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Telefonica to head newSpanish radio giant?by Howell Llewellyn

MADRID - The chairman of Spanishmedia conglomerate Grupo Prisaclaims that media companies sympa-thetic to Spain's centre -right govern-ment are planning to create a powerfulnew radio group.

The new entity would rival Prisa'sown SER/Union Radio, Spain's largestcommercial radio company. Grupo Prisachairman Jesus de Polanco ' says

Music & Media s end of year special

In this issue, Music & Media publishes its year-end reviewpackage (pages 6-16). It includes:

The year-end Eurochart Hot 100 singles and the Euro-pean Top 100 albums charts, respectively topped by EltonJohn's Candle In The Wind 1997 (Rocket/Mercury) and TheSpice Girls' debut album Spice (Virgin). Page 7

The Top 10 albums artists (Spice Girls) and Top 10 sin-gles artists (Elton John), the Top 3 female albums artists

(Celine Dion) and Top 3 female singles artists (ToniBraxton), the Top 3 male albums artists (AndreaBocelli) and Top 3 male singles artists (Elton John),the Top 3 albums groups (Spice Girls) and Top 3 sin-gles groups (Spice Girls). Page 6

Labels' and companies' chart share, which saw Virginemerge as 1997's top label in the singles and albums catego-ry, helping EMI become the leading albums company, fol-lowed by PolyGram, the leading singles company. Page 8

An analysis of the Top 50 European Airplay tracks of 1997, topped byPuff Daddy & Faith Evans' I'll Be Missing You (Bad Boy/Arista). Page 9

An overview of the Top 50 Border Breakers songs of 1997, which sawNordic acts Aqua, the Cardigans and Lutricia McNeal in the Top 3 slots.Page 10

Trends of the year in music, radio and talent. Page 11The year at a glance: all the key events as reported in

Music & Media during the past 12 months. Pages 12-13The M&M Jukebox: what M&M staffers have been

playing during the year. Pages 14-15Industry comment: what was good and what was bad

in business for music and radio execs in 1997. Page 16

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he has evidence that a number of indi-vidual media companies-led by themedia division of telecommunicationsgiant Telefonica-aiming to win thecountry's 350 new FM radio licencesintend to pool those licences at a laterdate to create a giant radio group.

The government has already allocat-ed the licences to the country's 17regional governments (Music & Media,October 25). They are expected to awardthe licences over the next few months.

Telefonica spokesman Alberto Mar-tinez confirms the former state-ownedcompany intends to form a multi -mediaorganisation around the publishinggroup Recoletos, which owns the top -selling sports daily Marca and part -

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Techno tripfor Midem '98by Christian Lorenz

PARIS - Club DJs from around theworld are set to flock to next month'sMidem trade fair inlarger numbers thanever before.

The world'slargest music indus-try get-together (the32nd) takes place inCannes betweenJanuary 18-22. Itwill feature a spe-cially created"Midem TechnoClub" offeringsmaller labels theopportunity toexhibit at a discounted rate, and to


General managers toreplace BMG U.K. MDsby Adam Whiteand Jeff Clark -Meads

LONDON - The U.K.label operations ofRCA and Aristaappear to be losing adegree of authority.

John Preston,chairman of BMGEntertainment Inter-national U.K. andIreland, is to appoint general man-agers in charge of the two units,where both have traditionally beenheaded by managing directors.

This follows the exit of MartinHeath and Hugh Goldsmith, the U.K.

managing directors of Arista andRCA, respectively. Heath's departure,rumoured in the industry in recent

weeks, was con-firmed on December16 in a BMG corpo-rate statement.Goldsmith left in theautumn to start Lon-don -based InnocentRecords for Virgin.

"I found my expe-rience with BMG to be a very usefulone," Heath says. "I wanted Arista tobe acknowledged as a source of greatnew U.K. talent, and it's a shame thatI'm not able to continue that strate-


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NEWS

Upfrontby Emmanuel Legrand, Music & Media editor -in -chief

A scroll through the titles on Music & Media's year-endTop 100 Albums chart provides an interesting overviewof the European music scene.

Fact 1: European consumers massively support andbuy records from European acts. No fewer than 73albums in the year-end Top 100 were by Europeanartists (against 70 in 1996).

Fact 2: The U.K./Ireland is not the only source ofrepertoire coming out of Europe. Out of those 73 albums,40 were from non-U.K./Irish acts, including the year-endtop 2 album Romanza from the year's top male act,Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.

Fact 3: The variety of musical styles in Europe-pop,rock, electronica, rap, house, dance, R&B, canzone,chanson, gabber, rai, instrumental, bel canto-is nothingless than staggering. It could surely fill the playlist ofthe most eclectic of radio stations and please the mostdemanding of consumers.

Fact 4: It's getting ever tougher for U.S. acts in

Europe these days. There is less correlation between thechart toppers in the U.S. and those in Europe. Many ofthe biggest sellers in the U.S. during 1997-GarthBrooks, The Notorious Big, LeAnn Rimes, Jewel, TheWallflowers, 2Pac, Shania Twain, to name but a few-were simply nowhere to be seen in M&M's Top 100albums of the year listing.

All these facts definitely confirm Europe's hard-wonstatus as a premium repertoire source. Taken together,they also serve as a rebuttal to all who may have doubt-ed the creativity and the vitality of the European scene.At a time when the tendency in the music industryseems to be look at the bleak side of things, those aresurely positive thoughts to enlighten this year-end.

PS: Most of you are probably preparing to take a break forthe holiday period-and so are we (the next issue of Music& Media will be published on January 9). So, let me takethis opportunity to wish you all the best for the year to comeon behalf of the M&M team.

Capital's revolution continuesby Mike McGeever

LONDON - Following the disappoint-ment of losing out to Chris Evans inits attempt to buy Richard Branson'srock station Virgin Radio (M&M,December 20), the U.K.'s CapitalRadio has immediately regrouped.

Capital says it will continue itstransition process from radio companyto music entertainment group.Speaking on record for the first timesince the Evans coup, chief executiveDavid Mansfield says: "The fact thatwe haven't done the Virgin deal givesus other opportunities. The Virgindeal was important for us, but it was-n't the only deal in town. We are notgoing to sit around. Our strategy is togo for expansion."

Capital is in the process of develop-ing its music venue and radio cafe busi-ness in the West Midlands and southernEngland, while its other new revenuestreams include an interactive websitebusiness (Capital Interactive), and itsWildstar record label-a joint venture

with U.K compilationsgiant Telstar. How-ever, Capital is stillvery much in the mar-ket for new radioacquisitions. "No mat-ter what, we are look-ing to expand ourU.K. radio operation,"says Mansfield.

One target forCapital could be LordHanson's successfulsoft AC/MOR stationMelody FM/London,which Hanson recent-ly indicated is opento offers. Mansfieldwould not comment onany possible bid for Melody, but ifCapital were to make an offer, therewould probably be another referral tothe government's monopolies andmerger commission (1VIMC)-a lengthynightmare which has already costCapital ownership of Virgin Radio.

Although it might now seem to be

academic, Mansfieldinsists the govern-ment's decision onCapital's abortivetake-over of Virgin,which will be pub-lished in the next fewweeks, will still be abenchmark for theentire U.K commer-cial radio industry.

"The reason wewere referred to theMMC was our shareof radio advertisingrevenue in London,"he notes. "But ourshare of advertisingrevenue in London-

if the deal with Branson had gonethrough-would be less than mostother radio groups have at the momentin their major markets. So, if we can'tgrow in London, with all of the compe-tition and a smaller market share,then that tells everyone else they can'tgrow [in radio] either."

George aims to 'seduce' radioLONDON - Eighties iconBoy George-formerCulture Club lead singer,now a club DJ-is rollingout a new syndicateddance programme acrossEuropean radio, writesMike McGeever.

George's show kicks offover Christmas with his"Best Of '97," a three-hourpackage, which is beingtaken (at the time of goingto press) by a number ofEuropean broadcastersincluding some EmapRadio stations in theU.K., urban/dance stationChoice FM/ Birmingham,

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The project is a collabo-ration between Georgeand BBC Radio 1 presen-ter Mark Goodier's radioproduction and syndica-tion company WiseBuddah. A pre-recordedshow will be available on aweekly basis from earlynext year. It will be pro-duced by Caroline Dapre,who also helms dance spe-cialist Pete Tongs show onBBC Radio 1.

"The idea for the pro-gramme came from pro-

grammers, who wanted a dance showthat they couldn't do themselves witha big name to go with it," explainsWise Buddah syndication managerNikki Sayer.

George tells Music & Media theshow will delve into all genres ofdance, especially new acts. "I'm moreinterested in breaking records thatprobably wouldn't get much play onthe radio," he says.

"There will be a balance of [main-stream] tracks and material most peo-ple might not normally hear unlessmyself or another DJ plays it in a club.Ideally I would like the show to be allnew music. But it doesn't work likethat. You have to seduce people byblending different styles."

Opm mikcJoe JacksonThe U.K. singerlcomposer,still best known for his pophits of the late '70slearly '80s,

recently issued Heaven &Hell, the first release toemetge under a two -albumdeal with Sony Classical.

Q: How does an artist with almost20 years on rock labels wind up ata classical department?A: I decided to leave Virgin whenthey seemed to be not particularlyenthusiastic about my first demos forthis project, even though they com-mitted to re-signing me and releasingthe album. I felt like it was going tobe released and then left alone to diein a corner somewhere.

I was fed up with people who werewaiting for me to make Look Sharp(1979) again or something. I wantedto work with whoever seemed to havethe most enthusiasm for what I'mdoing now, and that turned out to bea classical label. I wasn't expecting it,I'm as surprised as anyone else, butI'm thrilled.

Q: /s it a different world?A: It is and it isn't. There aren't therigid boundaries between the classicaland pop worlds that a lot of peopleseem to think We all live on the sameplanet. In a lot of ways there isn'tmuch difference, but a slightly differ-ent set of expectations.

The mainstream pop labels haverecords that sell five, ten millioncopies and they get very arrogantbecause of that, and tend to dismissthings that may be very worthwhilebut aren't going to sell that amount.Whereas a classical label is just notexpecting that, they're not expectingto get airplay or video exposure halfthe time. A lot of their artists aredead! They're going to try everythingthey can, and that's the approach Ineed, because I don't really fit veryneatly into one category or another.

Q: And they probably don't say"I'm not hearing a single"...A: Right. It's refreshing to have fewerpreconceptions. It's funny because, toSony Classical, I'm quite a mainstreampop artist, whereas at Virgin there wasthis attitude of "Oh God, what's hedoing-he's going off the rails here."

Q: Is it frustrating that, in airplayterms, pop radio has distilled yourcareer down to about three songs?A: I can't afford to get frustratedabout it, because then I would startbecoming convinced that I peaked 15years ago, and I couldn't live withthat. I think I haven't peaked yet, butmy peak will probably be somethingthat doesn't fit the format.

You could say it's distilled intothree songs, but that's three moresongs than some people get, so I'mquite happy that some of that stuffstill gets played.Interview by Paul Sexton

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NEWS

LE MOUV' UNDER SCRUTINYPARIS - The fate of Le Mouv'-the youth -oriented CHR sta-tion launched earlier this year by public broadcaster RadioFrance-will be sealed at the beginning of next year when anaudit, commissioned by French minister of culture and com-munication Catherine Trautmann, is due to be deliveredreviewing the programming and the financing of the station.Says Trautmann: "Based on the outcome of the audit, we'llevaluate with the people in charge of the station if this projectcan go on, under which form, and with what resources."

RA DROPS `FOURTH NATIONAL' PLANSLONDON - The U.K.'s Radio Authority (RA) has droppedits proposal for a fourth national commercial station to bebroadcast on long wave (LW). According to the RA, objec-tions from other European broadcasting regulators "to pro-tect their registered users [radio stations] from interfer-

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sible to obtain interna-tional clearance" for thefrequency. Meanwhile,the RA has awarded alocal licence to coverMinehead, Watchet and

surrounding areas in the English county of Somerset-oneof the few areas not currently served by local commercialradio. Quay West Radio/Minehead will provide an easy -lis-tening format with "highly localised chat and interview -based local news," from the middle of next year.

COMMERCIAL STATIONS STRETCH KODA CONTRACTCOPENHAGEN - The contract between Danish commercialradio stations and performing rights body KODA has beenextended until June 30 1998. The contract period wasstretched in order to give both parties time to draw up anew long-term agreement. KOMM wants the new contractto be more in line with performing rights agreements inneighbouring Sweden and Norway, where payments frombroadcasters are set at around a third of Danish rates. Ifthe new agreement reduces the amount of payment broad-casters have to make, they will be reimbursed retrospec-tively from the start of 1998.

CAMPUS RADIO DEBUTS IN SPAINMADRID - Spain's first university radio station aimed atthe public has been launched in the city of Salamanca. TheUniversity of Salamanca says that its Radio Universi-dad-launched on November 12-can be heard in any partof the city on 89.0 FM. So far, the station broadcasts newsand cultural features for just two hours a day, from 22:00-00:00., but there are plans in the pipeline to broadcastmusic on the station during the day. "We aspire to createa modern, critical and committed view of our academicenvironment," says station manager Emilia Riesco.

MOVING CHAIRSLONDON - MTV Networks Europe has appointed PeterGood as managing editor of its planned "interactive experi-

mental " digital music TV service,M2. Good, formerly controller, musicprogramming at MTV Europe, says:"M2 is going to be much more abouttaking risks: in terms of artist selec-tion, programme structure, videorotation and repertoire, graphic lookand even presenters."BERLIN - Klaus Husemann hasbeen named as the new councilchairman at public broadcaster Mit-teldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR). Auniversity professor in Freiberg anda CDU party functionary, Huse-

mann will head a 40 -member advisory board made up ofdiverse representatives from the states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.MADRID - Alejo Garcia has been appointed director ofRadio Nacional de Espafia's (RNE) world service stationRadio Exterior de Espana. Garcia joined RNE in 1970 andhas also worked on commercial network Cadena COPE.

Spanish music radio tumblesby Howell Llewellyn

MADRID - Music stations inSpain have suffered a signifi-cant decrease in listening inthe latter part of this year.

The downward trend is inline with the most recent U.K.and French audience surveys.According to official EstudioGeneral de Miisica (EGM) fig-ures covering October -Novem-ber (the third and final Span-ish ratings survey of the year),the country's three most popu-lar music networks-Los 40Principales (CHR), CadenaDIAL (domestic music) andCadena 100 (AC/CHR)-alllost listeners compared to theprevious EGM survey (April -May), and to the same periodlast year. SER's AC network M80 lost 20 percent of its audi-ence on the April/May survey,down from 776,000 averagedaily listeners to 622,000.

As in the U.K and France,speech radio appears to havebeen the main beneficiary of themusic stations' slump, withnews/talk Cadena COPE consol-idating its second place in theratings table behind rival talknetwork Cadena SER. The lis-teners' appetite for speech alsobenefited beleaguered publicbroadcaster RNE, whose overallaudience increased by morethan 400,000, thanks mainly tonews/talk Radio 1 climbing from1.5 million average daily listen-ers to 1.7 million.

Media observers say the lessconfrontational tone of manynews/talk networks recently-due to a settling of the politicallandscape after last year's gen-eral election, and the improvingSpanish economy-has attract-ed more listeners.

Another possible factorbehind the increased success ofthe news/talk format is theheightened interest (even by nor-mal Spanish standards) in soccer

Top Spanish networks

Network (format) Oct/Nov '96 Apr/May '97 Oct/Nov '97Cadena SER (News/talk) 4.49 4.27 4.22Cadena COPE (News/talk) 3.29 3.04 3.32Los 40 Principales (CHR) 2.67 2.59 2.46Onda Cero Radio (News/talk) 2,30 2.25 1,87Cadena DIAL (Dom.music) 1.85 1.79 1.75Radio 1 (News/talk) 1.67 1.51 1.69Cadena 100 (AC/CHR) 1.18 1.07 1.02(All figures are average daily listenership in millions. Source: EGM)

this season, with the Spanishleague currently awash with TVmoney and expensive foreignsignings. Both Cadena COPE'sand Cadena SER's weekday foot-ball talk shows average over amillion listeners each day,despite the fact that they arebroadcast after midnight.

Some good news for recordcompanies was provided by the

performance of classical musicradio and RNE's eclectic alterna-tive/world music network Radio3, whose daily audience rose 56percent to 424,000 daily listeners.Spain's two national classical net-works-RNE's Radio Clasica andCadena SER's Sinfo Radio-respectively increased their audi-ence from 121,000 to 171,000,and from 41,000 to 79,000.

Ireland's Corrs picked up gold discs (25,000 Danish sales) oftheir album, Talk On Corners (Lava/Atlantic/143 Records) inCopenhagen recently. Pictured (back row, l -r): Warner MusicDenmark staffers Jan Nielsen (sales); Pernille Weil (promo-tion manager); Jacob Harregaard (label manager); TorstenNielsen (sales); Michael Bredol (financial controller); HenrikLaurvig (sales); Jonas Johansen (radio promoter); BentMouritzen (marketing manager) and Anders Duelund (classi-cal label manager). Front row (1-r): Maria Ok von der Leith(promotion manager); Susanne Agerup (sales supervisor);Sharon Corr; Finn Work (managing director); Jim, Carolineand Andrea Corr. Lying down: Kim Norskov (sales).

Norway to get urban Powerby Kai R. Lofthus

OSLO - Sweden's ModernTimes Group (MTG) is bringingits CHR/urban Power Radiobrand to Norway, under thename Z -FM.

MTG's Power Radio, whichbroadcasts to the Swedish citiesof Stockholm and Gothenburg,is to launch a station in Sandvi-ka (just outside Oslo) duringthe early part of February. TheSandvika licence will give thebroadcaster coverage of mostpails of the capital.

Morten Stovra, assistantdirector of MTG's pan-Scandi TV

channel TV3, is overseeing thelaunch of Z -FM. He says the newstation will be "based on contem-porary urban music genres, suchas house and R&B."

Z -TV managing director ErikJohnsen comments: "We feelthere is a void in the market forthe concept we're launching. Theway we've been greeted at therecord companies assures usthat there is a need [for Z -FM]."

However, MTG is not able touse the Power Radio name forthe new station, as RadioNero/Romerike still owns therights to the Power name inNorway, even though that sta-

tion is not currently on air.Negotiations between RadioNero and MTG-which wantedto use the name for the newstation-broke down.

Instead, MTG has opted forthe Z -FM name, derived fromits youth TV station ZTV,which broadcasts in Swedenand Denmark (ZTV's Norwe-gian operation went bankruptlast year). This will be the firstradio station owned by MTG tocarry the "Z" branding.

Johnsen confirms there areplans to start Z -FM stations inother Norwegian cities, butdeclines to comment further.

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medowatchThe Observer In light of DJChris Evans' recent purchase of rockstation Virgin Radio, the U.K Sundaynewspaper looks at the increasingtrend for showbiz personalities to owntheir own media businesses, citing theexamples-amongst others-of BobGeldolf (Planet 24) and TV/radio starNoel Edmonds (Unique Broadcasting,UTV and various other companies).Edmonds says performers setting uptheir own companies typically fall intothree categories: "In the first case, theperformer does it to increase their per-sonal profit. Those in the second cate-gory want a degree of creative control;and the third are those, like me, whowant to move into other areas of theentertainment business."The Observer (U.K.), December 14

£c monde Although the cumu-lative audience of AC/gold networkRadio Nostalgie fell slightly to 4.7 per-cent in the September -OctoberMediametrie ratings, its managementhas some reasons to rejoice, accordingto a piece in the French daily."Nostalgie has put an end to the erosionof its audience and is winning more lis-teners than its direct competitors[Cherie FM, Europe 2, RTL2 and RFM]during certain key strategic slots," sug-

The station's MDHenry Laurent claims that, with aver-age daily listening time increasing from124 to 142 minutes in the latest survey,"Nostalgie has the strongest averagelistening time of all stations, second

only to RTL."Le Monde (France), December 15

VANITY FAIR. Atlantic Recordsfounder Ahmet Ertegun is describedas "The devil in a bespoke suit" in alengthy profile published by the U.S.fashion monthly. "Ahmet Ertegun,fabled for his handmade suits, hisvodka consumption, and his goldenear, is still the wickedly fun -lovingpole -star of an eclectic universe,counting Mick Jagger, HenryKissinger, David Geffen and RayCharles among his friends," writesLeslie Bennetts in a piece whichfocuses more on Ertegun's social lifethan his business achievements.Vanity Fair (U.S.A.), January

Newsweek The U.S.newsweekly takes a look at the chal-lenges facing PolyGram in the U.S.The story reviews the recent "prob-lems" PolyGram has faced, fromchanges at Motown to the recentdeparture of Island founder ChrisBlackwell, costly restructuring andsluggish sales. "Critics and even somefans say PolyGram's tight financialoversight, typical of European compa-nies, has clashed with the loose -lim-ber style of the U.S. entertainmentindustry," writes Newsweek. "Otherssay PolyGram, with foreigners in alltop posts, doesn't understandAmerican culture."Newsweek, (European edition),December 15

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Cable ties up Flandersby Marc Maes

LUXEMBOURG - A new radio stationhas been launched with the eventualaim of covering, for the first time, allof Europe's Flemish-speaking areasin Belgium, the Netherlands, north-ern France and Luxembourg.

Cable broadcaster Radio Flandriawas founded by the InternationalIntellectual Property Fund (IIPF), agroup of private investors,and is based in the city ofLuxembourg. The projectis the brainchild of thenew station's managingdirector, former Radio3FM (Netherlands) pre-senter Peter Van Dam.

Van Dam, who is also taking onmusic programming duties at the sta-tion, says Radio Flandria's format willbe similar to the music -intensive softAC of Dutch commercial station SkyRadio. The station will play up to fourFlemish titles per hour, he adds.

In Luxembourg, the station wasgranted a cable broadcast licence onNovember 5, valid until 2007, while inBelgium, the station has startedbroadcasting on a number of cable net-works in Flanders. Radio Flandriasays it plans to get access to cable sys-

tems in the Netherlands and northernFrance as soon as possible.

Cable radio is not yet technicallylegal in Belgium, but JacquesVandermeire, a board member ofFlemish cable companies associationVVK, says transmissions by RadioFlandria on a number of cable net-works in Flanders are "fully legal," ascable companies are allowed to re-broadcast signals from foreign sta-

tions which have a broadcastlicence in their country of origin.

Radio Flandria falls intothat category, according toVandermeir, because it isLuxembourg based andlicensed. However, at theFlemish media minister's office,

spokesman Walter Aertssens ques-tions the status of Radio Flandria'stransmissions, as cable networks areto supposed to inform his departmentwhen introducing new channels.

"Thus far, we haven't had any noticeof such an operation," he says, pointingout that legislation on cable radio is cur-rently in progress.

Van Dam estimates that: "With 2.9million cable subscribers in Flanders...Radio Flandria could account for up to7 percent share of the Flemish radiomarket [in Belgium]."

Fun shops for formatsby Remi Bouton

PARIS - Fun Radio is carrying out amajor review of its programming andis evaluating the potential of a num-ber of new formats.

The CLT-UFA owned Frenchnational CHR network, which hasundergone major managerial changesduring the last month, is researchingseveral options in an attempt to winback audience. Sources say thatamong the options being considered bythe new management are: arap/groove format to compete head -to -head with the Skyrock network; apop/rock/techno format not overly dis-similar to Fun's current programming;a mixed -genre format targeting youth.It is understood a decision will bemade by the end of the year, with on -air implementation during January.

Axel Duroux, who was appointedjoint managing director of Fun Radioand AC network RTL 2 last month,

says: "It is obvious that things willhappen at Fun and even at RTL2.That's what I am here for." He hasembarked on a restructuring of thestation and an evaluation of its out-put, but declines to reveal full detailsof the changes.

