy); Stichting Mega Top 100 (Holland); Stichting Promuvi (Belgium); GLF/IFPI (Sweden); IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research (Denmark); VG (Norway); ALEF MB/AFYVE (Spain); YLE 2 Radiomafia/IFPI (Finland); Austria Top 30 (Austria).Full chart service by Media Control AG 0941-61-2714455 (Switzerland); IPSOS/Mahass-IFPI (Hungary) (FPI (Czech Republic). © BPI Communications B.V.

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Celine Dion A.DK.FIND.GRE.IRL.I.NL.N.P.E.S.CHUIC.HUN.FL.WAI 1 2 All The Way...A Decade Of Song -Epic/Columbia ElMetallicaS&M - Vertigo

Cher3 2 3 Greatest Hits - WEA

A.DKEIN.F.DIRL.1.11L.N.P.S.CH.UKFL.WA.

ffiADED.IRL.I.NL.NP.E.S.CH.UK.HUN.FL.WA.

4 4 3 QueenGreatest Hits III - ParlophoneShania Twain A_DEFIN.ED.IRLNL.N.P.S.CH.UKEL.WA.

5 5 33 Come On Over - Mercury

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0 AdrianCelentano38 29 Io Non So Parlar D'Amore - Clan/SonyLes Enfoires F.WA.

35 33 4 Les Restos Du Coeur, Derniere Edition Avant Le Millennium -RestesDuCseurIBMG

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R. Kelly58 6 R.-

JiveD.NL.UK.FL.WA.

Simply Red A.D.K.D.GRENL.CILUK.UKUK36 18 4 Love And The Russian Winter - East West

37 8 2 Korn - Epic

Alanis Morissette A.ED.I.IVL.NP.CH.CIK.FL.0 ID, Unplugged - Maverick /Warner Bros.Tina Turner A.DEFIIVED.GRELNL.N.P.E.S.CH.LIERITN.CZE.FL.WA.

7 3 4 Twenty Four Seven - ParlophoneBryan Adams A_DK.FIN.DIRLIVL.N.E.S.CH.UKFL.

®11 2 The Best Of Me - A&M

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0 17 2 Unplugged - 143 1 Lava I AtlanticThe Corrs

Mina38 36 2 Mina N.0 - PDU/Sony

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Abba40 41 Gold - Greatest Hits - Polar

IRL.E.S.UKYL.WA.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers41. 29 26 Californication - WEA

FINFO.GREIRL.INLRE.S.CZEFL.WA.

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Vasco RossiP Sara 'Migliore - Carosello / Universal

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NL.WA.

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IRL.UK.

Creamy# 89 9 Creamy - CMC

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DK.IRL.UK

Whitney Houston A.F.D.GREIRL.NL.CH.UK.FL.WA.0 59 55 My Love Is Your Love - Arista

Five 1111.17N.D.GRE.IRLLIVL.S.CH.UKHUNFL.WA.@ 13 3 Invincible - RCA

Mariah Carey6 4 Rainbow - Columbia ffi

Andrea Bocelli A_DK.FIN.F.DIRL.I.NL.IV.P.S.CILUK.HUN.FL.WA.0 21 4 Sacred Arias - Sugar/Philips0 Steps16 5 Steptacular - Jive IRL.UKFL.

Die Arzte AD.CH.®LW. Wir Wollen Nur Deine Seele - Hot Action /Motor

Eurythmics A.FIN.F.D.GRE.IRL.I.NL.S.CILUKTIUN.CZE.FL.WA.

15 15 7 Peace - RCA

Westlife1.6 14 4 Westlife - RCA

Eric Clapton A.DK.FIN.D1VL.NPE.S.CH.UKHUN.CZE.FL.WA17 7 7 Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton - WEA 0

Savage Garden A.DKFIN.ED.GRE.IRLNL.N.P.S.CH.UKCZE.18 9 3 Affirmation - ColumbiaWill Smith A.F.D.GREIRL.NL.N.S.CH.UKFL.WA.@ 20 2 Willennium - ColumbiaVonda Shepard

20 19 4 Heart & Soul: New Songs From Ally McBeal - Epic

Genesis A.DK.D.GRE.NL.NS.CH.UK.FL.WA.21 10 5 Turn It On Again - The Hits - Virgin

Patrick Bruel43 37 6 Juste Avant - RCA

EWA.

CICharlotte Church54 2 Charlotte Church - Sony Classical

IRL.NL.UK.

Rage Against The Machine AFIN.F.D.GREHLE.S.C1IFLWA.45 23 4 The Battle Of Los Angeles - Epic

Beastie Boys164, Anthology - The Sounds Of Science - Grand Royal /Capitol

47 46 3 NAlgig Niiios de 30 Altos - Bat DiscosE.

Ace Of Base48 48 2 Singles Of The 90's - Mega I PolydorA.FIIV.D.N.S.CH.

r,.. Pavarotti & Friends11-V For Guatemala & Kosovo - Decca

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Luz64 5 Un Mar De Confianza - Hispavox

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0 Vonda Shepard82 64 Songs From Ally McBeal - EpicFranco Battiato

62 5 Fleurs - Mercury

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0 Bob Marley65 3 Chant Down Babylon - Island DK.F.D.NL.N.S.CDFlemming Bamse Jorgensen

83 7 Stand By Me - CMC 1Recart

DK.

Ry Cooder DKF.D.GRE.IRL.NL.N.50 41 28 Buena Vista Social Club - World Circuit

Schliimpfe56 4 Jetzt Knallt's Vol. 10 - EMI

A.D.CH.

Tom Jones52 39 9 Reload - Gut I V2

A.D.E.UKUK.

Florent Pagny49 4 Recreation - Mercury

F.WA.

Manu Chao84 63 39 Clandestino - Virgin

EGRE.LWA.

Andre Rieu80 4 Bal Du Siècle - Polydor/Philips

EFL. WA.

A* Teens DK.FINHL.E.S.CH.CZEFL.WA.53 53 14 The Abba Generation - Stockholm

Boyzone54 45 27 Boyzone...By Request - PolydorD.IRL.NL.S.UEFL.I

Britney Spears FINED.GREIRLNL.P.E.S.UKHUN.CZE.11.WA.0 24 30 ...Baby One More Time - Jive

0 30 27 The Man Who - IndependienteTravis IRL.UK.

(1) BeckMidnite Vultures -Geffen

AF.D.IRLNLIV.P.S.CH.UK.FL.

Soundtrack25 22 3 Tarzan - Walt Disney

ADK.EDHL.CH.FL.

Cat Stevens ADED.IRLIV.P.S.CH.FL.@ 27 3 Remember -The Ultimate Collection - IslandAlain Souchon

27 25 2 Au Ras Des Paquerettes - Virgin

Bloodhound Gang12 Hooray For Boobies - Geffen

Claudio Baglioni25 26 2 Viaggiatore Sulla Coda Del Tempo - Columbia

0 Andre Rieu76 6 Das Jahrtausendfest - PolydorLara FabianLara Fabian - Epic

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@ 34 11 Macy GrayOn How Life Is - EpicTexas

33 28 30 The Hush - Mercury

IRL.UK.

