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* * * No. 1** * 55 41 39 64 SPICE GIRLS A' VIRGIN 42174 *(10.98/16.98) SPICE 1

1 1 1 20 SOUNDTRACK A10 SONY CLASSICAL 63213 (10.98EQ/17.98) 16 weeks at No.1 TITANIC 1 ( 56 ) NEW 1 RADIOHEAD CAPITOL 58071 (8.98 CD) AIRBAG /HOW AM I DRIVING? (EP) 56

* * * HOT SHOT DEBUT* * * 57 LEANN RIMES A° 52 49 33 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - INSPIRATIONAL SONGS 1 CURB 77885 (10.98/16.98) ( 2 ) NEW 1 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 70020 (10.98/16.98) ONE STEP AT A TIME 2 58 56 54 30 THE VERVE VC/HUT44913NIRGIN (10.98/16.98) URBAN HYMNS 23 3 3 7 4 SOUNDTRACK WARNER SUNSET/REPRISE 46867 */WARNER BROS. (10.98/17.98) CITY OF ANGELS 3 59 36 35 5 CAPPADONNA RAZOR SHARP/EPIC STREET 67947* /EPIC (11.98 EQ/16.98) THE PILLAGE 3 4 2 2 23 CELINE DION ' 550 MUSIC 68861 /EPIC (10.98 EQ/17.98) LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE 1 60 48 51 24 TIMBALAND AND MAGOO BLACKGROUND /ATLANTIC 92772 * /AG (9.98'15.98) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD 33 5 4 5 54 SAVAGE GARDEN A' COLUMBIA 67954 (10.98 E0116.981 SAVAGE GARDEN 3 61 59 65 24 LSG EASTWEST 62125/EEG (10.98 16.98) LEVERT.SWEAT.GILL 4 6 5 4 37 BACKSTREET BOYS ° JIVE 41589 (10.98/16.98) BACKSTREET BOYS 4 DAZ DOW 42 38 4 8 1 FAITH HILL WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 46790 (10.98/16.98) 7 62 RETALIATION, REVENGE AND GET BACK (J NEW FAITH DEATH ROW 5352453524*/PRIORITY " /PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) JIMMY PAGE & ROBERT PLANT 63 61 67 29 EVERCLEAR CAPITOL 36503* (10.98/15.98) SO MUCH FOR THE AFTERGLOW 33 ( 8 NEW 1 WALKING INTO CLARKSDALE 8 ) ATLANTIC 83092 * /AG (10.98/16.98) 64 62 58 64 PAULA COLEA IMAGO 46424/WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98)® THIS FIRE 20 9 7 8 45 K -CI & JOJOA MCA 11613" (10.9816.98) LOVE ALWAYS 6 65 39 22 3 AZ N00 TRYBE 56715NIRGIN (10.98/16.981 PIECES OF A MAN 22 10 9 17 25 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY (NASHVILLE) 536003 (10.98 EQ/16.98) COME ON OVER 2 66 44 34 31 CHUMBAWAMBA AR REPUBLIC 53099/UNIVERSAL (10.98/16.98) TUBTHUMPER 3

11 6 3 3 SOUNDTRACK NO LIMIT 50745 * /PRIORITY (11.98/17.98) I GOT THE HOOK -UP! 3 ( 67) NEW 1 WIDESPREAD PANIC CAPRICORN 558145/MERCURY (17.98 E0/23.98) LIGHT FUSE GET AWAY 61 12 10 10 7 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA RCA 67634 (10.98/16.98) LEFT OF THE MIDDLE 10 (68) 78 75 35 MARTINA MCBRIDE RCA (NASHVILLE) 67516 /RLG (10.98/16.98) EVOLUTION 24 13 8 9 8 MADONNA AR MAVERICK46847/WARNER BROS. (10.98/17.98) RAY OF LIGHT 2 69 63 71 5 'N SYNC RCA 67613 (10.98/16.98) 'N SYNC 63 14 11 14 6 SOUNDTRACK HEAVYWEIGHT 540886 * /A&M (10.98 EQ/17.98) THE PLAYERS CLUB 10 TRISHA YEARWO°110139A8/16.981 70 76 72 35 (SONGBOOK) A COLLECTION OF HITS 4 15 13 11 7 ERIC CLAPTON A DUCK/REPRISE 46577/WARNER BROS. (10.98/17.98) PILGRIM 4 ( MCA NASHVILLE 70011