Duroux has appointed VeroniqueCaret as deputy director of FunRadio, and Christian Lefebvre-while remaining music programmerat RTL2-becomes programmingdirector of both stations with addi-tional responsibility for musicresearch. Duroux says Lefebvre's newrole will improve the synergybetween the two networks.

As a result of these appointments,Fun's current music programmerCarl Watts recently exited the net-work (M&M, December 20, 1997)-following scheduling director JeanIsnard and president Benoit Sillard,who departed last month-to launchhis own music consultancy company.

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YEAR IN FOCUS

Year of the heady cocktailPop power, boy bands, vocalists, electronica and rock-that's the intoxicating mixture which fills Music &Media's 1997 year-end charts. It's a cocktail whichreflects a year when newcomers and established acts com-peted fiercely for the top slots in all the M&M charts.by Emmanuel Legrand

It was a big year for the Spice Girls;the five -piece took the crown for thetop album of the year with their 1996Virgin debut Spice (certified 8 timesplatinum by the IFPI for sales inexcess of 8 million units in Europe).But that wasn't all; they finished theyear as top albums artists (with Spiceand Spiceworld), top group (in albumsand singles, with no less than fiveentries in the latter charts) and fin-ished at number 2 in the artists/sin-gles category, second, of course, toElton John's Candle In The Wind 1997.

John's remake of his 1973 hit, con-ceived in tragic circumstances, wasthe top single of the year, out -rankingsuch major contenders as PuffDaddy's I'll Be Missing You, NoDoubt's Don't Speak, Aqua's BarbieGirl and Will Smith's Men In Black,all former No.1 hits on the Eurochart.

One of the continental Europeansensations of the year was Andrea

Bocelli. With four different albums inthe charts during the year, Bocellimade number 2 in the Top 100Albums of 1997, and is the leadingmale albums artist. The Italian tenoralso scored one of the top singles hitsof the year with Time To Say Goodbye,his duet with Sarah Brightman.

The girl band craze echoed anearlier boy band fever, and this yearsaw the Backstreet Boys settingEurope on fire with two hugely suc-cessful albums and four singles onthe year-end charts. Along the way,they sold over 2 million copies oftheir second album. The Jive bandfound little competition on top of theEuropean charts from other boybands, except in France, whereGerman imports Worlds Apart andlocal bands 2 Be 3, Alliage and G -

Squad are hugely popular.But even with such pop domi-

nance, the European charts stillrocked in 1997. On the year endalbums listing, U2's Pop (Island) is at

number 4, Oasis' Be Here Now(Creation/Sony) at 11, The Verve'sUrban Hymns (Hut/Virgin) at 12 andeven the venerable Rolling Stonesshow up with Bridges To Babylon(Virgin) at 14. Critics' favouritesRadiohead, with OK Computer(Parlophone),also found wide From top: Elton'spublic accep- 'Candle': Will Smith;tance across The Spice GirlsEurope. Elec-tronica made an impres-sive showing with the suc-cess of The Prodigy (atnumber 10 with The Fat OfThe Land) and the Chem-ical Brothers (Dig YourOwn Hole at 77).

If most categories aredominated by European acts, there isone segment of the market whereNorth American artists out -per-formed European acts -femalevocalists. The top female albumsartists were Celine Dion, ToniBraxton and Mariah Carey, all ACfavourites. Dion is in a league of herown, with four albums charted intwo different languages.

It was also a good year for pop/rockveterans -at least some of them. TheRolling Stones delivered one of theirstrongest albums in years, and their

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most radio friendly hit in AnybodySeen My Baby?, while the Bee Geescelebrated the 20th anniversary ofSaturday Night Fever with StillWaters (at 20), Spanish crooner JulioIglesias proved he could still Tango(at 33), Aerosmith were back withNine Lives (at 34), John Fogertyenjoyed a revival with Blue MoonSwamp (at 62) and Bob Dylan cameout of the hospital with Time Out OfMind (at 87), one of his best albums intwo decades. Who said they were tooold to rock'n roll?

Top Ten Singles ArtistsL Elton JohnlSomething About The Way.../Candle In The Wind 1997

(Rocket/Mercury)2. Spice Girls/Spice Up Your Life, 2 Become 1, Who Do You Think You

Are/Mama, Say You'll Be There, Wannabe (Virgin)3. Backstreet Boys/As Long As You Love Me, Everybody (Backstreet's Back),

Quit Playing Games (With My Heart), Anywhere For You (Jive)4. Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112/I'll Be Missing You (Bad Boy/Arista)5. No Doubt/Don't Speak, Just A Girl, Spiderwebs (Trauma/Interscope)6. Sash!/Encore Une Fois, Ecuador, Stay (Byte Blue)7. Aqua/Barbie Girl, Roses Are Red, Dr. Jones (Universal)8. Toni Braxton/Un-Break My Heart, I Don't Want To, How Could An Angel

Break My Heart (LaFace/Arista)9. Gala/Freed From Desire, Let A Boy Cry, Come Into My Life, Everyone Has

Inside (Do It Yourself)10. Will Smith/Men In Black, Just Cruisin' (Columbia)

Top three female artists (albums)L Celine DionlFalling Into You, Let's Talk About Love, Live A Paris, TheColour Of My Love, D'Eux (Epic/Columbia)2. Toni Braxton/Secrets, Toni Braxton (LaFace/Arista)3. Mariah Carey/Butterfly (Columbia)

Top three female artists (singles)1. Toni BraxtonlUn-Break My Heart, I Don't Want To, How Could An Angel

Break My Heart (LaFace/Arista)2. Gala/Freed From Desire, Let A Boy Cry, Come Into My Life, Everyone Has

Inside (Do It Yourself)3. Madonna/Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Another Suitcase In Another Hall

(Warner Bros.)

Top three male artists (albums)1 Andrea Bocelli/Romanza, Bocelli, Viaggio Italiano, Il Mare Calmo Della

Sera (Sugar/Polydor)2 Michael Jackson/Blood On The Dancefloor-HIStory In The Mix,

HIStory-Past, Present And Future Pt.1 (Epic)3. Eros Ramazzotti/Eros, Dove C'E Musica (DDD/BMG)

Top three male artists (singles)1 Elton John/ Something About The Way.../Candle In The Wind 1997

(Rocket/Mercury)2. Puff Daddy (& Faith Evans feat. 112)11'11 Be Missing You (Bad Boy/Arista)3. Will Smith/Men In Black, Just Cruisin' (Columbia)

Top 10 album artistsL Spice Girls/Spice, Spiceworld (Virgin)2. Andrea Bocelli/Romanza, Bocelli, Viaggio Italiano, Il Mare Calmo

Della Sera (Sugar/Polydor)3. Backstreet Boys/Backstreet's Back, Backstreet Boys (Jive)4. Celine Dion/Falling Into You, Let's Talk About Love, Live A Paris, The

Colour Of My Love, D'Eux (Epic/Columbia)5. No Doubt/Tragic Kingdom (Trauma/Interscope)6. U2/Pop, The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby!, Rattle And Hum (Island)7. Toni Braxton/Secrets, Toni Braxton (LaFace/Arista)8. Tic Tac Toe/Klappe Die 2te, Tic Tac Toe (RCA)9. The Prodigy/The Fat Of The Land, Music For The Jilted Generation (XL)10. Michael Jackson/Blood On The Dancefloor, H1Story-Past, Present

And Future Pt. 1 (Epic)

Top three groups (albums)L Spice Girls/Spice, Spiceworld (Virgin)2. Backstreet Boys/Backstreet's Back, Backstreet Boys (Jive)3. No Doubt/Tragic Kingdom (Trauma/Interscope)

Top three groups (singles)L Spice Girls/Spice Up Your Life, 2 Become 1, Who Do You Think You

ArelMama, Say You'll Be There, Wannabe (Virgin)2. Backstreet Boys/As Long As You Love Me, Everybody (Backstreet's

Back), Quit Playing Games (With My Heart), Anywhere For You (Jive)3. Hanson1MMMBop, Where's The Love, I Will Come To You (Mercury)

Top three continental albums1 Andrea Bocelli/Romanza (Sugar/Polydor)2 Backstreet Boys/Backstreet's Back (Jive)3 Backstreet Boys/Backstreet Boys (Jive)

Top three continental singlesL Aqua/Barbie Girl (Universal)2. Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli/Time To Say Goodbye (east west)3. Robert Miles feat. Maria Nayler/One & One (DBX/DeConstruction/ Motor)

Top three debut albumsL Aqua/Aquarium (Universal)2. No Mercy/My Promise (MCl/Arista)3. Era/Era (Mercury)

Charts compiled from weeks 1-50, 1997

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Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1997 European Top 100 Albums 1997Artist(retie La(_1_13e1 Artist/71t/e (Label)

1997 (ROCKET) 1 SPICE GIRLS/SPICE (VIRGIN)1 ELTON JOHN/SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY.ICANDLE IN THE WIND2 Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 11277/ Be Missing You (Bad Boy/Arista) 2 Andrea Bocelli/Romanza (Sugar/Polydor)3 No Doubt/Don't Speak (Trauma/Intersoape) 3 No Doubt/Tragic Kingdom (Trauma/Interscope)4 Aqua/Barbie Girl (Universal./MCA) 4 U2/Pop (Island)5 Will Smith/Men In Black (Columbia) 5 Toni Braxton/Secrets (LaFace/Arista)6 Toni Braxton/Un-Break My Heart (LaFace/Arista) 6 Soundtrack/Evita (Warner Brothers)7 Sarah Brightman &Andrea BocelliMme Ti Say Goodbye (East West) 7 Andrea Bocelli/Bocelli (Sugar/Polydor)8 Madonna/Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Warner Brothers) 8 Celine Dion/Falling Into You (Epic/Columbia)9 Ricky Martin/(Un, Dos, Ties) Maria aristariColumbia) 9 Backstreet Boys/Backstreet's Back (Jive)10 Hanson/MMMBop (Mercury) 10 Prodigy/The Fat Of The Land (XL)11 RKellyll Believe I Can Fly (Jive) 11 Oasis/Be Here Now (Creation/Sony)12 En Vogue/Don't Let Go (Love) (East West America) 12 The Verve/Urban Hymns (Hut/Virgin)13 Robert Miles feat. Maria Nayler/One & One (DBX) 13 Michael Jackson/Blood On The Dance Floor-HIStory In... (Epic)14 BellinilSamba De Janeiro (Virgin) 14 The Rolling Stones/Bridges 7b Babylon (Virgin)15 Gala/Freed From Desire (Do It Yourself) 15 Backstreet Boys/Backstreet Boys (Jive)16 Spice Girls/Spice Up Your Life (Virgin) 16 Radiohead/OK Computer (Parlophone)17 Sashl/Encore Une Fois (Byte Blue/MCA) 17 Texas/White On Blonde (Mercury)18 GalalLet A Boy Cry (Do It Yourself) 18 Elton John/The Big Picture (Rocket)19 Spice Girls/2 Become 1 (Mn)rgi 19 Jamiroquai/Travelling Without Moving (Sony S2)20 ProdigylBreathe (XL) 20 Bee Gees/Still Waters (Polydor21 WeslAlane (Saint Georg/Columbia) 21 Depeche Mode/Ultra (Mute)22 Spice Girls/Who Do You Think You Are/Mama (Virgin) 22 AqualAquarium (Universal)2..3 BackstmetBoyslAsLong As Vol dove Me (Jwe) 23 No Mercy/My Promise (MCl/Arista)24 Eternal feat. BeBe Winans/7 Wanna Be The Only One (1st Avenue/EMI) 24 Tic Tac Toelli7appe Die 2te (RCA)25 Backstreet Boys/Everybody (Backstreet's Back) (Jive) 25 Era/Era (Mercury)26 No Mercy/When I Die (MCl/Arista) 26 Skunk Anansie/Stoosh (One Little Indian)27 CooliorU When U Get There ('llicomy Boy) 27 Spice Girls/Spiceworld (Virgin)28 Paradisio/Bai/o,ndo (Dance Development) 28 Hanson/Middle Of Nowhere (Mercury)29 Sash!lEcuad.or (Byte Blue) 29 Zucchero Fornaciari/The Best Of Zucchero-Greatest Hits (Polydor)30 Andrea Bocelli/Con 7k Partiro (Sugar/Polydor) 30 Eros Ramazzotti/Eros (DDD/BMG)31 DJ Quicksilverli Have A Dream Bellissima (Dos Or Die) 31 Tic Tac Toe/Tic Tac The (RCA)32 ChumbawambaMtbthumping (EMI) 32 Joe Cocker/Across From Midnight (Capitol)33 Bee Gees/A/one (Polydor) 33 Julio Iglesias/Tango (Columbia)34 White lbwnhAbort, Retry Fail?_Your Woman (Brilliant!) 34 Aerosmith/Nine Lives (Columbia)35 Ultra Nate/Free (A&M) 35 George MichaeVOlder (Virgin)36 Tic Tac lbe/Warum? (RCA) 36 Jon Bon JovilDestination Anywhere (Mercury)37 Whitney Houston/Step By Step (Arista) 37 Soundtrack/Space Jam (Atlantic/East West)38 Backstreet Boys/Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) (Jive) 38 Eros Ramazzotti/Dove C'E Musica (DDD)39 SashIlStay (Byte Blue) 39 The Kelly Family/Almost Heaven (Kel-Life/EMI)40 Dario G/Sunchyme (WEA) 40 Soundtrack/Romeo + Juliet (Capitol)41 U2/Discotheque (Island) 41 Puff Daddy/No Way Out (Bad Boy/Arista)42 Lutricia McNeal/Ain't That Just The Way (Siljemark) 42 Mariah Carey/Butterfly (Columbia)43 3TII Need You (MJJ/Epic) 43 Alanis Morissette/Jagged Little Pill (Maverick/Reprise)44 The Blue Boy/Remember Me (Pharm) 44 Pascal ObispolSuperflu (Epic)45 Meredith Brooks/Mtch (Capitol) 45 Portishead/Portishead (Go!Beat)46 Janet Jackson/Got 711 It's Gone (Virgin) 46 Simply Red/Greatest Hits (East West)47 Tic Tac lbellkrpiss Dich (RCA) 47 Blur/Blur (Food/Parlophone)48 Daft Punk/Around The World (Virgin) 48 Fugees/The Score (Ruffhouse/Columbia)49 Spice Girls/Say You'll Be There (Virgin) 49 Janet Jackson/7'he Velvet Rope (Virgin)50 The VervelBittersweet Symphony (Hut/Virgin) 50 Jean Michel JarrelOxygene 7-13 (Dreyfus/Epic)51 No Mercy/Where Do You Go (MCl/Arista) 51 Celine Dion/Let's Talk About Love (Epic/Columbia)52 Nana/Londy (Motor) 52 Pino Daniele/Dimmi Cosa Succede Sulla Terra (CGD)53 Michael Jackson/Blood On The Dance Floor (Epic) 53 Rammstein/Sehnsucht (Motor)54 Skunk Anansie/Hedonism (Just Jinnuw You Feel Good) (One Little Indian) 54 Bjork/Homogenic (Mother/One Little Indian)55 Khaled/Aicha (Barclay) 55 Sarah Brightman/LSO/Timeless (East West)56 2 Be 3Partir Un Jour (EMI) 56 Enya/Paint The Sky With Stars (WEA)57 Celine Dion & Barbra Streisand/7N/ Him (Columbia) 57 Celine Dion/Live A Paris (Epic/Columbia)58 The Notorious B.LG./Puff Daddy/ Mase/Mo Money Mo Problems (Puff Daddy) 58 Wolfgang Petry/Alles (Hansa)59 The Cardigans/Livefoo/ (Stockholm) 59 Supertramp/Some Things Never Change (EMI)60 SholaAma/You Might Need Somebody (WEA) 60 Patricia Kaas/Dans Ma Chair (Columbia)61 Babyface feat Stevie Wonder/How Come, How Long (Epic) 61 Genesis/Ca/ling All Stations (Virgin)62 Sabrina Sedur/Du Lida( Mich Nu ht (Epic) 62 John Fogerty/Blue Moon Swamp (Warner Brothers)63 Apollo Four Forty/Ain't 71alkin'73out Dub (Stealth Sonic/Epic) 63 The Offspring/Ixnay On The Hombre (Epitaph/Columbia)64 Katrina & The Wavesdoe Shine A Light (Eternal/WEA) 64 Jovanotti/Lorenzo 1997-L'Albero (Soleluna/Mercury)65 Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre/No Diggity (Interscope) 65 2 Be 3/Partir Un Jour (EMI)66 Lara Fabian/7but (Polydor) 66 Paul McCartney/Flaming Pie (Parlophone)67 N -Trance feat. Rod Stewart/D'Ya Think I'm Sexy? (All Around The World) 67 Enigma/Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roil (Virgin)68 R KeIly/Gotham City (Jive) 68 Daft Punk/Homework (Virgin)69 David Charvet/Should Heave (RCA) 69 Meredith Brooks/Blurring The Edges (Capitol)70 Backstreet Boys/Anywhere For You (Jive) 70 Rod Stewart//f We Fall In Love Tonight (Warner Brothers)71 Braids/Bohemian Rhapsody (Big Beat/Atlantic) 71 Beautiful South/Blue Is The Colour (Go! Discs)72 Bell, Book & Candle/Rescue Me (Arida) 72 Lisa Stansfield/Lisa Stanfield (Arista)73 Oasis/D'You Know What I Mean? (Creation/Sony) 73 Metallica/Re-Load (Vertigo)74 Alexia/Uh La La La (DWA/Dance Pool) 74 Wolfgang Petry/Nie Genug (Hansa)75 Boyvane/Words (Polydor) 75 Jean -Jacques Goldman/En Passant (Columbia)76 Faithless/Insomnia (Cheeky) 76 Wu -Tang Clan/Wu-Tang Forever (Loud/RCA)77 B.BEJFlash (Labels) 77 The Chemical Brothers/Dig Your Own Hole (Virgin)78 Rammstein/Engel (Motor) 78 Vaya Con Dios/The Best Of Vaya Con Dios (Ariola)79 Poetic Lovers/Prenons Notre 7kmps (M6 Int) 79 Ligabue/Su E Giu'Da Un Palco (WEA)80 C-Block/So Strung Out (Warner Brothers) 80 Litfiba/Mondi Sommersi (CGD)81 Olive/You're Not Alone (RCA) 81 Mylene Farmer/Live A Bercy (Polydor)82 Warren G feat Adina Howard/What's Love Got 7b Do With It (Interscope) 82 Bee Gees/The Very Best Of The Bee Gees (Polydor)83 Alliagell3aila (Bax Dance) 83 Lighthouse Family/Ocean Drive (Wild Card/Polydor)84 IbriAmosProfessional Widow (East West) 84 Nana/Nana (Motor)85 Chilli feat. Carrapichollic, 7k, The (MCI) 85 Soundtrack/The Preacher's Wife (Arista)86 'N Syncl7karing Up My Heart (Ariola) 86 Andre Rieu/Strauss & Co (Mercury)87 Depeche Mode/Barrel Of A Gun (Mute) 87 Bob Dylan/Time Out Of Mind (Columbia)88 Members Of Mayday/Sonic Empire (Low Spirit) 88 Doc GynecolPremie re Consultation (Virgin)89 Dune/Who Wants 7b Live Forever (Orbit) 89 Andrea BocellilViaggio Italian (Sugar/Polydor)90 B Real/B RhymesCoolioLL CoolJIMethod/Hit Em High (Morts/ars Anthem) (Atlantic/East West) 90 Michael JacksonfilIStory-Past Present & Future Book I (Epic)91 Aaron Carter/Crush On You (Edel) 91 Eric Gadd/The Right Way (Strawberry)92 Michael Jackson/History/Ghosts (Epic) 92 Eternal/Before The Rain (1st Avenue/EMI)93 No Mercy/Please Don't Go (MCl/Arista) 93 IAMIL'Ecole Du Micro DArgent (Delabel)94 Scooter/Fire (Edel) 94 Bob Dylan/The Best Of Bob Dylan (Columbia)95 Florent PagnylSavoirAimer (Mercury) 95 Robert Miles/Dreamland (DBX)96 Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams// Finally Found Someone (A&M) 96 Suede/Coming Up (Nude/Sony)97 Pappa Bear/Cherish98 Thxas/Say What You Want

(Universal)(Mercury)

97 Khaled/Sahra98 Ludo DallalCanzoni

(Barclay)(Pressing)

99 DJ Quicksilver/Free (Dos Or Die) 99 Laura Pausini/La Cose Che Vivi (CGD)100 Era/Ameno (Mercury) 100 883/La Dura Legge Del Gol (FRI)

The Hot 100 and the Top 100 are compliled from the period weeks 1-50, 1997

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Chart shares show Europeans shining

EMIPolyGram

Hitmakers '97 (from top): Elton

John, Andrea Bocelli, Bee Gees,

Ricky Martin and Puff Daddy

Analysis by Emmanuel Legruncl

1997 was a Virgin year. The EMI -owned label was the top label in the singles and albums cate-gories, and helped EMI become the leading company of the year in Music & Media's year-endanalysis of the European Bp 100 Albums charts. PolyGram came second in the albums listing,but was the leading singles company thanks largely to Elton John's Candle In The Wind '97.

The acquisition of Virgin fromRichard Branson five yearsago looks like being one of thesmartest moves EMI CEO JimFifield has ever made. In

1997, Virgin dominated both the sin-gles and albums charts, and was byfar EMI's most successful imprint.

Virgin's position can be attributedpartly to the ongoing success of theSpice Girls, with two entries on Music& Media's Top 100 Albums list for1997, including the No.1, Spice. Butthe label's success should not bereduced to the Spice Girls alone. Its

healthy showing was helped byalbums from Andrea Bocelli, U2,Texas, Elton John, the Bee Gees, Era,Hanson, Zucchero, Jon Bon Jovi,Rammstein, Jovanotti, BeautifulSouth, Metallica, Mylene Farmer,Lighthouse Family, Nana, Andre Rieuand Khaled.

PolyGram also performed well onthe singles year-end chart, the Dutchcompany jumping to No.1 and tradingplaces with EMI, last year's top sin-gles company. Of course, the CandleIn The Wind factor accounts for alarge part of PolyGram's showing, but

Chart share: albums by company (%)1997 1996 1995 1994

EMI 24.5 21.1 17.7 13.9PolyGram 23.9 19.7 25.0 24.0Sony 15.6 19.9 18.0 14.8BMG 12.9 12.3 9.8 14.1Warner 9.9 17.1 15.8 9.8Universal 4.8 n/a n/a n/aOthers 8.4 9.5 13.7 23.4

Chart share: singles by company cek)

1997 1996 1995 1994PolyGram 19.2 17.0 20.7 24.0EMI 17.7 21.5 16.6 13.9BMG 15.0 13.8 15.5 14.1Sony 14.2 16.5 14.6 14.8Warner 10.4 11.1 10.0 9.8Universal 6.3 n/a n/a n/aOthers 17.2 20.1 23.1 23.4

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domination of the albums and singlescharts also owes much to an in-depthroster including The Verve -undoubt-edly the unexpected pan-Europeanhit of the year -the Rolling Stones,George Michael, whose Older stayedstrong in 1997 -Janet Jackson,Enigma, The Chemical Brothers andFrench techno band Daft Punk.

In the album charts, EMI may haveheld on to last year's company crown,but the pacemaker this year wasPolyGram, which swept ahead of SonyMusic to take the number 2. The chart -

share figures show an 8.3 percent gapbetween PolyGram and its close rival,BMG, which jumped to the numberfour slot, ahead of Warner Music.

