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1 1 1 7 BELIEVE WARNER BROS. 44576...... 3 weeks at No. 1 CHER 1 1 5 BELIEVE (T) (X) WARNER BROS. 44576 4 weeks - O at No. 1 CHER 3 5 8 DON'T LET THIS MOMENT EPIC 0 END 79059 GLORIA ESTEFAN O 2 2 31 THE BOY IS MINE (T) (X) ATLANTIC 84118/AG BRANDY & MONICA 4 4 9 I'M GONNA GET YA BABY XTRAVAGANZA 4375 AMERICA O /EDEL BLACK CONNECTION 3 3 3 12 NOBODY'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE (T) (X) ARISTA 13551 DEBORAH COX

.7 11 7 1 LIKE THE WAY 4 PLAY 1018 DENI HINES ® ® 4 4 12 MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU (X) ROULE 38561NIRGIN STARDUST 8 , 10 8 THIS JOY WELCOME WAX 001 VERNESSA MITCHELL O 5 5 5 34 MY ALL/FLY AWAY (BUTTERFLY REPRISE) (M) (T) (X) COLUMBIA 78822 MARIAN CAREY 10 16 6 THESE ARE THE TIMES GEFFEN 063/AQUA BOOGIE PURE SUGAR 8 © © 9 37 EVERYBODY [BACKSTREET'S BACK] (T) (X) JIVE 42515 BACKSTREET BOYS 17 25 4 UP & DOWN GROOVILICIOUS 060/STRICTLY RHYTHM VENGABOYS 7 0 6 6 13 ONLY WHEN I LOSE MYSELF (T) (X) MUTE/REPRISE 44562/WARNER BROS. DEPECHE MODE 8 12 15 7 JOIN IN THE CHANT WAVE 50533 KEVIN AVIANCE 8 7 7 21 THE ROCKAFELLER SKANK (T) (X) SKINT /ASTRALWERKS 6242/CAROLINE FATBOY SLIM . 9 2 3 11 FIND ANOTHER WOMAN GROOVILICIOUS 058/STRICTLY RHYTHM REINA O 10 18 3 WOULD YOU...? (X) OVAL 27558N2 TOUCH AND GO CI 21 27 3 OUTSIDE EPIC PROMO GEORGE MICHAEL lO 12 10 8 JUMP JIVE AN' WAIL (X) UNDER THE COVER 9807 BIG DADDY ORCHESTRA 11 5 8 9 STRONG IN LOVE XTRAVAGANZA 3990 /EDEL AMERICA CHICANE FEATURING MASON 11 32 - 2 WE LIKE TO PARTY! (X) GROOVILICIOUS 061/STRICTLY RHYTHM VENGABOYS 12 22 29 3 BLUE MONDAY ELEMENTREE/F -111 44555 /REPRISE ORGY 12 13 16 29 PUSSY (T) (X) ANTLER SUBWAY 1031/NEVER LORDS OF ACID 13 9 9 10 GIVE AWAY MY FEAR EIGHTBALL 129 AETHER 13 9 8 6 DON'T LET THIS MOMENT END/OYE (T) (X) EPIC 79059 GLORIA ESTEFAN 14 6 2 11 YOU BETTER MCA 55512 MOUNT RUSHMORE 14 11 11 16 SUAVEMENTE (X) SONY DISCOS 82795 ELVIS CRESPO 15 13 6 )2 THE FIRST NIGHT ARISTA PROMO MONICA --rill HOT SHOT DEBUT 16 18 20 7 SNOW ON THE SAHARA EPIC PROMO /- 1 (X) 15 NEW HORNY IT) AMERICAN 79065/COLUMBIA MOUSSE T. VS. HOT 'N' JUICY 17 24 38 3 PRESSURE STRICTLY RHYTHM 12555 ULTRA NATE 16 11 15 4 NIGHT WIND (M) (X) MODERN VOICES 007 18 20 23 5 MUSCLES TWISTED 55488/MCA CLUB 69 FEATURING TONY MASCOLO 17 14 13 26 RAY OF LIGHT (T) (X) MAVERICK 44523/WARNER BROS. CI 25 32 5 WISHING ON A STAR BLACK CULTURE IMPORT /ATLANTIC RANDY CRAWFORD MADONNA 18 15 14 28 STOP (x) VIRGIN 38641 20 14 13 9 TO THE RHYTHM PAGODA 45305 /DRIVE PEPSTAR SPICE GIRLS 19 16 17 8 WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? (T) (x) CLASSIFIED 0255 M:G 21 11 7 13 CHANGES CUTTING 437 SO PURE! FEATURING SHELEEN THOMAS 26 27 46 HOW DO I LIVE IT) (X) CURB 73047 LEANN RIMES 22 16 12 11 CUBIK:98 ZTT PROMO/UNIVERSAL 808 STATE CI 23 26 30 4 POWER EIGHTBALL 127 JOI CARDWELL CI 28 34 3 UP & DOWN (T) (X) GROOVILICIOUS 060/STRICTLY RHYTHM VENGABOYS