16 12 15 60 MATCHBOX 20 A LAVA/ATLANTIC 92721/AG (10.98/15.98) MM YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU 5 71 46 28 3 JERRY CANTRELL COLUMBIA 68147* (10.98 EQ/16.98) BOGGY DEPOT 28

17 14 12 22 WILL SMITH A' COLUMBIA 68683* (10.98 EQ/17.98) BIG WILLIE STYLE 10 72 68 68 3 ANDREA BOCELLI PHILIPS 462033 (10.98 EQ/17.98) ARIA - THE OPERA ALBUM 68

60 57 44 ROBYN RCA 67477 (10.98/16.9811M 18 19 19 22 GARTH BROOKS A' CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) 56599/CAPITOL NASHVILLE (10.98/16.98) SEVENS 1 73 ROBYN IS HERE 57

19 16 16 32 USHER A' LAFACE 26043 /ARISTA (10.98/16.98) MY WAY 4 74 54 44 6 VAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 46662 (10.98/17.98) VAN HALEN 3 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS 20 15 6 3 GOODIE MOB LAFACE 26047*/ARISTA (10.98/16.98) STILL STANDING 6 75 66 64 19 THE SOURCE PRESENTS HIP HOP HITS - VOLUME 1 38 POLYGRAM TV 536204 (10.98 EQ/17.98)

21 1 SOUNDTRACK INTERSCOPE 90160* (11.98/17.98) BULWORTH THE SOUNDTRACK 21 BROSOK & DUN N A2 NEW - ( 76 82 82 32 THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION 4 ) ARISTA NASHVILLE 18852 (10.98/16.98) 22 17 21 3 BONNIE RAITT CAPITOL 56397 (10.9816.98) FUNDAMENTAL 17 ( 77 ) NEW 1 MYA UNIVERSITY 90166/INTERSCOPE (10.98/16.981 MYA 77 23 18 13 3 DO OR DIE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH /RAP-A- LOT 45612NIRGIN (10.98/16.98) HEADZ OR TAILZ 13 78 69 60 8 SCARFACE RAP-A- LOT45471NIRGIN (19.98/22.98) MY HOMIES 4 24 22 27 30 CREED WIND -UP 13049 (10.9816.98) I1 MY OWN PRISON 22 (79) NEW 1 SOULFLY ROADRUNNER 8748 (10.98/16.98) SOULFLY 79 25 21 24 23 MARCY PLAYGROUND A CAPITOL 53569 (10.98/15.98) MM MARCY PLAYGROUND 21 80 71 70 43 RADIOHEAD CAPITOL 55229 (10.98/15.98) OK COMPUTER 21

