W F WORITIr CONTEMPORARY RADIO'S MUSIC & NEWS RESOURCE . 1 . .... .. ...... ........ 010 . 00.0 . f' , . , s.... _. ............................ ' . e . ' .. 00.0' ........... ' .' . ' .tt' .........................t - .. .... ................... ' s. .............I. ,. ., . - .t' a,..'' : . i . ¡ . _ i ¡ i . s e . , . ParaIIeI*UhIverse The.End0fThe SEPTEMBER 1 7, 1 993 Interview With Steve Wall Spotlight On KRQ Tucson Parallel Editorial www.americanradiohistory.com U2 LEMON T www.americanradiohistory.com !I THE Cii&itrs MAINSTREAM PLAYS PE R WEEK SALES A rv c> REQUESTS u TER GENERA., t> A i ia Pi- A v R E. PQ R T PLAYS 2W LW 1W ARTIST/SoNc LABEL 2W LW 1W ARTIST/SONG STNS. .pÿ' 4928 1 1 Q MARIAH CAREY. Dreamlover Columbia 1 1 Q MARIAH CAREY. Dreamlover 107 46.1 2 2 JANET JACKSON." Virgin 2 2 0 JANET JACKSON. If 94 37.6 3532 5 4 SWV. Right Here/Human Nature RCA 11 6 Q BILLY JOEL. The River Of Dreams 88 38.9 3419 6 5 BILLY JOEL. The River Of Dreams Columbia 6 3 4 SWV. Rght Here/Human Nature 92 37.1 3413 11 9 TONI BRAXTON. Another Sad Love Song LaFace/Arista 5 4 5 MICHAEL JACKSON. Will You Be There 85 39.4 3345 7 6 JODECI, Lately Uptown/MCA 9 7 0 TEARS FOR FEARS. Break It Down Again 88 36.3 3194 3 3 7 MICHAEL JACKSON. Will You Be There MJJ/Epic 7 5 7 MADONNA. Rain 89 35.8 3188 8 8 8 TEARS FOR FEARS. Break It Down Again Mercury 14 11 Q TONI BRAXTON. Another Sad Love Song 88 31.7 2788 15 10 Q ROD STEWART. Reason To Believe WB 3 8 9 UB40. Can't Help Falling In Love 80 33.7 2699 4 7 10 MADONNA. Rain Maverick/Sire/WB 15 14 Q DEF LEPPARD. Two Steps Behind 81 33.2 2687 16 DEF LEPPARD. Two Columbia 19 Q Steps Behind 4 9 11 SOUL ASYLUM. Runaway Train 77 34.0 2618 16 14 AEROSMITH. Cryin' Geffen 8 12 12 DINO. ûoh Child 73 34.4 2514 20 17 Q INNER CIRCLE. Sweat (A La La La La Long) Big Bear/Atlantic/AG 13 10 13 JODECI. Lately 71 35.1 2494 21 18 Q EN VOGUE. Runaway Love EastWest 16 16 Q INNER CIRCLE. Sweat (A La La La La Long) 80 30.9 2471 12 13 I'm Yours Gasoline Alley/MCA 15 SHAI. Baby 12 13 15 SHAT. Baby I'm Yours 71 34.0 2413 9 1216 DINO. Ooh Child EastWest 23 17 Q EN VOGUE. Runaway Love 91 26.1 2376 23 21 0 RICK ASTLEY. Hopelessly RCA 20 18 Q ROD STEWART. Reason To Believe 77 30.5 2349 18 15 18 CELINE DION and CLIVE GRIFFIN.'Ihen I Fall In Love Epic 10 15 18 TONY TONI TONE. If I Had No Loot 71 32.0 2270 22 20 Q GIN BLOSSOMS. Hey Jealousy A&M 21 19 Q AEROSMITH. Cryin' 72 28.5 2054 26 23 Q EARTH, WIND & FIRE. Sunday Morning Reprise - 24 Q BLIND MELON. No Rain 72 26.4 1898 - 26 BLIND MELON. No Rain Capitol 26 21 Q LISA KEITH. Better Than You 66 28.6 1890 17 19 22 SOUL ASYLUM. Runaway Train Columbia 27 22 Q GIN BLOSSOMS. Hey Jealousy 62 26.7 1653 27 25 Q LISA KEITH. Better Than You Perspective/A&M 35 23 Q EARTH, WIND & FIRE. Sunday Morning 68 23.9 1626 10 1124 UB40. Can't Help Falling In Love Virgin 37 29 Q HADDAWAY. What Is Love 63 25.3 1593 36 27 Q HADDAWAY. What Is Love Arista 36 30 Q RICK ASTLEY. Hopelessly 71 21.6 1534 34 31 Q DURAN DURAN. Too Much Information Capitol 17 20 26 BRIAN McKNIGHT. One Last Cry 48 31.5 1512 32 29 Q TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY. Delicate Columbia 39 26 27 DURAN DURAN. Too Much Information 66 22.3 1469 39 30 Q RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS. Soul To Squeeze WB 22 28 28 TINA TURNER. Don't Wanna Fight 53 27.7 1467 14 22 29 TONY TONI TONE. If Had No Loot Wing/Mercury - 32 Q RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS. Soul To Squeeze 65 21.8 1415 13 24 30 BRIAN McKNIGHT. One Last Cry Mercury 33 34 Q TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY. Delicate 62 22.3 1380 35 34 Q JAllY JEFF & FRESH PRINCE. Boom! Shake The Room Jive 18 25 31 SWV...ear 45 29.7 1336 38 35 Q 2PAC. Get Around Interscope/AG 19 35 32 THE PROCLAIMERS. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) 57 23.3 1327 / DEBUT® MEAT LOAF. I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) MCA 38 33 Q CELINE DION and CLIVE GRIFFIN. When I Fall In Love 57 21.0 1199 - 40 Q JOHN MELLENCAMP. Human Wheels Mercury DEBUT Q MEAT LOAF. I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) 57 20.9 1192 25 32 35 TINA TURNER. Don't Wanna Fight Virgin 25 27 35 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. Plush 48 24.0 1151 I DEBUT Q PRINCE. Pink Cashmere Paisley Park/WB 30 39 36 4 NON BLONDES. What's Up 43 26.4 1136 DEBUTA ACE OF BASE. All That She Wants Arista 1 DEBUT Q R.E.M. Everybody Hurts 52 21.5 1116 / DEBUT© R.E.M. Everybody Hurts WB - 40 Q JOHN MELLENCAMP, Human Wheels 50 22.1 1105 1 DEBUT Q DARYL HALL. I'm In A Philly Mood Epic 31 31 39 LEGACY OF SOUND. Happy 40 27.3 1093 28 28 40 LEGACY OF SOUND. Happy RCA 28 36 40 ROBINS. Show Me Love 39 27.0 1052 MOST ADDED 1. Mr. Big, Wild World Atlantic/AG 2. Ace Of Base, All That She Wants Arista 3. Prince, Pink Cashmere Paisley Park/WB NETWORK FORTY 4. Spin Doctors, Jimmy Olsen's Blues Epic 5. Bruce Hornsby, Fields Of Grey RCA PLAYS PER WEEK 6. R.E.M., Everybody Hurts WB 7. Taylor Dayne, Send Me A Lover Arista 8. Silk, It Had To Be You Keia/Elektra UNPARALLELED 9. Meat Loaf, I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) MCA AIRPLAY INFORMATION 9. Salt-NPepa, Shoop ffrr/Landon/PLG THL. NETWORK FoR i y www.americanradiohistory.com NEws RADIO And They Call The Spins, Mariah! "Dreamlover" Tops PPW Reports, Request Lines Nationwide HARBOR RIGHTS Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover" West regions, respectively. More Broadcaster interests were heartened continues her total domination detailed information begins on by the tone of arguments over the of the Top 40 airwaves, as evi- page 48. "safe harbor" indecency law being de- denced in The Network Forty's Apparently, the active nighttime bated in the U.S. Court of Appeals. exclusive PPW regional break- audience is far from burned on The justices seem to side with the broadcasters, questioning the govern- outs and the Mainstream Most "Dreamlover" as well, as it takes ment's efforts to push explicit pro- Requested Top 10. the #1 slot in the Mainstream gramming into overnight hours by as- Carey tops every one of the six Most Requested Top 10 for the serting that it's an effort to "replace" regional breakouts for the second fourth week in a row. However, it parents as the judge of what children week in a row. Finishing second looks like she'll have a fight on her can see and hear. in the Northeast and South is hands to claim a fifth consecutive Be week, as COMING & GOING Michael Jackson's "Will You chart -topping Blind Mel- There," while Billy Joel, Janet on's "No Rain" rockets from #6 to Don Peterson was named GM at Jackson, Madonna and Shai take #2 in only its second week in the KHMX Houston... Power 102 El Place honors in the Midwest, Top 10. Comprehensive Request Paso PD/morning man Michael Mar- Northwest, Great Lakes and data begins on page 24. MARIAH CAREY tinez is now doing mornings only at KHQT "Hot 97.7" San Jose...Jim BMG INTERACTS WITH ION artists. Ion products take the next Sute, formerly of KIKX Colorado Springs, was named PD at WZBQ News Briefs Bertelsmann Music Group step beyond the cerebral to the vis- Tuscaloosa... KZRT Twin Falls (BMG) entered into its first ven- ceral by allowing the user to express flipped from Top 40 to Hot AC. BILL TANNER CLEARED ture in the interactive music and their own vision." PD/mornings Lamont Summers and Consultant and former WPOW entertainment arena by launching stay With the sale of WSSX staff on... Miami PD Bill Tanner has finally a joint venture with Ion, a Califor- MELISSA ETHERIDGE BOYCOTTED to new owners, it appears that PD been cleared of the late '91 drug nia -based multimedia publishing In response to Melissa Roger Gaither, morning man and sex charges when Florida's 4th seeks to Etheridge's pledge not to perform Michael D and partner Jeff "The company that create Hoser" Williams will be making District Court of Appeals affirmed groundbreaking entertainment ex- in Colorado until the state's anti - tracks to their next opportunity, wher- the original trial court's original periences via high-tech and pop gay rights law is repealed, KCSU ever that might be...Mike Edwards order that threw out evidence ob- culture know-how. St. Collins announced that it was named PD at Hot AC WMGS tained in an unlawful search at This partnership, initially a won't play any of her records. Cit- Wilkes Barre. Tanner's residences. 50% equity investment by BMG, ing a private concert she gave in With the prospect of criminal is the first foray of BMG New Boulder for the radio and record PROMO OPS prosecution behind him, Tanner can Technologies, a new division industry, KCSU MD Bob Terrill There seems to be a shortage of Pro- fully focus his attention on a new ra- formed in June of this year.