FROM A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF R &B RADIO AIRPLAY MONITORED BY BROADCAST DATA SYSTEMS, R &B RADIO PLAYLISTS, AND RETAIL SINGLE SALES COL- BiIIboard LECTED, COMPILED. AND PROVIDED BY SoundScan,. OCTOBER 18, 1997 TM """I O O N 0, _ -- co OZ H- i w w = TITLE ARTIST ó ..'' w 3 TITLE ARTIST ó 3 g 3 ' < $ v PR(rt' NPiTEA LABEL & NUMBER PROMOTION LABEL a s 3 S 3 v a PRODUCER (SONGWRITER) IABEL R Nl1MBER'PROMOTION LABEL a s CAN WE (FROM "BOOTY CALL") SWV * * * 1 * * 49 48 54 12 31 No. * TIMPAI A"ill'M Fl IIOTT T!.' it JIVE 42445 YOU MAKE ME WANNA... 7 weeks at No. 1 USHER 1 1 1 g J.DUPRIU.DUPRI,M.SEAL,USHER; (C)(D)(T)(X) LAFACE 24265/ARISTA * * * GREATEST GAINER /AIRPLAY * * * 4 4 SEASONS OF LONELINESS BOYZ II MEN SUNSHINE ; ATURING BABYFACE AND FOXY BROWN O 2 2 2 50 56 60 3 50 1.)ÁM,7 LE\', -IARRIS .. (C) (D) MOTOWN 860684 l'= %- R$IU,T.LEW61 ID ROC-A- FELLAAEF JAM 574923'AIEACURI' MY LOVE IS THE SHHH! SOMETHIN' FOR THE PEOPLE FEAT. TRINA & TAMARA 3 4 8 3 51 INVISIBLE MAN 98 DEGREES 38 ® '. .. 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T.BELL,LCREED.J.BROWN,F.WESLEYI ICI IDI MCA 55353 THINGS JUST AIN'T THE SAME (FROM "MONEY TALKS") DEBORAH COX 9 BUTTA LOVE NEXT 55 53 44 18 22 11 7 1 EVANS ANTOINE, N. HARRISON ,A.EVANS,T.BELL,L.CREED) (C) I0) (T) (X) ARISTA 13380 .EXANDE9.PROF T. ANDER, T TOLBERT, 17) ARISTA B.ANTOINE.A. IA. 0 - ILAIE% R.L.HUGGAR,A.CLOWERS.D.UGMIY)C1 (DI 1 %I 13407 STOPPING YOU THE O'JAYS HONEY MARIAN CAREY 56 52 43 18 WHAT'S 21 8 5 3 6 2 G.LEVEPT 'vERT) (CI IDI (T)GLOBAL SOUL 34273NOLCANO U' 4H STEVIE. u CAREY IIACAREY S COMBS It FAREED.SMOAN S KAGUE.B ROBINSON R.LARKINS L PRICE'. IC. Anil .71IY: :X) COLUMBIA '8648 REMINDING ME (OF SEF) COMMON FEATURING CHANTAY SAVAGE NEVER MAKE A PROMISE DRU HILL 51 58 67 7 57 9 8 8 12 1 YN.. - I G REDMOND.L.BROWNEE,F.SM17H,1 SIMON) IC) ID) IT) RELATIVITY 1627 D.SIMMONS (D.SIMMONS., (C) (DI (n ISLAND 512082 AIN'T NUTHIN' BUT A JAM Y'ALL GEORGE CLINTON WITH THE DAll BAND ALL CRIED OUT ALLURE FEATURING 112 S8 69 69 3 58 10 11 12 8 10 B.HARRIS IB.HS, '.' . LAIN,N. PHILLIPS ,S.MAR7IN,G.CLINTON,IR.I ICI INTERSOUND 9286 k )7T'CNEY M.CAREYW AI A',ns rr N+ (Fill I FORCE} ICI 101 TRACK MASTERS 78678/CRAVE NEVER WANNA LET YOU GO (FROM "DEF JAM'S HOW TO BE A PLAYER ") ABSOLUTE 59 59 85 - 2 I CARE 'BOUT YOU (FROM "SOUL FOOD ") MILESTONE ).WALKER (CGREEN,CWARD,L MAXWELL.B.CASEY.J.WALKER) (CI (DI DEF JAM 574925/MERCURY 11 14 16 8 11 O a_L BABYFALT L1AnYi IC) (D) LAFACE 24264 /ARISTA DISTANT LOVER TARAL 60 60 61 9 0 MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. (FEAT. 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(CI IT) VIOLATOR 1646/RELATIVITY 15 19 30 3 L STFV.: :, TFWART ICI IDI MCA 55380 YOU BRING ME UP K -CI & JOJO 64 63 64 20 7 G BAILLERGEAU.V MEF K HAILEYJ.HAILEY) (C) (DI (TI (XI MCA 55346 I CAN LOVE YOU LOVE IS ALL WE NEED MARY J. BLIGE 2 16 15 14 13 NES. C .BRODYNMYRICKLIr KIWI HARRIS III) ICI (DITn MCA 55362 NEED YOUR LOVE BIG BUB FEATURING QUEEN LATIFAH & HEAVY D 65 55 47 7 26 - ;-U T JEFFERSON.L SINGLETARY.B EDWARDS,N RODGERS) ICI ITI IT) KEDAR 561291JNIVERSAL NOT TONIGHT FROM' NOTHING TO LOSE . _ NIM FEAT DA BRAT. LEFT EYE. MISSY ELLIOTT & ANGIE MARTINEZ 3 11 16 13 16 = - "a.."7_,,,:'E: EAST /Y rKC ,r,= ATIAC'C IMMA ROLLA MR. MONEY LOC 66 86 2 66 E I Y(MR MONEY LOC,E COSTON,M CITY} CI IT)IXI LOON UP 70310 I MISS MY HOMIES MASTFR P FEATURING PIMP C ÁN(1 THE SHOCKER 18 20 7 16 18 ;I, N+o :KULA ; SMILE SCARFACE FEATURING 2PAC & JOHNNY P 4 b DICK PRIORITY 67 51 55 18 '. - CAPONS (B JORDAN.M DEAN.T.SHAKUR.J.HARRIS T LEWIS' C ID'. RAP -A -LOT NOO TRYBE 38581 VIRGIN * * * HOT SHOT DEBUT * * * WORKIN' OUT WILLIAM BECTON &FRIENDS 68 1 68 NEW w.el cio ..: CI ID) ITI CGI 163021 SOCK IT 2 ME/THE RAIN (SUPA DUPA FLY) MISSY "MISDEMEANOR" ELLIOTT FEAT. DA BRAT 19 NEW 1 19 TIMBALAND OAELUOTTTMOSLEY,WF - UT60144/EEG EN VOGUE 8 69 66 65 14 WHATEVER BABYFACE (BAB' I.1S FRANCO,K.ANDES) ICI IDI (TI (XI EASTWEST 64174/EEG THEY LIKE IT SLOW H-TOWN 2 46 3 20 PIECE OF MY HEART SHAGGY (FEATURING MARSHA) 0 O.CONNER 1 . ONNER.u.JALKSUN) IL) ID) III H -TOWN 1642 /RELATIVITY 57 8 57 70 51 R . ,'.TON,S PIZZONIA IJ.RAGOVOY.B. BERNSI ICI IDI IT) VIRGIN 38601 IF I COULD TEACH THE WORLD BONE THUGS -N- HARMONY 21 NEW 1 21 FIX BLACKSTREET WITH SPECIAL GUESTS OL' DIRTY BASTARD & SLASH D I U -NEEK (BONE I (C) (D) RUTHLESS 6344 /RELATIVITY 71 64 62 12 I1 R,LEY C HANNIBALM RILEY.S HUDSON R.JONES.1 ALEXANDER. L.DOGSON A JONES} ITI IDI INTERSCOPE 95012' 9 AFTER 12, BEFORE 6 SAM SALTER 22 20 19 19 DJ KEEP PLAYIN' (GET YOUR MUSIC ON) YVETTE MICHELE 72 THICKY,S.HALL IC.A.STEW... K HALL.TAB,P. L. STEWART.S.SALTERI ICI IDI ITI l %1 LAFACE 24253 /ARISTA 12 NEW 1 GEORGE III) (C) ID) IT) LOUD 64985 ME AND MY CRAZY WORLD LOST BOYZ 23 23 26 5 23 BRING BACK YOUR LOVE CHRISTION DJ RON G KELLY.R.BOW (C) 73 61 68 4 61 IT. (D) (T) UNIVERSAL 56131 CHRISTION (K.SKI,A.ANTHONY) (C) (DI (TI ROC- A- FELLA'DEF JAM 571592/MERCURY 8 BACKYARD BOOGIE MACK 10 24 DEJA VU LORD TARIQ & PETER GUNZ 24 25 25 14 NEW 1 74 BOBCAT ID F NI ICI (D) (T) PRIORITY 53282 O DJ KNS (P. PANKEY.S.H.AMILTON.D. FAGEN,W.BECKER,K.STREAKSI (T) CODEINE 001' BIG BAD MAMMA (FROM "DEF JAM'S HOW TO BE A PLAYER ") FOXY BROWN FEAT. DRU HILL IT'S YOURZ WU -TANG CLAN 25 21 17 11 10 75 75 - 2 75 POKk .. --HNES.J.0 OLIVIER,S.CARTER.L. HAYWOOD) IT) VIOLATOR/DEF JAM 571441' /MERCURY THE RZA (WU -TANG CLAN) ITI LOUD 64957' DO YOU LIKE THIS ROME DO ME BABY WILLIS 26 11 15 12 10 CI NEW I 76 G.RA.I - :. )ODS.V.MERRITT I ICI (D) IV) GRAND JURY 64874/RCA G. WILLIS (G.WILLIS) (C) (D) (TI VIKING 2900 NU FLAVOR 77 I'LL BE MISSING YOU A PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS 1 1 HEAVEN 21 (FEATURING 12) 77 2 21 22 19 PANGELINANJ REPRISE BROS &COE': S71NI, ' : iHER,F.EVANSI (M) BAD BOY 0 G.ST.CLAIR IR LUNA,F CENICEROS) (C) (DI (Tl (V) (X) 17408WARNER (T) IXI 79097'ARISTA YOU ARE RAHSAAN PATTERSON 10 HAVE A LITTLE MERCY 4.0 P8 18 19 81 12 WHERE 53 CI 39 39 JAMEY JAZ IR.PATTERSON.I.JAZI IC) (DI MCA 55355 J.JAM,T.LEWI ARRIS 7 . ",NIS) ICI IDI SAVVY /PERSPECTIVE 587580/Á8M IF I HAD YOU FRANKIE 46 I'M NOT A FOOL IMMATURE 79 73 77 10 29 24 24 6 19 C.THOMPSON (C THOMPSON WARD .B BACHARACH.H.DAVIDI CI IDI 171 CHUCKLIFE 78624/EPIC C.STOKES.B JAMES.SPI) D" IC STOKES.B JAMES) L HARRINGTON) ICI (DI MCA 55367 LOVE IS ALL AROUND ADRIANA EVANS HOW YA DO DAT (FROM "HOW BOUT IT ") MASTER P FEAT.