26 24 29 29 JANET A2 VIRGIN 44762 (11.98/17.98) THE VELVET ROPE 1 81 65 55 33 AQUA A' MCA 11705 (10.98/16.98) AQUARIUM 7 21 28 37 31 BRIAN MCKNIGHT A MOTOWN 536215 (10.98 EQ/16.98) ANYTIME 13 82 64 62 32 BEN FOLDS FIVE CAROLINE/550 MUSIC 67762 * /EPIC (10.98 EQ/16.98) WHATEVER AND EVER AMEN 42 * * * GREATEST GAINER * * * ß3 70 100 9 BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY COOLSVILLE 93338/EMI-CAPITOL (10.9E6.98) BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY 64 Z8 50 53 41 TIM MCGRAW A2 CURB 77886 (10.98/16.98) EVERYWHERE 2 84 88 93 29 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND REVOLUTION 24689/WARNER BROS. ,10.98/16.98) TROUBLE IS... 74 29 31 41 41 SARAH MCLACHLAN z ARISTA 18970 ä0.9e 16sa) SURFACING 2 85 91 88 13 DIXIE CHICKS MONUMENT 68195/ SONY(NASHVILLE)(10.98EQ/16.98)® WIDE OPEN SPACES 85 30 20 18 25 SPICE GIRLSA3 VIRGIN 45111 (11.98/17.98) SPICEWORLD 3 86 79 91 10 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA 67728* (10.98 EQ/16.98) DESTINY'S CHILD 67 31 23 23 6 C- MURDER NO LIMIT 50723 *!PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) ® LIFE OR DEATH 3 ( 87) 96 122 5 SEMISONIC MCA 11733 (8.98/12.98) ® FEELING STRANGELY FINE 87 32 33 42 35 MASTER P NO LIMIT 50659 * /PRIORITY (10.9816.98) GHETTO D 1 88 57 36 51 HANSON A* MERCURY 534615 (11.98 EQ/17.98) MIDDLE OF NOWHERE 2 33 32 30 55 THIRD EYE BLIND AR ELEKTRA 62012*/EEG (10.98/16.98)R THIRD EYE BLIND 25 89 81 85 49 F00 FIGHTERS ROSWELL 55832*/CAPITOL (10.98/16.98) THE COLOUR AND THE SHAPE 10 34 29 32 4 MONTELL JORDAN DEF JAM 536987" /MERCURY (10.98 EQ/16.98) LETS RIDE 20 90 97 89 28 GREEN DAY A REPRISE 46794/WARNER BROS. (10.98/16.98) NIMROD. 10 35 25 20 12 SOUNDTRACK MAVERICK46840/WARNER BROS. (11.98/17.98) THE WEDDING SINGER 5 91 75 83 111 CELINE DION '° 550 MUSIC 67541/EPIC (10.98 EQ/17.98) FALLING INTO YOU 1 WYCLEF JEAN FEAT. REFUGEE ALISTARS 36 37 46 44 WYCLEFIEANPRESENiSTHECARNIVALFEAT .REFUGEEALLSTARS 16 92 RUFFHOUSE679 74 * /COLUMBIA(10.98EQ16.981 83 80 23 KENNY G ARISTA 18991 (10.98/17.98) KENNY G GREATEST HITS 19

37 26 25 40 PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY A° BAD BOY 73012 * / ARISTA (10.98/17.98) NO WAY OUT 1 93 73 52 3 STABBING WESTWARD COLUMBIA 69329 (10.98 EQ/16.98) DARKEST DAYS 52

38 34 31 10 SILKK THE SHOCKER NO LIMIT 50716 * /PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) CHARGE IT 2 DA GAME 3 94 77 79 32 BUSTA RHYMES ELEKTRA 62064* /EEG (10.98/16.981 WHEN DISASTER STRIKES... 3 39 27 26 4 GANG STARR NOD TRYBE 45585*NIRGIN (10.98/16.98) MOMENT OF TRUTH 6 95 74 77 15 THE LOX BAD BOY 73015* /ARISTA (10.98/16.98) ® MONEY, POWER & RESPECT 3

40 30 40 32 MAR IAHCAREY COLUMBIA 67835(10.98EQ11.98) BUTTERFLY 1 ' 96 86 94 24 MYS TIKAL BIG BOY/NO LIMIT 41620/JIVE(10.98/16.98)® UNPREDICTABLE 3 (41 ) NEW 1 STEVE WARINER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 94482 (10.98/16.98) BURNIN' THE ROADHOUSE DOWN 41 * * * PACESETTER * * *