Trading placesThe singles charts were dominated byPolyGram, followed by EMI, downfrom last year's top position, thenBMG, boosted by Puff Daddy's I'll BeMissing You (Bad Boy/Arista). SonyMusic in fourth place was slightlydown on its 1996 share; it was followedby Warner Music and Universal,which scored one of the top hits of theyear with No Doubt's Don't Speak.

PolyGram made a- strong recoveryin 1997, returning to the album chartshare it held three years ago. That

the company also had a string of hitswith Andrea Bocelli, Hanson, the BeeGees and U2, among others.

Dion, Oasis do it for SonySony Music benefited from strong per-formances from Celine Dion, Oasis,Michael Jackson, Jamiroquai, JulioIglesias, Aerosmith and Bob Dylan,plus leading French acts PatriciaKaas and Jean -Jacques Goldman.

The situation was less rosy on thesingles front where, apart from WillSmith's Men In Black and RickyMartin's (Un Dos Tres) Maria, SonyMusic lacked pan-European hits this

year, explaining the company's dropto fourth position.

For its part, BMG can be gratefulto the A&R savvy of Arista's chiefexecutive Clive Davis, who suppliedthe German company with some of itsmost successful artists in 1997,including Puff Daddy and ToniBraxton. BMG also benefited from thesuccess of German rap band Tic TacToe, Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti,and dance act No Mercy.

Warner Music drops backAlthough it was anticipated as beinga difficult year, 1997 will surely beremembered by Warner Music as its"annus horibilis." The company'salbum chart share dropped below the10 percent mark -from 17.1 percentlast year -and its ranking slipped tonumber 5 against 4 in 1996.

Warner Music had 12 albums inthe year-end Top 100 album chart,but the only notable Warner presencein the upper echelons was the sound-track of Evita. On the singles front,that album supplied Warner's biggestsingle hit, Madonna's rendition ofDon't Cry For Me Argentina (number8 in the year-end chart). A series ofkey releases in 1998, including a newMadonna studio album, may reversethe downward trend.

Universal debutsFor the first time, Music & Mediayear-end charts take into accountUniversal, which secured a 4.8 per-cent share in the albums charts and a6.3 percent share of singles.

Universal, which now has stand-alone offices in most of the Europeancountries, still relies heavily on mate-rial provided by its US parent compa-ny -mainly the Interscope rosterwhich includes No Doubt -but scoredits first massive pan-European hitwith a European act, thanks toDanish band Aqua. The single BarbieGirl and album Aquarium showedpowerfully in their respective charts,and Barbie Girl topped the end ofyear Border Breakers listing.

Chart share:singles by label (%)

Chart share:albums by label (%)

Label Percentage Label PercentageVirgin 6.6 Virgin 10.2Jive 4.4 Columbia 5.3Columbia 4.2 Sugar/Polydor 4.9Mercury 3.7 Mercury 4.7RCA 3.4 Polydor 3.8Polydor 2.9 RCA 3.2EMI 2.6 EMI 3.2East West 2.5 Epic 2.8Bad Boy/Arista 2.4 Jive 2.5Rocket 2.4 Warner Bros. 2.4

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Girls, veterans and R&B: radio's recipe for '97Analysis by Mike McGeever

1997 saw radio programmers across Europe serving upa main course of R&B, a genre which proved itselfcapable of breaking into the playlists of CHR, and evenAC -formatted outlets. There was also a significantreturn of veteran acts to the airways, which gladdenedmany programmers' hearts.

European radio programmers'1997 airplay menus wereheavily spiced with "girlpower," plus huge portions of R& B and some tasty entrées

served up by veteran artists.The Spice Girls' fate in 1998 has

been the subject of much recent spec-ulation within the music and radioindustries, but the quintet certainlycommanded significant portions ofairtime during the last year. Manyprogrammers have emphasised thatthis was fuelled by the U.K. act'srelentless tours of stations and theirfrequent PA forays across Europe.

The 1997 roundup of Music &Media's European Radio Top 50reveals the Virgin Records act closingout the year with four enties-more

than any other act-on the chart.They are: Spice Up Your Life (14);Who Do You Think You Are? (20);Mama (45); and 2 Become 1 (46). In1996, when they were still considerednewcomers, the Girls only grabbedone spot on the chart, their debut sin-gle Wannabe achieving a No.7 slot forthe year.

R&B storms playlistsBut, impressive as their statistics maybe, the Spice Girls are justone act. It was a genre-R&B-which dominatedEuropean playlists in 1997.

Three R&B singlessecured positions in the topeight slots for year-end air-play. Coolio, Puff Daddy

Radio favourites

(from top): The Spice

Girls, Coolio and

The Rolling Stones

and Will Smith opened the doors forR&B to gain entry to playlist meet-ings, giving the genre a place at thehead of the table. Puff Daddy & FaithEvans' cover of Sting/Police's I'll BeMissing You (Bad Boy/Arista) toppedMusic & Media's European Radio Top50 for 1997. Below that, buoyed by thesuccess of the movie of the same namelast summer, Will Smith's Men InBlack (Columbia) came in at number3, maintaining the R&B airplay pacefor the year set by fellow U.S. artistCoolio. The latter's C U When U GetThere (Tommy Boy) clocks in at num-ber 8 in M&M's 1997 European RadioTop 50.

The R&B flavour in Toni Braxton'soutput helped cement her crossoverfrom dance to CHR stations-andeven to some AC broadcasters-throughout 1997. Braxton's I Don'tWant You and Un-Break My Heart(LaFace/Arista) are positioned at

number 32 and 36 in the airplay chartwrap-up.

Boy power holds its ownAlthough 1997 will be remembered asthe year of "girl power," there was stilla bumper crop of boy bands in the top

'50. Overnight sensations Hanson'sMMM Bop (Mercury) proved one ofthe perfect summer songs forEuropean programmers. The trackfinished in the number 2 spot, whilethe band's Where's The Love hit num-ber 21.

The last year also saw the returnof some veteran acts who achievedsubstantial airplay. Described as a"gift from rock heaven" by program-mers, the Rolling Stones' singleAnybody Seen My Baby? from thealbum Bridges To Babylon (Virgin)scored a No.1 airplay hit in October-the first time that's happened to aStones track in over a decade.

European Hot Radio Top 50 1997Artist/Title

1 Puff Daddy & Faith Evans/I'll Be Missing You2 HansonIMMMBop3 Will Smith/Men In Black4 Meredith Brooks/Bitch5 No Doubt/Don't Speak6 White TownI>Abort, Retry, Fail? Your Woman7 Lisa Stansfield/The Real Thing8 Coolio/C U When U Get There9 Chumbawamba/Tubthumping10 Rolling Stones/Anybody Seen My Baby?11 Michael Jackson/Blood On The Dance Floor12 Texas/Say What You Want13 Eternal feat. BeBe Winans/I Wanna Be The Only One14 Spice Girls/Spice Up Your Life15 En Vogue/Don't Let Go16 U2/Staring At The Sun17 Backstreet Boys/Everybody (Backstreet's Back)18 The Verve/Bittersweet Symphony19 Jon Bon Jovi/Midnight In Chelsea20 Spice Girls/Who Do You Think You Are21 Hanson/Where's The Love22 Shola Ama/You Might Need Somebody23 Janet Jackson/Got 'Til It's Gone24 Mariah Carey/Honey25 Boyzone/Picture Of You26 Babyface & Stevie Wonder/How Come, How Long27 U2/Discotheque28 Oasis/Stand By Me29 Bee Gees/Alone30 Backstreet Boys/As Long As You Love Me31 R. Kelly// Believe I Can Fly32 Toni Braxton/I Don't Want To33 Madonna/Don't Cry For Me Argentina34 George Michael/Star People35 Ultra Nate/Free36 Toni Braxton/Un-Break My Heart37 Michael Jackson/History38 OasisID'You Know What I Mean39 Depeche Mode//t's No Good40 Whitney Houston/Step By Step41 Lighthouse Family/Raincloud42 Elton John/Something About The Way You Look Tonight43 INXS/Elegantly Wasted44 Gary Barlow/Love Won't Wait45 Spice Girls/Mama46 Spice Girls/2 Become 147 Olive/You're Not Alone48 Dario G/Sunchyme49 Genesis/Congo50 Texas/Black Eyed Boy

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Aqua lead the Nordic Border BreakersAnalysis by Emmanuel Legrand

Scandinavia has provided the breath of fresh air toMusic and Media's 1997 Border Breakers Top 50 chart,with the top three tracks all emanating from the north.Italy also supplied Europe with a stream of hits whichrefused to be confined within that country's borders.

Awind of change is blowingacross Europe from thenorth. You might expect theair from Scandinavia to becold, but on the musical

front, it's hotter than ever-this year'stop three tracks on M&M's year-endBorder Breakers airplay chart were allnurtured in that area. The three are:Aqua's Barbie Girl (Universal), theCardigans' Lovefool (Trampolene) andLutricia McNeal's Ain't That Just TheWay (Siljemark).

This new northern exposure marksa contrast with last year's BorderBreakers charts, which had a greaterLatin feel, with Los Del Rio'sMacarena (Spain) and ErosRamazzotti's Pitt Bella Cosa (Italy) inthe year-end Top 3.

In 1997, Sweden (with theCardigans, Lutricia McNeal, Robyn,Gessle, and Vacuum) and Denmark(Aqua, Maria Montell and MichaelLearns To Rock), confirmed the statusof northern Europe as a powerful sup -

Border Breakers Top 50 1997(Label)

1 (Universal)2 (Trampolene)3 (Siljemark)4 (Byte Blue)5 (DDD/BMG)6 (Do It Yourself)7 (Byte Blue)8 (Virgin)9 (DBX)10 (EMI)11 (Virgin)12 (Byte Blue)13 (DWA)14 (Saint George)15 (Ricochet)16 (Dance Pool)17 (DDD/BMG)18 (MCI)19 Da Di) (Epic)20 (Intercord)21 (Do It Yourself)22 (MCI)23 (Dos Or Die)24 (WEA)25 (Club Tools)26 (Motor)27 (Triangle)28 (MCI)29 Development)30 (Virgin)31 (RCA)32 (Coconut)33 (Intercord)34 (Urban)35 (Dreyfus)36 (MCI)37 (EMI -Medley)38 (EMI)39 (DBX)40 (Coconut)41 (Kel-Life)42 (Virgin)43 (WEA)44 (Stockholm)45 (Mercury)46 (Trampolene)47 (Barclay)48 S. Brightman & A. Bocelli/Time To Say Goodbye (East West)49 Rosana/E1 Talisman (MCA)50 Supertramp/Listen To Me Please (EMI)

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plier of European hits and a majorsource of repertoire for the world.

That status is best exemplified bythe winners of this year's BorderBreakers crown, Aqua, whose BarbieGirl became a No.1 hit single on bothsides of the Atlantic Ocean, a feat fewcontinental European acts haveachieved to date.

Another country which has consis-tently supplied Europe with a stringof hit tracks and artists is Italy. Thisyear is no exception, whether withEurodance (Gala, Alexia, RobertMiles) or more traditional "canzone"(Eros Ramazzotti, Zucchero, Nek).Ramazzotti (DDD/BMG) scored twomajor hits in 1997, Quanto Amore Seiand Dove C'e Musica, pushing hisEros album to new sales heights.

Robert Miles (DBX), who reallybroke into the bigtime in 1996 withhis radio -friendly "dreamhouse," con-tinued to enjoy success this year withOne & One, which featured in 1996'sBorder Breakers Top 25). This year'sFreedom confirmed that the Swiss -born Italian -based DJ-now living inthe U.K.-is no one -hit -wonder.

Germany scores the highest num-ber of songs in the year-end chart,with no less than 18 tracks charted inthe Border Breakers Top 50. Most ofthe material crossing borders fromGermany could be filed underEurodance-Bellini, No Mercy, DJQuicksilver, 2 Eivissa, Mr. Presidentand others.

The Border Breakers airplay chartidentifies tracks based on their coun-try of signing, regardless of theirnationality (which is why veteranU.K. act Supertramp, signed to EMIFrance, appear in the BorderBreakers charts with two songs) andtheir aptitude to break on radio sta-tions outside their country of signing.

Titles in the upper part of theBorder Breakers charts usually enjoya strong pan-European life on radio-Aqua (again), Sash!, Gala, Daft Punkand Bellini were some of this year'sradio programmers favourites rightacross Europe.

However, a close analysis of thetracks featured in the year-end BorderBreakers charts reinforces the beliefthat, for songs to become pan-European hits, they must be either besung in English (would Barbie Girlhave made the same internationalcareer if it had been sung in Danish?)or largely instrumental (Robert Miles,Daft Punk, Jean -Michel Jarre, B.B.E.).

The only non-English tracks toscore usually have an "exotic" feel likeWes' Alane, Khaled's Aicha,Paradiso's Bailando or Carrapicho'sTic Tic Tac. The only major exceptionis Eros Ramazzotti, who has built anempire in Central Europe with hisItalian -language songs, but who stillhas to cross the Channel.

So, does that prove that Europeanradio programmers are simply not readyto take risks with songs in any other lan-guage than their own or English? If so,at a time when economic borders acrossthe continent seem to be breaking down,that's a somewhat disturbing thought.

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A new song for Europe? The year in..,Music 12 months of restructuring Talent Losing a 'cheesy image

by Emmanuel Legrand

This year will be remembered in themusic industry for Elton John's Can-dle In The Wind 1997, which ignitedsingles charts around the world,becoming the best selling single of alltime along the way.

However, the circumstances sur-rounding that release were exception-al, and should not overshadow the factthat 1997 was a year when the musicindustry had to adapt to new marketconditions. They included: slowergrowth; reduced margins; retail pres-sure; increasing competition fromother leisure goods. PolyGram set thescene early in the year by announcinga major restructuring which cost morethan 300 jobs.

Nevertheless, the picture is notuniformly bleak. IFPI mid -year fig-ures showed that recorded music stillhas a powerful attraction for con-sumers, and the European music com-munity is getting closer to the EU pol-icy makers. On the legislative front,there has been some progress towardssetting up a proper legal frameworkfor the digital age.

In a music world where thinking isincreasingly global, "local" appeal isgrowing in Europe. This has affectedevery single European country-notonly those with a tradition of localrepertoire domination, such as theU.K., or those, such as France, wherelocal quotas reign.

The paradox is that, as the Euro-

pean economy becomes more integrat-ed, European consumers appearkeener to support their own localartists and cultures. MTV, which hasnow fully localised its services, haslearned this thehard way.

The local/global inter-change hasanother dimen-sion. Europeanartists nowbuild theircareers beyondtheir nationalborders (ErosRamazzotti,Patricia Kaas,Zucchero, toname a few). Ahit song, evenoriginatingfrom a small (insize) Europeancountry, canbecome a mas-sive world-wide hit.AnybodySeen MyBarbie Girl?

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Radio Consolidation and growthby Mike McGeever

Consolidation, expansion, brandingand deregulation topped the agendafor the European commercial radioindustry in 1997.

The trend towards consolidationcontinued in maturing markets suchas the U.K., where major groupsincluding GWR and Chrysalis madesignificant acquisitions. GWR took con-trol of national commercial stationClassic FM, while Chrysalis boughtFaze FM, the company which operatedthe two Kiss FM dance stations inLeeds and Manchester. Chrysalisrebranded the stations as Galaxy out-lets, aiming to establish a semi -nation-al dance brand.

Consolidation was also a factor inexpansion outside the home territoriesof some major broadcasters, and theoverall growth in European commer-cial radio which this initiated providednew opportunities for advertisers, andfor new formats. The trend of broad-casters looking beyond their own mar-kets looks set to continue in 1998.

French media company EuropeDeveloppement International (EDI)invested in an emerging market-Turkey-by backing the relaunch ofnational Turkish pop station GenfRadyo/Istanbul and establishing twoTurkish national networks, PopNetand HitNet, as well as Fulmedya, anadvertising sales house. EDI was thefirst foreign company to invest inTurkey's media industry.

Meanwhile, Paris -based NRJ sawopportunities in Norway and backedits judgement with a substantialinvestment in CHR broadcasterRadio 0s14ord/Nesoddem. NRJ haspromised a "new sound" for the Nor-wegian station's audience.

Elsewhere, deregulation in marketssuch as Austria and Eastern Europeled to a frenzy of bidding for commer-cial radio licences from home andabroad. There also are strong pointerstoward potential growth in EasternEurope, as exemplified by the CzechRepublic. Advertising revenue theregrew to Kc908.9m (E26.7 million) in1997, an increase of $1.9 million.

by Christian Lorenz

Looking at the European music sceneas 1997 draws to a close, it seems thatcheesy pop and novelty dance recordsno longer represent the typical "Euro"record-instead, we have a vibranthothouse of diverse creativity.

The range on offer is dazzling-from classically trained singers such

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli(Sugar/Polydor) or Belgium's Hel-mut Lotti (BMG), to the catchypop tunes of Germany's Tic TacToe (RCA), Jive's BackstreetBoys (a U.S. act with a Dutchcontract and a Swedish produc-tion team) or the U.K.'s SpiceGirls (Virgin).

1997 also marked the returnof the male "entertainer," withthe main exponents hailing fromItaly. Eros Ramazzotti(DDD/BMG) and Zucchero (Poly-dor) have matured into astutesolo artists with strong stagepresences, and their popularity isspreading fast across Europe.

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their style in their respective homecountries, rock acts such as Ger-many's Rammstein (Motor/PolyGram),Italy's Ligabue (WEA) or the U.K.'sRadiohead (Parlophone) have con-tributed to something of a creativerenaissance in the genre this year.

Meanwhile, France's Daft Punkestablished a fad of their own-technofunk. Their album Homework (Vir-gin) -68 on the year end albumchart-drew attention to a new sourceof exciting repertoire from France;artists such as Motorbass, DJ Camand Bosco.

Last, but not least, there is "elec-tronica." In 1997, European dancemusic shed its "nicey nice" image, wentberserk and conquered the U.S. rockmarket. U.K. acts, such as The Prodigy(XL), Death In Vegas (Virgin) and TheChemical Brothers (Virgin) in particu-lar found crossover success in the rockand mainstream markets this year.

Europe now has the stars it alwayswanted. The main task for the recordindustry, however, will be to avoid anuntimely creative burn -out of its pro-teges in 1998.

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PolyGram's president/CEO AlainLevy warns that restructuringcould cost 300 jobs

Lucian Grainge becomes M Dof Polydor U.K.

Spain's Rosana collects threetop honours at her country'sPremios de La Musica Awards

IFPI's Nic Garnett announces a'zero tolerance' policy on pirates

Sacem's Jean -Loup Tourniersuggests other countries adopta quota system on music radio

1997: the year at aThat was the year that was... Highlights of 1997 from the news pages ofM&M, compiled by Terry Heath.

JanuaryEMI announces the foundation of anew charity, The Music SoundFoundation, as part of the compa-ny's centenary celebrations... A newlaw gives Sweden's BroadcastingCommission powers to impose finesup to Skr5 million (US$730,000) onradio stations which contravene ruleson objectivity, advertising and spon-sorship... In the U.K., alternative rockradio station Xfm is awardedLondon's last full 8 -year FM commer-cial licence... French industry bodySNEP renews its charts contract withIFOP and Tite-Live for a four-yearperiod, at an estimated annual cost ofFfr7 million ($1.2 million)... TheDutch Mega Top 50 sales charts areexpanded to 100 positions... TheSwedish Polar Music Prize is wonfor the first time by a Swede-con-ductor Eric Ericsson-but it'sshared with American BruceSpringsteen... During Midem, asummit on European mechanicalrights agrees that direct distributionwill be abandoned, in return for col-lecting societies reducing commissionrates... A major theme of Midem is thechallenge posed by digital technologyto the radio and music businesses.

FebruaryThe creation of a Spanish Academyof Music is hailed by authors' societySGAE as "the most important initia-tive in the 40 years Spain has had amusic industry"... In Germany, artistsand politicians petition the authori-ties to impose a 40 percent minimumquota of local product on musicradio... The Spanish governmentannounces plans for up to 650 newradio licences... PolyGram's globalrestructuring plan will cost 300 jobsin Europe, says president/CEO AlainLevy... Veteran acts honoured at the1997 Victoires de la Musiqueawards in Paris include best male actCharles Aznavour (72) and bestfemale act Barbara (63).

MarchDenmark's first nationwide commer-cial radio network, Radio 2, goes on -air with a CHR format... Sony MusicBelgium splits the Columbia andEpic labels into separate divisionswith their own marketing and promo-tions staff... Sony Music Italy scoopsthe major awards at the SanremoSong Festival... Country MusicTelevision relaunches its Europeanprogramming service with anincreased amount of new/cutting-edgeartists... Laurent Gallavardin,PolyGram France sales and distribu-tion MD, resigns for "personal rea-sons"... Italy's new anti -piracy federa-tion, FPM, claims a reduction of onethird in music pirates' market shareduring its first year of operations...

Commercial radio in Austria gets gov-ernment sanction, and plans for eightnew regional and 45 new local sta-tions... Italian media watchdog Ufficiodel Garante launches a preliminary"payola" investigation following allega-tions by the parliamentary opposition...Punk act Die Toten Hosen take tophonours at the German Echo 1997awards... Radio Ireland launches onschedule under new chief executiveDick Hill after Dan Collins issacked... Lucian Grainge takes overfrom Frenchman Marc Lumbroso asmanaging director of Polydor U.K.

AprilThe Dutch parliament passes a newmedia law restricting ownership of ter-restrial FM stations to one per compa-ny... The French music industryrenews lobbying for a lower VAT rateon recordings and multi -media mater-ial, supported by president JacquesChirac... The European Unionannounces it will tackle the interna-tional problem caused by Bulgarianmusic pirates... Top priority at theInternational Federation of thePhonographic Industry's bi-annualmeeting is the global piracy threatposed by excessive growth of new CDmanufacturing plants... FormerMetronome managing directorAlbert Slendebroek is appointedMD of Warner Music Benelux toreplace Ted Sikkink... Marketresearch company Gallup inks a dealwith broadcasters in Denmark to pro-duce definitive radio audience fig-ures... French AC network RadioNostalgie launches a music TV chan-nel, Nostalgie-La Tele... SonyMusic Entertainment U.K. chair-man and CEO Paul Burger tells theRadio Academy Music Radio '97conference in London that the U.K sin-gles chart should be slowed down byadding in radio airplay data... Rosanacollects three top honours at Spain'sPremios de la Musica awards.

MayThe international copyright com-munity agrees in Paris to progressplans for a global digital identifica-tion standard for all creative works...Fugees collect five and Celine Dionthree awards at the World MusicAwards in Monte Carlo... TheSpanish government and majorradio networks sign a treaty to speedthe introduction of digital radio...Europe's rights societies continue tomove towards harmony as theNetherlands' rights bodiesBUMA/STEMRA, and U.K. counter-parts MCPS and PRS, sign a newcollaboration agreement... The BBC'scommercial arm, BBC Worldwide,launches a new division to exploit theradio network's extensive musicarchive material... IFPI director gen-

eral Nic Garnett announces a "zerotolerance" initiative against the pira-cy which costs the industry US$2 bil-lion a year... After sixth months, theIFPI and European authors and pub-lishers' body BIEM still can't agree ona new mechanical royalties deal...U.K. act Katrina & the Waves winthe Eurovision Song Contest forBritain for the first time in 16 years,scoring the biggest points total in thehistory of the event with Love Shine ALight... U.K. commercial radio giantCapital Radio's bid to take overLondon rival and national broadcast-er Virgin Radio for 64.7 millionpounds (US$106 million), is welcomedby Virgin chief Richard Branson,but the deal awaits sanction from reg-ulator the Radio Authority...French broadcasting authority theCSA settles its frequency availabilityconflict with commercial radio broad-casters by deciding to redistributesome 300 FM frequencies... FrenchCHR broadcaster NRJ plans thelaunch of a new pan-European chartshow, the "Euro Hot 100."