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88358 43 5 Grazie Mille - FRI/Sony

Michael Bolton RDLPUKTimeless - The Classics Vol. II - Columbia

The Offspring60 50 53 Americana - Columbia

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61. 60 2 SloRn - HansaA.D.CH.

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Jennifer Lopez F.D.GRE.NL.E.UK.HUN.FL.WA.63 55 22 On The 6 - WORK1 Columbia

11394 4 Les Princes De La Ville - SMALL.

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EnriqueLg47 Enrique Iglesias - Universal

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Geri Halliwell90 4 Schizophonic - EMI

Kiddy Contest Finalisten124, Kiddy Contest Vol. 5 -Ariola

Ligabue87 10 Miss Mondo - WEA

UK.

0 Joaquin Sabina79 11 19 Dias Y 500 Noches -Ariola E.67 Robbie Williams86 2 I've Been Expecting You - Chrysalis

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***It** SATES BREAKER a***** indicates the album registering the biggest increase in chart points.111 IFPI Platinum Europe certification for sales of 1 million units, with multi -platinum titles indicated by a number in the symbol.

The European Top 100 Albums is compiled by Music & Media. All rights reserved. Compiled from the national album sales charts of 18 European territories.

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TW LW SINGLES1 2 Cliff Richard - The Millennium Prayer (Papillon)2 1 Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle (AM:PM)3 NE Boyzone - Every Day I Love You (Polydor)4 NE Melanie C. - Northern Star (Virgin)5 NE Alice Deejay - Back In My Life (Positiva)6 NE Martine McCutcheon Talking In Your Sleep/Love Me (hinocent)Virgin)

7 3 Robbie Williams - She's The Onedt's Only Us (Chrysalis)

8 5 R. Kelly - HI Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time (Jive)

9 6 Macy Gray - I Try (Epic)10 NE Lolly - Big Boys Don't Cry/Rockin' Robin (Polydor)TW LW ALBUMS1 2 Steps- Steptacular (Jive)2 3 Shania Twain - Come On Over (Mercury)3 1 Celine Dion - All The Way...A Decade Of Song (Epic)

4 5 Travis - The Man Who (Independiente)5 4 Westlife - Westlife (RCA)6 6 Macy Gray - On How Life Is (Epic)7 8 Five - Invincible (RCA)8 10 Cher - The Greatest Hits (WEA)9 13 Charlotte Church - Charlotte Church (Sony Classical)

10 11 Will Smith - Willennium (Columbia)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Stefan Raab - Maschen-Draht-Zaun (Edel)2 2 Oli P. - So Bist Du (Hansa)3 3 R. Kelly If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time (JivefLomha)

4 4 Jan Eissfeldt - Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann (EMI)

5 5 Laura - Ramer Wieder (East West)6 6 Puff Daddy - Satisfy You (Ariola)7 7 Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (Motor)8 15 Celine Dion - That's The Way It Is(Columbia)9 14 Moby - Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad (Intercord)

10 8 E Nomine - Vater Unser (Polydor)TW LW ALBUMS1 NE Metallica - S&M (Mercury)2 1 Celine Dion - All The Way...A Decade Of Song (Columbia)

3 2 Cher - Greatest Hits (WEA)4 NE Die Ante - Wir Wollen Nur Deine Seele (Hot Action/Motor)

5 NE Alanis Morissette - Unplugged (WEA)6 3 Tina Turner - Twenty Four Seven (EMI)7 19 Andre Rieu - Das Jahrtausendfest (Polydor)8 7 Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me (Motor)9 6 Soundtrack - Tarzan (Edel)

10 11 Queen - Greatest Hits III (EMI)

SPAINTW LW SINGLES1 NE Enrique Iglesias - Rhythm Divine (Polydor)2 1 Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle (RCA)3 2 Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight (Columbia)4 3 Donna Summer - I Will Go With You (Epic)5 9 Will Smith - Will 2 K (Columbia)6 NE Eiffel 65 - Move Your Body (Blanco Y Negro)7 4 Cher - Dov'E' L'Amore (WEA)8 10 A.C. One - Sing A Song Now Now (Vale Music)9 NE El Disco? - Jo No Sac Polac (So Dens)

10 5 Mariah Carey - Heartbreaker (Columbia)TW LW ALBums1 1 Miliki - A Mis Nitos De 30 Anos (Bat Discos)2 NE Celine Dion - All The Way...A Decade Of Song (Columbia)

3 4 Joaquin Sabina - 19 Dias Y 500 Noches (Ariola)4 3 Luz Casal - Un Mar De Confianza (Hispavox)5 6 Tatuaje - Tatuaje (Ariola)6 5 Cher - The Greatest Hits (WEA)7 2 Miguel Bose - Lo Mejor De Bose (WEA)8 24 Maria Dolores Pradera - As De Corazones (Zafiro)9 8 Abba - Gold - Greatest Hits (Polar)10 7 Luis Miguel - Amarte Es Un Placer (WEA)

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TW LW SINGLES1 1 Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (Ariola)2 2 Tina Arena - Aller Plus Haut (Columbia)3 8 Britney Spears - (You Drive Me) Crazy (Jive/Virgin)4 3 Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle(RCA)5 5 Lene Marlin - Where I'm Headed (Virgin)6 6 Texas - Summer Son (Mercury)7 7 DJ Jurgen - Better Off Alone (Hot Tracks/Sony)8 4 Mariah Carey - Heartbreaker (Columbia)9 10 Eiffel 65 - Blue (Hot Tracks/Sony)

10 11 Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight (Columbia)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Alain Souchon - Au Ras Des Paquerettes (Virgin)2 RE Lara Fabian - Lara Fabian (Epic)3 2 Les &cokes Les Restos Du Coeur, Derniere Editions (Resta Du Coeur/BE)

4 3 Johnny Hallyday - Sang Pour Sang (Mercury)5 4 Patrick Bruel - Juste Avant (RCA)6 5 Mariah Carey - Rainbow (Columbia)7 NE Metallica - S&M (Mercury)8 75 Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias (Philips)9 7 Veronique Sanson - D'Un Papillon A Une Etoile (WEA)

10 11 113 - Les Princes De La Ville (SMALL.)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Vasco Rossi - La Fine Del Millennio (EMI)2 5 Five - Keep On Movin' (BMG Ricordi)3 9 Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All (Polydor)

4 6 Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle (BMG Ricordi)5 4 Luna Pop - 50 Special (Do It YourselffUniverso-Hitmania)

6 2 Wyclef Jean feat. Bono - New Day (Columbia)7 10 Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight (Columbia)8 3 Manu Chao Bongo Bong Je Ne Mime Plus (Virgin)9 8 Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here (Virgin)

