Billboard® DECEMBER 6, 1997 Radio R M I N G Adult Contemporary P R O G A M Y Y z TITLE ARTIST MODERN AC 3 N o IMPRINT & NUMBER/PROMOTION LABEL (Continued from preceding page) * * *No.1 * ** "There's no difference between the SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT ELTON JOHN electronica of Bowie's `Heroes' and 1 1 1 14 No,1 ROCKET 568108#Á&M _ 3 meta at the new U2 album," which is hailed HOW DO I LIVE LEANN RIMES 2 2 2 21 CURB 73022 as a breakthrough. "[Eno and QUIT PLAYING GAMES (WITH MY HEART) BACKSTREET BOYS Bowie] were so ahead of their time. 3 3 3 19 JIVE 42453 Those songs from Bowie work bet- SO HELP ME GIRL GARY BARLOW 4 4 6 11 ARISTA 13428 ter now than they did back then." TELL HIM BARBRA STREISAND - CELINE DION vein, men- 10 6 5 7 In a similar Warren 550 MUSIC/EPIC ALBUM CUT /COLUMBIA Heads. "If `Remain PROMISE AIN'T ENOUGH DARYL HALL JOHN GATES tions the Talking 7 14 © 7 PUSH ALBUM CUT In Light' came out today, it would be TAKES A LITTLE TIME AMY GRANT 1 5 4 17 hailed as an ambient /electronica A&M ALBUM CUT THE BEST OF LOVE MICHAEL BOLTON masterpiece," he says. "That record LO 14 6 ® COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT was definitely totally ahead of its 8 AT THE BEGINNING RICHARD MARX & DONNA LEWIS 8 7 time. It still is. There's nothing out O ATLANTIC 84037 g THE GIFT JIM BRICKMAN FEAT. COLLIN RAYE & SUSAN ASHTON in [the current crop of] electronica O10 n 8 WINDHAM HILL ALBUM CUT that comes close." BUTTERFLY MARIAN CAREY O 11 12 adds, "The Pixies were 11 $ Warren COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT get I DON'T WANT TO WAIT PAULA COLE totally underrated and didn't O12 12 15 1I) IMAGO 17318/WARNER BROS. their due, sonically, lyrically. The 2 BECOME 1 SPICE GIRLS 13 10 14 13 VIRGIN 38604 soft /loud distortion thing [was FOOLISH GAMES JEWEL something that] the Pixies had 13 17 14 14 ATLANTIC 87021 down really well." SILVER SPRINGS FLEETWOOD MAC 15 15 9 17 REPRISE ALBUM CUT He also wonders, "How would the Lofty Spice? Spice Girls made a recent stop by "The Howard Stern Show" in * * * AIRPOWER * * * English Beat fare with the recent New York to discuss "Spiceworld," the name of their just -released album and ?" a song like HOW ELTBREAK MY HEART TONI BRAXTON WITH KENNY G ska revival Take new movie, due in January. Stem, third from the right, is pictured here with Vic- 16 20 21 4 L "Mirror In The Bathroom." "You toria, Melanie B., Melanie C., Emma, and Geri. THE ONLY ONE CHICAGO 17 17 1J 9 could remix them, tweak them here REPRISE ALBUM CUT be up SUNNY CAME HOME SHAWN COLVIN and there, and they'd right 18 16 16 33 COLUMBIA 78528 alongside Goldfinger and whatever ÇHANGE6THE WORLD ERIC CLAPTON 19 19 19 77 other ska band of the day is out." Warren also cites the Story, the * * * AIRPOWER * * * duo of Brooke and Jennifer Kim- HEY GIRL BILLY JOEL 2U 23 5 21 COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT ball, as being "ahead of its time" on ALL FOR YOU SISTER HAZEL "Grace And Gravity" and "The O21 22 20 17 UNIVERSAL 56135 Angel In The House." O CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 ELTON JOHN Buck- 24 22 12 list includes Jeff 22 ROCKET 568108/A &M Warren's SAND AND WATER BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN ley, Edie Brickell, Donald Fagen, 23 25 28 3 REPRISE 17269 Dream Academy, Prefab Sprout, FOR ONCE IN OUR LIVES PAUL CARRACK 23 24 24 24 ARK 21 ALBUM CUT John Wesley Harding, House Of LOVING YOU KENNY G Love, Darling Buds, and Ride. 25 30 2 ARISTA ALBUM CUT "Noel and Liam [Gallagher of Oasis] would be shit without Ride," he says. Adult Top 40 WXLE Albany, N.Y., PD Neil Hunter agrees with MacLeash's * * *No.1 * ** take on Jones. "I'm not sure she cut I DON'T WANT TO WAIT PAULA COLE 1 1 1 20 he And IMAGO 17318/WARNER BROS. 5 weeks at No. 1 through well enough," says. he, too, up the Story, which FLY SUGAR RAY brings 3 4 16 Q2 LAVA ALBUM CUT /ATLANTIC was the first time triple -A became ALL FOR YOU SISTER HAZEL Brooke, who is now 3 2 2 32 acquainted with UNIVERSAL 56135 set for her second solo album (her ® 5 5 9 TUBTHUMPING CHUMBAWAMBA REPUBLIC 56146/UNIVERSAL first without a reference to the FOOLISH GAMES JEWEL Story), "10 -Cent Wings." 