THE TOP- SELLING ALBUMS COMPILED FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF RETAIL STORE AND RACK SALES REPORTS COLLECTED, COMPILED, AND PROVIDED BY SoundScan® IDOIlde ® MAY 9, 1998 till" pz r óz z z cn 0 cn w W 3 C:' z ARTIST TITLE a_ó = w Ñ w 3 a xx ARTIST TITLE ó g a a H 3 S Cl ~ ¢ IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL (SUGGESTED LIST PRICE OR EQUIVALENT FOR CASSETTE/CD) 3 N'' 3 p IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL (SUGGESTED LIST PRICE OR EQUIVALENT FOR CASSETTE/CD) a * * * No. 1** * 55 41 39 64 SPICE GIRLS A' VIRGIN 42174 *(10.98/16.98) SPICE 1 1 1 1 20 SOUNDTRACK A10 SONY CLASSICAL 63213 (10.98EQ/17.98) 16 weeks at No.1 TITANIC 1 ( 56 ) NEW 1 RADIOHEAD CAPITOL 58071 (8.98 CD) AIRBAG /HOW AM I DRIVING? (EP) 56 * * * HOT SHOT DEBUT* * * 57 LEANN RIMES A° 52 49 33 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - INSPIRATIONAL SONGS 1 CURB 77885 (10.98/16.98) ( 2 ) NEW 1 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 70020 (10.98/16.98) ONE STEP AT A TIME 2 58 56 54 30 THE VERVE VC/HUT44913NIRGIN (10.98/16.98) URBAN HYMNS 23 3 3 7 4 SOUNDTRACK WARNER SUNSET/REPRISE 46867 */WARNER BROS. (10.98/17.98) CITY OF ANGELS 3 59 36 35 5 CAPPADONNA RAZOR SHARP/EPIC STREET 67947* /EPIC (11.98 EQ/16.98) THE PILLAGE 3 4 2 2 23 CELINE DION ' 550 MUSIC 68861 /EPIC (10.98 EQ/17.98) LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE 1 60 48 51 24 TIMBALAND AND MAGOO BLACKGROUND /ATLANTIC 92772 * /AG (9.98'15.98) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD 33 5 4 5 54 SAVAGE GARDEN A' COLUMBIA 67954 (10.98 E0116.981 SAVAGE GARDEN 3 61 59 65 24 LSG EASTWEST 62125/EEG (10.98 16.98) LEVERT.SWEAT.GILL 4 6 5 4 37 BACKSTREET BOYS ° JIVE 41589 (10.98/16.98) BACKSTREET BOYS 4 DAZ DOW 42 38 4 8 1 FAITH HILL WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 46790 (10.98/16.98) 7 62 RETALIATION, REVENGE AND GET BACK (J NEW FAITH DEATH ROW 5352453524*/PRIORITY " /PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) JIMMY PAGE & ROBERT PLANT 63 61 67 29 EVERCLEAR CAPITOL 36503* (10.98/15.98) SO MUCH FOR THE AFTERGLOW 33 ( 8 NEW 1 WALKING INTO CLARKSDALE 8 ) ATLANTIC 83092 * /AG (10.98/16.98) 64 62 58 64 PAULA COLEA IMAGO 46424/WARNER BROS. (10.98/15.98)® THIS FIRE 20 9 7 8 45 K -CI & JOJOA MCA 11613" (10.9816.98) LOVE ALWAYS 6 65 39 22 3 AZ N00 TRYBE 56715NIRGIN (10.98/16.981 PIECES OF A MAN 22 10 9 17 25 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY (NASHVILLE) 536003 (10.98 EQ/16.98) COME ON OVER 2 66 44 34 31 CHUMBAWAMBA AR REPUBLIC 53099/UNIVERSAL (10.98/16.98) TUBTHUMPER 3 11 6 3 3 SOUNDTRACK NO LIMIT 50745 * /PRIORITY (11.98/17.98) I GOT THE HOOK -UP! 3 ( 67) NEW 1 WIDESPREAD PANIC CAPRICORN 558145/MERCURY (17.98 E0/23.98) LIGHT FUSE GET AWAY 61 12 10 10 7 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA RCA 67634 (10.98/16.98) LEFT OF THE MIDDLE 10 (68) 78 75 35 MARTINA MCBRIDE RCA (NASHVILLE) 67516 /RLG (10.98/16.98) EVOLUTION 24 13 8 9 8 MADONNA AR MAVERICK46847/WARNER