10 12 Eurythmics - I Saved The World Today (BMG Ricordi)TW LW Atzusrts1 1 Claudio Baglioni Viaggiatore Sulla Coda Del Tempo (Columbia)

2 3 Adrian!) Celentano la Non So Parlor D'Amore (Clan/Sony)

3 2 Mina - Mina N.0 (PDU/Sony)4 5 Queen - Greatest Hits ILI (EMI)5 4 883 - Grazie Mille (FRI/Sony)6 7 Celine Dion - All The Way... A Decade Of Song (Columbia)

7 NE Vasco Rossi - Sara lligliore (Carosello/Universal)8 6 Franco Battiato - Fleurs (Mercury)9 12 Luca Carboni - II Tempo Dell' Amore (RCA)

10 NE Gigi D'Agostino - L'Amour Toujours (Media)

WALLONY SWEDEN

TW LW SINGLES1 2 Han Van Eijk - Leef Big Brother Tune' (Endemol)2 1 R. Kelly If I Could Ron Back The Hands Of Time (Jive/Zomba)3 3 Vengaboys - Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine) (Violent/Zomba)

4 4 Puff Daddy - Satisfy You (BMG)5 5 Alice Deejay - Back In My Life (Violent/Zomba)6 6 Anouk - R U Kiddin' Me (Dino)7 13 Marco Borsato - Binnen (Polydor)8 16 Def Rymmz - Doekoe (Virgin)9 14 Celine Dion - That's The Way It Is (Columbia)

10 7 Five - Keep On Movin' (BMG)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Anouk - Urban Solitude (Dino)2 4 Celine Dion - All The Way..A Decade Of Song (Columbia)3 2 Cher - The Greatest Hits (Warner)4 7 Alanis Morissette - Unplugged (Warner)5 23 Metallica - S&M (Mercury)6 5 Shania Twain - Come On Over (Mercury)7 3 Five - Invincible (BMG)8 NE Doe Maar - Alles (Arcade)9 6 Live - The Distance To Here10 8 Queen - Greatest Hits III (EMI)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 R. Kelly - If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time (Jive)

2 2 Nathalie Cardone - Mon Ange (Columbia)3 3 Britney Spears - (You Drive Me) Crazy (Jive/Zomba)4 5 Tina Arena - Aller Plus Haut (Columbia)5 4 Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight (Columbia)6 7 Puff Daddy - Satisfy You (Puff Daddy)7 11 Sous Le Manteau - Derriere Les Rochers (Arcade)8 6 Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle (BMG)9 8 Texas - Summer Son (Mercury)

10 9 Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (BMG)TW LW ALBUMS

1 6 Celine Dion - All The Way..A Decade Of Song (Columbia)

2 1 Patrick Bruel - Juste Avant (BMG)3 2 Johnny Hallyday - Sang Pour Sang (Mercury)4 3 Helmut Lotti - Out Of Africa (Piet Roden/Universal)5 22 Main Souchon - Au Ras Des Paquerettes (Virgin)6 4 Florent Pagny - Recreation (Mercury)7 5 Mariah Carey - Rainbow (Columbia)8 21 Les Enfoires - Les Restos Du Coeur, Derriere Edition (BMG)

Season D'Un Papillon A Une Etoile (Warner)

10 14 Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (Jive/Zomba)

TW LW SINGLES1 2 Markoolio - Millennium 2 (CNR/Arcade)2 1 Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (Universal)3 4 Celine Dion - That's The Way It Is (Sony)4 5 Petter - Saker & Ting (BMG)5 10 Lauryn Hill feat. Bob Marley - Turn Your Lights Down Low (Sony)

6 6 Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You (Sony)7 3 Kent - Musik Non Stop (BMG)8 7 Britney Spears - You Drive Me Crazy (Jive/Zomba)9 NE Melanie C. - Northern Star (Virgin)

10 9 Antique - Dinata Dinata (Bonnier)TW LW ALBUMS1 NE Metallica - S&M (Universal)2 3 Celine Dion - All The Way..A Decade Of Song (Sony)3 NE Eric Gadd - Spirit (Strawberry/Edel)4 4 Barry White - The Ultimate Collection (Universal)5 5 Cher - The Greatest Hits (WEA)6 2 Savage Garden - Affirmation (Sony)7 1 Petter - Bananrepubliken (BMG)8 NE Beastie Boys - Anthology - The Sounds Of Science (EMI)

9 6 Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hittills (Sony)10 13 Carols - Jul I Betlehem (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)

DENMARK NORWAY FINLAND IRELAND

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Hampenberg - Grab That Thing (Universal)2 2 Scoopex - Take On Me (Arcade)3 7 Antique - Opa Opa (Bonnier)4 5 Eiffel 65 - Blue (BMG)5 6 Ann Lee - Voices (Remixed)6 NE Vengaboys Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine) (JiveNirgin)

7 3 Shaft - Mucho Mambo (Universal)8 4 Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle (BMG)9 14 Watergate - Heart Of Asia (Sony)10 RE Britney Spears - (You Drive Me) Crazy (Jive/Virgin)TW LW ALBUMS

1 3 Creamy - Creamy (CMC)2 2 Flemming Bamse Jorgensen - Stand By Me (Recart/CMC)

3 5 Helmut Lotti - Goes Classic III (CMC)4 6 Vonda Shepard Heart & Soul: New Songs Ron Ally Heal (Sony)

5 9 Shania Twain - Come On Over (Mercury)6 1 Various - A Touch Of Gospel (CMC)7 RE Cher - Greatest Hits (Warner)8 4 Eric Clapton - Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton (Warner)

9 15 Tina 'Turner - Twenty Four Seven (EMI)10 NE Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me (Universal)

1W LW SINGLES1 4 Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (Universal)2 1 Bliimchen - Heut' 1st Mein Tag (Edel)3 6 Enrique Iglesias - Rhythm Divine (Universal)4 2 Britney Spears - You Drive Me Crazy (Jive/Zomba)

5 3 Wire & The Cavemen - 1999 Man EP (Virgin)6 5 Celine Dion - That's The Way It Is (Sony)7 NE Garbage - The World Is Not Enough (Universal)8 NE Lamp Hill feat Bob Marley - Turn Your lights Down Low (Sony)

9 14 Westlife - Flying Without Wings (BMG)10 7 Will Smith - Will 2 K (Sony)TW LW ALBUMS1 NE Metallica - S&M (Universal)2 1 Celine Dion - All The Way..A Decade Of Song (Sony)3 NE Beck - Midnite Vultures (Universal)4 3 D.D.E. - No E'dde Jul Igjen (Norske Gram)5 2 Morten Abel - Here We Go Then - You And I (Virgin)6 NE Alanis Morissette - Unplugged (Warner)7 15 Westlife - Westlife (BMG)8 28 Cat Stevens The Ultimate Collection (Universal)9 8 Queen - Greatest Hits III (EMI)