JuneThe European Parliament devotes awhole day to hearing representationsfrom the European music business...EMI restructures to put recorded musicoperations in the hands of Ken Berry,president/CEO of EMI RecordsGroup International and chair-man/CEO of Virgin Records... TheItalian government passes theMaccanico Bill, an extensive newmedia law... The Swedish parliamentextends its moratorium on new com-mercial radio licences to the end of1998... Austrian musicians demand a25 percent minimum quota of domesticproduct on public and commercialradio... The U.K.'s new Labour govern-ment chancellor, Gordon Brown, tellsthe Confederation of BritishIndustry the government will giveunprecedented support to the U.Kmusic business... The Norwegian gov-ernment agrees to allow a limitedamount of syndicated radio program-ming... Jean -Loup Iburnier, presi-dent of French authors' rights societySACEM, asks other European coun-tries to join France in adopting domes-tic product quotas for broadcast music...Dutch and U.K. authors' societiesinvestigate the feasibility of a new U.K.sales chart incorporating airplay data...The board of French awards eventVictoires de la Musique agrees to are -vamp to restore its credibility withthe music business.

JulyFrench record industry body SNEPlaunches the European AssociationFor Lower VAT On CDs... Belgianrecord labels gear up for expectedlegal changes in Flanders, allowing

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glanceregional and national commercial radionetworks on air for the first time...Subscriber -only multichannel audioservice Music Choice Europe makesa deal with Telecom Finland to pro-vide five channels of music to Finland'scable data service customers... TheU.K's Chrysalis Radio acquires KissFM stations in Manchester and Leedsfrom Kiss brand licensee Faze FM for£17.5 million... The German FederalBureau For The Protection Of TheConstitution names Danish label NSRecords as a producer and distributorof Nazi rock music to Germany andother European countries... Saleschart rules on pricing and formatscome under fire in both Norway and theU.K... Pan -European satellite musicservice DMX goes off -air and intoreceivership... The U.K's RadioAuthority gives tentative approval tothe Virgin Radio/Capital Radio deal,but the government's Office of FairTrading still has to investigate... TheGerman government bans a numberof albums featuring neo-Nazi lyrics.

AugustItaly's Radio Capital networkannounces a relaunch with a newimage "to reintroduce the qualityand soul into radio"... BMGEntertainment InternationalG/S/A announces the grouping of its11 Berlin -based labels under thenewly -launched company BMGBerlin Musik... Austria's regionalradio authority sifts more than 300applications for eight regional and 55local commercial radio licences onoffer... UK commercial broadcasterCapital Radio launches a newrecord label, Wildstar, with ConnerReeves' debut single My Father'sSon... Eight of Italy's leading com-mercial radio networks form ajoint venture company to invest inthe development of digital radio...German media consultancy Fritsch& Friends announces plans to offerGerman Net -surfers their firstchance to download complete musictracks from its Internet site... U.KCHR-formatted public broadcasterBBC Radio 1 loses half a millionaudience reach, pushing its weeklylistener figures below 10 million forthe first time... Organisers of theMidem Latin America andCarribean Music Market threatento move from the Miami BeachConvention Center to Latin Americanext year, because of a ban on Cubanartists appearing in the U.S. city...The first anniversary of the IFPIPlatinum Europe Awards shows atotal of 86 new awards in the year toJuly 1997, making Europe "theworld's largest and most culturallydynamic music market," according tothe IFPI... Drum 'n' bass act RoniSize/Reprazent are the surprisewinners of the U.K.'s prestigiousMercury Music Prize with the NewForms album.... German public sta-tion Radio Eins/Berlin launches

with an "eclectic format" and aplaylist of more than 20,000 titles.

SeptemberVirgin Records launches a dedicateddance label, VC, in Sweden... Full -ser-vice broadcaster Radio Ireland's rat-ings flop-a one percent share of listen-ing after five months on air-prompts amajor programming overhaul...Spanish media giant Telefonicaannounces plans to revive Spanishradio group Antena 3 Radio, whichwas absorbed by Cadena SER in1994... Denmark's Ministry ofCulture receives 15 formal letters ofinterest from Scandinavian radio andmedia groups regarding the licence tooperate the country's fourth nationalFM station... Virgin France chairmanPatrick Zelnik announces he is quit-ting to pursue a "personal project"...London commercial alternative rockradio station Xfm launches onSeptember 1, despite the death twodays before of Diana, Princess ofWales... The Princess of Wales' funeralon September 6 attracts a 31 millionU.K TV audience and an estimated onebillion worldwide, who see Elton Johnperform a live version of his speciallyrewritten Candle In The Wind '97...Emap Radio, owner of London dancestation Hiss FM, withdraws ChrysalisRadio's right to use the Kiss brand inManchester and Leeds... IFPI figuresshow global pirate CD sales at a newhigh of US$5 billion in 1996... Spain'sCouncil of Ministers announces that350 new commercialare to become available.

OctoberFrench music TV channel MCMannounces the acquisition of a 49 per-cent stake in Italy's new Match MusicSatellite digital TV channel... TheItalian music industry mobilises toprotest against a 4 percent VAT hike(from 16 to 20 percent) on recordedmusic... The Swedish governmentscraps a state committee's proposalsfor stricter regulation of the local radioindustry... In Germany, the merger ofpublic broadcasters SWF and SDR toform SWR prompts industry com-plaints that government influence onthe new entity will be unacceptable...French media conglomerateLagardere plans the flotation itsCHR radio network Skyrock to com-ply with anti -concentration legisla-tion... IFPI figures show a growth invalue of 2 percent for the Europeanmusic market to US$4.98 billion in thefirst half of 1997, at a time when glob-al music sales remain flat... A reorgan-ised Radio City is granted a new six -year broadcasting licence by the Czechbroadcasting authority... TheEuropean Broadcasting Unionannounces plans for the "first pan-European radio channel dedicatedentirely to classical music," due forlaunch in early 1998.

NovemberItalian affiliates of major record com-panies BMG, EMI, PolyGram, Sonyand WEA are found guilty of operat-ing a price-fixing cartel by the coun-try's anti-trust authority... EuropeanUnion copyright commissioner Mario

Monti gives a sympathetic hearing toa top-level record industry delegationasking for copyright protection on theInternet... Italian ministers promisethe record industry they will lobby theEU to have records recognised as cul-tural artefacts to reduce VAT...Michael Oplesch quits as managingdirector of MTV Networks(Central)... Lagardere sells Paris -based domestic music station ChanteFrance to venture capitalist IDI...BMG Entertainment Europe losessenior Central Europe VP ArnoldBahlmann to CLT-UFA... IslandRecords founder and chairmanChris Blackwell leaves the companyafter three years of his five-year con-tract, reportedly without any financialcompensation, citing differences withPolyGram president and CEO MainLevy... Elton John's Candle In TheWind '97 (Rocket) single shipped 5.3million units in the U.K alone by theend of September, and is the biggest -selling single of all time... EmapFrance confirms it is in talks withLagardere to buy French CHR net-work Skyrock... The Spice Girls arebooed off stage after a dispute overphotography rights at the PremiosOndas awards in Barcelona...European record labels Are unhappywith a leaked EU directive intended tobolster copyright protection in the dig-ital era... MTV Europe hands pro-gramming and day-to-day businesscontrol to its individual regional ser-vices... French radio group NRJ gains

million potential listeners in regu-lator CSA's new allocation plan forFM frequencies...

DecemberAll EU culture ministers exceptthose from Germany and Denmarkexpress backing for a lower VAT ratefor recorded music at a meeting inBrussels... German president RomanHerzog meets the heads of the threemain German music industry organi-sations... The Spice Girls, Rosana,Ricky Martin, Celine Dion andGloria Estefan, score at the debutSpanish Premios Amigo awards...U.K. broadcasting minister MarkFisher meets the Forum, a group ofindependent radio broadcasters, todiscuss future development of theradio industry... Spanish music radiopioneer Rafael Revert is ousted fromAC/CHR network Cadena 100 inwhat he claims is a "presenter power"coup... French radio group NRJthreatens to pull out of Belgium,alleging "unfair competition"... U.K.radio/TV presenter Chris Evans'Ginger Productions buys nationalcommercial network Virgin Radiofor £85 million, pipping CapitalRadio's £87m bid which had beenstalled by the U.K's Monopoliesand Mergers Commission...French minister of culture CatherineTrautmann announces the creationof a new commission to review theproblems being faced by the musicindustry... The German Associationof Commercial Radio and televi-sion broadcasters calls for the coun-try's public broadcasters to berestricted to cultural andeducational programming.

SNEP launches the EuropeanAssociation For Lower VAT On CDs

PLATINUM EUROPE86 awards from IFPI in 1997emphasise Europe's status asthe 'world's largest and mostculturally dynamic music market'

September

Patrick Zelnik quits his chair-manship of Virgin France topursue 'personal projects'

October

France's MCM aquires a 49%stake in Italy's Match MusicSatellite digital TV channel

Arnold Bahlmann leaves BMGEntertainment to join CLT-UFA

december

Rafael Revert is ousted fromSpain's Cadena 100 station inwhat he claims is a 'presenterpower' coup


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The way we were: the 1997 M&M jukeboxEach year, the M&M Staff set aside their professionalobjectivity and pick their 7bp 10 albums and ibp 5 singleson purely personal criteria. These are the tunes which litour respective musical fires in 1997...Emmanuel LegrandEditor in chiefAlbums DJ ShadowlEntroducing

(Mo' Wax) OK, it wasreleased in 1996, but sur-vived throughout 1997 onmy CD player...

2. Ry Cooder/IbrahimFerrer/RubenGonzalez/EliadesOchoa/Compay Segundo/Buena Vista SocialClub (World Circuit)

3. Roni Size/Reprazent/New Forms Malkin' Loud)4. Various/Jimmy Rogers -A Tribute (Egyptian

Records/Columbia)5. Talvin SinghIPresents Anokha--Soundz of the

Asian Underground (Omni Records/Mango)6. Alpha/Come From Heaven (Melankolic)7. Radiohead/O.K Computer (Parlophone)8. IAMIL'Ecole du Micro D'Argent (Delabel)9. Erykah Badu/Baduizm (Kedar

Entertainment/Universal)10. Miles Davis -Dark Magus (Columbia reissue)

Singles The Verve/The Drugs Don't Work (Hut/Virgin)2. Finlay Quaye/Sunday Shining (Epic)3. Daft Punk/Da Funk (Virgin)4. Chemical Brothers/Block Rockin' Beats

(Virgin)5. Sylvia Powell/Cool Brother (Deconstruction)

Tom FergusonManaging editorAlbums Spiritualized/Ladies And

Gentlemen We Are FloatingIn Space (Dedicated)

2. The Bathers/KelvingroveBaby (Marina)

3. Edwyn Collins/Fm NotFollowing You (Setanta)

4. Jim 'WhitelWrong-Eyed Jesus! (LuakaBop/Warner Bros)

5. Steve Earle/E/ Corazon (Warner Bros)6. Billy Mackenzie/Beyond The Sun (Nude)7. Jackie Leven/Fairy 7bles For Hard Men

(Cooking Vinyl)8. Son Volt/Straightaways (Warner Bros)9. Echo & The Bunnymen/Evergreen (London)10 Nick Cave/The Boatman's Call (Mute)

Singles The Verve/Bittersweet Symphony (Hut/Virgin)2. Pulp/Help The Aged (Island)3. Teenage Fancluh/Ain't That Enough (Creation)4. Geneva/Best Regrets (Nude)5. The Rah* Stones/Anybody Seen My Baby?

(Virgin)

Jonathan CrouchProduction managerAlbumsL UFO/3rd Perspective

(Zero Co.)2. D*NotelD*Note (VC)3. Lucious Jackson/Fever

In Fever Out (GrandRoyal/Capitol)

4. Afro Cuban All Stars/AToda Cuba Le Gusta (World Circuit)5. Joe Henderson/Porgy & Bess (Verve)6. Spiritualized/Ladies And Gentlemen We Are

Floating In Space (Dedicated)7. Supergrass/In It For The Money (Parlophone)8. Air/Moon Safari (SourcelVirgin)9. Various/Nuyorican Soul (Talkin' Loud)10. Sofa SurfersfThansit (a:head/Universal)

Singles D*Note/Lost & Found (VC)2. Funki Porcini/Let's See What Carmen Can Do

(Ninja Tune)3. Supergrass/The Sun Hits The Sky (Parlophone)4. Finlay QuayelEven After All (Epic)5. The Verve/Bittersweet Symphony (Hut/Virgin)

Jonathan HeasmanNews editorAlbumsL Radiohead/OK Computer

(Parlophone)2. Suede/Coming Up (Nude)3. Blur/Blur (Food)4. The Prodigy/The Fat Of

The Land (XL)5. TheVerve/Urban Hymns (Hut/Vugin)6. Oasis/Be Here Now (Creation/Sony)7. Terry Hall/Laugh (Southsea Bubblegum

Company)8. Texas/White On Blonde (Mercury)9. Chemical Brothers/Dig Your Own Hole

(Virgin)10. Skunk Anansie/Stoosh (One Little Indian)

SinglesL SashVEncore Une Fois (Byte)2. Radiohead/Karma Police (Parlophone)3. White lbwn/>Abort, Retry, Fail Your Woman

(Brilliant/Chrysalis)4. Various Artists/Perfect Day (Chrysalis)5. Blur/Death Of A Party (Food)

Terry HeathFeatures & specialseditorAlbumsL Various/The Blue Horizon

Story 1965-1970(Columbia)

2. Vargas Blues Band/GipsyBoogie (Warner Music)

3. The Rolling StonesIBridges To Babylon(Virgin)

4. Led Zeppelin/BBC Sessions (BBC)5. Paul Thorn/Hammer & Nail (A&M)6. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double

Trouble/Live At Carnegie Hall (Epic)7. BB King/Deuces Wild (MCA)8. Eric Bibb & Needed Time/ Good Stuff (Opus 3)9. Joe Henderson/Porgy & Bess (Verve)10. Catfish Keith/llvist It Up! (Fishtail Records)

Christian LorenzMusic business & talenteditorAlbums Various Artists/VClassic

(V Recordings)2. EPMD/Back In Business

(Def Jam/Mercury)3. TheVerve/Urban Hymns

(Hut/Virgin)4. Christopher Just/Jeans & Electronic

(Omnisonus/BMG)5. Vivan "Yabby U" Jackson/Jesus Dread 1972-

75 (Blood & Fire)6. To Rococo Rot/Veiculo (City Slang)7. Sofa Surfers/Transit (a:head/Universal)8. Wyclef Jean/Carnival (Columbia)9. Crystal Method/Vegas (S2/Epic)10. Wu Tang Clan/Wu Tang Forever (Loud/RCA)

SinglesL Ed Rush & Fierce/Locust (Prototype)2. DJ KrustIWarhead (V Recordings)3. Faithless/Saka Mea (Danny Thrtaglia mix)

(Cheeky)4. Onyx/Shout (Pete Rock instrumental mix)

(White Label)5. Curtis/Velcro (Platimun/BMG)

Mike McGeeverProgrammingeditorAlbumsL Led Zeppelin/BBC

Sessions (BBC)2. Bootsy Collins/Fresh

Outta 73' University (WEA)3. Skunk Anansie/Stoosh

(One Little Indian)4. Rolling Stones/Bridges 7b Babylon (Virgin)5. Steve Earle/El Corazon (Warner Bros.)

6. Radiohead/OK Computer (Parlophone)7. Garth Brooks/Sevens (Capital)8. Echo & The Bumiymen/Evergreen (London)9. Trisha Yearwood/Songbook (MCA)10. Conner Reeves/Earthbound (Wildstar)

Singles Sylvia Powell/Butterfly (Deconstruction)2. Rolling Stones/Anybody Seen My Baby?

(Virgin)3. Pulp/Help The Aged (Island)4. The Verve/The Drugs Don't Work (Hut/Virgin)5. Meredith Brooks/Bitch (EMI)

Dominic SalmonDesignerAlbumsL Spiritualized/Ladies And

Gentlemen We Are FloatingIn Space (Dedicated)

2. Coldcut vs. DJFood/Foodfight (Ninja Tune)

3. D*NotelD*Note (VC)4. Air/Moon Safari (Source/Virgin)5. Dreadzone/Biological Radio (Virgin)6. UFO/3rd. Perspective (Zero Co.)7. Supergrass/In It For The Money (Parlophone)8. Luscious Jackson/Fever In Fever Out (Capitol)9. Sofa Surfers/Transit (A:head/Universal)10. Miles Davis/Dark Magus (Columbia reissue)

SinglesL Funki Porcini/Let's See What Carmen Can Do

(Ninja Tune)2. The Prodigy/Breathe (XL)3. UFO/Planet Plan (Zero Co.)4. The VervelBittersweet Symphony (Hut/Virgin)5. Daft Punk/Around The World (Virgin)

Menno VisserCharts researcherAlbums

L Radiohead/OK Computer(Parlophone)

2. Fila Brazillia/Luck Be AWeirdo Tonight (Pork)

3. Cornershop/Born For The7th. lIme (Wiiija)

4. As One/In With Their Arps(Clear)

5. Bentley RhythmAcelldem (Skint)

6. Crustation/Bloom (Jive)7. HeadrillaWCo/dharbour Rocks (Pussyfoot)8. Alpha/Come From Heaven (Melankolic)9. Jhelisa/Language Electric (Dorado)10. LaikalSounds Of The Satellites (Do Pure)

SinglesL The Verve/Bitter Sweet Symphony (Hut/Virgin)2. Whitetown/>Abort, Retry, Fail Your Woman

(Chrysalis)3. Fatboy Slim/Going Out Of My Head (Skint)4. Apollo 440/Ain't Talkin- Bout Dub (Epic)5. Blueboy/Remember Me (Pharm)

Terry BerneSpain/jazz/classicalcorrespondentAlbumsL Dieter fig Trio/Folk

Songs (AMM/Jazzline)2. John Klemmer & Oscar

Castro-Neaves/Simpatico (JVC)3. Jim Hall/Textures (Ware)4. Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny/Beyond The

Missouri Sky (Verve)5. Ronnie Lawsliibute 7b Eddie Harris (Blue

Note)6. Richard Galliano & Michel Portal/Blow Up

(Dreyfus Jazz)7. Jasper van T'HoE7bmorrowland (Challenge)8. Fareed Haque/Deja Vue (Blue Note)9. Betty Carter/I'm Yours, You're Mine (Verve)10. Jorge Pardo/2332 (Nuevos Medios)

Remi BoutonFrance CorrespondentAlbumsL A Reminiscent Drive/Mercy Street (F Conlin)2. Ry C,00der/lbrahim Ferrer/Ruben

Gonzalez/Eliades Ochoa/CompaySegundo/Buena Vista Social Club (World Circuit)

3. Daft Punic/Homework (Virgin)

4. The Prodigy/The Fat Of The Land (Delabel)5. Zeze MagoINOsEX (V2)6. Louise AttaquelLouise Attaque

(Atmospheriques)7. Henri Dikonge/C'est la vie (Buda Records)8. Various/El Che Vive! (Last Call)9. Paris Combo/Paris Combo (Boucherie

Productions)10. Radiohead/OK Computer (Parlophone)

SinglesL Khaled/Aicha (Barclay)2. Daft Punk/Around The World (Virgin)3. WeslAlane (Saint -George)4. Ricky Martin/(Un, Dos, Tres) Maria (Tristar)5. Passi/Je Zappe Et Je Mate (V2)

Mark DezzaniItaly correspondentAlbumsI. Robert Wyatt/Shleep

(Hannibal/Rykodisc)2. Pino Daniele/Dimmi

Case Succede Sulla Terra(CGD/eastwest)

3. Radiohead/OK Computer(Parlophone)

4. The Prodigy/Fat Of TheLand (XL)

5. Cristina Donaffirgua (n/a)6. Led Zeppelin/BBC Sessions (Atlantic)7. Elisa/Pipes & Flowers (Sugar/Universal)8. Africa Unite/// Gioco (Blackout/Polygram)9. Carmen Consoli/Confusa E Felice

(Cyclopes/Polydor)10. Skunk Anansie/Stoosh (One Little Indian)

SinglesL Blue Boy/Remember Me (Pharm)2. Apollo 440/Ain't 7'alkin' Bout Dub (Epic)3. The Verve/Bittersweet Symphony (Hut/Virgin)4. FranIde Che Ben Pesano (n/a)5. Skunk Anansie/Hedonism (One Little Indian)

Charles FerroDenmarkcorrespondentAlbumsL Stevie Ray Vaughan &

Double Trouble/Live AtCarnegie Hall (Epic)

2.Aqua/Aquarium(Universal)

3. John Hiatt/Little Head (Capitol)4. Metallica/Re-Load (Mercury)5. Yellowbellies/Air Mail (PolyGram)6. The Dave Matthews Band/Crash Into Me

(Bama Rags)7. Deanna Carter/Did I Shave My Legs for This?

(Capitol -and, again, we know it's not a '97album!!)

