44 R &R May 1. 1998 POP/ALTERNATIVE -4\._ TOP 20 BY R &R's exclusive sub -chart combining airplay from Hot AC, Alternative. Adult Alternative, and CHR/Pop 102. r- TOTAL PLAYS-1 The poin5 TOTAL t Lw Tw ARTISTT1TLEL4BEL(S) TW LW STATIONS/ADDS chuck Beek o NATALIE IMBRUGLIA Tom (RCA) 2060 2045 43/0 Watching the Grammies, I felt very privileged to be part it 2 MARCY PLAYGROUND Sex And Candy (Capitol) 1796 1831 39/0 of this format. When you saw all the artists who won Grammies, you realized that a whole bunch of them were 4 FASTBALL The Way (Hollywood) 1607 1434 41/0 0 started at Adult Alternative radio stations. 1397 1484 33/0 3 MATCHBOX 20 3am (Lava/Atlantic) These artists have been making great music and 1412 a long time and are finally getting some long 5 THIRD EYE BLIND How's It Going To Be (Elektra/EEG) 1367 35/0 performing j overdue recognition. And if it hadn't been for our format, 7 1238 1172 33/0 0 EDWIN MCCAIN I'll Be (Lava/Atlantic) they wouldn't have had the exposure that enabled them to to o ALANIS MORISSETTE Uninvited (Warner Sunset/Reprise) 1204 983 30/2 have multiformat smash hits- It was very cool to feel like we were part of that success. 6 VERVE Bitter Sweet Symphony (HuWirgin) 1138 1227 32/0 Pop /Alternative Hot ACs add these artists a little later 1015 919 33/1 11 0 MATCHBOX 20 Real World ( Lava/Atlantic) than we do, but they target themselves to a different audience. They aim 8 10 GREEN DAY Time Of Your Life (Good...) (Reprise) 992 1054 27/0 strictly toward females and, in most cases, target younger than Adult Alternative. 14 I SARAH MCLACHLAN Adia (Arista) 989 845 39/2 Unfortunately, they're taking some of the music we've owned and broken 956 1016 35/0 9 12 PAULA COLE Me (lmago/WB) and are burning it into the ground. Some artists are having a hard time listeners are a little more sophisticated 13 13 SMASH MOUTH Walkin' On The Sun (lnterscope) 862 880 26/0 getting back on Adult Alternative. Our and like to hear new music. Because of Pop /Alternative, some of "our" artists 852 833 20/0 15 m SAVAGE GARDEN Truly Madly Deeply (Columbia) are no longer hip enough for the format. But that happens in some variation in format. 18 ® GOO GOO DOLLS Ids (WarnerSunsetReprise) 814 609 34/4 every There's a small Adult Alternative base because you need guts to do and 12 LOREENA MCKENNITT The Mummers'...(Quin/an Road/WB) 803 916 25/0 - stick with - this format. You have to be committed to it. From both ratings - CHERRY POPPIN' DADDIES Zoot Suit Riot (Mo)o/Universal) 678 457 34/8 and music standpoints, last year was a great year for the format. 17 TONIC If You Could Only See (Polydor/A &M) 673 751 22/0 -e) WALLFLOWERS Heroes (Epic) 661 282 33/7 Chuck Beck is PD of Adult Alternative 102.5 The Point WHPT/Tampa. -m SEMISONIC Closing lime (MCA) 603 489 25/4 Forward- thinking executives lend their perspectives about plays. stations combine This chart reflects airplay from April 20 -26. Songs ranked by total Contributing Pop /Alternative music and formatics each week. from the Custom Chart function on R &R ONLINE. ©1998. R &R Inc. New & Active Contributin Stations NC (CHR,/P) SISTER 7 Know What You Mean (Arista Austin/Arista) TORI AMOS Spark (Atlantic) KPEK/Alhuquerque. NM ( HACI KOZNrKansas City, MO ( MAC) WDCG/Raleigh, KMXBA.as Vegas. NV)HAC) WZNE/Rochester, NY(HAG) Total Plays: 590, Total Stations: 24, Adds: 1 Total Plays: 295, Total Stations: 17, Adds: 0 KAMK/Austin. TX(HAC) KLLY/Bakerslield,CA(MAC) WLIR/LOng Island, NY (Alt) KZZO/Sacramento, CA (HAC) WBMIVBoslon. MA(HAC) KYSH/tos Angeles, CA (MAC) WALC/S1. Louis, MO (HAC) EVERCLEAR I Will Buy You A New Life (Capitol) PEARL JAM Wishlist (Epic) WPLL/Miami, FL (MAC) WVRVBI. Louis, MO (AA) Total Plays: 418, Total Stations: 22. Adds: 4 Total Plays. 302. Total Stations: 13. Adds: 1 WLCEJBuOaIo.NY(HAC) WLNK/Charlo0e, NC(HAC) WPNTRAilwaukee, Wl)HAC) KENZ/SaIt Lake City, UT (AA) WTMX/thicago. IL (MC) KOSO/Modesto.CA)HAC) KFMBISan Diego. CA (RAC) VONDA SHEPARD Searchin' My Soul (550 Music) ATHENAEUM What I Didn't Know (Atlantic) WXEG/Dayton, OH KCDURAomerey-Salinas. CA KLLC/San Francisco. CA (HAC) Total Plays 418. Total Stations. 20. Adds: 2 Total Plays: 241. Total Stations: 11. Adds: O (AN) (HAC) IULCNenver, CO(HAC) WPTEZNortolk. VA(HAC) KRUZISanla Bartiara, CA (HAC) FL WHPT/Tampa, FL REBEKAH Sin So Well (Elektra/EEG) LISA LOEB Let's Forget About It (Geffen) KKK/Denver, CO (M) WSHFIOrlando, (MAC) (AA) WPLT/Detroil. MI (AN) WPLY/Philadelphia, PA (Alt) WSSR,Tampa. FL (HAC) Total Plays. 330. Total Stations 20. Adds 0 Total Plays: 193. Total Stations: 12. Adds: 1 KVSR/Fresno CA (MAC) KLON/Phoenla,AZ(All) WHIM/West Palm Beach, FL (HAC) WKSIrGreenstidre, NC (HAG) KZZP/Phoenia,AZ(HAC) WXLO/Worcester, MA(HAC) NATALIE MERCHANT Kind & Generous (Elektra/EEG) BLACK LAB Time Ago (DGC/Geffen) WKZL/Greensboro,NC)HAC) WHY/Pittsburg h, PA (HAC) Total Plays. 319. Total Stations. 33. Adds. 33 Total Plays 165, Total Stations: 10, Adds: 3 KKPNMouston, TX (HAC) KOBT/Portland. OR (MAC) 43 Total Stations Songs ranked by total plays HAC -Hot AC Alt -Alternative AA -Adult Altemative CHR/P- CHR/Pop SMaximize Identity for BAN N ER Remotes & Special Events We have cost effective answers for your promotional needs! 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