10 11 Cher - The Greatest Hits (Warner)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Apulanta & Don Huonot - Torremolinos 2000 (BMG)2 NE limo Alanko Siete - Joululevy (Poko)3 3 Tehosekoitin - Valonkantaja (Levy)4 13 Scooter - Fuck The Millennium (Edel)5 7 Cher - Dov'E' L'Amore (Warner)6 2 Eiffel 65 - Blue (BMG)7 4 Celine Dion - That's The Way It Is (Sony)8 6 Ricky Martin - Shake Your Bon Bon (Sony)9 5 Tiktak - Lopeta (Universal)

10 NE Garbage - The World Is Not Enough (Universal)TW LW ALBUMS1 1 Mamba - Vaaran Vuodet (Warner)2 NE Metallica - S&M (Universal)3 8 Bomfunk MC's - In Stereo (Sony)4 13 Celine Dion - All The Way..A Decade Of Song (Sony)5 5 Kaija Koo - Tinakenkatytto (Universal)6 7 Bloodhound Gang - Hooray For Boobies (Universal)7 2 Eric Clapton - Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton (Warner)

8 6 Don Huonot - Kultaiset Apinat (Pyramid)9 NE Basil Badding Somerjoki - Tass On Rauli, Moi! (Siboney)

10 17 Janne Tulkki - Tahtjtaivaan Tuhat Kynttilaa (Bluebird)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Dustin - 32 Counties (Lime)2 NE Boyzone - Every Day I Love You (Polydor)3 3 Macy Gray - I Try (Epic)4 2 Westlife - Flying Without Wings (RCA)5 5 Robbie Williams - She's The One/It's Only Us (EMI)

6 4 Five - Keep On Movin' (RCA)7 6 Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle (Systematic)8 9 R. Kelly - HI Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time (Jive)

9 8 Eiffel 65 - Blue (EternaVWEA)10 7 Cox Crew - The Fields Of Athenry (Independent)1W LW ALBUMS

1 1 The Corrs - Unplugged (East West)2 2 Westlife - Westlife (RCA)3 7 Celine Dion - All The Way..A Decade Of Song (Epic)

4 3 Macy Gray - On How Life Is (Epic)5 8 Wolfe Tones - The Millennium Celebration Album (l'riskel(

6 6 Five - Invincible (RCA)7 5 David Gray - White Ladder (IHT)8 4 Shania Twain - Come On Over (Mercury)9 9 Stereophonics - Performance & Cocktails (V2)

10 11 Travis - The Man Who (Independiente)

SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA PORTUGAL HUNGARY

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Oli P. - So Bist Du (BMG)2 4 Laura - Immer Wieder (Warner)3 2 R. Kelly - If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time (Jive)

4 3 Subzonic - Titelgesicht (Sony)5 9 Celine Dion - That's The Way It Is (Sony)6 6 Puff Daddy - Satisfy You (BMG)7 5 Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (Universal)8 8 Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle (BMG)9 11 Teens - Mamma Mia (Universal)

10 13 E Nomine - Voter Unser (Universal)1W LW ALBUMS1 1 Celine Dion - All The Way..A Decade Of Song (Sony)

2 2 Tina Turner - Twenty Four Seven (EMI)3 3 Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me (Universal)4 NE Mania Morissette - Unplugged (Warner)5 4 Cher - The Greatest Hits (Warner)6 NE Enrique 'Iglesias - Enrique (Universal)7 NE Metallica - S&M (Universal)8 5 Queen - Greatest Hits III (EMI)9 NE Die Arzte - Wir Wollen Nur Deine Seele (Universal)

10 6 Mariah Carey - Rainbow (Sony)

1W LW SINGLES1 1 OH P. - So Bist Du (BMG)2 2 E Nomine - Vater Unser (Universal)3 3 Prezioso feat. Marvin - Tell Me Why (BMG)4 4 Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (Universal)5 8 R. Kelly - If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time (Jive/Zomba)

6 38 Stefan Raab - Maschen-Draht-Zaun (Edel)7 7 Anton Aus Tirol Feat. I)j Oetei - Anton Aus Tirol (EMI)

8 15 Celine Dion - That's The Way It Is (Sony)9 5 Aquagen - Ihr Seid So Leise (Zomba)

10 6 DJ Taylor & Plow - Gott Tanzte (Musica)TW LW ALBUMS1 1 Celine Dion - All The Way...A Decade Of Song (Sony)

2 2 Cher - Greatest Hits (Warner)3 16 Kiddy Contest Finalisten - Kiddy Contest Vol. 5 (BMG)

4 3 Queen - Greatest Hits III (EMI)5 NE Alanis Morissette - Unplugged (Warner)6 4 Bryan Adams - The Beat Of Me (Universal)7 NE Metallica - S&M (Universal)8 8 Schliiimpfe - Jetzt Knallt's Vol. 10 (EMI)9 9 Soundtrack - Tarzan (Edel)

10 NE The Musical - Mozart! (Universal)

1W LW Autumn1 NE Metallica - S&M (Universal)2 NE Alanis Morissette - Unplugged (Warner)3 3 Cher - Greatest Hits (Warner)4 5 Queen - Greatest Hits III (EMI)5 1 Scorpions - The Best Of (EMI)6 14 Celine Dion - All The Way..A Decade Of Song (Sony)7 7 Cat Stevens - The Ultimate Collection (Universal)8 6 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Warner)9 8 Savage Garden - Affirmation (Sony)

10 4 Eric Clapton - Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton (Warner)11 10 Anjos - Ficarei (Vidisco)12 2 Korn - Issues (Sony)13 12 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)14 18 Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias (Universal)15 30 Andre Rieu - Valses (Universal)16 9 Dulce Pontes - 0 Primeiro Canto (Universal)17 16 Batatinha & Companhia - Batatoon (BMG)18 19 Tina 'turner - Twenty Four Seven (EMI)19 11 Daniels Mercury - 20 Grandes Exitos (Sony)20 NE Pedro Abrunhosa - Silencio (Universal)

1W LW SINGLES1 1 Eiffel 65 - Blue (BMG)2 3 Ganxsta Zolee Es A Bartel - Blow -Feld (Vs. OJ Bond) (Sony)

3 10 Will Smith - Will 2 K (Sony)4 NE Enigma - Gravity Of Love (EMI)5 2 Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight (Sony)6 7 Britney Spears - (You Drive Me) Crazy (EMI)7 RE Pet Shop Boys - New York City Boy (EMI)8 NE Dune - Dark Side Of The Moon (EMI)9 RE Bon Bon - Ez A Sexepilem (Universal)

