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I KNEW I LOVED YOU SAVAGE GARDEN Enjoys Slow Climb is Stateside Stardom 2 1 2 20 COLUMBIA THAT'S THE WAY IT IS CELINE DION NEW MILLENNIUM: What a stream top 40 radio. His album, attention, I realized it was very good. 0 5 7 15 A 550 MUSIC /550 -WORK difference a few thousand miles can meanwhile, has stirred enough emo- It's well- written and produced. So SHOW ME THE MEANING OF BEING LONELY BACKSTREET BOYS tion from listeners to sell half a mil- much of the music out there is forn- (4_ 4 4 10 make. JIVE In the U.K., singer /songwriter lion copies. mulaic; this is not." WHAT A GIRL WANTS CHRISTINA AGUILERA I "When I heard song, I 5 2 1 15 Robbie Williams has quite a fertile "I wrote that ballad when was first that RCA past first, as a member of superboy doing really poorly," he says. "I'd been thought it would be a No. 1 AC rec - SMOOTH SANTANA FEATURING ROB THOMAS 6 6 5 32 band Take That, then as a renegade in a band that sold 19 million albums, ord," adds David Joy, music director ARISTA At- for leaving the group, a loser for and mine had sold 33,000 copies. I was of adult contemporary WPCH BLUE (DA BA DEE) EIFFEL 65 7 7 6 14 falling into drugs and alcohol abuse, lanta. "He had performed it in a REPUBLIC /UNIVERSAL and a fallen star whose first couple funky little showcase here, and it was BRING IT ALL TO ME BLAGUE 8 8 8 22 solo singles stiffed. very polished. Even the industry peo- TRACK MASTERS /COLUMBIA But like a phoenix rising from the ple, which are usually so blasé, were THEN THE MORNING COMES SMASH MOUTH 9 9 9 19 ashes, he managed to lodge an attack thoroughly impressed. It remains a INTERSCOPE on destiny, and today, he is a multi- strong, viable song for us. He's got an NEVER LET YOU GO THIRD EYE BLIND 10 12 12 6 million- record selling, critically appeal that should reach across hot ELEKTRA /EEG acclaimed superstar. AC and adult top 40. They should be AMAZED LONESTAR ITI 11 14 20 7 "In Britain and Europe, I've been all over him." BNA around since I was 16," Williams Williams has just completed the SAY MY NAME DESTINY'S CHILD 12 13 17 7 says. "They've seen my trials and songwriting for his next album and is COLUMBIA

me rise and take by Chuck Taylor gleefully in the recording studio now. I NEED TO KNOW MARC ANTHONY tribulations, seen 13 11 11 29 lots of drugs and fall down and look The project is due for worldwide COLUMBIA release fall. BACK AT ONE BRIAN MCKNIGHT stupid, then get back up. They know drunk and didn't have any friends, this 14 10 10 26 me live and my sense of humor, and didn't know who to trust, and sort of "I had never written a song with MOTOWN `love' in IT FEELS SO GOOD SONIQUE they've come to know what to cocooned myself in cocaine and igno- the word the title, and there 15 15 15 6 expect." rance. It came out of desperation. I are three or four of them for this FARM CLUB/REPUBLIC /UNIVERSAL FALLS APART SUGAR RAY With the May 1999 U.S. release of was on the cusp of being rejected, but album," he says. "I must be getting 16 16 16 9 "The Ego Has Landed" on Capitol, a I knew I had written this ballad," an pretty positive, must be getting bet- LAVA /ATLANTIC AMERICAN PIE MADONNA compendium of songs from his two obvious secret weapon. ter. Something, somewhere is choos- 11 20 22 4 now -solo outings at home, he has " `Angels' is, for me, a prayer," he ing to channel itself through me. If I MAVERICK /WARNER BROS. MARIA MARIA SANTANA FEATURING THE PRODUCT G &B toiled tenaciously to establish him- continues. "I will always lean on it sat down and thought about what 18 22 23 5 self stateside. And what a contrast. when I need some help. A lot has I've written, there's no way I would ARISTA ALL THE SMALL THINGS BLINK -182 Here, he remains largely unknown, changed in the last six months, but think I could have done it. It just 19 18 9 a MCA able to walk the streets like any old last year was a fucking terrible time. seems to take care of itself, and it's MEET VIRGINIA TRAIN it's a feel- I had panic attacks and stressed great. 20 17 14 23 normal person. And yet, AWARE /COLUMBIA ing that Williams admits about things that "They aren't hollow words when I TAKE A PICTURE FILTER to viewing with partial- celebrities complain say that I'm pleased," Williams adds. 21 18 19 10 REPRISE ity. about. I realized I had to "It's one less thing I have to worry EVERYTHING YOU WANT VERTICAL HORIZON Take, for example, his change the way I lived about. I just giggle and say, `Fucking 22 23 24 7 RCA December appearance at my life. I stopped drink- hell.' It's the best work I've done, I TRY MACY GRAY (Z ing and taking drugs, more honest, more pure, more funny 23 25 31 4 top 40 WHTZ -100) EPIC New York's Jingle Ball, and everything has and emotive. I know if it goes belly up MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE WHITNEY HOUSTON Now, now, it's not because of the record, it's 24 21 13 18 which annually fills the turned around. ARISTA them- of me. But forget about hallowed halls of Madison things are sorting because FAITH HILL 25 32 36 3 BREATHE Square Garden. Williams selves out. I realize what record sales and critical acclaim; WARNER BROS. the stage as one of a I've got and what I've what matters most is that I'm grow- took THANK GOD I FOUND YOU MARIAH CAREY FEATURING JOE & 98 DEGREES 26 24 21 7 dozen superstar acts, à la achieved." ing up and becoming a man. I can COLUMBIA Britney Spears, Ricky "When I first heard of really see it." SEXUAL (LI DA DI) AMBER 21 26 25 14 Martin, and Christina W I LLI AMS him, I thought he was Those in the know are also antic- TOMMY BOY Aguilera, performed a young and part of a boy ipating the album as a way to take DEAR LIE TLC 28 27 28 5 handful of songs, and his deal was band and that whole image. But that the artist to the next level. "I believe LAFACE /ARISTA done. changed once I met him. I like every- in Robbie Williams as an artist," GET IT ON TONITE MONTELL JORDAN 29 29 35 4 "Backstage, every act had their thing about him," says Stacy Conde, says Jen Sewell, music director of DEF SOUL /IDJMG entourage; the bigger the entourage, VP of marketing for Capitol. "He's adult top 40 KFMB San Diego. "I'd YOU SANG TO ME MARC ANTHONY 30 38 - 2 the more validated the act thought it clever, he's smart, he's cheeky, he's heard a lot about him and his suc- COLUMBIA was," he says. "I went on, did my big cool, and he can relate to me in my cess overseas and was very eager HANGINAROUND COUNTING CROWS 31 28 26 16 pop star movements, and people 20s as well as to younger girls. I see for him to make it in the U.S. He's DGC /INTERSCOPE know who I was. Then I him as a performer in the same way such a babe, and such a stage pres- FORGOT ABOUT DRE DR. DRE FEATURING EMINEM didn't 32 37 37 3 walked off the stage, changed into that Frank Sinatra and Dean Mar- ence, even though he'll have to start AFTERMATH /INTERSCOPE

