Billboard. DECEMBER 5, 1998 Billboard DECEMBER 5, 1998 R &B SINGLES A -Z TITLE (Publisher - Licensing Org.) Sheet Music Dist. 96 '98 THUG PARADISE (Michael Moody's Universe. BMI /Jumping Bean, BMVLongitude, BMI) WBM Not R&ß Airplay.. 48 ALL MY LIFE/DONT RUSH RAKE LOVE SLOWLY) (EMI Not R&ß S April, ASCAP/Cord Kayla, ASCAP/Hee Bee Dooinit, ASCAP/2 Singles Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by B oadcast Data Systems' Radio Track service. 102 R &B stations Big Prod., ASCAP/WB, ASCAP) HL/WBM Compiled from a national sub-sample of POS (point of sale) equipped key R &B retail stores which report number are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by gross impressions, computed by cross- 9 ALL THE PLACES (I WILL KISS YOU) (Tenyor, BMVNate of units sold to SoundScan, Inc. This data is used in the Hot R &B Singles chart. referencing exact times of airplay with Arbitron listener data. This data is used in the Hot R &B Singles chart. Love's, BMI/MCA. ASCAP/Jamron, ASCAP/BMG, SoundScan® ASCAP/Slack A.D.. ASCAP) HL "" 53 AS LONG AS I UVE (Mike's Rap, BMI) I'll 34 BETTER DAYS (Base Pipe, ASCAP/Wooptewoo, z w w z w z wx z ,;-1 o o ASCAP/Copyright ControVAmazement, BMI/BB, ASCAP) w x 92 B.O.B.B.Y. (Ramecca, BMVCareers-BMG, BMI) 3 3 o Ñ 3 T , TITLE H a w TITLE v 40 THE BOY IS MINE (EMI Blackwood, BMIBran -Bran, `a TITLE h W TITLE ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) ARTIST (IMPRINT/PROMOTION : 5 3 IT 5 3 LABEL) BMVEMI April, ASCAP/Fred Jerkins III, BMI/Ensign, g 3 ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) g= 5 3 ARTIST (IMPRINT /PROMOTION LABEL) BMVHench, BMI) FIL HEARTBREAK HOTEL 66 BREAKFAST IN BED (Frierson, BMVEMI Blackwood) YESTERDAY 38 I 1 38 36 13 -wool NO. 1 - WHINEY HOUSTON FEAT. FAJTH EVANS AND KELLY PR CE MISTAI o NO. Mi......- 6 I --. rla- CAN GET A.. (UI Lu Lu. BMVD1 Irv, BMI /la, BMVEMI DEBELAH MORGAN (VAZ/MOTOWN) TO Blackwood, BMI) HL NOBODY'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE 1 13 YOU BELIEVE 1 1 10 DEBÓRADH (ÁRIPSDTÁ)ED 39 42 5 WHEN 25 EMIT GET ENOUGH (Maxway, ASCAP/First Echo, FRIEND OF MINE CD CÓX wBVatENRo.Ei MASUHCNdY DEBORAH COX ( ARISTA) 5 wks at No. I 39 31 22 WPC URISTMIILUMBADREAMWOHS) KELLY PRICE IT- NECK/ISLAND) ASCAPNoungson, BMI/Echo First, BMI) ) G 62 CHEAPSKATE (YOU AIN'T GETTIN' NADA) (Chrysalis, LATELY INVASION BOOTY 3 13 43 5 2 2 13 40 35 11 OF THE FLAT B*****S C JAY- Z4FEAT AMIMIL (OF MAJOR OJINZ) AND JA (DEF JAM) ® LAURYN HILL FEAT. DANGELORUFFFHOUSECOLUMBW ASCAP/Ubiquity. ASCAP) DIVINE (PENDULUM /RED ANT) TOO SHORT (SHORT /JIVE) 20 COME AND GET WITH ME (Keith Sweat, ASCAP/EMI April, DOO WOP (THAT THING) SO INTO YOU ASCAP/Wiz. BMI) HL LIKE THIS 3 2 15 41 37 21 3 5 4 LOVE 41 28 18 TOUCH IT LAURYN HILL (RUFFHOUSE/COLUMBIA) TAMIA (QWEST/WARNER BROS.) 71 CROSSTOWN BEEF (Medina Sound, BMI /Jashiya, BMI/EMI FAITH EVANS (BAD BOY/ ARISTA) MONIFAH (UPTOWN /UNIVERSAL) Blackwood, BMI) LOVE LIKE THIS TAKE ME THERE 6 8 ALL THE PLACES (I