10 13 Ann Lee - 2 Times (Record Express)TW LW Auitums1 1 Irigy Honaljmirigy - Selejtezo (Zebra)2 NE Hupikek Torpikek - Hupikek Torpkaracsony (EMI)3 4 Barony AJJovan - Dark Blue (Sony)4 5 Cserhati Zsuzsa - Adj Mag A Ttizbtil (BMG)5 8 Bo -Bon - The Name Is Bon... (3T)6 11 Five - Invincible (BMG)7 6 Fekete Vonat - A Varos Masilt Oldalan(EMI)8 3 T.K.O. - Mesel A Vilag (1G)9 14 V.I.P. - Sztiksegem Van Rad (BMG)

10 2 V -Tech - Nem Szabad Simi... (EMI)

Based on the national sales charts from 16 European markets. Information supplied by CIN (UK); Full chartservice by Media Control GmbH 0049-7221-366201 (Germany); SNEP (France); singles: Musica E Dischi/

Mario De Luigi, albums: Fimi-Nielsen (Italy); Stichting Mega Top 100 (Holland); Stichting Promuvi (Belgium); IPSOS/Mahasc-IFPI (Hungary); GLF/IFPI (Sweden); IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research (Denmark); VG (Norway); ALEF MB/AFYVE (Spain);

YLE 2 Radiomafia/IFPI (Finland); IFPI (Ireland); AFP (Portugal); Austria Top 30 (Austria); Full chartservice by Media Control AG 0041-260 4455 (Switzerland); IFPI CR (Czech Republic). Labels listed are the national marketing companies.

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SALES

by Paul Sexton

EORGE MICHAEL

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spoil is f"ltGEORGE MICHAELSONGS FROM THE LAST CENTURYVirginInternational release date: December 6Retailers will be looking to GeorgeMichael's new album of his favouritemusic to decorate their tills with tin-sel, but the message from many radioprogrammers about its lead track (his

interpretation of the Police's Roxanne) is that noteven Michael can expect wall-to-wall airplay in sucha restrained, cocktail -lounge mood. Pop radio hasbecome more nervous than ever of records without adriving beat or big -ballad sentiment, and whileMichael will certainly carry his fans with him regard-less, many of them may find their local CHR outletpolitely declining the record's charms. That said,Songs From The Last Century is a dream release forany AC station cultivating a sophisticated sound. Itopens with Brother Can You Spare A Dime, per-formed at October's NetAid concert, and has a morewell-rounded retrospective flavour than many othermillennial projects, simply by acknowledging popmusic of the pre-rock'n'roll era. Thus Michael tips hishat to Doris Day . with a swingin' remake of theCalamity Jane smash Secret Love and dips in theRodgers and Hart catalogue for Where Or When.Bolder still, he retools I Remember You (previouslyyodelled to number 1 by Frank Ifield in 1962, a yearbefore George was born) as a pensive slowie with

harp accompaniment. A version of Bono and Co's1995 hit Miss Sarajevo is the only track likely to get ashot at pop playlists, which says more about the com-mercially -driven inflexibility of the format than theélan of the album.

MIKE OLDFIELDTHE MILLENNIUM BELLWarner MusicInternational release date:November 29They'll be swaying to thisaround midnight on December31 in the streets of Berlin, whereOldfield will perform the albumin a Millennium Eve concert. Not one to do things byhalves, he is also pitching for a worldwide televisionaudience of 200 million. It has long been de rigueur inhis home country to deride such grand -scale show-manship, but Oldfield continues to be one of the UK'smore prosperous exports. The Millennium Bell is hissecond album of 1999 and follows hard on the Guitarsalbum and Then And Now tour which attracted Euro-pean audiences totalling 350,000. The new setmounts a 2000 -year voyage through musical history,embracing carols, orchestral epics and incantations,with the Grant Gospel and London Handel Choirsand the London Session Orchestra all enhancing thecommemorative mood. The climax comes with theclub -friendly title track, which at the end of themonth will provide those millions with a contempo-rary alternative to Auld Lang Syne.

Please send review copies, information and artistphotographs for consideration as Album Spotlight entries

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1,2,3,,,Rhymes Galore 67 Mamma Mia 282 Times 79 Man! I Fal Like A Woman 32Ain't That A Lot Of Love 86 Maschen-Draht-Zaun 22All I Really Want 85 Millennium 2 77AUTO My Grill 64 Mon Ange 74Aller Plus Haut 12 Move Your Body 57Back In My Life 20 Mucho Mambo 89Bailamos 92 My Love Is Your Love 62Better Off Alone 27 New York City Boy 44Big Boys Don't Cry/Rockin' Robin 45 No Blaggada 68Bills Bills Bills 73 Rhythm Divine 29Bla Bla Bla 99 Salome 78Blue 7 Sang Pour Sang 65Bomb Diggy 83 Satisfy You 9Bug -A -Boo 58 Shake Your Bon Bon 95Burning Down The House 70 She's All I Ever Had 72Can We Talk About It 49 She's The One/It's Only Us 25Dov'E' L'Amore 42 So Bist Du 4Du Tragst Keine Liebe In Dir 69 Souviens-Toi Du Jour 87Every Day I Love You 15 Strangers Like Me 84Everytime 98 Summer Son 23Everytime/Ready Or Not 59 Sun Is Shining 17Flying Without Wings 40 Talking In Your Sleep/Love Me 31Forever Tonight 100 Tell Me Why 47Fuck The Millennium 55 That's The Way It Is 8Genie In A Bottle 3 The Bad Touch 11Get Get Down 38 The Best Of Me 96Heartbreaker 13 The Millennium Prayer 10I Got A Girl 93 The World Is Not Enough 51I Knew I Loved You 36 Titelgesicht 39I Saved The World Today 52 Tombe La Chemise 97I See You Baby 94 Tonite 48I Try 35 Tu Ne M'a Pas Laisse Le Temps 71Ill Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time 1 Turn 81Ihr Seid So Leise 41 Turn Your Lights Down Low 3011 Y A Trop De Gens Qui T'Aiment 80 Un Jour Viendra 761mmer Wieder 16 Unchained Melody 60Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann 37 Vater Unser 24Jolie Mome 50 Voices 75Just Another Day 91 Waiting For Tonight 5Keep On Movinn' 21 Walhalla 82King Of My Castle 14 What I Am ' 63Kiss (When The Sun Don't Shine) 19 When The Heartache Is Over 34L'Ombre Et La Lumiere 54 When We Are Together 61La Playa 90 When You Say Nothing At All 43Larger Than Life 33 Where I'm Headed 26Leef 'Big Brother Tune' 56 Why 53Les Enfants De L'An 2000 88 Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad 66Lift Me Up 46 Will 2 K 18Mambo No. 5 6 (You Drive Me) Crazy 2