8. Chemical Brothers/Dig Your Own Hole(Virgin)

9. Juice/Something to Feel (EMI)10. Tony Bennett/Tony Bennett On Holiday

(Columbia)

SinglesL Toni Braxton/Unbreak My Heart (La

Face/Arista)2. No Doubt/Tm Just A Girl (Trauma/Interscope)3. Aqua/Doctor Jones (Universal)4. Blues Traveler/Most Precarious (A&M)5. The Verve/The Drugs Don't Work (Hut/Virgin)

Keith FosterSweden CorrespondentAlbums John Fogerty/Blue Moon Swamp (Warner Bros)2. Oasis/Be Here Now (Creation/Sony)3. Primal Scream/Vanishing Point (Creation/Sony4. U2/Pop (Island)5. Honey Is Cool/Crazy Love (n /a)6. Natacha Atlas/Haiim (Nation)7. Nick Cave/The Boatman's Call (Mute)8. Portishead/Portishead (Go!Beat)9. Led Zeppelin/Remasters (Atlantic)10. Spiritualized/Ladies And Gentlemen We Are

Floating In Space (Dedicated)

SinglesL Chumbawamba/71cbthumping (EMI)2. Alabama 3Woke Up 7his Moming (el-e-meneal Records)

3. Robyn/Show Me Love (BMG)

MUSIC & MEDIA eD DECEMBER 27, 1997AmericanRadioHistory.Com

YEAR IN FOCUS4. Hanson1MMMBop (Mercury)5. Ebba Forsberg/Hold Me (n/a)

Michelle LeggeCzech Republic correspondentAlbums 883/La Dura Legge Del

Gol (FRI)2. MinalLeggem (PDU/RTI)3. Leon Lai/DNA Goes

Wrong? (PolyGram)4. Bloodhound Gang/One

Fierce Beer Coaster(Universal)

5. Jacky Cheung/WannaGo For A Blow With You(PolyGram)

& Deana Carter/Did I Shave My Legs For This?(Capitol)

7. Various Artist The Greatest Dance AlbumEver Made lelstar)

8. Various Artists/The Best Dance Album Of TheYear (Global TV)

9. Various Artists/Now That's What I Call Music!37 (EMVVirginIPolyGram)

10. Jann Arden/Happy? (A&M)

SinglesL Ohm Square/Spirit v Dome [Spirit in the home]

(Next Era)2. Liquid Harmony/Liquid Harmony

(S3Prague/Sony)3. Colorfactory/Seven (Monitor -EMI)4. ChaozzlZprdeleklika IMotherfucking Luck]

(PolyGram)5. Trosky/Cakam na den [Waiting For Day]

(deep/Sony)

Howell LllewellynSpain correspondentAlbumsL Ry Cooder/lbrahim

Ferrer/RubenGonzalez/EliadesOchoa/CompaySegundo/Buena VistaSocial Club (WorldCircuit)

2. Esclarecidos/5658 (GASA)3. Various Artists//00 Areas de Flamenco (EMI)4. Amparanoia/El Poder De Machin

(edel/Facedown)5. Various Artists/La Nueva Generation De Ia

Musica Cubana (Eurotropical/Manzana Discos)& Martirio y Chano Dominguez/Cop/as De

Madruga (El Europeo Musica)7. Willy Gimenez Y CbanelalCosa De Sabios

(Bailanta Records/Alia)8. La Barberia Del Sur/Algo Pa' Nosotrus Del Sur

(Nuevos Medios)9. Alejandro Sanz/Mas (Warner Music Spain)10. Enrique Morente & Lagartija Nick/Omega

(El Europeo Musics)

SinglesL The Prodigy/Breathe (Caroline Espana)2. Natasha Hagen/You & You (Blanco & Negro)3. Cyberia/Anonim (Max Music)4. DJ KonklVelocity 2 (Bit Music)5. Daft Punk/Da Funk (Virgin Espana)

Kai R LoflhusNonvayCorrespondentAlbums eels/Beautiful Freak

(Dreamworks)2. Seigmen/

Radiowaves (Sony)3. U2/Pop (Island)4. Janet Jackson/77re

Velvet Rope (Virgin)5. Finn Coren/The

Blake Project:Spring(Bard)

6. The Rolling Stones/Bridges 7b Babylon(Virgin)

7. Depeche Mode/Ultra (Mute)8. Bob Dylan/7lme Out Of Mind (Columbia/Sony)9. The Prodigy/77re Fat Of The Land (XL)10. Radiohead/OK Computer (Parlophone)

Singles Erykah Badu/On & On (Kedar/Universal)2. Velvet Belly/Easy (RCA)3. Espen Lind/Baby You're So Cool (Universal)4. Sorten Muld/Ravnen (Pladecompagniet-Sony)5. Brand New Heavies/You Are The

Universe (fIrr)

Marc MaesBelgium correspondentAlbums Lisa Stens:field/Lisa

Stanfield (Arista)2. Axelle Red/A Tatons

(Virgin)3. Monster Mike

Welch/Axe 7b Grind(7bne Cool I WEA)

4. Dany Brillant/Havana (WEA)5. EternallBefore The Rain (1st. Avenue/EMI)& Nek/Lei, Gli Amici E 71itto II Rest° (WEA)7. Helmut Lotti/Goes Classic III (RCA)& Vargas Blues Band/Gipsy Boogie (Warner)9. Joe Cocker/Across From Midnight (Capitol)10. Stevie Ray Vaughan/Live At Carnegie Hall

(Epic)

SinglesL SeaVFly Like An Eagle (ZTr/Warner)2. lbni Braxton/Un-break My Heart (La

Face/Arista)3. SashVEncore Une Fois (Byte Blue)4. Maria Montell/Di Da Di (Epic )5. Nek/Laura Non C'e (WEA)

Chris MarloweU.K. music/IT correspondentAlbums Led Zeppelin/BBC

Sessions (BBC)2. Beck/Odelay (Geffen)3. Foo Fighters/The

Color and the Shape(RoswellRecords/Capitol)

4. Feeder/Polythene(Echo)

5. LeAmi Rimes/Blue (Curb)6. Three Colours Red/Pure (Creation)7. Garth Brooks/Sevens (Capitol)8. Steve Earle/El Corazon (Warner Bros)9. The Wildhearts/Endless, Nameless (Mushroom)10. Marilyn Manson/Antichrist Superstar (Atlantic)

Singles:

2. Sneaker Pimps/Spin Spin Sugar(Clean-up/One Little Indian)

3. Depeche Mode/It's No Good (Mute)4. Fun Lovin' Criminals/Fun Lovin' Criminals

(Chrysalis)5. Jewel/You Were Meant For Me (Atlantic)

Thessa MooijNetherlands/marketplace columnistAlbums1. Afro Cuban All Stars/A 7bda Cuba Le Gusto

(World Circuit)2. Andrew Dorf/Hint of Mess (Columbia)3. Wu Tang Clan/Wu Tang Forever (Loud/RCA)4. Erykah Badu/Baah izm (Kedar/Universal)5. Jewel/Pieces Of You (Atlantic)& Patsy Cline/Live at the Cimarron Ballroom

(MCA)7. Patti Smith/Peace & Noise (Arista)8. Finley Quaye/Maverick A Strike (Epic)9. Missy Elliott/Supadupafly (eastwest)10. Mary J. Blige/Share My World (MCA)

SinglesL Ricky Martin/Maria Remixes (Columbia)2. Chumbawamba/Tubthumping (EMI)3. The Notorious B.LG./Mo'Money Mo' Problems

(Bad Boy/Arista)4. Meredith Brooks/Bitch (EMI)5. BLACKstreet feat.Slasb/7'he Fix (Interscope)

Paul SextonU.K. correspondentAlbums1 Prefab Sprout/

Andromeda Heights(Kitchenware/Columbia)

2. The RollingStones/Bridges 7bBabylon (Virgin)

3. Radiohead/OK Computer (Parlophone)4. The Mutton Birds/Envy Of Angels (Virgin)5. Ron SexsmithlOther Songs (Interscope)6. The OVaysILove You 7b Pars (Volcano/Global

Sound)7. James Taylor/Hourglass (Columbia)8. Mary J. Blige/Share My World (MCA)9. Boa Scaggs1Fade Into Light (Virgin,

Japanese import)10. Bootsy Collins/Fresh Outta P University

(WEA)

Singles eels/Susan's House (Dreamworks)2. Radiohead1Pamnoid Android (Parlophone)3. Refugee Camp All -Stars feat. Lauryn

Hill/The Sweetest Thing (Columbia)4. Sheryl Crow/Home (A&M)5. Blackstreet/Don't Leave Me (Interscope)

Gary SmithSpain/dance correspondentAlbumsL Amon IbbinlBricolage

(Ninja Tune)2. Tranquillity Bass/Let

The Freak Flag Fly(Astralwerks)

3. Luscious Jackson/FeverIn Fever Out (GrandRoyal/Capitol)

4. Various/State Of The Nu -Art (Blue Planet)

5. Various Artists/FutureSound Of Jazz Vol.4 (Compost)

6. Elixir/The Phobos Incident (Language)7. Rockers Hi-Fi/77re Black Album (K7)L Slim/Slim (em:t)9. Various Artists/2/st. Century Soul

(rallcin' Loud)10. Squarepusher/Harr/ Normal Daddy

(Warp Records)

Singles1. Various Artists/Thip do Brasil EPs 1&2

(Ftythmix)2. Elegia/Snapshots (F Comm)3. INXSIEverything "Jaxx Love Dub" (Mercury)4. D*Note/Lost & Found (VC)5. Curtis/Velcro (Platinum Records)

Sally StrattonU.K. correspondentAlbumsL Rialto/Rialto

(eastwest)2. Mansun/Attack Of

The Grey Lantern(Parlophone)

3. Supernaturals/RDoesn't Matter AnyMore (EMI)

4. Radiohead/OKComputer(Parlophone)

5. The Verve/Urban Hymns (Hut/Vugin)6. Echo & The Bunnymen/ Evergreen (London)7. Prefab SproutlAndromeda Heights

(Kitchenware/Columbia)8. Erykah Badu/Baduizm (Kedar/Universal)9. Cast/Mother Nature Calls (Polydor)10. Portishead/Portishead (Go!Beat)

SinglesL Radiohead/Paranoid Android (Parlophone2. Rialto/When We're Together (eastwest)3. The Verve/Bitter Sweet Symphony (Hut/Virgin)4. Teenage Fanclub/Ain't That Enough (Creation)5. Republica/Drop Dead Gorgeous (Deconstruction)

Robbert THUNetherlandscorrespondentAlbumsL Old 97's/7bo Far 7b

Care (Elektra)2. Supergrass/In It

For The Money(Parlophone)

3. John Fogerty/BlueMoon Swamp(Warner Brothers)

4. Julie Miller/BluePony (Highlbne)

5. Ron Sexsmith/Other Songs (Interscope)6. Bob Dylan/7Ime Out Of Mind (Columbia)7. Chuck Prophet/Homemade Blood

(Cooking Vinyl)8. Slobberbone/Barrel Chested (Doolittle)9. Robbie FullolSouth Mouth (Bloodshot)10.13 Featuring Lester Butler/13 Featuring

Lester Butler (Vault/Highlbne)

SinglesL Blackstreet feat. Slash/77re Fix (Interscope)2. Buena Vista Social Club/Chan Chan

(World Circuit)3. Republica/Ready 773 Go (Deconstruction)4. Oasis/DYou Know What I Mean?

(Creation/Sony)5. Anouk/Nobody's Wife (Dino)

Pressing the M&M buttons (from

top): Radiohead, The Verve, Echo

and the Bunnymen, Daft Punk,

Sylvia Powell and The Prodigy

MUSIC & MEDI A et DECEMBER 27, 1997AmericanRadioHistory.Com

TEAR IN FOCUS

The good, the bad and the businessLeading figures from the radio and music industriesacross Europe give Music & Media their personal viewson the highlights and lowlights of their business in1997.

John Rosborough, programmedirector, Cool FM & DowntownRadio/Belfast (U.K.)

Good: "The event being tragic, it wasa source of some pride that in theaftermath of the death of Diana,Princess of Wales, radio moved swiftlyto reflect and match the mood of thenation."

Bad: "The national press obsessionwith [presenter] Chris Evans vs.[BBC] Radio 1 eclipsed the true suc-cess of breakfast radio in many partsof the country. For example, at 08.00,Downtown/Cool FM has five times theaudience of Virgin and Radio 1 com-bined!"

Heinz Canibol, Universal Music MD &VP G/S/A

Good: "Among the highlights of 1997were our gold and platinum discs forNo Doubt, Aqua, Pappa Bear and thesoundtrack to Pulp Fiction inGermany, and the success of local actsPandora and Manowar abroad. Animportant strategic achievement wasour successful liaison with a localsource of [R&B flavoured]repertoire,the Booya Production Team, whichgenerated German chart entries fordomestic acts such as Pappa Bear,U.B.F., Jonestown and A.K. Swiftover the past twelve months."

Bad: "On the negative side, I look atthe general development of the mar-ket for pre-recorded music inGermany with great concern. Morespecifically, I'm disappointed by the

slow recovery of MTV here inGermany. The station's popularityseems to have increased after it intro-duced German language program-ming, but MTV still has a long way togo until it offers the industry a truealternative outlet to local music TVstation VIVA, which currently 'makesthe hits' in certain genres."

Paul Kavanagh, group programmedirector, Emap Radio (U.K.)

Good: "The music released in 1997has been the best for years. Lots oftalented new names and well -writtensongs. In radio, the development ofreal 'characters' rather than DJs orso-called personalities."

Bad: "In radio we need to build morestars, and we should have done moreto help in 1997."

Eric Baptiste, president, Vive LaRadio (France)

Good: "In the radio field, I think whatdominates is the new approach from[French broadcasting authority] theCSA in the frequency allocationprocess, as exemplified by the recentre -allocation of over 470 frequencieslast November. The process is farmore transparent and it's a goodthing. Also, the radio community inFrance is starting to take notice thatit has been far too scattered, with thatsort of 'Gallic village' syndrome, and islooking at things more collectively."

Bad: "There is a &owing gap betweenthe global success of radio as a medi-

um and its perception by the public.Other media such as digital TV or theInternet appear to be much hipper inthe public's eye. This is a problem theradio community has to address.There is another worrying phenome-non which seems specific to theFrench market-the share of adver-tising expenditures on radio is goingdown whereas all other media showan increase. In the short term, if thatwere to continue, this could threatenthe harmony within the industry. Ifrevenues go down, tension will riseand it could be damaging for all."

Paul Chantler, group programmedirector, Essex Radio Group (CRCA'sU.K. Commercial Radio ProgrammerOf The Year)

Good: "The work done by indepen-dent [U.K.] promotion companiessuch as Intermedia and Jo Hart PR,who believe in the value of commer-cial radio in the regions."

Bad: "The ill-judged comments of[Sony Music Entertainment U.K.chairman/CEO] Paul Burger aboutthe 'vanilla' sound of commercialradio outside London, made at thisyear's Music Radio Conference."

Patrick Decam, managing directorSony Music Netherlands, vice-presi-dent Sony Music Benelux

Good: "The market growth [in theNetherlands] is still on an upwardtrend, despite CD player saturationand intense pressure on [records'] netprices. The share of local products isgoing up and reaching close to 30 per-cent of the overall market, and Sonyis taking a growing share of this mar-ket. The number of MiniDisc playerssold in the Netherlands is reaching anew level, which promises a strong re-

launch of the format in 1998. As forthe company, we broke Wes (fromFrance), Ricky Martin (from LatinAmerica) and Dutch band Sunclub,which all added to our traditionalU.K./U.S. repertoire sources."

Bad: "Holland still has two 'official'charts, creating confusion at storeand media level. Another thing thatbugs me is that radio stations, such asSkyRadio, still fail to announce thetracks they play. Also, this year, we'veseen a new company appearing in themarket, specialising in "copy -cat" cov-ers of our hits, using low prices andaggressive TV ads. The law must bestrengthened to protect us from whatI consider to be a new form of piracy.Oh, yes, and the VAT rate on recordsis still too high."

Javier Pons, network director, Los 40Principales (Spain)

Good: "There has been a musicalexplosion in Spain these days.Youngsters are listening to moremusic, buy ing more music and buyingdifferent music than the traditionalAC -type of acts which dominated theSpanish scene for years. That's a verygood sign. I don't know what hap-pened but it's a new, positive develop-ment. A band such as Dover, signed toa Spanish independent label, has soldmore than 200,000 units so far withan album sung in English. That'squite an achievement in Spain and it'sa good omen for the future, providingthe trend continues."

Bad: "In our business of radio, myfeeling is that Spain still lacks seriousmusic radio projects, and I feel it hasgot worse over the past year. Thingshappening in radio in Spain thesedays are not very positive. What youhear about is the departure of[Cadena 100 director] Rafael Revert(M&M, December 13), or the closureof Top Radio's stations except inMadrid-but no new projects. For me,speaking from the perspective of Los40, it's a good thing, because weremain the leader. But if I look atthings with a wider perspective, it'snot good for the Spanish radio indus-try. Los 40 needs hefty competition,needs to face new projects, new for-mats, which will force us to be on theedge all the time and which will con-tribute to an overall improvement ofthe whole industry."


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Du Fehlst Mir34 32 10 Cappuccino - Mercury (EMI)

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Smack My Bitch Up FIN.F.D.IRELNL.N.S.UK

35 31 5 Prodigy - XL (EMI 'Next Plateau /Beats G)

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d....bJust Cruisin'26 4 will Smith - Columbia (Tryball Will I Jobete)

0 If God Will Send His Angels FINIRENLE.LIKERINILMIP U2 - Island (Blue Mountain)

Men In Black38 23 24 Will Smith - Columbia (Various)

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39I Wanna Be The Only One F.S.CH

30 " Eternal feat. BeBe Winans - 1st Avenue I EMI (EMI I BMG)

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2 Gil - RCA (Not Listed)

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" 12 Eternal -1st Avenue /EMI (Rhettrhyme I Warner Chappell IPolyGram)

# Sing Up For The Champions IRE.N UK

85 3 Reds United - Music Collection (MCI I Peer 'Various)

Last Christmas611P Wham ! - Epic (Morrison Leahy Music)

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Cherish7 5 9 Pappa Bear - Universal (Delightful)

As Long As You Love MeA-B.DKD.IRE.INLNE.S.CH.UK8 5 11 Backstreet Boys - Jive (Grantsville I Zomba)

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9 4 14 Dario G - WEA (Warner Chappell)

0 Teletubbies Say "Eh -Oh"11 3 Teletubbies - BBC Worldwide (BMG)

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0 Crazy Little Party Girl ADKans.s.cH

50 3 Aaron Carter - Edel (Trans Continental)

The Memory Remains ABFINF.D.IRKIVLIV.E.S.CHHU1V41 29 6 MetalliCa - Vertigo (Creepin' Death I PolyGram)

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41 30 Weser- Saint George/Columbia (Sony I Michel Sanchez)

0 Wind Beneath My Wings44 5 Steven Houghton - RCA (Warner Chappell)

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75Bittersweet Symphony

" The Verve - Hut !Virgin (EMI)

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Bachelorettelaa- PP Bjork - Mother I One Little Indian (PolyGram)

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11 7 Spice Girls - Virgin (Windswept Pacific I PolyGram)

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#14 2 Janet Jackson - Virgin (EMI !Various)

# Prince Igor A.F.D.NL.N.S.CH

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24 4 Run DMC Vs. Jason Nevins - Profile (Warner Chappell)

Rescue Me1.5 12 12 Bell, Book & Candle - Ariola (EMI)

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45 38 5 Robert Miles - DBX I Deconstruction (Jeity 'Warner Chappell)

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46 37 13 Janet Jackson - Virgin (EMI /Windswept 'Various)

47 1zTe Extrano, Te Olvido, Te Amo

" Ricky Martin - Distar I Columbia (Various)

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48 45 4 Zucchero Fornaciari - Polydor (Not Listed)

49 Meet Her At The Love Parade" " Da Hool - Kosmo (Warner Chappell)

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Nobody's Wife68 7 Anouk - Dino (DBM)

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90 2 Nek - WEA (Not Listed)

History RepeatingPropellerheads feat. Shirley Bassey - Wall Of Sound (Chrysalis)UK

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The Spirit81 83 4 nom° - Antler -Subway (Not Listed)

0 Back To YouPlint- Bryan Adams - A&M Madams /Sony ATV)

" Lucky ManThe Verve - Hut 'Virgin (EMI)

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# Never Ever27 6 All Saints - London (Perfect I MCA)

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IM- P Chicane - Extravaganza (EMI /CC)

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25 6 Aqua - Universal (MCA)

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19 18 13 Lutricia McNeal - Siljemark I CNR (MCA)I'll Be Missing You B.DKF.D.LNL.S.CH

53 48 27 Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112 - Bad Boy Arista (Various)

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21 17 12 Sash! - Byte Blue (Step By Step I Strongsongs)

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n 16 19 Chumbawamba - EMI (Chumbawamba)

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0 Angels35 3 Robbie Williams - Chrysalis (EMI I BMG)

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25 3Baby Can I Hold You/Shooting Star DKFINIRE.UK

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C) Torn36 8 Natalie Imbruglia - RCA (Island I EMI IBMGB )11IRES.UK

# Vivo Per Lei46 2 Andrea Bocelli - Polydor (Not Listed)

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28 28 3 Sheryl Crow - A&M (Warner Tamerlane )Old Crow)

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Uh La La La57 57 29 Alexia - DWA I Dance Pool (Extravaganza)

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58 51 10 Refugee Camp All Star feat. Pras Arista (I ntersong Warner Chappell)

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(D_, Roxanne '97Sting & The Police - A&M (EMI I MAgnetic)

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0 Save Tonight" 5 Eagle -Eye Cherry - Superstudio (Not Listed)

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90n." You Sexy Thing5 Hot Chocolate - EMI (RAK)

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Choose Life B.IRE.NL.S.UK

91 73 7 PF Project feat. Ewan McGregor - Positiva (Sony ATV)

0 DeeperIllAr- Serious Danger - Fresh (MCA)

UK

(Money Can't) Buy Me Love93 87 2 Blackstreet - Interscope (Northern)

Les Temps Changent94 88 9 MC Solaar - Polydor (Sentinel Sud I Arretez Ecoutez)

@ FormulaDJ Visage - Dancelab I EMI (NR)

Ma Melissa96 79 15 Les Minikeums - ID (Not Listed)

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33 7 Lara Fabian - Polydor (Fabsongs /Editions Chariot)

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30 22 11 Nathalie Cardone - Columbia (Legende Enterprises)

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34 5 Down Low - K-Town-Shift I Zyx (Intro I PolyGram)

0 Too Much B.FIN.D.NL.UKHUN

IMP Spice Girls - Virgin (Windswept Paciftcl 19 Music/BMG)

cpEverything's Gonna Be Alright49 5 Sweetbox - RCA (EMI)

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Lift Me Upul-ir Red 5 - Zyx (Sony /ATV)

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0 Casanova89 2 Ultimate Kaos - Wild Card I Polydor (EMI)

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98 63 17 Aaron Carter - Edel (Trans Continental)

0 Hard Timeser, Westbam - Low Spirit/RCA (BMG Ufa)

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Stichting Mega Top 100 (Holland); Stiehting Promuvi (Belgium); GLE1IFP1 (Sweden); IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research (Denmark); VG (Norway); ALEF MB/AFTVE (Spain); YLE 2 Radiomatia/EFP1 (Finland); Austria Top30 (Austria);

Full chart service by Media Control AG 0041-61-2718989 (Switzerland); IPSOS/Mahasz-IFP1 (Hungary) IFPI (Czech Republic).


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70 10 FPeole Woanry

68 47 17 Nielf Gegnugg - HansaAD

,.., Alejandro SanzJD 36 14 Mas - WEA

Midge Ure /079 7 Breathe - Arista

Spice Girls A.B.DK.FINERGRE.ME.I.NL.N.P.E.S.CH I K. H I '2\.' ( 'ZE

2 2 7 Spiceworld - VirginAndre Rieu D

40 27 5 Mein Weihnachtstraum - MercuryNatalie Imbruglia 185.11K

70 37 4 Left Of The Middle - RCA

A.B.DICFIN.D.GRE.IRE.LNL.N.P.E.S.CH.UK.HUN.CZE0 5 6 RinYtaThe Sky With Stars - WEArnLLI

©40 14 Mariah CareyA.B.F.D.GRE.NL.E.CH.UK

Butterfly - ColumbiaCi

Radiohead B.F.IRE.NL.NUIC

86 27 OK Computer - ParlophoneEl

Eros Ramazzotti ARDEFLVED.GRE.INLN.P.E.S.CILIBINCZE

4 3 8 Eros - DDD PilvA

Garth Brooks D.IRE.NL.CH.UK

38 33 2 Sevens - LibertyPassi F

72 58 5 Les Tentations - V2

Metallica AB.DKFIN.F.D.GRE.IRE.INL.N.P.E.S.CH.UK.HUNCZE5 4 5 Re -Load - Vertigo 39 Lara Fabian I"'31 9 Pure - Polydor An°11k

NI,#89 8 Together Alone - Dino

0 Backstreet Boys ABDIC.F7NED.GRE.IRELIVLNP.E.S.CH.UK.HUNCZE

° 19 Backstreet's Back - Jive CI40 Hanson A.B.FIN.D.GRE.IRE.IVL.S.CH.CZE

Snowed In - MercuryThe Rapsody A.F.D.GRE

74 67 6 The Rapsody Overture:HipHopMeetsClassics - Def Jam/Mercury

Aqua A.B.DK FIN.F.D.GRE.IRE.LNL.N.P.E.S.CH.UK HUN0 8 37 Aquarium - Universal 0Helmut Lotti RNL®59 8 Goes Classic III - RCA

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75 59 4 Super Heroes - Columbia

0 The Verve A.B.DIKFINF.D.GRE.IRE.IIVLNPE.S.CII.UIC

7 " Urban Hymns - Hut /VirginHanson B.FIN.FIRE.NL.S.CZE

78 4 Middle Of Nowhere - Mercury 0 Mike Oldfield A.D.GRE.E.CZE

76 71 2 XXV The Essential Mike Oldfield - WEA

Andrea Bocelli B.DK F.D.INL.N.P.E.S.CH.HUNCZE0 10 47 Romanza - Sugar 1 Polydor CI

Will Smith A.FD.NL.S.CH

# 63 3 Big Willie Style - ColumbiaTic Tac Toe D

77 68 34 Klappe Die 2te - RCACI

Era B.FIN.F.D.NL.S.CH

10 9 8 Era - Mercury El

Monica Naranjo E

82 9 Palabra De Mujer - EpicNana D.CHHUN

78 80 30 Nana - Motor

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11 11 4 Irre Galaktisch 6 - EMIAndre Rieu n

55 3 Strauss & Co. - Mercury 0 Wolfgang Petry D

79 83 25 Alles - Hansa 0Wham ! A B.FIND.GREIRE.L NL.P.E. UK

32 12 3 The Best Of Wham! - EpicLoreena McKennitt B.F.D.GRE.NL.E.CB.

