No. 1 IN BILLBOARD rc. VOLUME 111 NO. 40 THIS WEEK THIS WEEK THIS WEEK Billb.ar l THIS WEEK THIS WEEK THIS WEEK THE LET THERE BE... EVE - RUFF RYDERS FIRST LADY 120 * Hits of the World: Eiffel 109 The Modem Age: Goo Goo EVE RUFF RYDERS TOP Of THE NEWS REVIEWS & PREVIEWS 84 65's 'Blue (Da Ba Dee)" holds Dolls' Johnny Rzeznik shares his CLASSICAL 45 12 Scott Flanders will be ARIA - THE OPERA ALBUM ANDREA BOCELLI PHIUPS the top spot on seven internation- thoughts on the music industry. * named chairman /CEO of the new al charts. 11 O Music Video: How to get CLASSICAL CROSSOVER 45 company formed by the impend- CLASSICAL Global Music Pulse: Silver- the latest information on the Bill- * VOICE OF AN ANGEL CHARLOTTE CHURCH sow ing merger of CDnow and Colum- 85 T chair leads the race for the Aus- board Music Video Conference COUNTRY bia House. 44 tralian Recording Industry Assn. and Awards. O * FLY CHICKS P ARTISTS O MUSIC Awards with seven nods. HEATSEEKERS INTERNATIONAL 29 16 Executive Turntable: Jorge * TRAIN TRAIN AWARE I COWMBL MERCHANTS Tt MARKETING . Y1 A Pino is promoted to senior VP/ Record labels advertise on s- L INTERNET 94 GM of Sony Latin. 87 B * FLY DIXIE CHICKS MONUMENT controversial programs. 20 Stone Temple Pilots promote 34 Words & Deeds: Busta U 89 Buying Trends: The profile JAZZ 46 their new effort-minus Scott Rhymes introduces a hip -hop- VERVE M * WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES DIANA KRALL of the Internet user is changing. Weiland. inspired fashion line. S CONTEMPORARY 90 Retail Track: NARM atten- JAZZ / 46 20 The Beat: Two New York 34 The Rhythm Section: Eve and * CLASSICS IN THE KEY OF G KENNY G ARISTA dees begin to embrace the Web. rock mainstays, the club Tramps 01' Dirty Bastard both make NEW AGE of Indepen- 26 and WNEW-FM, close. strong debuts on the Top R &B 91 Declarations * PAINT THE SKY WITH STARS - THE BEST OF ENYA REPRISE dents: Bobby Z's Zinc Records ENYA 22 Boxscore: Bruce Spring - Albums chart. signs artists left over from the POP CATALOG 92 steen grosses more than $3.5 38 Dance Trax: DJ Victor * THREE DOLLAR BILL Y'ALL LIMP BIZKIT FLIP Unigram merger. million in Washington, D.C. Calderone creates his own theory R&B for dance music on his new 94 Sites + Sounds: Mjuice. LET THERE BE... EVE - RUFF RYDERS' FIRST LADY 35 * corn's secure system lures labels. EVE RUFF RYDERS release. 40 Country: ASCAP and BMI 95 Home Video: Sports titles THE HOT 100 118 FEATURES * UNPRETTY TLC LAFACE honor songwriters. look to score on DVD. 102 Classifieds 98 Child's Play: HBO enters the ADULT CONTEMPORARY 106 45 Classical /Keeping Score: 1 1 1 Update /Good Works: The * BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE American pianist Uri Caine is direct -to -video market with Academy of Country Music hits honored by the Mahler Society. "Babar." 106 the golf course for charity. STAR MOUTH INTERSCOPE * ALL SMASH 46 Jazz /Blue Notes: The PROGRAMMING 117 Hot 100 Singles Spot- COUNTRY Count Basie Orchestra continues 42 105 Radio executives pay trib- light: TLC remains atop Hot 100 H * SOMETHING LIKE THAT 71M MCGRAW CURB the swing tradition with its new ute to New York rock station chart for a third consecutive release. o WNEW-FM. DANCE / CLUB PLAY 39 week. T * ALL OR NOTHING CHER WARNER BROS. 47 Songwriters & Publishers: 108 AirWaves: Beth Hart 122 Between the Bullets: The songwriting team behind 28 Continental Drift: Slack returns with a new album. S DANCE / MAXI -SINGLES SALES 39 Eve's No. 1 debut marks the 21st 'Livin' La Vida Loca" discusses 1 NEED TO KNOW MARC ANTHONY cowMew Season prepares for its 'Post * consecutive week that the top I Party." the song's creation. N HOT LATIN TRACKS 51 album entry has surpassed the * DIMELO MARC ANTHONY cowMew 29 Popular Uprisings: Gospel 48 Pro Audio: Steve Rosen - G 200,000 -unit sales mark. artist Jon Gibson shares 'The thal's Magic Shop celebrates its L R 123 This Week's Billboard &B 37 10 -year anniversary. ARISTA Man Inside" on his new release. E * WE CANT BE FRIENDS DEBORAH COX WITH R.L. Online Reviews & Previews: 51 Latin Notas: After two RAP 30 Market Watch S 34 is 124 G -FUNK years, Buena Vista Social Club * I WANT IT ALL WARREN G FEATURING MACK 10 Albums from Tori Amos, Every- 124 Chart Beat: The Beatles thing But The Girl, Nine Inch retired from The Billboard