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Top 1 00 albums113 86 Bo Kaspers Orkester 99883 58 R. Kelly 68A* Teens 53 Kiddy Contest Finalisten 97Al 93 Korn 37Abba 39 Ligabue 98Ace Of Base 48 Helmut Lotti 55Bryan Adams 8 Jennifer Lopez 63Anouk 71 Luz 78Die Arzte 14 Mamba 100Backstreet Boys 76 Bob Marley 49Claudio Baglioni 29 Lene Marlin 95Franco Battiato 80 Metallica 2Beastie Boys 46 Miliki 47Beck 24 Mina 38Bloodhound Gang 28 Alanis Morissett, 6Michael Bolton 59 Xavier Naidoo 69Boney M 94 The Offspring 60Boyzone 54 Oli P. 61

Andrea Bocelli 12 Florent Pagny 83Patrick Bruel 43 Pavarotti & Friends 75Luca Carboni 87 Queen 4Mariah Carey 11 Rage Against The Machine 45Adrian Celentano 34 Red Hot Chili Peppers 41Mann Chao 84 Andre Rieu 30Cher 3 Andre Rieu 85Charlotte Church 44 Vasco Rossi 70Eric Clapton 17 S Club 7 74Joe Cocker 57 Joaquin Sabina 66Ry Cooder 50 Veronique Sanson 77The Corm 9 Santana 56The Cranberries 64 Savage Garden 18Creamy 73 Schliimpfe 51Gigi D'Agostino 88 Vonda Shepard 20Celine Dion 1 Vonda Shepard 79Destiny's Child 92 Simply Red 36Dr. Dre 81 Will Smith 19Les Enfoires 35 Alain Souchon 27Eurythmics 15 Soundtrack - Tarzan 25Lara Fabian 31 Britney Spears 22Bryan Ferry 89 Steps 13Five 10 Stereophonics 72Eric Gadd 90 Cat Stevens 26Genesis 21 Sting 62Macy Gray 32 Tatuaje 91Geri Barnwell 96 Texas 33Johnny Hallyday 40 Travis 23Whitney Houston 42 Tina Turner 7Enrique Iglesias 65 Shania Twain 5Tom Jones 52 Westlife 16Flemming Bamse Jorgensen 82 Robbie Williams 67

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DANCE

Dance BeatThe weekly dance chart comment by Harald Roth

The Wamdue Project's King Of My Castle (StrictlyRhythm) is probably one of THE success stories ofthe year. It seems that the track can't be stoppedon its journey from territory to territory inEurope. Last on the block in the UK, the singlemade a smashing entry at the top of the CIN salescharts last week-a crowning moment for a titlewhich has already spent no less than 50 weeks inthe European Dance Traxx.

The irony is that the titled first appeared in theUK over 15 months ago in its original US, mixesand failed miserably. Come to think of it, it's quiteremarkable that its rejuvenated lease of life is tothe credit of Italian remixers who have turned thetrack into a catchy hit. While King Of My Castle isstill high in the Dance Traxx, look for Wamdue'snew track, You're The Reason (Strictly Rhythm), tomove up the ladder from its debut this week at 80.

Elsewhere, there's plenty of life in Europe'sdance charts this week and most of the action isdue to girl power. Not content with the number 2slot for the second week with Better Off Alone,Alice Deejay manages to log a second title into theTop 20 with Back In My Life (Violent), whichmoves up to 16 from 35.

Ann Lee's Voices (X -Energy), a follow up to 2Times, flies to 37 from 90, while Salome de Bahia'sOutro Lugar (Yellow) makes a superb entry in theTop 40 at 22 after just two weeks in the charts,with support in Germany, France and the UK.

Watch out also for Eiffel 65's sophomore MoveYour Body (Skooby/Bliss Co.) to shake the upperreaches of the European Dance Traxx. The title isalready receiving close attention in France and inPoland, and moves to 71 this week, up from...475.An early hit warning!

And for all those who are interested instatistics, one 1999 trend is clear: all the DanceTraxx No. is spent a minimum of 4 weeks at thetop of the charts. The current No. 1, Bob MarleyVs. Funkstar Deluxe's Sun Is Shining(Hypnotic/edel), already 8 weeks in the top slot, isonly three weeks away from equalling the longestrunning chart -topper on European DanceTraxx-Mousse T Vs. Hot'N'Juicy's Horny '98(Peppermint Jam)-and therefore to set a newlongevity record for most weeks at No. 1 in thehistory of the chart.

THIS WEEK'S MOVERSTITLE ARTIST LABEL

I HORNY HORNS Perfect Phase 2 -Play2 APPARENTLY NOTHING The Brand. New Heavies ffrr

3 FEEL THE SAME Triple X Time

4 NAMISTAI BT Vs. Paul Van Dyk Headspace5 MY FEELING Junior Jack Noise Traxx6 YOU -RE THE REASON Wamdue Project Strictly Rhythm7 MOVE YOUR BODY Eiffel 65 Skooby8 LET THE FREAK Big Ron 48K

9 ADELANTE Sash! X It

10 BLACK VELVETEEN Lenny Kravitz Virgin

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1 1 13 SUN IS SHININGBob Marley Vs. Funkstar Deluxe*** NO.1 *** [8th week] Hypnotic/Club Tools

CP(88%): H.S.Dk.N.FLI.Au.F.B.Cz.E.Hun. / S(12%): H.F.Cz.Pol. - 1291

Jam/Dk

2 3 21 GET GET DOWN MoodyPaul Johnson CP(88%): H.S.Dk.N.Fi.Au.F.Cz.Hun. / S(12%): F.Cz. - 1272

USA

3 2 37ViolentBETTER OFF ALONE

DJ Jurgen (Alice Deejay)" CP(85%): D.S.Dk.N.Fi.I.Au.F. / S(15%): F. - 1372H

4 4 10 ANOTHER WAY / AVENUE VanditPaul Van Dyk CP(67%): Uk.D.E.Hun. / S(33%): Uk.D. - 1364D

5 5 10 WHY GO?Cheeky

Faithless CP(93%): D.H.S.Dk.N.Fi.I.Au.B.Pol.E. / S(7%): H. - 1315

U.K.

6 17 4 * MY FEELING Noise TraxxJunior Jack [Mr. Jack] CP(89%): Uk.D.S.Dk.N.FIF. / S(11%): D. - 132

6B

7 12 8 * (MUCHO MAMBO) SWAY WonderboyShaft CP(80%): D.S.Dk.Fi.F.Cz.Pol.Hun. / S(20%): D.F.Cz. - 129 7U.K.8 9 9 * NEW YORK CITY BOY ParlophonePet Shop Boys CP(97%): H.S.Dk.N.Fi.Cz.E.Hun. / S(3%): Cz. - 132 8U.K.9 18 3'''''X* ADELANTE -ItSash! CP(83%): D.H.S.Dk.Au.E. / S(17%): D.F.Pol. - 136 9D

10 7 28 BLUE (DA BA DEE) SkoobyEiffel 65 CP(84%): S.Dk.Fi.F.Cz. /S(16%): F.Cz.Pol. - 1281

