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You Light up My Life -Inspirational Stream Rock

You Light up My Life -Inspirational Stream Rock

And Stand" (No. 4) and "" of the year. In 1998, he moves up one notch (No. 3) were both No. 1 during the year, to become the top rapper of 1998. He's fol- while "Shelf In The Room" (No. 8) peaked lowed by , Wyclef Jean and at No. 3. It was the success of Days Of The last year's No. 1 artist, Puff Daddy. It all New that opened the door for Florida - adds up to another Bad Boy year, with the based Creed, led by front man Scott Stapp. imprint repeating at No. 1, Arista repeating The Wind -up group's first chart entry, "My as the top rap label and BMG repeating as Own Prison," is the No. 2 song of 1998. The the top distributor. follow -up, "Torn," is No. 9, while its next The Columbia label takes the top tw track, "What's This Life For," ranks No. 5. spots on the singles recap, thanks to Loi It's the first time in recent memory that two Tariq & Peter Gunz' "Deja Vu (Uptow acts have each had three titles in the year- Baby)" (Codeine/Columbia) and Wyclef end top 10. Despite the dominance of the Jean's "Gone Till November" (Ruflhouse/ two new bands, the No. 1 Mainstream Rock Columbia). THE YEAR IN CHARTS Break Your Heart." Track of the year belongs to the Kenny Continued from page YE -24 One look at the year -end AC recap reveals Wayne Shepherd Band. A six -week run at DANCE MUSIC the international influence on the format in the top was good enough to clinch the From 1995 to 1997, rap singles were the to the top of the list, based on six chart hits, the last 12 months. The top five songs orig- crown for "Blue On Black" (Revolution). best -selling maxi -singles of the year, but that including 's "Bye Bye" inate outside of the U.S., and only three Creed is the No. 1 Mainstream Rock artist of changes in 1998. At the top of the Hot (Curb), Collin Raye's "Little Red Rodeo" titles in the top 10 are by domestic artists. the year, followed closely by Days Of The Dance Maxi- Singles Sales recap is the pop (Epic) and Blackhawk's "Postmarked Birm- Australia's Savage Garden leads the list with New. Last year's top act, Metallica, is No. 3. and R &B smash duet by Brandy & Monica, ingham" (Arista). The top producer for the "Truly Madly Deeply" (Columbia), followed Columbia is the top imprint for the third "The Boy Is Mine" (Atlantic). The single third year running is Tony Brown, whose by Canada's Shania Twain at No. 2 with had an impressive 21 -week run at No. 1. It's 1998 hits include George Strait's "I Just "You're Still The One" (Mercury) and the an all -female top four, with 's Want To Dance With You" (MCA ), U.K.'s at No. 3 with "Something "My All " / "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)" Tracy Byrd's "I'm From The Country" About The Way You Look Tonight" (Rocket/ (Columbia), Shania Twain's "You're Still (MCA Nashville) and Reba McEntire and A&M) and Eric Clapton at No. 4 with "My The One" (Mercury) and 's "Ray Brooks & Dunn's "If You See Him/If You Of Light" (Maverick/Warner Bros.) holding See Her" (MCA Nashville /Arista Nashville). down positions 2, 3 and 4. With Janet, Spice Curb scores as the No. 1 country imprint. Girls and Madonna nailing positions 6, 7 MCA Nashville repeats as the No. 1 country and 8, the only male act in the top eight is label for the eighth consecutive year. The the , No. 5 with "Everybod top publisher is Warner -Tamerlane. (Backstreet's Back)" (Jive). The highest - The best -selling single of the year is ranked maxi -single by a rapper is "Get At Shania Twain's You're Still The One" Me Dog" (Ruff Ryders /Def Jam/Mercury) b1 (Mercury), which became a multi- format DMX (Featuring Sheek of the Lox), at No. hit, appearing on pop and adult contempo- 9. The No. 1 Maxi -Singles Sales artist is rary charts. What's most notable about the Mariah Carey, followed by Monica and 10 best -sellers is that the highest- charted Brandy in a tie, Madonna, Shania Twain song featuring a male vocal ranks No. 9: and Janet. The top Maxi -Singles imprint is George Strait's "I Just Want To Dance With Atlantic, and the top label is the Atlantic You." The top seven are all by females, Group. while No. 8 is by the Wilkinsons, a Canadian It's been a long time since Madonna had family act that features the lead vocals of the top Club Play single of the year, but she daughter Amanda. The top sales artist is pulls it off this year with her critically LeAnn Rimes, followed by Shania Twain acclaimed "Ray Of Light" (Maverick/Warner and Faith Hill. The top solo male artists are Bros.). In second place is a brand -new act, Clay Walker, George Strait and Tracy Byrd. Stardust, with a French import, "Music The top groups are Dixie Chicks and the The Wilkinson are a top country group. Sounds Better With You" (Roule/Viiginl. Janet appears on the pop, R&B and dance charts. Wilkinsons. Curb is the No. 1 sales imprint The man behind Stardust is and label, and WEA is the leading dis - Thomas Bangalter, half of the tribuor. French duo Daft Punk. Ma- reclaims the top spot on the Father's Eyes" (Duck/ Reprise). donna shows up again in the year-end recap, as "Sevens" (Capitol) Canadian thrush is No. top five at No. 5 with "Frozen, equals No. 1. Shania Twain is runner-up 5 with "My Heart Will Go On" (550 the first single from her "Ra1 with "Come