BROS. (10.98/17.98) RAY OF LIGHT 2 69 63 71 5 'N SYNC RCA 67613 (10.98/16.98) 'N SYNC 63 14 11 14 6 SOUNDTRACK HEAVYWEIGHT 540886 * /A&M (10.98 EQ/17.98) THE PLAYERS CLUB 10 TRISHA YEARWO°110139A8/16.981 70 76 72 35 (SONGBOOK) A COLLECTION OF HITS 4 15 13 11 7 ERIC CLAPTON A DUCK/REPRISE 46577/WARNER BROS. (10.98/17.98) PILGRIM 4 ( MCA NASHVILLE 70011 16 12 15 60 MATCHBOX 20 A LAVA/ATLANTIC 92721/AG (10.98/15.98) MM YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU 5 71 46 28 3 JERRY CANTRELL COLUMBIA 68147* (10.98 EQ/16.98) BOGGY DEPOT 28 17 14 12 22 WILL SMITH A' COLUMBIA 68683* (10.98 EQ/17.98) BIG WILLIE STYLE 10 72 68 68 3 ANDREA BOCELLI PHILIPS 462033 (10.98 EQ/17.98) ARIA - THE OPERA ALBUM 68 60 57 44 ROBYN RCA 67477 (10.98/16.9811M 18 19 19 22 GARTH BROOKS A' CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) 56599/CAPITOL NASHVILLE (10.98/16.98) SEVENS 1 73 ROBYN IS HERE 57 19 16 16 32 USHER A' LAFACE 26043 /ARISTA (10.98/16.98) MY WAY 4 74 54 44 6 VAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 46662 (10.98/17.98) VAN HALEN 3 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS 20 15 6 3 GOODIE MOB LAFACE 26047*/ARISTA (10.98/16.98) STILL STANDING 6 75 66 64 19 THE SOURCE PRESENTS HIP HOP HITS - VOLUME 1 38 POLYGRAM TV 536204 (10.98 EQ/17.98) 21 1 SOUNDTRACK INTERSCOPE 90160* (11.98/17.98) BULWORTH THE SOUNDTRACK 21 BROSOK & DUN N A2 NEW - ( 76 82 82 32 THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION 4 ) ARISTA NASHVILLE 18852 (10.98/16.98) 22 17 21 3 BONNIE RAITT CAPITOL 56397 (10.9816.98) FUNDAMENTAL 17 ( 77 ) NEW 1 MYA UNIVERSITY 90166/INTERSCOPE (10.98/16.981 MYA 77 23 18 13 3 DO OR DIE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH /RAP- A- LOT 45612NIRGIN (10.98/16.98) HEADZ OR TAILZ 13 78 69 60 8 SCARFACE RAP-A- LOT45471NIRGIN (19.98/22.98) MY HOMIES 4 24 22 27 30 CREED WIND -UP 13049 (10.9816.98) I1 MY OWN PRISON 22 (79) NEW 1 SOULFLY ROADRUNNER 8748 (10.98/16.98) SOULFLY 79 25 21 24 23 MARCY PLAYGROUND A CAPITOL 53569 (10.98/15.98) MM MARCY PLAYGROUND 21 80 71 70 43 RADIOHEAD CAPITOL 55229 (10.98/15.98) OK COMPUTER 21 26 24 29 29 JANET A2 VIRGIN 44762 (11.98/17.98) THE VELVET ROPE 1 81 65 55 33 AQUA A' MCA 11705 (10.98/16.98) AQUARIUM 7 21 28 37 31 BRIAN MCKNIGHT A MOTOWN 536215 (10.98 EQ/16.98) ANYTIME 13 82 64 62 32 BEN FOLDS FIVE CAROLINE/550 MUSIC 67762 * /EPIC (10.98 EQ/16.98) WHATEVER AND EVER AMEN 42 * * * GREATEST GAINER * * * ß3 70 100 9 BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY COOLSVILLE 93338/EMI-CAPITOL (10.9E6.98) BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY 64 Z8 50 53 41 TIM MCGRAW A2 CURB 77886 (10.98/16.98) EVERYWHERE 2 84 88 93 29 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND REVOLUTION 24689/WARNER BROS. ,10.98/16.98) TROUBLE IS... 74 29 31 41 41 SARAH MCLACHLAN z ARISTA 18970 ä0.9e 16sa) SURFACING 2 85 91 88 13 DIXIE CHICKS MONUMENT 68195/ SONY(NASHVILLE)(10.98EQ/16.98)® WIDE OPEN SPACES 85 30 20 18 25 SPICE GIRLSA3 VIRGIN 45111 (11.98/17.98) SPICEWORLD 3 86 79 91 10 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA 67728* (10.98 EQ/16.98) DESTINY'S CHILD 67 31 23 23 6 C- MURDER NO LIMIT 50723 *!PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) ® LIFE OR DEATH 3 ( 87) 96 122 5 SEMISONIC MCA 11733 (8.98/12.98) ® FEELING STRANGELY FINE 87 32 33 42 35 MASTER P NO LIMIT 50659 * /PRIORITY (10.9816.98) GHETTO D 1 88 57 36 51 HANSON A* MERCURY 534615 (11.98 EQ/17.98) MIDDLE OF NOWHERE 2 33 32 30 55 THIRD EYE BLIND AR ELEKTRA 62012*/EEG (10.98/16.98)R THIRD EYE BLIND 25 89 81 85 49 F00 FIGHTERS ROSWELL 55832*/CAPITOL (10.98/16.98) THE COLOUR AND THE SHAPE 10 34 29 32 4 MONTELL JORDAN DEF JAM 536987" /MERCURY (10.98 EQ/16.98) LETS RIDE 20 90 97 89 28 GREEN DAY A REPRISE 46794/WARNER BROS. (10.98/16.98) NIMROD. 10 35 25 20 12 SOUNDTRACK MAVERICK46840/WARNER BROS. (11.98/17.98) THE WEDDING SINGER 5 91 75 83 111 CELINE DION '° 550 MUSIC 67541/EPIC (10.98 EQ/17.98) FALLING INTO YOU 1 WYCLEF JEAN FEAT. REFUGEE ALISTARS 36 37 46 44 WYCLEFIEANPRESENiSTHECARNIVALFEAT .REFUGEEALLSTARS 16 92 RUFFHOUSE679 74 * /COLUMBIA(10.98EQ16.981 83 80 23 KENNY G ARISTA 18991 (10.98/17.98) KENNY G GREATEST HITS 19 37 26 25 40 PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY A° BAD BOY 73012 * / ARISTA (10.98/17.98) NO WAY OUT 1 93 73 52 3 STABBING WESTWARD COLUMBIA 69329 (10.98 EQ/16.98) DARKEST DAYS 52 38 34 31 10 SILKK THE SHOCKER NO LIMIT 50716 * /PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) CHARGE IT 2 DA GAME 3 94 77 79 32 BUSTA RHYMES ELEKTRA 62064* /EEG (10.98/16.981 WHEN DISASTER STRIKES... 3 39 27 26 4 GANG STARR NOD TRYBE 45585*NIRGIN (10.98/16.98) MOMENT OF TRUTH 6 95 74 77 15 THE LOX BAD BOY 73015* /ARISTA (10.98/16.98) ® MONEY, POWER & RESPECT 3 40 30 40 32 MAR IAHCAREY COLUMBIA 67835(10.98EQ11.98) BUTTERFLY 1 ' 96 86 94 24 MYS TIKAL BIG BOY/NO LIMIT 41620/JIVE(10.98/16.98)® UNPREDICTABLE 3 (41 ) NEW 1 STEVE WARINER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 94482 (10.98/16.98) BURNIN' THE ROADHOUSE DOWN 41 * * * PACESETTER * * * 42 58 74 7 FASTBALL HOLLYWOOD 162130 18.98 EQ/12.98) MI ALL THE PAIN MONEY CAN BUY 42 97 132 130 53 GEORGE STRAIT A2 MCA NASHVILLE 11584 (10.98/16.98) CARRYING YOUR LOVE WITH ME 1 43 35 33 26 MASEA2 BAD BOY 73017* /ARISTA (10.98/16.98) HARLEM WORLD 1 98 89 90 6 JO DEE MESSINA CURB 77904 (10.98./16.98) I'M ALRIGHT 61 44) NEW 1 SONS OF FUNK NO LIMIT 50725* /PRIORITY (10.98/16.98) THE GAME OF FUNK 44 99 84 81 35 DAYS OF THE NEW OUTPOST 30004/GEFFEN (10.98/16.98) IM DAYS OF THE NEW 54 45 45 61 19 NEXT ARISTA 18973 (10.98/15.98) MM RATED NEXT 45 100 92 92 Si SUBLIME A' GASOLINE ALLEY 11413 /MCA (10.9816.98) SUBLIME 13 53 63 11 CHERRY POPPIN' DADDIES MOJO 53081/UNIVERSAL (10.98/16.98) ZOOT SUIT RIOT 46 46 MI 101 72 59 41 SMASH MOUTH INTERSCOPE 90142 (10.98/16.98) ® FUSH YU MANG 19 38 48 5 ARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 18987 (10.98/16.98) A ROSE IS A ROSE 30 47 STILL 102 93 86 27 BARENAKED LADIES REPRISE46393/WARNER BROS.