Italy

11 13 6 * WAITING FOR TONIGHT Work Group USAJennifer Lopez CP(77%): S.Dk.N.Fi.Pol. / S(23%): F.Pol. - 124 11Puer.12 14 3 * KISS (WHEN THE SUN DON'T SHINE) Breakin`Vengaboys CP(76%): Uk.D.Au.F.E. / S(24%): D.F.Pol. - 140 12H13 11 8 *- DON'T CALL ME BABY Vicious GroovesMadison Avenue CP(64%): Uk.S.Dk.N.I. / S(36%): Uk.F.I. - 127 11A14 24 9 * KERNKRAFT 400 GigoloZombie Nation CP(59%): D.Au. / S(41%): D.B. - 141 12D15 6 12 DESTINATION SUNSHINE XtravaganzaBalearic Bill CP(93%): H.S.Dk.N.Fi.E. / S(7%): H. - 140

6H

16 35 7 *- BACK IN MY LIFE ViolentAlice Deejay CP(87%): Uk.H.N.E.Hun. / S(13%): H.Pol. - 138 16H17 8 5 AIN'T THAT A LOT OF LOVE EastWestSimply Red CP(80%): D.S.Dk.F1.Au.F.Cz.Hun. / S(20%): D.Cz. - 126

8U.K.

18 25 10 * ALL I REALLY WANT Exe RecordsKim Lukas CP(75%): D.Au.F.Cz. / S(25%): F.Cz.Pol. - 128 14U.K.19 16 5 * THE FIRST REBIRTH Kontor

Trance Allstars CP(70%): D.B. / S(30%): D. - 14516D

20 30 7 * IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE DefectedATFC presents Onephatdeeva CP(63%): Uk.D.H.I.Pol. / S(37%): Uk.H. - 128

20U.K.

21 34 2 * TAKE U HIGH/I'M RUSHIN 2000 NothingPulsedriver VI CP(77%): D.B. / S(23%): D. - 141

21D

22 45 2 * OUTRO LUGAR Yellow ProductionsBossa Tres...Jazz present Salome de Bahia CP(79%): Uk.D.F. / S(21%): D.F. - 128

22F

23 20 9 (YOU DRIVE ME) CRAZY JiveBritney Spears CP(90%): S.Dk.N.Fi.Au.Cz. / S(10%): Cz.Pol. - 10020

USA

24 26 4 * HYSTERIE ClockworkEmbargo! CP(54%): B.E. / S(46%): B.F. - 136 24FRE 12 * HORNY HORNS 2 -PlayPerfect Phase CP: Uk.E.Hun. - 139 16H

26 22 6 TsunamiWALHALLAGouryella CP(77%): Uk.H.E. / S(23%): H. - 13710

H

27 40 50 * KING OF MY CASTLE Strictly RhythmWamdue Project CP(50%): Uk.Dk. / S(50%): Ulc.Pof. - 125

6USA

28 RE 5 * FEEL THE SAME TimeTriple X CP(85%): D.H.I.E. / S(15%): D. - 124 28Italy29 43 9 * COMMUNICATION (SOMEBODY ANSWER THE PHONE) BXR

Mario Piu' CP: Uk.F.E. - 13726Italy

30 NEW 1 * APPARENTLY NOTHING ffrrThe Brand New Heavies CP: Uk.S. - 101 30U.K.31 19 21 TELL ME WHYMarvin

BXRPrezioso feat. CP(92%): Dk.Au.F.Cz. / S(8%): Cz. - 132

12Italy

32 32 26 * MAMBO NO. 5 LautstarkLou Bega CP(74%): F. / S(26%): F.Pol. - 126 6D33 31 3 * TONIGHT Multiply

Phats & Small CP: Uk.Fi.E. - 1231U.K.

34 21 8 DESTINY'S PATH Tracid TraxxxKai Tracid CP(58%): D.B.E.Hun. / S(42%): D.B. - 13811D

35 83 2 * EVERYBODY ManifestoProgress presents The Boy Wunda CP: Uk. 35U.K.36 42 6 - HEAVEN SCENT BedrockBedrock CP(53%): Uk.B. / S(47%): Uk.B. 29U.K.37 90 3 * VOICES X-Energy

Ann Lee CP(85%): Dk.Au.F.Cz.Pol.E. / S(15%): F.Cz. -1U.K.37

38 15 11 LA MOUCHE VirginCassius CP(58%): Uk.S.F.B.Hun. / S(42%): Uk.F. - 13113F

39 29 20 FEELING IT TOO Multiply3 Jays CP(75%): H.Au.F.Hun. / S(25%): F. - 13215

U.K.

40 54 9 * I GOT A GIRL LautstarkLou Bega CP(72%): Uk.Dk.F.Cz. / S(28%): F.Cz.Pol. - 124

40D

Peak=peak position CO = artist's country of origin CP(%): countries/S(%): countries describes the ClubPlay vs Sales ratio of charted countries Bold typecountry letters = chart entry BPM = beats per minute (if known) * indicates a point increase of 100% or more; 1..`r indicates an increase in points

Copyright 1999 by M.I.S., all rights reserved.The Dance 'Buzz is based on the information from the following °Whaley ICP) and speOalizt dance sales IS) sources, US -United Kingdom: Music Week Club Chart (CP), CIN Dance Singles IS); Auz-Austrte: Deejay Sep 4ty (CP); El -Germany: DDCDeutsche Dance Charts (CP.S1, E. Spain: Deejay magazine Technics Top 50 (CP), H=Holland. IDP Dance Board 50 (CP), Sticbting Mega CbarM/Dance Trends (S), CmCiech Rep.: Czech Dance Chart (CP+S), BuBelgium)IDPs Belgian Dance Chart(CP).Ultratop 40 Dance (S); Flun.11ungary) XinJOY Club Chart (CPI; F=Frauce Extra Club Musibox System (CP), Maxi Dance 15)0 Thierry Savignac/Musibox France: Media Italian Top 30 Club Carta/Musiea e Disehi CP/ Candi Vendita Mix (S),SuSweden/N=Norway/Fi.Finland: DeeJay Promotions Swedish. Norwegian, Pioniah Dance Chart loll CP): Dk.Denmark: M&I Service dancechart.dk (CPI: Pob,Poland: Top 30 Dance Chart tCPI, DJ Promotion/DMC DJ Ibp 50 (S).