Latin ROCK / TRACKS and Patsy Cline make their latest 109 Nails, and Sting are in the spot- 50 chart. * HIGHER CREED WIND -UP chart debuts. light. INTERNATIONAL ROCK / MODERN ROCK TRACKS 124 Homefront: European R &B: Female trio Phajja SCAR TISSUE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS WARNER BROS. 33 * 81 The Red Hot Chili Peppers dance chart bows in Music & has a new image on sophomore score big sales in Europe with Media. TOP 40 TRACKS 116 set. * MAMBO NO. 5 IA LITRE BIT OF...) LOU BEGA RCA their latest album. TOP VIDEO SALES 96 * THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY FOXVIDEO V I DVD SALES 96 D * THE PRINCE OF EGYPT DRFAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT E KID VIDEO Be Litmus test For Web 98 Holidays May Q * HERCULES: ZERO TO HERO WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO S BY EILEEN FITZPATRICK Jupiter's digital commerce strategies ana- do better. RENTALS 96 In a survey of 2,100 active online pur- * ANALYZE THIS WARNER HOME VIDEO LOS ANGELES -More than 10 million lyst. "And if the site doesn't crash and consumers are expected to purchase prod- orders are fulfilled promptly, that will be a chasers, 88% of those who purchased prod- ucts online for the first time during the hol- positive holiday multiplier going into the uct during the third quarter of 1998 said No. 1 ON THIS WEEK'S UNPUBLISHED CHARTS iday season, and unless retailers are ready first quarter." they were satisfied with the experience. for the onslaught, they could suffer long- Cassar stresses that Web retailers must But that number dropped to 74% in a sec- BLUES term consequences. not only get the technology working ond survey conducted immediately after * BWES ERIC CLAPTON POLYDOR According to a new report released by smoothly, but they must ensure that the the holiday season. "That's not bad, but it is CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN Jupiter Communications, overall U.S. other links in the chain, such as fulfillment less," says Cassar. * UNDERDOG AUDIO ADRENALINE FOREFRONT online holiday sales will double from $3.1 and product sourcing, deliver. The challenge to raise consumer satis- GOSPEL billion in 1998 to $6 billion this year. No "If a site crashes or an order is not filled, faction won't be easy in the face of will * IN THE MEANTIME - MUSIC THAT TELLS A STORY breakout was made for music or for overall that can sink a merchant," he says. increased volume that Jupiter predicts IYANLA VANZANT HARMONY entertainment purchases. The research Not only could customers be lost, but be fourfold over current daily levels. KID AUDIO firm predicts overall online sales will reach Cassar contends that Wall Street will begin Jupiter analyst David Schatsky says * 2 B.A. MASTER -MUSIC FROM THE HIT TV SERIES POKEMON KOCH $78 billion by 2003. to give red -hot Internet stocks the cold that on average, a well - trafficked retail site As in the brick -and -mortar realm, shoulder if sites stumble this year. processes 15,000 orders per day, but dur- THE BILLBOARD LATIN 50 expects 40% of online sales to occur "Wall Street will not tolerate losses ing the holiday season that number will * AMARTE ES UN PLACER LUIS MIOUEL WEA LATINA Jupiter during November and December. indefinitely," he says, "and the investment jump to 60,000 orders per day. MUSIC VIDEO But the rosy future comes with many community will be watching the fourth "There's a need for careful capacity * HOMECOMING - LIVE IN ORLANDO BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE / ZOMBA VIDEO caveats that the growth of online retailing quarter very carefully to determine the planning," says Schatsky, "and retailers long-term growth of the category." need to build out their infrastructures." REGGAE may be seriously affected. indicate while Concentrating on areas other than tech- * EVERYONE FALLS IN LOVE TANTO METRO S. DEVONTE VP / 550 MUSIC "The impact of'99 will go well beyond $6 Jupiter's studies also that billion because many of the sales will rep- online retailers are performing well in the nology is key to surviving system failures WORLD MUSIC resent first -time buyers," says Ken Cassar, customer service department, they could (Continued on page 123) * SOGNO ANDREA BOCELLI POLYDOR

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