Film Music Ups Whitney's Chart Score WHITNEY HOUSTON debuts in the top 10 of the Hot a list of my next 10 favorites: various artists, "Growin' Up 100 with her seventh consecutive soufidtrack single, "I Too Fast" (Mercury Chronicles); Pet Shop Boys, `Bilin- MEFRONT II" AN UPDATE ON BBMG EVENTS & HAPPENINGS Believe In You And Me." Every Houston single in the last gual" (Atlantic); various artists, "The Doo Wop Box five years has come from one of her motion pictures: "The (Rhino); Chris Isaak, "Baja Sessions" (Reprise); Tomas Bodyguard," "Waiting To Exhale," and now, "The Preach- Ledin, "T" (Anderson Sweden); "Lisa Del Bo" (Colum- er's Wife." The last Houston single to chart that did not bia /Belgium); Patty Duke, "The Best Of Patty Duke - come from a film was "My Name Is Not Susan," which Just Patty" (EMI); Frazier Chorus, "Wide Awake" (Pure); Albums' at No. 20 in September 1991. original cast, "Martin Guerre" (DreamWorks); and Mick- `1bp Pop peaked "I Believe In You And Me" is a re- ey Hart, "Mickey Hart's Mystery 4th Edition Covers 4 Decades On The Chart make of a Four Tops song from 1982. Box" (Rykodisc). Written by David Wolfert and Sandy And because so many album Joel Whitburn chronicles 42 years Applicable notes of interest Linzer, it appeared on the group's tracks were not released as singles of Billboard's Pop Albums chart in Whether it is a live album, a Casablanca album "One More Moun- this year, I've also compiled a list of his new book, "Top Pop Albums 1955- greatest hits collection, a compila- tain." Wolfert has charted as a song- CHART my top 10 tracks of 1996: LeAnn 1996." This 1056 -page book is perfect tion, an instrumental, a re- release, before, with Dolly Parton's Rimes, "One Way Ticket (Because I for those who want to amplify their etc. writer "Heartbreaker" and Barbra Streis- BEAT. Can)" (Curb); emmet swimming, knowledge of music. It lists, alpha- Among the 64 books published by "Songbird," both from 1978. "Arlington" (Epic); Natalie Mer- betically by artist, the 18,594 albums Joel Whitburn's Record Research and's Linzer has a long list of Hot 100 cred- by Fred Bronson chant, "One Fine Day" (Columbia); and 4,484 artists that hit Billboard company since 1970, this fourth edi- back to the Toys' "A For Real, "I Do" (Play -Tone /Epic magazine's pop albums chart from tion of "Top Pop Albums" is the big- its, dating Lover's Concerto" in 1965. That song and Spinners' Soundtrax); Wilco, "Outta Mind (Outta Sight)" (Reprise); the dawn of the rock era gest and most informa- of Four Seasons' "Working My Way Back To Linda Ronstadt, "Angel Baby" (Elektra); Bryan Ferry, through September of tion-packed of all. New remake the You" were No. 2 hits for Linzer. If Houston's latest goes to "Dance With Life (The Brilliant Light)" (Reprise); 1996. features include photos of No. 1, Linzer will have his first chart-topping song, more Amparo Sandino, "Dejame Volar" (EastWest); the News- A great amount of in- the Top 200 artists, shad- 30 after his first chart entry. boys, "Reality" (Virgin); and Cowboy Mouth, "How Do ing of all No. 1 albums and than years formation accompanies You Tell Someone" (MCA). the highlighting of artist each title. Pick out any al- Rosemary Clooney's names mentioned in biog- ROSEMARY AND TIME: When bum and learn: The Bill- THE SINGLES GUY: My love affair with singles goes raphies or title trivia who "White Christmas" (Concord Jazz) debuted on When it hit Bill- span back to my preteen days, so the year wouldn't be complete have their own listings board 200 last week at No. 186, her album chart board's pop albums chart months, notes Dave McAleer for me without compiling my top 10 singles: One More elsewhere in the book. expanded to 39 years and five How high it climbed album to chart Time, "Den Vilda" (Columbia Sweden); the Cardigans, The book also contains via fax from London. Clooney's only other How many weeks it Rosie," which debuted "Lovefool" (Stockholm/Mercury); `Alisha's Attic, "Alisha listing of Billboard's top in the rock era is "Ring Around The was on the chart a Rules The World" (Mercury U.K.); Maxine & Franklin lists of in July 1957. Its label and number Christmas albums, Brown, "De Eerste Keer" (CNR Netherlands); the Divine All of the cuts on the album the top 25 albums by decade, and a THE TRACKS OF MY YEARS: During the course of a Comedy, "Something For The Weekend" (Setanta); Anna Which cuts hit Billboard's "Hot chronological listing of all No. 1 al- year, I listen to a couple of thousand new CDs, and it has Mjöl1, "Sjúbidú" (Tónaljón Iceland); Jann Arden, "Insen- 100" chart bums. become a December tradition to look back at my favorite sitive" (A &M); Me & My, "Baby Boy" (EMI Denmark); A brief biography of the artist "Top Pop Albums 1955 -1996" is music of the 12 months. My top 10 albums of 1996 are Robert Miles featuring Maria Nayler, "One And One" (hometown, birth date, real name, now available in hardcover from past YE -23. 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