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MUSIC & MEDIA el DECEMBER 11, 1999AmericanRadioHistory.Com

cp werIcy.yrthrsEach week, M&M brings you the latest airplay additionsfrom market leaders and taste -makers at radio acrossEurope-the Power Players

(figures in brackets are the predicted number of plays for the current week)

fttve weekTLC

Dear Lie(LaFace/Arista)

"Their last two singlesgot top marks in ourresearch, makingTLC our biggesttesting act this year,Dear Lie's mellowsound is perfect forour pre -Christmasprogramming, "

Sarah HendersonHead of music

Atlantic 252/UK/Ireland

Germany: Radio FFH

FORMAT: CHR

SERVICE AREA: HessenPLAVUST MEETING: Wffine:,th, PMGRouP/OwNER: Independentwww.ffh.de

Playlist Additions

Chris Gaines/Lost In You (n/a)Jennifer Lopez/Waiting For Tonight (n/a)Melanie CJNorthern Star (n/a)Roxette/Salvation (n/a)Stefan Raab/Maschen-Draht-Zaun(n/a)

EINFACII NAKER DR

Norway: NRK P3

FORMAT: (:;HR

SERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: Tuesday A:\ IGROUP/OWNER: Public rater

%V \ W. nrk.nolp:i

Playlist Additions Marius LillelienHead of music

Lightning Seeds/Life's Too Short (15)Moola/Flyboy Swing (8-10)Ani Difranco/Wish I May (8-10)

FAItaly: Radio Dimensione Suono

FoRmArSERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: VariesGilouP/owNER: Radio Dimon-sione Suonov wtV.rds.it

Carlo AntlucciHead of music

Playlist Additions

Ricky Martin/Shake Your BonBon (28)Red Hot Chili Peppers/OtherSide (28)Lunapop/Un Giorno. Migliore(28)

FORMAT: Dance

SERVICE AREA: LondonPLAYLIST MEETING: Thurso)GROUP/OWNER: Etna]) Rwv.v. ki--100 cot n

Playlist Additions

Mary J. Blige/Deep Inside (20)Donell Jones/I5 Know What's Up (20)Lyte Funkie Ones/Girl On TV (20)Thunder-bugs/It's About Time (20)Bob Marley vs. Funkstar DeLuxe/Rainbow Country (20)DJ Luck & MC Neat/A Little Bit Of Luck (20)

Andy RobertsProgramme director

K19100

Italy: RTL 102.5 Hit Radio

FORMAT. CHR

SERVICE AREA: National.PLAYLIST MEETING: VariesGROUP/OWNER: Independentwww.rtl.it.

Playlist Additions Luca ViscardiGroup programme director

Savage Garden/I Knew I Loved You (21)Garbage/The World Is Not Enough (21)Mina/Neri (21)Ligabue/L'Odore Del Sesso (21)Andreas Johnson/Glorious (18)Ricky Martin/Shake Your Bon Bon (18)Tom Jones & Mousse T./Sex Bomb (18)Hevia/Busindre Reel (15)Whitney Houston/I LearnedFrom The Best (15)Shola Ama/Still Believe (15)

Sweden: SR P5 Radio Stockholm

FORMAT: C l IRIACSERVICE AREA: StockholmPLAYLIST MEETING: Thursday 11:1)0GROUP/OWNER: Public Broadca,tcv, v. -r.. rastr,ckriolto

Playlist Additions Robert SehlbergMusic director

Eric Clapton/Get Lost (10-15)Prince/The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (10-15)Tin Pan Alley/Star (5-8)Britney Spears/Born To Make You Happy (3-5)Ned/Shine (3-5)Eric Gadd/Holy Water (3-5)Eric Gadd/Eye Of The Spirit (3-5)Glamma Kid/Why (3-5)

P5 Radio Stockholm

Belgium: Radio Contac F

FORMAT: CHR

:SERVICE AREA: French Speaking .BelgiumPLAYLIST MEETING: VariesGROUP/OWNER: CLT- LT L\

Playlist Additions Jean -Lou BertinProgramme & music director

Garbage/The World Is Not Enough (21)George Michael/Roxanne (21)Tom Jones & Mousse T./Sex Bomb (21)Omar Chakil/Victimes Du Temps (21)Whitney Houston/I Learned From The Best (6-7)Tina Arena/Aller Plus Haut (6-7)Sol En Si/T'As Beau Pas Etre Beau (6-7)Shola Ama/Still Believe (6-7)Patricia Kaas/Une Fille De L'Est (6-7)Geri Halliwell/Lift Me Up (6-7)Helene Segara/11 Y A Trop DeGens Qui T'Aiment (6-7)Melanie CohllJe SauraiT'Aimer (6-7)

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UK: Galaxy Network

FORMAT: DanceSERVICE AREA: Yorkshire, North East

England, Severn Estuary. ManchesterPLAYLIST MEETING: Wednesday AM

GROUP/OWNER: Chrysalis Radiowww.galaxyfm.co.uk

Playlist AdditionsGordon Crawford

Head of music

Christina Aguilera/What A Girl Wants (n/a)Mario Piu/Communication (n/a)Britney Spears/Born To MakeYou Happy (n/a)

Ireland: FM104

FORMAT: Hot ACSERVICE AREA: Dublin City and County

PLAYLIST MEETING: thursday/fridayGROUP/OWNER: Independentwww.fm104.ie

Playlist Additions Dave KellyMusic director & deputy

programme editor

Lightning Seeds/Life's Too Short (18)Puff Daddy/Best Friend (10)Vengaboys/Kiss (When The SunDon't Shine) (10)Wheat/Don't I Hold You (10)

U.K: 95.8 Capital FM

FORMAT: CHRSERVICE AREA: LondonPLAYLIST MEETING: Varies

GROUP/OWNER: Capital RadioWWW. capit al fin c o m

Playlist Additions

Len/Steal My Sunshine (30-40)L. Hill/B. Marley/Turn Your Lights (30-40)Salt 'N' Pepa/The Brick Track (30-40)Christina Aguilera/What A Girl Wants (30-40)Progress/Everybody (30-40)Martine McCutcheon/Love Me (30-40)Britney Spears/Born To Make YouHappy (30-40)George Michael/Miss Sarajevo (30-40)S Club 7/Two In A Million (30-40)George Michael/My Baby Just CaresFor Me (30-40)

Richard ParkGroup programme director

95.8

CAPITAL

Germany: BR Bayern 3

FORMAT: RockSERVICE AREA: BavariaPLAYLIST MEETING: Wednesday 11:00

GROUP/OWNER: Public Broadcaster

WWW. br-online.d e/b ay e r n3

Playlist Additions Walter SchmichMusic director

Shawn Mullins/What Is Life (7-10)Christina Aguilera/What A Girl Wants (7-10)Stefan Raab/Maschen-Draht-Zaun (7-10)Echt/Weinst Du (7-10)Alessandro Mara/Amarsi Cosie (7-10)

The Netherlands: Radio 3FM

ORMAT: CHR.ERVICE AREA: National'LAYLIST MEETING: Friday AM

ROUP/OWNER: Public broadcastei

vww.3fin.n1

Playlist Additions Paul Van Der Lugt

Vlacy Gray/I Try (13-14)Lost 'N' Alive/Everything I Play (7-8)

France: Skyrock

FORMAT: CHRfUrbanSERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: No meetingGROUP/OWNER: Orbuswww.skyrock.com

Playlist Additions Laurent BouneauGM/Programme director

01' Dirty Bastard/Got Your Money (n/a)Freeman/Bledy (n/a)