jeans, and walked out the door, past tin were. from ground zero in the United 2 ONLY GOD KNOWS WHY KID ROCK 33 39 - all of these limousines, and walked " `Angels' is a serious ballad, and States." TOP DOG/LAVA /ATLANTIC hope to be able to him to RHYTHM DIVINE ENRIQUE IGLESIAS back to my hotel. I was in bed at half the press, MTV they all knew it and "We take 34 33 30 14 past 10." were waiting to share it with the many more markets on the second INTERSCOPE LEARN TO FLY F00 FIGHTERS And this is gratifying? "It was a world," Conde adds. "It worked out record," notes Conde at Capitol. 35 30 32 13 lovely evening, cold and fresh. I was nicely as a way to introduce him "There's a developmental timeline ROSWELL /RCA FOR TONIGHT JENNIFER LOPEZ onstage, then five minutes later, I was without trying to immediately build that is much shorter and a lot heav- 36 34 29 22 WAITING on the street. It was nice not to take him up as a huge pop star. We have ier and hotter the next time around. WORK /550-WORK THERE YOU GO PINK it all so seriously, really nice. I am fought hard to let his personality The groundwork is laid, and we 31 40 - 2 very serious about not taking things show and give him a face first. He expect the first single to be success- LAFACE /ARISTA I WANNA LOVE YOU FOREVER JESSICA SIMPSON seriously." did [ "The Daily Show With Jon ful right off the bat. All of the time 38 36 33 18 COLUMBIA But whether he realizes it or not, Stewart "] and `[The Tonight Show we took to set him up with `Ego' will GOT YOUR MONEY OL' DIRTY BASTARD FEATURING KELIS Williams is on the doorstep of fame With] Jay Leno.' People saw that and pay off." 39 35 34 12 ELEKTRA /EEG here in the U.S. His rich, soul- search- ate it up. They realized he's got a lot For Williams' part, the most impor- FEELIN' SO GOOD JENNIFER LOPEZ FEATURING BIG PUN & FAT JOE going on." tant thing on his plate now is the CI RE -ENTRY 2 ing "Angels"-the elegant pop song WORK /550-WORK that established his solo career in Says Mike Del Rosso, assistant peace he is beginning to sense. "I'm Compiled from a national sample of airplay of Mainstream Top 40, Rhythmic Top 40 and Adult Top 40 stations Europe -made significant strides at PD of AC WLIT Chicago, "I remem- exactly where I want to be right now supplied by Broadcast Data Systems' Radio Track service. 240 Top 40 stations are electronically monitored 24 AC radio here, peaking at No. 10 in ber when the record was brought to All I need is a bit of patience with hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs are ranked by Audience Impressions. °Tracks showing an increase in Audience over the previous week. A record which has been on the chart for more than 20 weeks will not January. It also nearly touched the me; I said, `Who is this, and why myself and others," he says. "Musi- recieve a bullet, even if it registers an increase in audience. Records below the top 20 are removed from the top 20 on both adult top 40 and main- should I listen to it ?' But once I paid cally, it's taking care of itself." chart after 26 weeks. © 2000, Billboard/BPI Communications.

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