WILL KISS YOU) 4 4 12 42 49 3 83 DANCE WIT ME lobete, ASCAP/Stone Diamond, 42 34 14 SPLACKAVELLIE FAITH EVANS (BAD BOY / ARISTA) BLAOOTREET &MYA FEAT .MASS &BUNNY BUNK IINTERSWPE) ® AARON HALL (MCA) PRESSHA (TONY MERCEDES/LAFACEJARISTA) ASCAP/Takin Care Of Business, BMI) HARD KNOCK UFE (GHETTO ANTHEM) GOD'S GRACE 52 DANGEROUSGROUNDS (Wu -Tang, BMI/Careers-BMG. 5 TRIPPIN' N 5c 6 10 43 40 19 5 4 5 JAY -Z (ROC- A- FELLNDEF JAM) TRIN -I -TEE 5:7 (B- RITE/INTERSCOPE) BMV/Diggs Family, BMI) MISSY EWOTT) (BAD BOY /ARISTA; ®- FEATURING SH'KILLA (RUGLEY) 69 DAYDREAMIN' (Rodney Jerkins, BMVEMI Blackwood, HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE CHA CHA CHA BMVEnsign, BMI/Bow Down, BMI/Gunz, BMI/LeShawn 1 I'M YOUR ANGEL THE LADY, HER LOVER AND LORD 6 5 16 44 47 8 - 50 5 DRU HILL FEAT. REDMAN (UNNERSRYASIANDDEFJAM) FLIPMODE SQUAD (FLIPMODE/ELEKTRNEEG) © R. KELLY & CELINE DION (JIVE) BISHOP T.D. JAKES, SR. (ISLAND) Daniels, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP/MCA, ASCAP) HL ® 94 DEFINITION (Medina Sound, BMVPen Skills, BMI/DJ Hi -Tek, THESE ARE THE TIMES DAYS LIKE THIS 59 37 1D 8 8 HILL 45 38 14 BMI/EMI Blackwood, BMI( HL 1 3 5 4S DRU (UNIVERSITY /ISLAND) KENNY LATTIMORE (COLUMBIA) LAURYNHILL (RUFFHOUSE/COLUMBIA) MR. MONEEY LOC FEAT. ABOVE THE LAW (LOGN -UP) 42 DONT LET IT GO TO YOUR HEAD (Rushtown, 7 HAVE YOU EVER? STILL NOT A PLAYER ASCAP/Texgram, ASCAP/Warner- Tamerlane, BMI) WBM 6 PUSHIN' ON) 12 46 48 36 ® 9 46 56 2 Q BRANDY (ATLANTIC) BIG PUNISHER FEAT. JOE (LOUD) 3 DOO WOP (THAT THING) (Sony /AN Tunes, ASCAP/Obverse FEAT. MR. SHORT KHOP (PRIORITY) CHUCK SMOOTH (WINGSPAN) Creation, ASCAP) HL LATELY 9 7 14 SUPERTHUG (WHAT WHAT) 36 (DO YOU) WANNA RIDE (Co-T, ASCAP/Copyright Control) REAL DIVINE (PENDULUM/RED ANT) 41 41 16 O 7 7 41 33 4 NOREAGA (PENALTY/TOMMY BOY) 1112 FEATURING MASE (BAD BOY /ARISTA) 79 DR. GREENTHUMB (Soul Assassins, ASCAP/Hits From Da ÉTH 2RLIIVE CREW FEAT. ICE -T (LIL' JOE) 30 Bong, ASCAP/BMG, ASCAP) HL HEORY)(H CROSSTOWN 10 9 13 ®Sl 57 ENJOY YOURSELF (Valentino, ASCAP/Niggazizfrowsey, 10 14 8 3 KIRK FRANKLN (GOSPO CENTRIC/INTERSCOPE) NCILE FEAT MISSYSIIOTT &MIXJLA IIHE GOLD MRDEASIWESTIEG) VOICES O.L.A. /RED ANT) ®55 GOWN (RAWKUS) ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP) ANGEL IN DISGUISE 49 I MONEY, CASH, H * *S 89 FIND A WAY (Zomba, ASCAP/Jazz Merchant ASCAP/Ephcey, GHETTO COWBOY ENJOY YOURSELF 11 10 10 11 15 3 49 40 4 BRANDY (ATLANTIC) JAY -Z (FEAT. DMX) (ROC- A- FELLA/DEF JAM) ASCAP/PolyGram International, ASCAP/MCA, MO THUGS FAMILY (MO THUGSRUTI-LESSRELATMTY) A+ (KEDAR/UNIVERSAL) ASCAP/Universal, ASCAP/Towa Tei, ASCAP/Babel Gilberto, 7 HOME ALONE TOUCH IT 45 12 13 50 46 16 ASCAP) HL/WBM 12 10 5 W 5L) 9 R. KELLY FEAT. KEITH MURRAY (JIVE) MONIFAH (UPTOWN/UNIVERSAL) WILLIE MAX FEAT. RAPHAELSAADKI IPOOKIE/MOTOWN) WWILL SMITH (CO(COLUMBIA) S 11 THE FIRST NIGHT (So So Def, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP/Marshai, ASCAP /lobate, ASCAP) HL is 7 