22 23 25 8 LOVE OF A LIFETIME (T) (X) METROPOLITAN -- POWER PICK 4530 COLLAGE 23 20 26 8 JUMP 24 34 40 4 RELEASE ME INTERHIT 54029 /PRIORITY ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK AROUND (2000 MIX) (T) (x) TOMMY BOY 463 HOUSE OF PAIN

24 6 I 25 27 36 4 UNE VERY STYLISH FILLE ATLANTIC PROMO DIMITRI FROM PARIS 18 19 IF CAN'T HAVE YOU (T) (X) LOGIC 62020 L.F.O. (LYTE FUNKY ONES) (FEATURING KAYO)

26 19 18 10 WHEN CAN OUR LOVE BEGIN KING STREET 1087 KIMARA LOVELACE 25 19 12 8 MUSCLES (T) (X) TWISTED 55488/MCA CLUB 69 FEATURING SUZANNE PALMER

27 15 17 12 I WANT YOUR LOVE NARCOTIC 014/STRICTLY RHYTHM ROGER SANCHEZ PRESENTS TWILIGHT 26 25 21 30 THE CUP OF LIFE (THE OFFICAL SONG OF THE WORLD CUP, FRANCE '98) IT) (X) COLUMBIA 78932 RICKY MARTIN

28 23 21 7 YOU DON'T KNOW STRICTLY RHYTHM 12546 MASS SYNDICATE FEATURING SU SU BOBIEN 27 29 24 18 IF I HAD THE CHANCE (T) (X) TIMBER! 746/TOMMY BOY CYNTHIA

29 33 39 5 SUNSHINE DAY JELLYBEAN 2543 MATT BIANCO 28 21 23 40 FROZEN (T) (X) MAVERICK 43993/WARNER BROS. MADONNA

29 22 37 33 FRIGHT (T) (X) FORBIDDEN -.411111 HOT SHOT DEBUT `-- TRAIN 1234 ROBBIE TRONCO 3O 34 32 36 SMACK (T) 30 NEW I IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY ARISTA PROMO WHITNEY HOUSTON MY BITCH UP (X) XL MUTE/MAVERICK 43946/WARNER BROS. PRODIGY

31 35 40 68 THINGS JUST AIN'T THE SAME (T) (X) ARISTA 13381 DEBORAH 36 43 3 NO NOS TENEMOS (NWT) H.O.L.A. 341079 PROYECTO 0 COX ® UNO C3732 42 5 I STILL LOVE YOU (T) (X) METROPOLITAN 4529 LIL ® 46 3 CONTACT EDELAMERICA PROMO BROOKLYN BOUNCE - SUZY 33 30 29 21 DO IT AGAIN/MEN BEAT THEIR MEN (T) (X) GROOVILICIOUS 33 29 28 6 COLD WORLD TANTRUM 1511 EDDIE BAEZ FEATURING SYREN 001/STRICTLY RHYTHM RAZOR N' GUIDO 34 24 20 3 PRESSURE/NEW KIND OF MEDICINE (T) (X) 34 28 24 180 BRING BACK THE LOVE STRICTLY RHYTHM 12554 95 NORTH PRESENTS LAURA HARRIS STRICTLY RHYTHM 12555 ULTRA NATE

43 47 28 YOU'RE STILL THE ONE (X) MERCURY (NASHVILLE) 35 NEW ) I'M BEAUTIFUL WARNER BROS. 44586 BETTE MIDLER CI 566015 SHANIA TWAIN 36 31 22 15 38 42 2 U GOT MY LOVE MO' BIZZ IMPORT DJ JEAN THINKIN' BOUT IT (T) (X) EASTWEST 63809/EEG GERALD LEVERT

1 BEACHBALL (T) 37 38 42 4 I'M COMIN' WEST END 1001 TAANA GARDNER 37 NEW ULTRA 016 NALIN & KANE

38 38 33 47 HONEY (T) (X) CI 44 - 2 THAT ZIPPER TRACK MOONSHINE 88455 DJ DAN PRESENTS NEEDLE DAMAGE (M) COLUMBIA 78665 MARIAN CAREY 39 31 26 7 DAYS LIKE THIS COLUMBIA PROMO KENNY LATTIMORE 39 27 28 49 PLASTIC DREAMS (REVISITED) (T) (X) EPIDROME 78758/EPIC JAYDEE 40 33 30 13 40 NEW 1 TAKE ME TO THE TOP JELLYBEAN 2545 PLASMIC HONEY LET ME GO...RELEASE ME (T) (X) H.O.L.A. 341070 VERONICA