46 41 11 The Book Of Secrets - Quinlan Road/Warner,,,....,, Peter Reber CH

Iii. D'Hits Vom Peter Reber - PolyGram

Bryan Adams A.B.DKD.IRE.1VL.P.S.CH.UIC13 2 Unplugged - A&M 47 Pooh i

26 2 The Best Of Pooh - CGD0 Daniel O'Donnell UK

2 I Believe - Ritz

21John Lennon A.B.D1CD.GRE.IREPE.UK

7 Lennon Legend - ParlophonePeter Joback S

Personliga Val - Mono MusicFrank Sinatra B.D.IRENL.UK

Li My Way - The Best Of Vol 1- Reprise

The Rolling Stones A.B.DK FIN.F.D.GRE.1VL.E.S.CH.CZE* 15 12 Bridges To Babylon - VirginJean -Jacques Goldman RP'

54 16 En Passant - ColumbiaHot Chocolate IRE. UK

83 35 7 Their Greatest Hits - EMI

Sting & The Police A.B.DKFIN.D.GREIRE.LNL.P.S.CH.UK16 14 5 The Best Of Sting & The Police - A&M

,,.. Lightning Seeds IRE.UK

OU 43 5 Like You Do...Best Of - EpicPaul Simon D.1VL.S

84 51 4 Songs From The Capemen - Warner Brothers

AB.DK.FIN.F.D.I.N.E.CH.UK CZE18 12 rEteeilZ johdunre -RocketgiP0 ....,,, Poetic Lover

la0 Amants Poetiques - M6 Int.F Soundtrack IRE.E.UK

91 12 The Full Monty - RCA Victor

Janet AB.DK.F.D.GRE.LNL.N.S.CH.UK

23 11 The VelvetJackson

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Al Bano & Carissi A

2 H Concerto Classico - WEAHelmut Lotti B.19

CO Goes Classic - RCA

Florent Pagny BF19 19 7 Savoir Aimer - Mercury

Rammstein A.D.CH

53 46 16 Sehnsucht - Motor883 /

9025 La Dura Legge Del Gol - FRI

Eternal B.DKD.IRE.NL.N.S.CH.UK

20 16 8 Greatest Hits - 1st Avenue /EMIClaudia Jung A.D.CH

64 11 Augenblicke -EMIElton John A.B.D.NLCZE

88 75 14 Lovesongs - RocketCI

Barbra Streisand B.F.D.GRE.NL.N.E.CH.UK

21 17 5 Higher Ground - Columbia2 Be 3 B.F

57 ' Partir Un Jour - EMIAndrea Bocelli FNCZE

89 85 3 Viaggio Italiano - Sugar/Polydor

Joe Cocker A.B.F.D.NL. CHn 20 15 Across From Midnight - Capitol59 42 59 Spice Girls BEIRENL.SUlf

Spice - Virgin ij Alliage90 76 5 L'Album - Bax Dance

Texas B.EIRE.S. UK* 32 23 White OnBlonde - Mercury CI

Prodigy B.D.IRE.NL.S.UK

57 44 25 The Fat Of The Land - XLPascal Obispo B.F

91 69 2 Superflu - Epic

The Kelly Family A.B.D.NL.P.CH.HUNCZE

24 22 6 Growing Up - Kel-Life

0,,.. Sash! B.DKIRE.N.S.UK

GO 45 8 It's My Life - Byte BlueAndrea Bocelli D

94 2 Bocelli - Sugar/Polydor1:1

The Corrs DKIREN.E.S.CH.LIK

" 8 Talk On Corners - 14. 3 /Lava /AtlanticBjorn Eidsvag N

84 7 Pa Svai - NorskLisa Ekdahl DK.1V.S

90 5 Bortom Det Bld - EMI

Andre Rieu F

38 2 Valses Et Compagnie - MercuryShola Ama FIUK®66 15 Much Love - WEA

Badesalz D

94 87 7 Wie Mutter Und Tochter - Columbia

Sarah Brightman/LSO DK.FIN.D.1V.P.S

n 28 18 Timeless - East West, Paul De Leeuw NL

0i 65 5 Lief - Brommerpech /Epic '

Jantje Smit BNL

Cl* Kerstmis Met Jantje Smit - Mercury

Oasis F.D.ORE.IRE.E. CHUK CZE

24 1728 Be Here Now -Creation g,,,,,, Les Enfoires B.F

0A 48 4 Le Zenith Des Enfoires 97 - ColumbiaClouseau B.NL

95 2 Verzameld 87-97 - EMI

Michel Sardou B.F

29 25 9 Salut - Trema 63 Nordman FINS

56 2 Mr Och Nu - SonetJarabe De Palo E

97 93 2 La Placa - Virgin

Lighthouse Family DUE

0 53 9 Postcards From Heaven - Polydor I Wildcard.... Thomasai3Hicre.lnuRCI DEtici 49 6 Jewel DORE NI, IV

ill* Pieces Of You - Atlantic

Aaron Carter AD.IV.S.CH

73 2 Aaron Carter - EdelMagnus Uggla s

81 7 Karaoke - ColumbiaSimon & Garfunkel D

99 88 5 The Definitive Simon And Garfunkel - Columbia

All Saints IRE.UK

32 30 3 All Saints - LondonAntonello Venditti I

66 62 2 Il Paese Delle Meraviglie - RicordiMadredeus B.F.P.E

13) 0 Paraiso - EMI

Queen A.D.GRENL.E.S.CFLUK

33 29 6 Queen Rocks -Parlophone.... Vanessa Mae A.FIN.D.CH. CZE

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****** SALES BREAKER **A*** indicates the album registering the biggest increase in chart points.I IFPI Platinum Europe certification for sales of 1 million units, with multi -platinum titles indicated by a number in the symbol.

The European Top 100 Albums is compiled by Music & Media. All rights reserved. Compiled from the national album sales charts of 18 European territories.

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SALES

Top National SellersUNITED KINGDOM GERMANY FRANCE ITALYTW LW SINGLES

1 1 Teletubbies - Teletubbies Say Eh -Oh" (BBC)2 2 Various Artists - Perfect Day (Chrysalis)3 3 Janet Jackson - Together Again (Virgin)4 6 All Saints - Never Ever (London)5 7 Robbie Williams - Angels (Chrysalis)6 4 Aqua - Barbie Girl (Universal)7 5 Boyzone - Baby Can I Hold You/Shooting Star (Polydor)

8 9 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn (RCA)9 10 Steven Houghton - Wind Beneath My Wings (RCA)

10 NE Spice Girls - Too Much (Virgin)TW LW ALBUMS

1 4 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Epic)2 3 The Verve - Urban Hymns (Virgin)3 1 Various Diana Princess Of Wales - A Tribute (Princess Diana Trust)

4 2 Various - Now 38 (EMI/Virgin/PolyGram)5 6 Enya - Paint The Sky With Stars (WEA)6 9 John Lennon - Lennon Legend (Parlophone)7 7 Wham ! - The Best Of Wham! (Epic)8 5 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)9 12 Various - The Best Sixties Album ...Ever! III (EMI)

10 18 Texas - White On Blonde (Mercury)

TW LW SINGLES

1 5 Run DMC Vs. Jason Nevins - It's Like That (Epic)

2 1 Aqua - Barbie Girl (Universal)3 2 Pappa Bear - Cherish (Universal)4 6 Elton John Something About/Cantfie In The Wind 1997 (Mercury)

5 4 Bell, Book & Candle - Rescue Me (Ariola)6 3 Dario G - Sunchyme (WEA)7 7 Down Low - Johnny B. (Zyx)8 NE C -Block - Eternal Grace (Warner)9 11 Rammstein - Das Modell (Motor)10 8 Backstreet Boys- As Long As You Love Me (Rough Trade)

TW LW ALBUMS

1 2 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Columbia)2 1 Eros Ramazzotti - Eros (Ariola)3 3 Metallica - Re -Load (Mercury)4 5 The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Babylon (Virgin)

5 4 Schltimpfe - Irre Galaktisch 6 (EMI) 56 10 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back (Rough Trade) 67 7 Era - Era (Mercury) 7

8 6 Andre Rieu - Mein Weihnachtstraum(Polydor) 89 8 Bryan Adams - Unplugged (Polydor) 9

10 11 Enya - Paint The Sky With Stars (WEA) 10

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Florent Pagny - Savoir Aimer (Mercury)2 2 Aqua - Barbie Girl (Universal)3 3 Alliage & Boyzone - Te Carder Pres De Moi (Mercury)

4 4 Celine Dion & Barbra Streisand - Tell Him (Columbia)

5 9 Andrea Bocelli - Vivo Per Lei (PolyGram)6 7 Lara Fabian - Je TAime (Polydor)7 5 Nathalie Cardone - Hasta Siempre (Columbia)8 6 Eternal feat. BeBe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One (EMI)

9 8 Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life (Virgin)10 13 Gala - Come Into My Life (Scorpio)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Columbia)2 2 Florent Pagny - Savoir Aimer (Mercury)3 3 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)4 6 Andre Rieu - Values Et Compagnie (Philips)

7 Andrea Bocelli - Romanza (Polydor)4 Michel Sardou - Salut (Trema)5 Lara Fabian - Pure (Polydor)

NE Poetic Lover - Amants Poetiques (M6 Int.)8 Era - Era (Mercury)

11 Jean -Jacques Goldman - En Passant (Columbia)

TW LW SINGLES

1 5 Midge Ure - Breathe (BMG)2 1 Gala - Come Into My Life (Do It Yourself)3 2 Robert Miles - Freedom (DBX)4 3 Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (EMI)5 4 Aqua - Barbie Girl (Universal)6 6 Sash! - Stay (FM.A)7 7 Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life (Virgin)8 17 Aqua - Doctor Jones (Universal)9 10 Elton John - Something About/Candle In The Wind 1997 (Mercury)

10 9 Paradisio - Vames A La Diseoteca! (Do It Yourself)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Enya - Paint The Sky With Stars (WEA)2 2 Eros Ramazzotti - Eros (BMG Ricordi)3 5 Aqua -Aquarium (Universal)4 4 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Columbia)5 7 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)6 6 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back (Virgin)7 3 Pooh - The Best Of Pooh (CGD)8 9 The Verve - Urban Hymns (Virgin)9 8 Antonello Venditti - 11 Paese Delle Meraviglie (BMG)

10 11 Midge Ure - Breathe (BMG)

SPAIN HOLLAND BELGIUM SWEDENTW LW SINGLES

1 1 Elton John - Something About/Candle In The Wind 1997 (Mercury)

2 NE Rosana - En Navidad (Universal)3 2 Aqua - Barbie Girl (Universal)4 4 Puff Daddy & The Family- Been Around The World (Ariola)

5 NE Monica Naranjo - Monica Naranjo Remixes (Epic)

6 7 Nek - Tu Nombre (Warner)7 3 Metallica - The Memory Remains (Mercury)8 NE U2 - If God Will Send His Angels (Mercury)9 6 U2 - Please (Mercury)

10 8 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me (Virgin)

TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Alejandro Sanz - Mas (WEA)2 2 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back (Virgin)3 5 Monica Naranjo - Palabra De Mujer (Epic)4 3 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Columbia)5 4 Enya - Paint The Sky With Stars (WEA)6 6 Jarabe De Palo - La Placa (Virgin)7 8 The Corrs - Talk On Corners (DRO)8 10 Aqua - Aquarium (Universal)9 7 Metallica - Re -Load (Mercury)10 9 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)

1W LW SINGLES

1 1 Wes - Alane2 2 Celine Dion & Barbra Streisand - Tell Him (Columbia)3 3 Anouk - Nobody's Wife (Dino)4 4 Aqua - Doctor Jones (Universal)5 5 Paul De Leeuw - R Heb je Lief En Wacht Op Je (Epic)

6 7 The Rapsody feat. Warren G. & Sissel Prince Igor (Mercury)

7 6 Usher - You Make Me Wanna... (BMG)8 8 Aqua - Barbie Girl (Universal)9 10 Allure feat. 112 - All Cried Out (Epic)

10 14 Jewel - Foolish Games (Warner)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Columbia)

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2 2 Paul De Leeuw - Lief3 4 Anouk - Together Alone4 3 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)5 16 Jantje Smit - Kerstmis Met Jantje Smit (Mercury)6 7 Barbra Streisand - Higher Ground (Columbia)7 8 Metallica - Re -Load (Mercury)8 5 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back(Zomba)9 6 Aqua - Aquarium (Universal)10 15 Helmut Lotti - Goes Classic III (BMG)

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Aqua - Barbie Girl (Universal)2 3 Florent Pagny - Savoir Aimer (PolyGram)3 2 Celine Dion & Barbra Streisand - Tell Him (Sony)

4 4 Fiocco - The Spirit (Import Partners)5 6 Hanson - I Will Come To You (PolyGram)6 5 Run DMC Vs. Jason Nevins - It's Like That (PIAS)

7 9 Gala - Come Into My Life (Private Life)8 20 Various Artists - Perfect Day9 12 Nathalie Cardone - Hasta Siempre (Columbia)

10 7 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me (Rough Trade)

TW LW ALBUMS

1 2 Helmut Lotti - Goes Classic III (BMG)2 1 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love3 3 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)4 4 Clouseau - Verzameld 87-975 10 Various - Diana, Princess Of Wales - A Tribute (Sony)6 5 Wham ! - The Best Of Wham! (Sony)7 7 Florent Pagny - Savoir Aimer (PolyGram)8 6 Eros Ramazzotti - Eros (BMG)9 8 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back (Zomba)10 13 Joe Cocker - Across From Midnight (EMI)

TW LW

1

234567

89

432

51

116

810

10 7

TW LW

1 1

2 43 2

4 95 66 5

7 108 39 1310 21

SINGLES

Hanson - I Will Come To You (PolyGram)Eagle -Eye Cherry - Save Tonight (BMG)Aqua - Doctor Jones (Universal)Elton John - Something About/Candle In The Wind 1997 (PolyGram)

Cue - Burnin' (DIIE)The Rapsody feat. Warren G. & Sissel- Prince Igor (Mercury)

Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me (Virgin)

Bloodhound Gang - Fire, Water, Burn (Universal)Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life (Virgin)Will Smith - Just Cruisin' (Columbia)

ALBUMS

Aqua - Aquarium (Universal)Enya - Paint The Sky With Stars (Warner)Era - Era (PolyGram)Peter Joback - Personliga Val (Sony)Magnus Uggla - Karaoke (Sony)Nordman - Har Och Nu (Sonet)Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)Metallica - Re -Load (PolyGram)Sarah Brightman/LSO - Timeless (Warner)Halan Hagegard - Jul Med Mikan Hageward (Arcade)

DENMARK NORWAY FINLAND IRELANDTW LW SINGLES

1 1 Elton John - Something About/Candle In The Wind 1997 (PolyGram)

2 2 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me (Virgin)3 3 Aqua - Barbie Girl (Universal)4 6 Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life (Virgin)5 4 Dario G - Sunchyme (Warner)6 5 Sash! - Stay (Scandinavian)7 7 Refugee Camp All Star feat. Pras - Avenues (BMG)

8 9 Janet Jackson - Got Til It's Gone (Virgin)9 NE Janet Jackson - Together Again (Virgin)10 12 Space Frog feat. The Grim Reaper - I Feel UR Pain (Sony)

TW LW ALBUMS

1 3 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)2 1 Thomas Helmig - Arene Gar (BMG)3 2 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Sony)4 4 Eros Ramazzotti - Eros (BMG)5 9 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back (Virgin)6 5 D.A.D. - Simpatico (EMI)7 17 Elton John - The Big Picture (PolyGram)8 6 Daze - Super Heroes (Sony)9 13 John Lennon - Lennon Legend (EMI -Malley)10 20 Kaare Norge - Morning Has Broken (CMC)

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 The Rapsody feat. Warren G. & Sissel Prince Igor (PolyGram)

2 4 Elton John- Something About./Candle In The Wind 1997 (PolyGram)

3 NE Various Artists - Perfect Day (EMI)4 5 Hanson - I Will Come To You (PolyGram)5 2 Daze - Superhero (Sony)6 6 Eternal - Angel Of Mine (EMI)7 3 Refugee Camp All Star feat. Pras - Avenues (BMG)8 14 Reds United Sing Up For The Champions (Music Collection)

9 11 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me (Virgin)10 7 Sash! - Stay (Scandinavian)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Sony)2 4 Bjorn Eidsvag - Pa Svai (BMG)3 2 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)4 8 Enya - Paint The Sky With Stars (Warner)5 3 Sarah Brightman/LSO - Timeless (Warner)6 10 Eternal - Greatest Hits (EMI)7 5 Elton John - The Big Picture (PolyGram)8 12 Odd Borretzen & Lars Martin Myhre Vintersang ((Mien & Co.)

9 7 Ole Edvard Antonsen - Read My Lips (BMG)10 6 Metallica - Re -Load (PolyGram)

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up (SMD-Musiiki)2 14 Scooter - No Fate (K -Tel)3 4 Nelja Baritonia - Pop-Musiikkia (Poko)4 2 Hanson - I Will Come To You (PolyGram)5 3 Metallica - The Memory Remains (PolyGram)6 5 Sheryl Crow - Tomorrow Never Dies (PolyGram)

7 6 Aqua - Doctor Jones (Universal)8 NE Daze - Tamagotchi (Sony)9 NE 1.12 - If God Will Send His Angels (PolyGram)

10 NE Spice Girls - Too Much (EMI)Tw LW ALBUMS

1 2 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)2 1 Metallica - Re -Load (PolyGram)3 4 Leevi And The Leavings - Heasanko - 40 Anummaista Etna (Megamania)

4 3 Daze - Super Heroes (Sony)5 5 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Sony)6 8 Era - Era (PolyGram)7 6 Smurffit - Tansaihitit Vol. 3 & Smurffien Joulu (EMI)8 11 Sting & The Police - The Best Of Sting & The Police (PolyGram)

9 7 Hanson - Snowed In (Mercury)10 10 Aqua - Aquarium (Universal)

1W LW SINGLES

1 1 Various Artists - Perfect Day (Chrysalis)2 2 Boyzone - Baby Can I Hold You/Shooting Star (Polydor)

3 4 Teletubbies - Teletubbies Say "Eh -Oh' (BBC)4 8 All Saints - Never Ever (London)5 5 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn (RCA)6 6 Celine Dion & Barbra Streisand - Tell Him (Columbia)7 3 Aqua - Barbie Girl (Universal)8 11 Richie Kavanagh - The Mobile Phone (Lynwood)

9 25 Reds United - Sing Up For The Champions (Music Collection)

10 9 Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me (Jive)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Dustin - Faith Of Our Feathers (Lime)2 2 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Epic)3 6 The Verve - Urban Hymns (Virgin)4 4 Various - Now 38 (EMI/Virgin/PolyGram)5 3 Garth Brooks - Sevens (EMI)6 5 The Corrs - Talk On Corners (East West)7 7 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)8 8 Various - Diana Princess Of Wales (V2)9 9 Various - Greatest Hits Of 1997 (Telstar)

10 11 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back (Jive)

SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA PORTUGAL GREECETW LW SINGLES

1 1 Aqua - Barbie Girl (Universal)2 3 Elton John- Something About/Candle In The Wind1997 (PolyGram)

3 2 Pappa Bear - Cherish (Universal)4 4 Dario G - Sunchyme (MV)5 5 Celine Dion & Barbra Streisand - Tell Him (Sony)

6 6 Bell, Book & Candle - Rescue Me (BMG)7 7 Lutricia McNeal - Ain't That Just The Way (Exclusa)8 9 Down Low - Johnny B. (Zyx)9 8 Cappuccino - Du Fehlat Mir (PolyGram)

10 15 Hanson - I Will Come To You (PolyGram)TW LW ALBUMS

1 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Sony)(BMG)

12

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67

89

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2 Eros Ramazzotti - Eros7 Schltimpfe - Irre Galaktisch 63 Bryan Adams - Unplugged9 Peter Reber - D'Hits Vom Peter Reber6 Spice Girls - Spiceworld4 Gotthard - Defrosted8 Enya - Paint The Sky With Stars

17 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back (MV)5 Metallica - Re -Load (PolyGram)

(EMI)(Polydor)

(PolyGram)

(Virgin)(BMG)

(MV)

1W LW SINGLES

1 1 Elton John - Something About/Candle In The Wind 1997 (PolyGram)

2 2 Bell, Book & Candle - Rescue Me (BMG)3 3 Pappa Bear - Cherish (Universal)4 4 Aqua - Barbie Girl (Universal)5 5 Dario G - Sunchyme (Warner)6 8 Sweetbox - Everything's Gonna Be Alright (BMG)

7 6 Alexia - Uh La La La (Sony)8 7 Backstreet Boys- As Long As You Love Me (Rough Trade)

9 10 DJ Visage - Formula (EMI)10 9 N -Trance feat. Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? (ENT)

TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Sony)2 5 Al Basso & Carissi -11 Concerto Classico (Warner)3 2 Schltimpfe - Irre Galaktisch 6 (EMI)4 4 Eros Ramazzotti - Eros (BMG)5 3 Metallica - Re -Load (PolyGram)6 7 Enya - Paint The Sky With Stars (Warner)7 6 Kiddy Contest Finalisten - Kiddy Contest 97 (BMG)8 18 Bryan Adams - Unplugged (Polydor)9 8 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)

10 9 Claudia Jung - Augenblicke (EMI)

TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Daniela Mercury - Feijao Com Arroz (Sony)2 2 Andrea Bocelli - Romanza (PolyGram)3 5 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Sony)4 4 Amalia Rodrigues - Segredo (EMI)5 3 Exceso - Eu Sou Aquele (PolyGram)6 22 Eros Ramazzotti - Eros (BMG)7 6 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)8 7 Maria Joao Pires - Schubert Improvises (PolyGram)

9 20 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back (Virgin)10 9 Paulo Gonzo - Quase Tudo (Sony)1'W LW ALBUMS

11121314151617181920

29 Sarah Brightman/LSO - Timeless (Warner)10 Demis Roussos - 34 Titulos11 Madredeus - 0 ParaisoNE Rio Grande - Dia De Concerto8 Wham ! - The Best Of Wham!16 Aqua - Aquarium19 The Kelly Family - Growing UpNE Blind Zero - Redcoast12 Metallica - Re -Load25 Bob Dylan - The Best Of Bob Dylan

(PolyGram)(EMI)(EMI)(Sony)

(Universal)(EMI)(EMI)

(PolyGram)(Columbia)

1W LW Aunts1 1 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (Sony)2 2 Metallica - Re -Load (PolyGram)3 3 Loreena McRennitt - The Book Of Secrets (Warner)

4 5 The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Babylon (Virgin)5 4 Spice Girls - Spiceworld (Virgin)6 13 Mike Oldfield- XXV The Essential Mike Oldfield (Warner)

7 7 The Verve - Urban Hymns (Virgin)8 11 Eros Ramazzotti - Eros (BMG)9 10 Yanni - Tribute (Virgin)10 23 B.B. King - Deuces Wild (Universal)11 20 Sinead O'Connor - The Best Of (Minos)12 17 Portishead - Dummy (PolyGram)13 NE Robert Miles -23 AM (BMG)14 18 Loreena McKennit- The Mask & The Mirror (Warner)

15 22 George Michael - Older (Virgin)16 27 Wham! - If You Were There (Sony)17 24 Soundtrack - Braveheart (PolyGram)18 25 Depeche Mode - Ultra (Virgin)19 8 Barbra Streisand- Higher Ground (Sony)20 23 Led Zeppelin - BBC Sessions (Warner)

Based on the national sales charts from 16 Europe. markets. Information supplied by ChartTrack (UK); Full ehartservice by Media Control GmbH 0049-7221-366201 (Germany); SNEP (France);singles: Musics E Divehi/Mario De Luigi, albums: Fimi-Nielsen (Italy); Stiehting Mega Top 100 (Holland); Stichting Promuvi (Belgium); IPSOS/Mahan-IFP1 (Hungary); GLF/1FPI (Sweden); IFPUNielsen Marketing Research (Denmark); VG (Norway); ALEF MB/AFYVE (Spain);

YLE 2 Radiomafia/IFP1 (Finland); 1FPI (Ireland); AFP (Portugal); Austria Top 30 (Austria); Full chartaervice by Media Control AG 0041-61-2718989 (Switzerland); IFP1 CR (Czech Republic). Labels listed are the national marketing companies.