ROSA PARKS THE BOY IS MINE 1© 51 52 31 FREE 13 I 51 47 Id OUTKAST (LAFACE/ARISTA) BRANDY & MONICA (ATLANTIC) 67 (Kee- Drick, BMVWamer- Tamerlane, BMVBIack Eye. - BRIAN MCKNIGHT (FEAT. TONE& KOBE BRYAN) (MOTOWN) TTATYAANAEALIA(IMJJ/WORK/EPIC) ASCAP/WB, ASCAP) THE FIRST NIGHT 14 11 22 COME AND GET WITH ME 14 FRIEND OF MINE (The Price Is Right. BMI/Music Corp. Of WESTSIDE TALK SHOW SHHH! (ARISTA) 52 39 15 14 8 10 52 43 6 MONICA KEITH SWEAT FEAT. SNOOP DOGJ (ELEKTRNEEG) America, BMI/Steven A. Jordan, ASCAP/Sony /AN Tunes, TO (CLOCKWORK/EPIC) SHAE JONES (M3 /UNIVERSAL) ASCAP/Dub's World, ASCAP/HGL, ASCAP/For Chase, CHANGES SAME OL' G ONLY YOU STILL A G THANG 15 36 3 53 45 20 ASCAPHHrt Co. South, ASCAP) HL 15 20 3 53 46 14 2PAC (AMARU /DEATH ROW /INTERSCOPE) GINUWINE (BLACKGROUND/ATLANTIC) TAMI DAVIS (RED ANT) SNOOP DOGG (NO LIMIT /PRIORITY) 78 GET AT ME (Ninth Street Tunnel, BMI/Sony/ATV Songs, CAN'T TAKE MY EYES YOU BMI/NTL, ASCAP/It's A Girl, Not A Boy, ASCAP /Ahmad's 16 15 27 OFF OF TALK SHOW SHHH! BETTER WIT LAURYN HILL (RUFFHOUSE/COLUMBIA) 54 56 6 World, ASCAP/LORAD, ASCAP) 16 24 8 54 51 4 SHAT. JONES (M3 /UNIVERSAL) JON B. (PAYDAY /LONDON/ISLAND) DIALWNNBREW 1M$ IDPEFWIIk 5T1RSF GtE OM1NI 30 GHETTO COWBOY (Mo Thugs, ASCAP/Piet ASCAP/Layzie FRIEND OF MINE 11 14 28 SWEETHEART Bone, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP) (DO YOU) WANNA RIDE DANGEROUS GROUNDS KELLY PRICE (T- NECK/ISLAND) 55 66 12 11 42 2 55 68 2 JD & MARIAH CAREY (SO SO DEF/COLUMBIA) 21 GOTTA BE (So So Del, ASCAP/EMI April, ASCAP/Them Damn REEL TIGHT (G- FUNK/RESTLESS) METHOD MAN (FEAT. STREETLIFE) (DEF JAM) Twins, ASCAP/Slack A.D., ASCAP/BMG, ASCAP) HL LOVE ME ALL MY LIFE IS YOURNELOVEDDEF) TRAVELLIN' MAN 28 10 56 53 51 97 THE GRAND FINALE (Boomer X. ASCAP/Dead Game. 16 11 10 56 1 a 112 FEAT. MASE (BAD BOY / ARISTA) K -CI & JOJO (MCA) DDRUVLTR HONDA FEAT. MOS DEF (RELATIVITY) ASCAP/III Will, ASCAP/Ruthless Attack, ASCAP/Careers- TRIPPIN' YOU MAKE ME WANNA... BMG. BMI/Wu -Tang, BMIBJ Irv. BMI) LLNETRMENEFRETURNRTHE AIFAVOR NOBODY ELSE 19 29 8 r 51 58 73 19 19 8 TOTAL (FEAT. MISSY EWOTT) (BAD BOY /ARISTA USHER (LAFACE/ARISTA) 10 HARD KNOCK LIFE (GHETTO ANTHEM) (Lil Lu Lo. BMI/EMI 51 41 16 Blackwood. BMV45, ASCAP/Instantly. ASCAP/WB, FADED PICTURES A WOMAN'S FED UP COME 75 20 32 6 1 WHEN ASCAP/Helene Blue, ASCAP/MPL Communications, ASCAP) 12 7 CASE FEATURING JOE (DEF JAM) 58 20 56 2 R. KELLY (JIVE) HL/WBM KEITH SWEEAT FEAT. SNOOP DCGG (ELEKTRAEG) MEL ECK BRITE (HQ/TENT/PP') 17 HOLD ME (Not Usted) ANGEL OF MINE 59 3 TAKING EVERYTHING TOPS DROP 59 FREE 21 35 5 45 HOT SPOT (Lil Lu Lu, BMVDJ Irv, BMI( 21 39 9 1 MONICA (ARISTA) GERALD LEVERT (EASTWEST /EEG) FAT PAT (W RECKSHOP) M-DOC FFAT. CRISTINA (INDASOUVALIXIMCHIBAN) 5 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE (Sony /AN Songs. BMVMusic HERE WE COME SWEET LADY Everyone Craves, BMI/North Avenue, ASCAP/EMI April, I STILL LOVE YOU THE STREET MIX 22 23 6 60 1 22 16 18 60 37 7 11MRNNIDFFAT.