5 4 3 21 ATLANTIC 87021 Andrea Karr had programmed Robyn Is Here. RCA's Robyn hangs with WHY! (Y100) Fort Lauderdale, ON THE SUN SMASH MOUTH Fla., PD Rob Roberts at the station's recent 24th birthday concert, which 6 7 13 WALKIN' SWE Cable Radio for years and is © INTERSCOPE ALBUM CUT also featured Real McCoy, No Mercy, Jon Secada, and Gloria Estefan. IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE TONIC now doing promotion with Wind - 7 7 10 23 is consecutive POLYDOR ALBUM CUT/A &M Up. She picks up the Amos thread, Robyn's current Hot 100 hit, "Show Me Love," her second PUSH MATCHBOX 20 top 10 song. 3 8 8 22 saying, "The song that specifically LAVA ALBUM CUT /ATLANTIC comes to mind is `Cornflake Girl.' SEMI -CHARMED LIFE THIRD EYE BLIND 9 9 6 31 ELEKTRA 64173/EEG If that was a brand -new single, I DO LISA LOEB that would happen. I can't imagine 10 12 18 5 GEFFEN 19416 that Fiona Apple didn't hear or BUILDING A MYSTERY SARAH MCLACHLAN 11 10 9 22 wasn't influenced by Tori Amos." ARISTA 13395 She still calls Mark Lanegan's HOW DO I LIVE LEANN RIMES 12 11 11 14 CURB 73022 "Carnival" one of her favorite 3 AM MATCHBOX 20 13 20 23 5 songs. She also felt strongly about LAVA ALBUM CUT/ATLANTIC the Jayhawks' "Blue," Massive BARELY BREATHING DUNCAN SHEIK 14 13 13 58 ATLANTIC 87027 Attack's "Protection," and Lori SUMMERTIME THE SUNDAYS Carson's "You Won't Fall" from the 15 19 21 8 DGC ALBUM CUT /GEFFEN "Where It Goes" album." SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT ELTON JOHN 16 21 22 11 saying, ROCKET 568108/A &M Karr also cites Brooke, ONE HEADLIGHT THE WALLFLOWERS "She has an exquisite voice and 17 17 14 42 INTERSCOPE ALBUM CUT potential." With her next effort HOW BIZARRE OMC 18 14 12 30 slated for an early November HUH! ALBUM CUT /MERCURY release, "it will be interesting to TAKES A LITTLE TIME AMY GRANT 19 15 15 15 A &M ALBUM CUT see what happens with it." SUNNY CAME HOME SHAWN COLVIN cites 20 16 16 41 Elektra's Lisa Michelson COLUMBIA 78528 Brooke but proudly reports that CRIMINAL FIONA APPLE 21 18 17 15 Tracy Chapman and Natalie Mer- CLEAN SLATE 78595/WORK QUIT PLAYING GAMES (WITH MY HEART) BACKSTREET BOYS chant, both Elektra artists, had 22 22 19 20 JIVE 42453 done a lot of trailblazing and hap- SAY WHAT YOU WANT TEXAS 23 23 24 9 pily are still around today. MERCURY ALBUM CUT In Boston, WXRV PD Joanne SWEET SURRENDER SARAH MCLACHLAN 24 32 35 3 ARISTA ALBUM CUT Doody points to Clannad. "I loved O "Bliged. WAMO Pittsburgh's Sly Jock and Kris Kelley were involved in the SURROUNDED CHANTAL KREVIAZUK them to death and never under- 25 27 31 6 recent Budweiser Superfest, which included the hip -hop grooves of Mary J. COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT stood why they couldn't go any- DJ music Compiled horn a national sample of airplay upped by Broadcast Data Systems Radio Track service- 56 adult contemporary stations and 66 adult top 40 Bilge. Shown, from left, are morning show Sly Jock, Blige, director and stations are electronically monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Songs ranked by number d detections. O Tracks shaving an increase in detections wer place," she says. "That music is so Kelley, and MCA Records' Azim Rashid. he previous week, regardless of hart movement. Airpower awarded to songs which attain 400 aduR contemporary detections a 700 adult top 40 detections midday talent for the first time. C1997. Billboard/BPI Communications. beautiful." 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