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GOLDIESATURN RETURNZ

ffrr/LondonInternational release date: January 26 (tbc)One of the first key releases of the newyear will show whether jungle can liveup to and build upon the hype sur-rounding Roni Size/Reprazent's Mer-cury Music Prize winning album NewForms (Talkin' Loud) and break out ofthe U.K. market.

Goldie, the 'dark prince' of drum 'n'bass, returns after a two year breakwith 2 1/2 hours of new materialspread over two CD's at the price of asingle CD album. Heavy? You bet.Goldie's 1995 debut Timeless was anambitious album, but Saturn Returnzgoes even further.

The album is split into two parts: the"regular" album features 10 tracks,including the U.K. hit single Digital with U.S. rap-per KRS One. The second CD features the 60minute suite Mother, an ambient workout titledTruth with guest vocals by none other than DavidBowie-who tinkered with drum 'n' bass on his laststudio album, Earthling (RCA)-and Dream Within.

Co -produced by fellow drum 'n' bass artist Opti-cal, Mother is a rather cerebral exercise. It builds

painstakingly slowly with sparse sound effectsbefore rising above a lush wall of keyboards, a 16 -piece string orchestra and an ethereal voice notunlike Diane Charlemagne's vocals on Goldie's1995 hit Inner City Life. After 25 minutes, arelentless double bass -driven rhythm elevates thetrack onto a new level and the piece gains direc-tion and depth.

In five years time, Mother is equally likely to behailed as a significant stepping stone in the devel-

opment of modern music or aspompous drivel. The point is, how-ever, that Goldie takes a risk andbreaks with the formula, givingdrum 'n' bass a chance to reachnew audiences

CD one features more straight-forward tracks like TemperTemper-the second single, due outJanuary 12-with Oasis' Noel Gal-lagher on guitars and Chico-Death Of A Rockstar, with its hard -step rhythm and a truly awesomestereo mix.

Outside the U.K., Goldie's biggestmarkets in Europe are Sweden,France, Germany and Holland. The

album is also scheduled to become a priority releasein the U.S., according to London Records. Goldie willpossibly play European live dates in March andApril with a complete band. Details could not be notconfirmed at time of going to press.

Please send review copies, information and artistphotographs for consideration as Album Spotlight entries

to: Christian Lorenz, Music Editor, Music & Media,23 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AH, U.K.

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3 3 YOU MAKE ME WANNA...LAFACE/ARISTA USHER

(=, 9 TOGETHER AGAINVIRGIN JANET

( ) 8 IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINSBAD BOY/ARISTA PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY

6 4 MY BODYEASTWEST/EEG LSG

7 5 FEEL SO GOODBAD BOY/ARISTA MASE

la) 10 SHOW ME LOVERCA ROBYN

a), 12 TRULY MADLY DEEPLYCOLUMBIA SAVAGE GARDEN

10 6MY LOVE IS THE SHHH!WARNER BROS. SOMETH1N' FOR THE PEOPLE FEATURING TR1NA & TAMARA

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13 11 I WILL COME TO YOUMERCURY HANSON

14 14 I DON'T WANT TO WAITIMAGO/WARNER BROS. PAULA COLE

15 17THE ONE I GAVE MY HEART TOBLACKGROUND/ATLANTIC AALIYAH

(1) - WE'RE NOT MAKING LOVE NO MORELAFACE/ARISTA DRU HILL

11 15 ALL CRIED OUTTRACK MASTERS/CRAVE ALLURE FEATURING 112

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3 3 HIGHER GROUNDCOLUMBIA BARBRA STREISAND

(1) 4 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - INSPIRATIONAL SONGSCURB LEANN RIMES

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a) 6 SPICEWORLDVIRGIN SPICE GIRLS

(1) 9 COME ON OVERMERCURY (NASHVILLE) SHANIA TWAIN

8 8 RELOADELEKTRA/EEG METALLICA

(1) 10 MIDDLE OF NOWHEREMERCURY HANSON

10 11 BUTTERFLYCOLUMBIA MARIAN CAREY

(11) 13 AQUARIUMMCA AQUA

12 12 SNOWED INMERCURY HANSON

(11) 14 YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOULAVA/ATLANTIC/AG MATCHBOX 20

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15 17 SPICEVIRGIN SPICE GIRLS

16 5R U STILL DOWN? [REMEMBER MEIAMARU/JIVE 2PAC

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18 16 HARLEM WORLDBAD BOY/ARISTA MASE

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Eurochart A/Z Indexes1-1c)-1- 1 00 singles

5,6,7,8 87 Lift Me Up 64

Ain't That Just The Way 19 Lost You Somewhere 85

Mane 42 Lucky Man 83

Angel Of Mine 71 Ma Melissa 96

Angels 24 Ma S... A Moi 74

As Long As You Love Me 8 Meet Her At The Love Parade 49

Avenues 58 Meine Kleine Schwester 66

Baby Can ! Hold You/Shooting Star 25 Men In Black 38

Bachelorette 77 N'Oubliez Jamais 44

Back To You 82 Never Ever 17

Barbie Girl 1 Nobody's Wife 50

Bittersweet Symphony 75 Perfect Day 5

Breathe 54 Phenomenon 88

Butterfly 61 Picture Of You 100

(Money Can't) Buy Me Love 93 Pour Etre Libre 69

Casanova 67 Prince Igor 13

Cherish 7 Qu'il En Soit Ainsi 51

Choose Life 91 Rescue Me 15

Come Into My Life 20 Round 'N' Round 70

Crazy Little Party Girl 40 Roxanne '97 60

Crush On You 98 Save Tonight 62

Das Modell 55 Savoir Airaer 6

Deeper 92 Sing Up For The Champions 72

Do Ya Think Fm Sexy? 23 Slam Dunk Da Funk 52

Doctor Jones 18 Smack My Bitch Up 35

Dog Train 68 Something AboutlCandle In The Wind 1997 2

Du Fehlst Mir 34 Spice Up Your Life 11

Eternal Grace 65 Stay 21

Everybody (Backstreet's Back) 97 Sunchyme 9

Everything's Gonna Be Alright 33 Te Extrano, Te Olvido, Te Amo 47

Formula 95 Te Garder Pres De Moi 16

Freedom 45 Teletubbies Say "Eh -Oh" 10

Got Til It's Gone 46 Tell Him 3

Hard Times 99 The Memory Remains 41

Hasty Siempre 30 The Reason 56

History Repeating 79 The Spirit 81

I Wanna Be The Only One 39 Together Again 12

I Will Come To You 4 Tomorrow Never Dies 28

I Will Survive 59 Too Much 32

I'll Be Missing You 53 Too Much Heaven 84

If God Will Send His Angels 37 Torn 26

It's Alright 80 Tout 76

It's Like That 14 Tubthumping 22

James Bond Theme 63 Uh La La La 57

Je T'Aime 29 Va Pensiero 48

Johnny B. 31 Vivo Per Lei 27

Just Cruisin' 36 Wenn Du Da Bist 86

Last Christmas 73 Wind Beneath My Wings 43

Laura Non C'E' 78 You Can Talk To Me 89

Les Temps Changent 94 You Sexy Thing 90

Top 100 cilburns2 Be 3 55 M People 34

883 87 Madredeus 100

Bryan Adams 13 Vanessa Mae 67

All Saints 32 Loreena McKennitt 46

Alliage 90 Metallica 5

Shola Ama 60 Nana 78

Anouk 73 Monica Naranjo 44

Aqua 7 Nordman 63

Backstreet Boys 6 Daniel O'Donnell 81

Badesalz 94 Oasis 28

Al Bano & Carissi 52 Pascal Obispo 91

Andrea Bocelli 92 Mike Oldfield 76

Andrea Bocelli 89 Florent Pagny 19

Andrea Bocelli 9 Passi 72

Sarah Brightman /LSO 27 Wolfgang Petry 68

Garth Brooks 38 Wolfgang Petry 79

Mariah Carey 37 Poetic Lover 51

Aaron Carter 31 Pooh 47

Clouseau 96 The Prodigy 57

Joe Cocker 22 Queen 33

The Corrs 25 Radiohead 71

Daze 75 Eros Ramazzotti 4

Paul De Leeuw 61 Rammstein 53

Jarabe De Paleno 97 The Rapsody 74

Celine Dion 1 Peter Reber 80

Bjorn Eidsvag 59 Andre Rieu 26

Lisa Ekdahl 93 Andre Rieu 45

Enya 3 Andre Rieu 36

Era 10 The Rolling Stones 15

Eternal 20 Alejandro Sanz 35

Lary Fabian 39 Michel Sardou 29

Jean -Jacques Goldman 49 Sash! 58

Hanson 40 Schliirnpfe 11

Hanson 42 Paul Simon 84

Thomas Helmig 64 Simon & Garfunkel 99

Hot Chocolate 83 Frank Sinatra 82

Natalie Imbruglia 70 Will Smith 43

Janet Jackson 18 Jantje Snit 95

Jewel 98 Soundtrack - The Full Monty 85

Peter aback 48 Spice Girls 56

Elton John 88 Spice Girls 2

Elton John 17 Sting & The Police 16

Claudia Jung 54 Barbra Streisand 21

Kelly Family 24 Texas 23

John Lennon 14 Tic Tac Toe 77

Les Enfoires 62 Magnus Uggla 65

The Lighthouse Family 30 Midge Ure 69

The Lightning Seeds 50 Antonello Venditti 66

Helmut Lotti 41 The Verve 8

Helmut Lotti 86 Wham ! 12


STATION REPORTS

©Billboard Music Group

Most addedNatalie Imbruglia

Oasis

Janet Jackson

Various

Torn(RCA) 26

Around The World(Creation) 23

Together AgainVirgin) 20

Perfect Daly(Chrysalis) 20

Paul McCartney Beautiful Night(Parlophone) 18

Spice Girls Too Much(Virgin) 17

Bryan Adams Back To You(A&M) 14

Propellerheads feat. Shirley Bassey History Repeating(Wall Of Sound) 13

Robbie Williams

Sweetbox

U2

Angels(Chrysalis) 13

Everything's Gonna Be Alright(RCA) 13

If God Will Send His Angels(Island) 12

Most Added are those songs which receivedthe highest number of playlist additionsduring the week. In the case of a tie, songsare listed alphabetically by artist.

Station Reports include all new additions to the playlist. Some reports will alsoinclude 'Power Play" songs, which receive special emphasis during the week.All Power Play songs are printed, whether they are reported for the first time ornot. Some lists include featured new albums, as indicated by the abbreviation'AL." Within each country, stations are grouped by ranking and listed alpha-betically. Rankings include: platinum (P), Gold (G), Silver (S) and Bronze (B).All playlists must be received by Monday at 13.00 h. CET.

GERMANYFINS LIVE/Cologne P

CHR

Jochen Rousch - Music DirPlaylist Additions:

Bell Book & Candle- Read My Sign

Busts Rhymes- Dangerous

Chumbawamba Amnesia

D'WR- F'eehngs

Mr. President- Where Do I Belong,

Malin & Kane- Tali.' AboutScooter- No Fate

Spice Girls- Too

Trinkwasser- Woe Wenig Du Wemsi

Wes- Alme

RADIO NRW/Gberhousen P

AC

Jeff van Gelder - Head Of MwicPlaylist Additions:

Chris Rea- The Blue Cafe

Espen Lind. When Susannah Cries

Pm- Wenn Du Da Riot

104.8 RTL BERLIN/Berlin G

CHR

Bernhard Hiller Head Of MusicPower Play:

Bryan Adams- Back To You

M -People- Just For You

Michael Jackson- On The lane

Nana- Too Much

Playlist Additions:Cappuccino- Du Fehlst MirHanson. I Will Come To You

Mr. President- Where Do I Belong,

Natalie Imbruglia-TornRobert Miles- Freedom

DELTA RADIO/Kiel G

RockPop

Adam Hahne Prog DirFrank Withal - Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

Blur- Death Of A Party

Fury/Slaughterhouse Time To Wonder 97

Savage Garden- To The Moon

HUNDERT &Serb. GAC

Rainer Gruhn - Music DirPlaylist Additions:

Kelly Family. Red Shoes

Nino De Angelo- I Can See The Light

Stephen Gately- Shooting

ORB/FRTIZTotsdam G

CHR

Bernd AlbrechL Frank Menzel,Jens Melte - ProducersPlaylist Unalloyed

ORB/FRITZ: FRTIZ ROADSHOW/

Potsdam 0CHR/Rock

Bern Albrecht, Frank Mengel,Jens Mole - ProducersPlaylist Additions:

Ash- A Life Less

Milinchen- Sesam JamBeata Rhymes- DangerousClawfinger- Two Stdes

DJ Quicksilver- Planet Love

Natalie Imbroglio- TornSavage Garden- To The Moon

Scooter. No Pate

RADIO ARABELLA/Munich G

National Meow

Matthias Friedrich - Prog DirPlaylist Additions:

Chris White- Non Bei Dir

Nockalm Quintett- Sag Nochmal

Peggy March.Rommst Du Hem Nacht

Veronika Fischer- Ich Muss Dith Sehh

RADIO ENERGY/Munich G

Rock

Georg Hesse - MD

Stefan Eloper - Frog Dir

Playlist Additions:China Drum- Somewhere Else

Green Day- Time Of Your Life

Ball @ Oates- Promise Ain't Enough

Jonestown- SweetMaae- Feel So Good

Oasis- Around The World

Something F/T People- Shhh!Sweetbox-Everything's

RADIO FFN/Hannover GCHR

Rainer M. Cabonis - Prog DirAntje Schmidt - Head Of Music

Playlist Additions:Bell Book & Candle -Read My Sign

tepee Lind- When Susannah Cries

Geoffrey Williams- I Gums I

Nana- Too Much

Sheryl Crow- Tomorrow Never Dies

Steve Winwood- Plenty Lorin'

Together- Together

RADIO GONG/Nuremberg GRock/CHR

Peter 'Marc" Sting( -Prog Dir

Playlist Addition.Mennah Myles- Bad For You

Bryan Adam- Back To You

Cappuccino- Du Fehlst Mir

Enya. Only If

RADIO REGENBOGEN/Mmutheim

CHR/Gold

Martin Schwebel Music DirPlaylet Unchanged

RADIO SALC/Saarbruecken GAC/CHR

Brigitte Barthel - Prog DirPlaylist Addition,:

Dee -Hello

Five- Slam Dunk Da Funk

Spire Girls- Too

Young Deenay Walk On By

RSFI/Kiel lb

CHR

Stephan Hampe -Head Of MuaicPlaylist Additions:

Sesem Jam

Boys- One Minute

C -Block- Eternal Grace

Jayl/Babyfacelkovm- Sunshine


ODE 1/Stuttgart GCHR

Hans Thomas - ProducerPlaylist Additions:

Texas- Put Your Arms

UNITED KINGDOM90.8 CAPITAL FM/London PCHR

Pete Simmons - ProgrammeControllerPlaylist Addition:

Byron Stingily. You Make Me Feel

Ce Ce Penimon- Somebody

Jay -Z- Wishing On

Mace- Feel So Good

Oasis. Around The World

Peel McCartney- Beautihd Night

Smokin' Beats- Dreams

U2- Angels

Whom!- If You Were There

96.4FM-BRND3/Birininghom PCHR

Paul Jackson - Programme Con-troller

Russ Evans - Assistent Program Con-trollerPlaylist Additions:

Paul McCartney- Beautiful Night

Spice Girls- Too

Wham!- If You Were Them

ATLANTIC 252/Dublin P

CHR

Al Dunne - Program DirectorPlaylist Addition.

Celine Dion- The Reason

Clock- That's The Way

Dubstar- I Will Be Your

Ian Brown- My Star

Juliet Roberts. So GoodOasis- Around The World

OTT- The Story Of Love

Peter Andre- Al Night, All Right

PropellerheadBamey History Repeating

BBC RADIO 1/Loridori P

CHR

Jeff Smith - Head Of Music Policy

A Lied:

AD Oasis- Around The World

Oasis- Street Fighting

B List:

AD Catatonia- Murder And Scully.

OTT- The Story Of Love

Usher- You Make Me Wanna

C List Addition

Dru Hill- This Christmas

Foo Fighters- My Hem

Gary Barlow- Merry X -Mss

Hanson. What Christmas Means

Rev. Run & All Stars- Sams Baby

Robbie Williams Walk Thu Sleigh

Smashing Pumpkins- Chnstmastme

Somore- I Refuse

KISS 100 FIVI/London PDance

Mark Matthews - Programme Dir -Simon Sadler - Head Of MusicPlayliet Unchanged

METRO FM/Newcastle PCHR

Sean Marley Programme ControllerLuis Clark Head of MusicPlaylist Additions:

Bamboo- BamboogM

Ce Ce Peniston- Somebody

Family Stand- Ghetto Heaven

Oasis. Around The World

Peter Andre- All Night. All Right

Space- Avenging Angels

CITY FM/Liverpool G

CHR

Dave Shearer - Program ControllerPlaylist Additions:

Oasis- Around The World

Warren G/Sissel- Prince IgorWham!- Everything She Wants '9

Q 102.9 FM/Londonderry SCHR

Red Army Choir. Red Army Dance

PRIMARADIONopleg B

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Max Mele - Prog Dir

Lino Artiaco - Music Dir

ITALY

OTT- The Story Of Love Trevor Thomas - Head Of Music101 NETWORK/Milan P

Playlet Additions:

Rialto -Untouchable Playlist Additions:AC

Antonella Ruggiero- Per Us' Ora D'Arsore

Aerosmith- PinkStefano Carboni - Music Dir

Aqua- Doctor Jones

CLYDE I FM/Glasgow C Bamboo- BambooMeDario Desi - Head Of Music

DJ Enzo &J. As- Quello Che Vuoi

CDR Chicken Shed- I'm In Love WithPlaylist Addition.

Elise- Labyrinth

Ross Macfadgen - Head Of Music Clock- That's The WayAqua Doctor Jones

Emy- Come Ho Fatto lc

Playlist Additions: Levellers- Dog TrainCorns- Only When I Sleep

Romamottiffurner- Case Della Vita

Bamboo- Bamboogie OTT- The Story Of LoveRamanotti/Turner- Cote Della Vita

Filippo Malatesta- Ala Grande

Peter Andre- All Night, All Right Paul McCartney- Beautiful NightIrene Grandi- Otto & Memo

Jimmy Ray- Am You

Romhford. How Could I? lasectuity.Jamiroquai- High Times

Lighthouse Family- Raincloud

DOWNTOWN RADIO/Belfaet Space- Avenging AngelsM -People- Fantasy Island

Neri Per Case- Quell° Che Vuoi

Full ServiceMeredith Brooks- I Need

Paid/Livehla Al! My Time

John Rosborough Prog Dir ORCHARD FIR/Taunton BNatalie Imbruglia- Tom

Smash Mouth- Walking On The Sun

Playlist Additions: CHROasis -Around The World

Spice Girls -Too

Barnbrack- You Never Bob McCreadie - Program Controller Verve -Lucky

Chicken Shed- I'm In Love With Playlist Additions:ITALIA NETWORK: LOS

Wha.- Everything She Wants '97

Cerra- I Never Loved You Blackstreet- Buy Me LoveCUARENTA/ Bologna P

Will Smith- Get Jiggy With It

Daniel (YDonnell. Rivers Of Babylon Celine Dion- The ReasonDance

Garth Brooks. Belleau Wood Genesis- ShipwreckedMichele Menegon - Prog Dir

SPAINHanson. Snowed In Levellers- Dog TrainPlaylist Additions:

Paul McCartney- Beautiful Night Lighthouse Family- HighActive -Right!