42 58 74 7 FASTBALL HOLLYWOOD 162130 18.98 EQ/12.98) MI ALL THE PAIN MONEY CAN BUY 42 97 132 130 53 GEORGE STRAIT A2 MCA NASHVILLE 11584 (10.98/16.98) CARRYING YOUR LOVE WITH ME 1

43 35 33 26 MASEA2 BAD BOY 73017* /ARISTA (10.98/16.98) HARLEM WORLD 1 98 89 90 6 JO DEE MESSINA CURB 77904 (10.98./16.98) I'M ALRIGHT 61

44) NEW 1 SONS OF FUNK NO LIMIT 50725* /PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) THE GAME OF FUNK 44 99 84 81 35 DAYS OF THE NEW OUTPOST 30004/GEFFEN (10.98/16.98) IM DAYS OF THE NEW 54

45 45 61 19 NEXT ARISTA 18973 (10.98/15.98) MM RATED NEXT 45 100 92 92 Si SUBLIME A' GASOLINE ALLEY 11413 /MCA (10.9816.98) SUBLIME 13

53 63 11 CHERRY POPPIN' DADDIES MOJO 53081/UNIVERSAL (10.98/16.98) ZOOT SUIT RIOT 46 46 MI 101 72 59 41 SMASH MOUTH INTERSCOPE 90142 (10.98/16.98) ® FUSH YU MANG 19

38 48 5 ARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 18987 (10.98/16.98) A ROSE IS A ROSE 30 47 STILL 102 93 86 27 BARENAKED LADIES REPRISE46393/WARNER BROS. (10.98/16.98)® ROCK SPECTACLE 86

48 47 69 31 JON B. TAB YUM /550 MUSIC 67805/EPIC (10.98 EQ/16.98) COOL RELAX 47 103 67 - 2 TAMIA QWEST 46213/WARNER BROS. (10.98/16.981 TAMIA 67

49) NEW 1 RANDY TRAVIS DREAMWORKS(NASHVILLE) 50034/GEFFEN (10.98/16.98) YOU AND YOU ALONE 49 ( 104 87 87 58 THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. A' BAD BOY 73011* / ARISTA (19.98/24.98) LIFE AFTER DEATH 1

40 45 23 ELEKTRA 62126* /EEG (10.98/16.98) RELOAD 1 50 METALLICAA' 105 85 76 45 SOUNDTRACK WORK 68166/EPIC 110.98 E0117.98) MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING 14

51 43 43 12 PEARL JAM EPIC 68164* (10.98 EO/16.98) YIELD 2 (106) 116 103 25 VARIOUS ARTISTS POLYGRAM TV/POLYDOR 555120/A &M (10.98 EQ/17.98) PURE DISCO 2 71 52 49 50 36 FLEETWOOD MAC ' REPRISE 46702/WARNER BROS. (10.98/17.98) THE DANCE 1 107 108 134 18 CHICO DEBARGE KEDAR 53088* /UNIVERSAL (10.98/16.98) LONG TIME NO SEE 86 53 55 56 21 ANDREA BOCELLI PHILIPS 539207 (10.98 EQ/17.98) MI ROMANZA 37 108 80 66 4 COCOA BROVAZ DUCK DOWN 50699 * /PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) THE RUDE AWAKENING 21

54 51 47 30 LOREENA MCKENNITTA QUINLAN ROAD 46719/WARNER BROS. (10.98/16.98) THE BOOK OF SECRETS 17 109 98 104 17 QUEEN PEN LIL' MAN 90151 * / INTERSCOPE (10.98/16.98) I:81 MY MELODY 78

Q Albums wi h the greatest sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for sales of 500,000 album units. RIAA certification for shipment of 1 million units, with multiplatinum titles indicated by a numeral following the symbo . For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time that exceeds two hours, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes *Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percentage growth. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. MI indicates past or present Heatseeker title. ©1998, Billboard /BPI Communications, and SoundScan, Inc.

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