It's Good To Be King And Clayton THANKS TO HIS TEAM -UP with Eric Clapton, ROSE RISE: With the 45-35 move of "Desert Rose" MEFRO1 icon B.B. King has his first top 10 on The (A &M), Sting collects his first top 40 hit on The Bill- AN UPDATE ON BBMG EVENTS & HAPPENINGS Billboard 200 since ... well, wait a minute, since ever. board Hot 100 since "When We Dance" peaked at No. As hard as it may be to believe, the No. 3 debut of "Rid- 38 the week of Dec. 17, 1994. "Desert Rose," which ing With The King" (Duck/Reprise) is the first time the features Cheb Mami, is the third consecutive Sting veteran guitar ace has risen above No. 25 on the album single to be a collaboration. Sting guest- starred on Billboard Moves Into chart. That was the peak position achieved by his 1971 Toby Keith's cover of his "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop set, "Live In Cook County Jail." Crying," a No. 84 hit in December Since King made his debut on the 1997. And a month later, Puff Downtown Digs album chart in October 1968 with Daddy's remix of "Roxanne" was he has only had two al- credited to Sting & the Police. units. "," At press time, the Billboard ity between its business bums appear in the top 30. In 1970, Music Group in New York was Billboard's move is part of an "Indianola Mississippi Seeds," the HART BE' HERE NOW: By remaining making its way downtown to overall effort to consolidate all predecessor to the "Cook County" No. 1 on the Hot 100 for a second 770 Broadway after 27 years of of VNU Inc. in New York LI; peaked at No. 26. sfarBEAT, week, "Be With You" (Interscope) residence at 1515 Broadway. As under one roof, as well as lever- King and Clapton are also rid- matches the two -week reign of by Fred Bronson of Monday, June 26, age its considerable ing high on the Top Blues Enrique Iglesias' "Bailamos." Billboard's new resources to better chart, where their collaboration The strength of "Be With You" 1 prevents Christina Manhattan home serve its cus- enters at No. 1. This is only King's second No. blues and "Try Again" by Aaliyah 17-1 with "I Turn To You" tomers. disc; his first was "Deuces Wild," which spent 13 Aguilera from moving will be in the his- "Turn" has to settle for leaping 17 -3. The Billboard weeks on top, beginning in November 1997. His last (RCA). toric Wanamaker two releases, "Let The Good Times Roll" and "Makin' Building of Green- Music Group and Love Is Good For You," both reached the No. 2 spot. DOUBT FULL: Trauma /Interscope act No Doubt wich Village. the rest BPI Com- scores only its second entry on the Hot 100, as "Simple Built in 1907, this Iltll,i,liilj munications, H E'S A BAD ... YOU KNOW: The date was Aug. 21, Kind Of Life" enters at No. 50. The other No Doubt song landmark building including Adweek, 1971, and the No. 1 album in Billboard was Carole to appear on the chart was "Just A Girl," which peaked was the original Brandweek, Medi- King's "Tapestry." James Taylor, the Carpenters, at No. 23 in 1996. "Don't Speak," which set a record by home of the John aWeek and Back- and Marvin Gaye were in the top 10, and the highest remaining No. 1 for 16 weeks on Hot 100 Airplay, was Wanamaker Department stage, will be joined in its new debut was "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" by the not released as a commercial single and, under chart was not eligible for the Hot 100. Store. The building has recent- location by sister companies Moody Blues at No. 30. Further down the chart, mak- policy at the time, ing the second -highest debut at No. 53, was the sound- ly gone through a $38 million Bill Communications, VNU In just three weeks, Marketing track to "Shaft," featuring the music of Isaac Hayes. PAPER ANNIVERSARY: renovation to modernize the eMedia, VNU This issue, "Shaft's" back, as the soundtrack to the "Smooth" (Arista) by Santana Featuring Rob facility and keep up with Bill- Information, and SRDS. film about the latest incarnation of the private dick Thomas will complete its first year on the Hot 100. board parent company VNU Billboard's new main phone debuts at No. 22. The original "Shaft" peaked at No. 1 There's every indication the single will make it into a Inc.'s increasing emphasis on number is 646- 654 -4400. The in November 1971. second year, as it rebounds 33 -32 this issue. communication, the exchange mailing address is 770 Broad- on information, and accessibil- way, New York, N.Y. 10003. MET WATCH.. AMAR WEEKLY NATIONAL IVI laU SI IC SALES REPO

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