On Over," while LeAnn Rimes' Music). That makes the Backstreet Of Light" album. So it's no sur- "You Light Up My Life -Inspirational Boys the first U.S. act on the list, prise that Madonna is the No. Songs" (Curb), the No. 6 album of 1997, ranking sixth with "As Long As You 1 club-play artist, followed by ranks No. 3 this year. The top country Love Me" (Jive). There are five songs Janet and Hannah Jones. soundtrack is "Hope Floats" (Capitol) at No. by country artists in the AC top 25. Arista is the top club -plat 4. Brooks and Rimes both have two titles After Twain comes LeAnn Rimes imprint, and Strictly Rhythm is in the top 10: the former's "The Limited with two titles, then Faith Hill and the top label. Arista is also di Series" boxed set is No. 5, and the latter's Garth Brooks. Celine Dion is the No. top overall dance imprint an "Sittin' On Top Of The World" is No. 10. 1 AC artist, followed by the Back- label. Garth Brooks is the top album artist, fol- street Boys and Elton John. Colum- lowed by Shania Twain and LeAnn Rimes. bia is the top AC imprint for the CLASSICAL Capitol is the leading imprint, Capitol third consecutive year, and Mercury Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" is the No. 2 soundtrack single. Soundtracks and soundtrack- Nashville the top label, and WEA the No. 1 is the top AC label. related ruled the To distributor. For the second straight year, a new artist Classical recaps in 1996 and 1997, but not For singles and albums combined, Garth leads the Adult Top 40 recap. In 1997, consecutive year and is also the top label. this year. Tuscany -born singer Andre Brooks is the top artist. George Strait and Duncan Sheik landed in first place with On the modern -rock side, it was a Capitol Bocelli, discovered by Italian pop star. Tim McGraw are the No. 2 and No. 3 solo "Barely Breathing." This year, Australian year. The Hollywood -based label has the Zucchero in 1992, has the top two albums of male acts. LeAnn Rimes is the No. 1 solo singer /soap -opera star Natalie Imbruglia, No. 1 song of the year and the top two the year. "Aria-The Opera Album" female, followed by Shania Twain and signed to RCA through the U.K., is No. 1 artists and is the top imprint and label. (Philips /PolyGram Classics), which at press . The top duos and/or with her breakthrough effort, "Torn." Capitol was red -hot, thanks to Portland, time had been No. 1 for 25 weeks, and groups are Brooks & Dunn, the Dixie Matchbox 20, in second place with "3 AM" Ore. based Everclear and Marcy Play- "Viaggio Italiano," which was in pole posi- Chicks and Diamond Rio. The top com- (Lava/Atlantic), is the top Adult Top 40 ground, the top two modern -rock acts. The tion for nine weeks, are No. 1 and No. 2 on bined imprint is Curb, and the top corn- artist, followed by Imbruglia. Lava is the latter has the top title of the year with "Sex the list, respectively. Bocelli, who gave up a bined label is MCA Nashville. top imprint, and Atlantic is the leading And Candy." Ironically, Marcy Playground law career to become a recording artist, has label. was briefly in label limbo when the band's his first three chart entries all in the top 15 ADULT CONTEMPORARY previous home, EMI, shuttered its North of the year, as "A Hymn For The World' One thing is constant in the format ROCK American operations. But the "Sex And (Deutsche Grammophon/PolyGram Classics). known as adult contemporary: change. Two solid rock bands, inextricably linked Candy" track was already so hot at radio, with Cecilia Bartoli is in 12th place. Bocelli What is considered to be AC today is differ- together, dominated the year -end Main- the group was quickly adopted by sister is the top classical artist, followed by Yo-Yo ent than it was six months ago, and it will be stream Rock Tracks recap, with both label Capitol. Ma and a man usually associated with pop different again six months from now. There groups' entire rosters of chart entries mak- The Modern Rock Tracks year -end top 10 music, Michael Bolton. Philips is the top were certainly some major changes in AC in ing the top 10. Oddly, the success of one includes one crossover smash, Barenaked classical imprint, and PolyGram Classics the 1998, as international acts prospered to a band paved the way for the other. First came Ladies' "One Week" (Reprise), at No. 10. As top classical label. point where many U.S. artists were shut out , led by 19-year -old Travis a commercial single, the track topped the Soundtracks aren't shut out of the classi- of the chart's upper rungs, and many of the Meeks, who grew up in Charlestown, Ind., Hot 100 for, appropriately, one week. cal categories, as the most successful sound- U.S. acts that did do well were country listening to his father's Led Zeppelin and track sequel of all time, "Back To Titanic' crossovers. In 1998, the only U.S. based act Pink Floyd albums. The Outpost/Geffen RAP (Sony Classical), by the London Symphony to top the AC chart was the Backstreet Boys, act's three chart entries occupy positions 3, Mase has done all right for himself. In his Orchestra, featuring a score by James who had a seven -week run with "I'll Never 4 and 8 on the year -end list. "Touch, Peel debut year, 1997, he was the No. 2 rap artist Continued on page YE -I01

YE-100 BILLBOARD DECEMBER 26 . 1995

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