41 45 - 2 HIGH ISLAND 563349 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY 41 44 42 33 I GET LONELY (T) (X) VIRGIN 38632 JANET 42 43 - 2 LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT BEAT TOMMY BOY 330 AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & THE SOUL SONIC FORCE 42 NEW 1 TIME AFTER TIME (T) SO SO DEF 79068/COLUMBIA INOJ 43 41 49 3 IN MY HOUSE TOMMY BOY SILVER LABEL 1309/TOMMY BOY THE P.I.M.P. PROJECT 43 RE -ENTRY 19 CLOSING TIME (X) UNDER THE COVER 9803 SOKAOTIC ® NEW 1 THE REASON OVUM/RUFFHOUSE PROMO/COLUMBIA SYLK 130 44 48 41 40 MY HEART WILL GO ON (T) (X) INTERMIT 54020 /PRIORITY DEJA VU 45 39 31 10 LOVE IS ALL AROUND PRELUDE 0001 BRENDA DURMANN 45 40 - 2 FLOWER DUET '99 CO (X) GLASSNOTE 5006 JONATHAN PETERS PRESENTS LUMINAIRE 46 46 - 2 YESTERDAY VAZ 860875/MOTOWN DEBELAH MORGAN 46 39 - 15 MUSIC IS THE ANSWER (DANCIN' & PRANCIN') (T) (X) TWISTED 55443/MCA DANNY TENAGLIA + CELEDA 47 30 14 13 LOVE HIM ATLANTIC PROMO DONNA LEWIS 47 45 - 21 CRUEL SUMMER (T) (X) ARISTA 13506 ACE OF BASE 48 NEW 1 CUT CHEMIST SUITE ALMO SOUNDS PROMO /INTERSCOPE OZOMATLI. 10 NEW ) THANK U (T) (X) INTERMIT 54030 /PRIORITY CYNTHIANA 49 13 NERVOUS 35 22 FEEL IT 20322 TIKO PRESENTS THE GROOVE FEAT. DAWN TALLMAN 49 RE -ENTRY 5 CORAZON PARTIO (X) WEA LATINA 23094 ALEJANDRO SANZ 50 47 2 DEEP LOVE I.C.U. 005 ISLAND - GROOVE 50 46 I 48 20 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND (T) (X) TOMMY BOY 497 STARS ON 54: ULTRA NATE, AMBER, Tit es with the greatest sales or o club play increases this week. Power Pick on Club Play is awarded for the largest point increase among singles below the top 20. Greatest Gainer on Maxi-Singles Sales is awarded for the largest sales increase among singles anywhere in the top 50. Videoclip availability. Catalog number is for vinyl maxi- single, or CD maxi -single if vinyl is unavailable. On Sales chart: (M) Cassette maxi- single availability. IT) Vinyl maxi -single availability. (X) CD maxi -single availability. ©1998, Billboa d/BPI Communications.

DANCE TRAX (Continued from preceding page) missions for this year's Grammy cat- Whatever the reason, it needs to be made its listeners aware of such ing the same month, the U.K.'s influ- Gold)" (Morales remix); albums like egory honoring the best dance music addressed sooner rather than later. artists as Ultra Naté, Duke, Dario ential AM:PM Records shuttered its Esthero's "Breath From Another," recording were down from last year. Remember how long it took (more G, Sash!, Pure Sugar, the Tamper- doors. But we were relieved to hear Rachid's "Prototype," Morcheeba's Talk about embarrassing! than 10 years) to get this award? Well, er, Crystal Method, Deborah Cox, that label honcho Simon Dunmore "Big Calm," the Lighthouse Fami- Did we miss something? Wasn't it can be taken away much quicker. and Stardust. would have a new label, Defected Rec- ly's "Postcards From Heaven," and this precisely the type of recognition 97 Of course, with such a varied ords, up and running by the start of House Of 909's "The Children We that labels and artists desired -in WAS A SAD DAY Oct. 13 when playlist, not everybody was happy. 1999. We can hardly wait! Were"; and compilations like "Every- fact, demanded? We thought so, but KACD /KBCD (Groove 103) Los Some complained that the music was Until then, we'll continue listening body Dance!" (Atlantic/Rhino), "Wel- maybe we've been misled. Perhaps Angeles switched its format from too underground, while others said it to the records that still bring a smile come To The Epidrome" (Epidrome/ the dance community simply doesn't dance to world-class rock. was too commercial. But -and this is to our face. Singles like Billie Myers' Epic), "JBO: A Perspective 1988- 1998" take itself seriously enough ... or per- Over the years, Groove 103 (as it a major but -Groove 103 was al- "Kiss The Rain" ( 2000 (Junior Boy's Own /V2), "The Perfect haps some aren't proud enough to was commonly called) became the lowing a genre of music that wasn't remix), Presents The Beats" (Timber! /Tommy Boy), publicly wear the dance label on their voice of dance music for L.A. club pun- being heard before to gain airplay. Face's "Needin' U," and Deep Dish's "Tranceport" (Kinetic/Reprise), and sleeve. ters. In the process, the station ably It was another sad day when, dur- "The Future Of The Future (Stay "Equinox" (Whirling).

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