Wynonna & M. English. Heeling Seahorses- You Can Talk To MeAqua. Doctor Jones CADENA 100/Madrid P

Space Brothers- ForgivenDe' Lacy- All I Need Rock/CHR

FORTH FM/Edinburgh G Steps -5.6.7,8Steve Silk Hurley -The World h Love Carlos Finely - Prog Dir

CHRT42- Children's Voices Playlist Additions:

Tom Wilson - Music Coordinator RADIO WAVE/Blackpool BCameron- Como El Ague

Playlist Additions: ACITALIA NETWORK: MUSIC Celtas Cortes- 20 De Abril

BT- Flaming Itme Simon Tate - Program ControllerEH/Bologna P Rama...Maumee- Cose Della Vita

Chumbawamba- Amnesia Playlist Additions:CDR Gabinete Devuelvase

Dubstar- I Will Be Your Bamboo- BamboogieMichele Menegon - Frog Dir Hanson- Merry Christmas Baby

FountainsfWayne Mien For Christmas Celine Dion- The ReasonPlaylist Addition. John Lemon- Happy X -Mss

Oasis- Around The World Clock- That's The WayBus. Rhymes- Dangerous Cane & Domingo. Y Nos Vamos Pa Bella

Peter Andre- All Night, All Right Caere- I Never Loved YouElton John- Recover Your Soul Lux- Pensa En Mi

Space- Avenging Angels Five- Slam Dunk Da FunkGiorgia- Un Amore Da Favola M -People- Fantasy Island

Wain Ceeella- Legend Of .A CowgirlNeffa- Naoghero la Nolte Natalie Imbruglia- Tarn

HALLAM FM/Sheffield G Kyle Miltogue- Did It AgainShola Area. Who's Inning My Baby Neil Finn- Don't Dream

CDR Levellers- Dog TrainNek- Came Vivir Sin Ti

Tony McKenzie Program Controller Mime- Feel So GoodKISS KISS NETWORK/Naples P Queen -1 Want It All

Chris Straw - Head Of Music Oasis- Around The WorldAC.Dance Simple Minds. Love Song

Playlist Additions: Paul Young- Make Someone HappyDavide Niespoli Head Of Program-ming

Sting & Pres- Fituanne,Puff Daddy Remit)

Teenage Fulani,- AMIThat EnoughBamboo- Hamboome Propellerheadelassey. Hatay Repeating

Playliet Additions: Vanessa Mae- I Feel LoveBernard Butler. Stay Red 5- Lift Me Up

Aqua- Doctor Jones Various- Perfect DayBrand New Heavies- Shelter Space- Avenging Angels

Boy George- When Will You LearnMatchbox 25- Push Steps- 5,6,7,8

Irene Grandi- Otto & Mom CADENA 40 PRINCIPALES/MadridOasis- Around The World Steve Houghton- Wind Beneath

Jovanotti- B MonitorePolice- Walking On The 011NIX Will Smith- Just Cruisin'

Oasis. Around The World CHRRadiohead- No Surprises

Red Hot Rah- Every Nation LWs Merino - MD/Head Of MusicRed 5- UR Me Up EFM 104.9/London B

Sash!- Stay Sandro d'Angeli - Frog DirRialto- Untouchable Alternative

Smash Mouth. Walking On The Sun Power Play:Wildchild- Renegade Master Sammy Jacob - Program Director

Presumes Implicados To. Las PlumsPlaylist Additions:

RADIO 105/Milart P Playlist Additions:INVICTA FM/Whitstable G Barry Adamson- What It Means

CHR Chocho- El DetonadorCHR

Tim Stewart - Head Of Music

Faith No More -.Ashes

listerine- Mon Coeur BalanceAngelo De Robertis - Head Of Music David De Maria. Co Nombre Del Amor

Playlist Additions: Laptop- End CreditsPlaylist Additions: Midge Ure- Breathe

Chicken Shed- Fm In Love With Oasis- Around The WorldAlma Motels- Ritmo Mecanico Moby- James Bond Theme

Clock- That's The WayJ. Ax- Quelli Come Me Nek- Como VIvir Sin Ti

Juliet Roberts- So GoodRobbie Williams. Angels Third Eye Blind -How Its Going To Be

FRANCEOasis- Around The World

Paul McCartney- Beautiful NightFRANCE INTER/Paris P

RADIO DEEJAY NETWORK/MilanPORTUGAL

Space- Avenging AngelsAC CHR/Dance

112 -AngelsMarc Garcia - Music Dir Dario Usuelli Head Of Music

ANTENA 3/Lisbon P

Wham!- If You Were TherePlaylist Additions: Playlist Additions:

CHR

Elton John- Recover Your Soul De' Lacy- Al I NeedJose Mari.° - Head Of Music

MELODY FM/Londost GJanet Jackson. Together Mose- Feel So Good

Playlist Addition.MORAC

Natalie Imbroglio- Tom Natalie Imbroglio- TornAnioldPropellerhead On Ber Majesty',

Francis Currie - Program DirectorPassi. Je Zappe Et Je Mate Sly & Robbie- Penny Lover

RamamottiTurner. Cose0elle Vita

Playlist UnchangedSol En Si Ulm

Hurricane- Step

ATI 102.5 - HIT RADIO/Bergamo PJaydee- Plastic Dreams

ROCK FM/Preston/Blackpool GIPSOS CHART/Paris P CUR

Jimmy Ray- Are You

CDRCHR Grant Benson Head Of Music

L.L. Cool J FatherPool Jordan Prog Dir

Playlist Additions: Paolo Ravasi - Deputy Head OfProdigy- Smack My Bitch Up

Stuart Baldwin - Head Of MusicAlain Bashung La Nuit Je Sens Music

Red Hot RID. Every NationPlaylist Unchanged

Mariah Carey. Butterfly Playlist Additions:Todd Terry- It's Over Lore

Michel Sardou- Mon Denier Reve Irene Grandi- Otto & MemoVerve- Lucky

ESSEX FM/Soutend-On-Sea SPatricia Haas. Les Lignes Janet Jackson. Together

Will Smith- Oct Bay With ItCDR

Sheryl Crow. Tomorrow Never DiesPaul Chandler - Prog Dir

Shola Ama. You're The One I Love RVI FMTurin GRFM/Lisbon P

Playlist Additions:Verve- The Drugs Don't Work CDR

CHR

Brand New Heavies- ShelterMas Desiato Head Of Mwic

Pedro Tojal Head Of MusicChumbawamha- Amnesia

NOSTALGIE NEIWORK/Paris P Power Play:Playlist Additions:

Clock- That's The WayAC Celine Dion- The Reason

Aeroinnith- Pink

Gala- Let A Boy CryChristian Savigny - Program Direc- Playlist Additions:

Joao Pedro Pais- Louco IPar

Levellers- Dog Traintor Aerosmith. Pink

Lighthouse Family- High

Oasis- Around The WorldPlaylist Unchanged Dhamm- D Cielo Sotto

Toni Braaten. How Could An Angel

Space- Avenging Angels

'97Fleetwood Mac -Bleed To Lore Her

Wham!- Everything She W antsNRJ NETWORK/Paris P Giorgia- liv Amore Da Favola HOLLAND

FOX FM/Oxford ACHR Joe Cocker- Tonight

CHRMax Guassini - Dir Lisa Stanfield- Don't Cry For Me NPS KORT EN KLIJN/Hilversum P

Mark Flanagan - Prog DirPlaylist Additions: M -People- Fantasy Island CHR

Mark Chive. - Head Of MusicBoys D Men- A Song For Mama Sweetbox- Everything's Tom Blomberg - DJ/Producer

Playlist Additions:Da Hool- Love Parade Come Klijn - DJ/Producer

Beth Orton- Best BitRADIO SOUND STEREO/Ferrara S Playlist Additions:

Bryan Adams- Back To YouRTI/Paris P CUR Aerosmith- Pink

Celine Dion- The ReasonAC Sandro Alberghini - Prog Dir Bobby D'Ambrosio- Moment

Chicken Shed- I'm In Love WithAlain Tibolla - Head Of Prog Power Play: Pita -re- A Bee On A Bee

Clock- That's The WayPlaylist Additions: Gary Barlow- Open Road Propellerheadillsasey. History Repeating

Cerra- I Never Loved YouImani Copolla. Legend Of A Cowgirl Jon Bon Jovi- Janie, Don't Take Puff Daddy/Family leis All Ahem

Eternal- Might As WellPassi- Je Zappe Et Je Mate Natalie Imbroglio- Torn Scott Garcia- London Thing

Five- Slam Dunk Da FunkSmash Mouth. Walling On The Sun Playlist Addition. Spice Girls. Too

Gala- Let A Boy CrySpice Girls. Too SM. La Dora Legge

Jarniroquai- High TimesBlackatreet- Buy Me Love RADIO 538/Hilversum P

Janet Jackson- TogetherRIT 2/Paris P Boysone- Baby Can ! Hold CHR

Levellers- Dog TrainAC Boys n Meta A Song For Mama Erik de Zwart - MD

Lighthouse Family- HighChristian Lefebvre - Program Direc- David Bowie- I Can't Read Playlist Additions:

Louise- Let's Go Roundtor Five- Slam Dunk Da Funk All Saints- Never Ever

Mese- Feel So GoodPlaylist Additions: Louise- Let's Co Round D -Tune- Burning Down

Propellerbeatifflassey. History RepeatingAlain Chamfort- Tombouctou Pooh- Brava La Vita FlammargAbraxas- Ruh It In

Roachford. How Could I? 4neturity,Jean-Louis Aubert- Je Crois Robbie Williams- Angels

Sweetbox- Everything's

Janet Jackmn- Together

Jay-7/Babyfacertkown- SunshineRobbie Williams- Angels

ISABELLE FMTocane Saint Apre B Will Smith- Get Jiggy With It Lighthouse Family- RaincloudSeahorses- You Can Talk To Me

CHR Queen- No OneSheryl Crow- Tomorrow Never Dies

Patrick Lapeyronnie - Prog Dir ROCK FM/Milan S UR- AngelsShola Ana- Who's Loving My Baby

Playlist Additions: Rock Venga Boys. To BrazilSpace- Avenging Angels

Armand Van Heiden. Ulm Radial. Marco Garavelli - Head Of Music Wham!- Last ChristmasSpace Brothers- Forgiven

La Douche. You Won't Forget Me Playlist Additions: Yves De Ruyter- The RebelSpice Girls. Too

Mary J. Mtge- Everything Bryan Adm. Bock To YouUsher- You Make Me Wanna

Pile- Rock Me Tanya Donnely. Pretty Deep RADIO NOORDZEEVanessa Mae- I Feel Love

MUSIC & MEDIA CD DECEMBER 27, 1997AmericanRadioHistory.Com

STATION REPORTSNATIONAAL/Naarden PNational MusidAC

Ron Sterrenburg - Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

Close II You- Baby Don't Go

Alliage/Boysone- Te Carder

Joe Cocker- TonightMaumee. Chanson De L'Autruche

Various Perfect Day

Veronique Sensors Un Etre Idial

Paid/Live/Hill- All My Time

Pharao. Once Upon A Time

Propellerbead/Bassey History Repeating

Sweetbox: Everything's

Verena. Finally Alone

SWEDEN S.O.A.P- This Is How We Party

Sunset- Winter SmihineVarious Perfect Day

RADIO MOJN/Aabenraa A

Jukka Haan. - Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

Colmke. Take Me To Where

Corn- I Never Lived You

Down Low. Johnny B

Mr. President- Where Da I Belong?

Natalie Imbroglio- TornPharao- Once Upon A Time

RADIO MERKURY/Posnan G

Oddriel Zanuriety- No Jestem (moon

Pappa Bear- (benchProd McCartney. Beautiful Night

%need O'Coeeoe- This Is A

X.Perience- I Don't

SVERIGES RADIO P3: MEST

SPELADE/ Stockholm PCHR

De Windkracht 10- TogetherMats Gronberg - Producer Hot AC Hybrid Children. No Apologies AC

Mac & &foie lin/loon- I Would Never BRTN RADIO 2 -EAST RADIO Zurich G Playlist Additions: Claus Nielsen - MOM Karkkiautomaaytti- Seikkalu. Ryarard Gloger Head Of Music RADIO BIALYSTOKilialystok SMama's Jerrie- Kalverhefde FLANDERS/Ghent G AC

Anal- Nobody's Wife Ploylist Addition.: M-Prople- Fantasy Island Playlist Additions: CHRRef Boa- De Tovenaar 312 Chris Kremer - Heed Of Music

Bell Book & Candle- Rescue Me 2 Brother, 07 4th F. fin Thinking Of You Milloorureade Sulks Blenders- Poniednalek Tomek Wolski - Head Of MusicJohan Van Achte - Producer Playlist Additions:

Blue System. Anything Awesome. Rumours Oasis. Around The World Chris Rea- The Blue Cafe Power Play:SKY RADIO 100.7FM/Bussum P Playlist Additions: Awesome Rumours

Brian Mellnight I Belong To YouEagle -Eye Cherry- Save Tonight RoWng Stone.- Saint Of Me Dannii- Everything I Wanted Bryan Adams- Hack To You

AC Aqua- Doctor Jones Boysone. Baby Can l HoldBruce Springsteen- Hungry Heart Omit- Around The World John Lennon. Imagine Perfect. Niepokonain

Ton Lathouwers - MDPlaylist Additions:

Get Ready. SemenNatalie Imbroglio. Torn


Down Low. Johnny BCajea.Lisa Ejemyr. Stan. RoarCeline Dion- Tell Him

Peter Andre- All Night, All Right

Rosie Gaines- I Surrender RUSSIAJohn Lennon- Happy X.Mas

Lora Fable. ToutPlaylist Additions:

Bell Book & Candle- Rescue Me

RADIO C/Ekaterinburg l;Close II You- Baby. Don't Go Petra- Ala lk Droom Elton John- Recover Your Soul

RaminsottiTurner. Cose Della Vita Liam- Najprekniejsza De Su- Wlasnie Stajesz siaJanet Jackson. Together Various. Perfect Day Gotthard. Someday Martin. Mitt Storsta Aventyr RADIO SILKEBORG/Silkeborg S

ACMietek Smseentak. Tout Diana King L -l -lies

Natalie Imbroglio- Tom Jungle. For You Tonight Matchbox 20. Push AC/CDROleg Khlebnikov -Frog Dir

Mr. President Where Do I Belong? Felicjan Andrsejcsok- ZienowyRobbie Williams. Angels BRTN RADIO 2,WEST FLANDERS/ Nubya. Future For Us Rolling Stones, Out Of Control Michael Jorgensen - MOM

Power Play:Natalia Niemen- Zrobie Na Opak Gronicki. Wolam Za Toba

Kortrijk G Oasis. Around The WorldStones Orkemer. En Rod Dad Ros Playlist Additions:

Aerosinith- PinkPaul McCartney- Beautiful Night Janet Jackson. Together

TROS RADIO 9/MEGA TOP 100/ CIR Star- We're Only HumanWill Smith. Just Cruise' Aaron Carter. Crary Little Party Girl

Cure- Wrong NumberPharao- Once Upon A Time Midnight Oil- White Skin

Hilversum P Peter de Groot Heed Of Music Sweetbox- Everything's Andreas Dorm.- Girls In LoveGary Barlow. Open Road

Scooter- No Fate Robbie Williams. WAS This SleighCHR Playliet Unchanged Verena- Finally Alone RADIO STOCKHOLM/Stockholm G BabyfoceAVonder Gone Too Soon

Lobe -CodyUnited- Go Baby, Go Sweetbox. Everything's

Klan. Samplonius Heed Of MusicCHR Coleeke- Take Me To Where

Queen. No OneTytus Wojnowics Kulig Ze Swiata

Playlist Additions: BRF/Eupen S RADIO ZUERISEE/Rapperawil Robert Sehlberg - Manic Director Collective Soul- MaybeSpleen- Orbit Bea Sahara

RADIO OLSZTYN/Olsztyn GAerosnlith. Pink AC AC Playlist Addition. Corns I Never Loved You

Playlist Additions:CHB/Rock RADIO ESKA NORD/Gdynia S

FlammenAbrexas Rub It In Guy Jmmens Producer Harry Stitsel - Music EditorAlison Limerick- Put Your Faith Emotions- Oliva

All Saints. Never EverJacek Hopfer - Head Of Music AC

Missy Elliott, Sock It 2 Me Playlist Additions: Playlist Additions: Bo Kasper. Onska Dg Flip De- I NeverBooby Collins. be Lea.' U

Power Play: Piotrt Patter - Head Of MusicPaul McCartney. Beautiful Night Radiohead. No Surprises Celine Dion. Tell Him

Dreunhus- I Mina Drornmar Garth Brooks Longneck BottleJanet Jackson- Together

Janet JBC14110[1. Together Playlist Additions:PF Project: Choose Various. Perfect Day Chris Rea, The Blue Cafe

Hanson- What Christmas Means Kyle Minogue. Did R AgainDaddy/Evans. Ill Be Missing

Playlist Additions: Blessid Ca., Light be Your EyesRobbie Williams. Angels

Spice Girls- Too HIT-FIll 106.I/Hassell BCode 5- (11 Be There

Coleske Take Me To WhereJohn Mellen,. Without Ewes.Lisa Lindebergh- Up & Down

Various. Perfect DaySavage Garden- Truly Madly Deeply

Sheryl Crow. Tomorrow Never Dies

Angelique Kidje- Azm Nan KPe

Banbury- AliciaBand New Heavies- You've Got

Budka Sullen. Nowa Wiese BabelType Of Girl- Cherries in The Snow Cultured Pearls- Sugar Sugar Homy

Masuja What In This World STATION KOBENHAVN 102,9 FM/UB40- Always There

De Su. Wlasnie Stajess Sia China Black- EmotionU2- Angels Andre Hemeryck Frog Dir Dario G- Sunchyme Radiohead. No Surprises Copenhagen S

V.Uslmov- Ty Sdelana lz OgnjaDolly Parton- Peace Train Dan.- Everything I Wanted

Yves De Ruyter. The Rebel Ploylist Additions: Elton John. Recover Your Soul Sweetbos Everything, Hot AC/CHRWarren G/Sisml. Prince Igor

Elektrycme Gitary- Is eastern Nosy Rok Deep Forest. MadazuluBlackstreet- Buy Me Love boys Only If UV Lundell- Av Hi.. Sand Kristian Heyrup - Music Director Garth Brooks- Longneck Bottle Foxy Brown. Big Bad Mama

675 RADIO 10 GOLD/Amsterdam C Boys II Men A Song For Mama Holograms, 'f hank You Playlist Additions:RADIO MAXIMUM/Penn C

Govinde- A Modem Mantra Janet Jackson. TogetherGold Labelle Liefste J.Jacques Goldman- Co Ira HIT FM 94.2/Bromma S Aqua. Didn't I

CHRHanson- I Will Come To You Tara Fabien. Tout

Torn Mulder . Prog Dir Janet Jackson. Together Jewel- Foolish Games Dmce Boys D Men- A Song For MamaAlmey Glaratov Prog Dir

Jo. Lennon- Happy X -Mss M. Szexesniak- Raduj Sic SvieciePlaylist Unchanged M -People Fantasy Island Joe Cocker- Tonight Jocke Bring - Prog Dir Jamiroqual High Times

Power Play:Kenny G- Loving You Mr. President. %Imre Do I Belong?

Queen. No One UMW. McNeel. My Side Of Town Phiylist Addition.: Kylie Minogue- Did It AgainJanet Jackson- Together

Lucie Della- Canzione Natalia Niemen. Zrobie Na OpakLOVE RADIO/Amsterdam B Robbie Williams- Angels Mr. President Where Do I Belong'

666- Alarma Natalie Imbroglio- ToroPlaylist Addition.:

Natalie Imbruglia- Tom Not For Boys- W Blasku SwiecAC Soul Made- Last Chnstmas Natalie Imbroglio Tom

Earthbound. Everyone No Doubt- Sunday MorningBloodhound Gang, Fire Water

Olive- Miracle Paul McCartney Beautihil NightElliott Robinson - Music Dir Robyn- Future For Us Elephant & Gentle- Wake Up Oasis Around The World

Diana King- LI-liesRobbie Willa. Walk Thu Sleigh Phanto. Once Upon A Time

Playlist Additions: RADIO MOL/Mol B Ofra Hasa- Show MeFirecracker. 111 Be Good Rosie Gaines- I Surrender

Robbie William. AngelSheryl Crow- 'FORUM., Never Dies

Dee Hill- We'Re Not CHR Pappa Bear. CherishN.Trance- The Mind Space Brothers- Forgiven

U2- AngelsStereophonim- Traffic RADIO PULS/Gliwice S

Joe- Good Girls Sonja Celen - Producer Peed Young- Bell & ChainPeter Andre. All Night, All Right Spire Girls- Too U2. Angela AC

Red Hot RIB- Every Nation Playlist Additions: Paul McCartney. Beautiful Night Rosie Gaines. I Surrender U2- AngelsMUSIC RADIO/Perm S

Verve. Lucky Derek Kapturski Head Of MustyWill Smith. Just Cruism. Frock De Jonge. Heer Heb Meehj Phil Collins. The Same Moon

ACPlaylet Additions:

Joe Cocker- Tonight

Mariah Carey- Butterfly

Paul McCartney. Beautiful Night

Pur- Wenn Du Be Bist

Randy Crawford. Are You Sure

Ricky Martin. Donde Emma

VLRNejle S,HR

Jon Kristiansen - Prog Dir/Head Of

Mikhail Eidelman - Prog ControllerPlaylist Additions:

RADIO P051ORTA I KUJAW/Byd-

gooses CCDR/Rock

10,000 Maniacs- Rainy Day

De Su. Wlasnie Stinesr Sea

Diana King. L-IhesDENMARKBELGIUMDANMARKS RADIO P3/CopenhagenPuff Daddy. Been Around Shawn Col., Sunny Came Horne Music

Eternal- Angel Of MineZdsislaw Pejek - Head Of Music Garth Brooks- longneck BottleBRTN RADIO DONNA/Brussels P

Various- Perfect Day Sheryl Crow, Tomorrow Never Dies Playlist Additions: Power Play Janet Jackson- TogetherCHR

Marc De.huyter - Head Of MusicWill Tura- Oh My Love

RADIO LAC/Geneva S

CHR

Morten Rindholt - Playlist Co-ord.Oasis- Amend The World

Pappa Bear. CherishPOLAND Bryan Adam. Flack To You

Playlet Addition.Red Hot RIB- Every Naum

Tina Turner- Love IsRADIO GDANSK/Gdansk C

Playlist Additions:CHR Playlist Additions: Peter Andre- All Night, All Right Blue System. Anything U2. AngelsSWITZERLANDCeline Dion. The ReasonJacky Seeders - Prog Dir Bitzi. Rizzi'. Party Rolling Stones- Saint Of Me CBE De Su- Wlasnie &Mem SinIsabelle A- LiefstePlaylist Additions: Banta Rhymes. Dangerous S.O.A.P- This Is How We Party Marek Cegielski - Heed Of Music Diana King- L -I -lira RADIO RYTM/Lublin SJimmy Somerville- Safe COULEUR 3/Lauoanne G

Adam F- The Tree Knows Everything Rieke- Roll The Dice Various. Perfect Day Power Play: Dolly Parton. Peace Tram CDR/RockNek- Dimmi Cur RockFlip Da. I Never Rose le Black- Smeg Zasyme Nee Dream Theater- Hollow Years Wojtek Zasada - Head Of MusicPropellerhead/Bassey. History Repemag Thierry Catherine - Head 0(M:odeHuff And Herby Feeling Space Monkey. Sugar Cane RADIO 2/Copenhagen B Playlist Additions: Garth Brooks- ',maned Bottle Power Play:Space Brothers- Forgiven Pourer Play:Lighthouse Family. High AC Al Saints- Never Ever Hmson- Merry Christmas Baby Krzyslof Antkowitil. Kied, are (MewSpice Girls Too Catherine Wheel: DeliciousPoetic Lover, Qu'll En Soit Ainsi THE VOICE/Copenhogen P Hans -Otto Bisgaard - Prog Dir Budka Sullera. Nowa Wine Babel Janet Jackson- Together Paul McCartney, Nesuulul NightWarren G/Sisml- Prime Igor Coco & The Bean. Versus The 90'sPropellerheadliassey. History Repeating CHR Jan Brodde - Music Cooed Deep Forest. Madazulu LO. 27- Ktedy Cheese Playliat Additions:Playlist Additions:Shawn Colvin. Nothie On Me Eik Frederiksen - Prog Dir Power Play: Hanson- Merry Christmas Baby Lucie Dalla. Canzione Blenders- PomednalekBRTN STUDIO BRUSSEUBrussels Bootsy Collins- Um Leavin'

Capleton- East Coast ToSir J- Della Serra Playlist Unchanged Boymne. Baby Can I Hold Natalia Niemen- Zrobie Na Opak IN -Trance- I'm Sexy, Deep Forest- Madazulu

Rock/CHR Dave Angel. Funk MusicSwmtbox. Everything's

Sylvia Powell- Butterfly ARHUS NAIRRADIO/RADIOBryan Adams Back To You

Lighthouse Family- RamcloudPaul McCartney- Beautiful Night

Pimek. Mccme,

Natalie Imbruglia- Tom

Robert Miles- Freedom

Lam Fabien- Tout

Mietek Stemma. Raduj SieJan Hautekiet Producer Delinquent Habits- This Is 1..A.Verve- Lucky COLOMBO/ Michael Learns fin Gonna be Around Robbie Williams. Welk This Sleigh Sheryl Crow. Tomorrow Never Des Natalia Niemen- Zrobie No OpakPlaylist Additions: Feel. Cod Oriental Arhus G Natalie Imbruglia- Torn Warren G/Sissel. Prince Igor U2- Angels Robbie Williams Wally This SleighBeautiful Babies -She's So Easy' Garnet Silk: Wrong Is Wrong

RADIO 3 III/Mendrisio CHR Playlist Additions: Verve. Lucky Take 4- Tab: ChlupaeDeed Man Ray- Beeme Lei Stretch Perky- LSCHR Jesper Raab - Monte Director Andreas Doran- Girls In Love RADIO LOD7Ands G Various- Perfect DayLife Of Agony. Desire Propellerhead/Bassey. History RepentingBoris Piffaretti - Prog Dir Playlist Addition. Celine Dion- The Reason CHR RADIO SZCZECIN/Szczecin CNatalie Imbroglio. Torn Steve Silk Hurley. The World Is LireRiccardo Pellegrini Head Of Music Brute Rhymes- Dangerous Sanne Graulund. Ay Ay Adam Holocinski Head Of Music CHR RADIO .1"/Inowroclaw BOur Lady Peace- Clumsy Virago. To. Yu PourPower Play: Celine Dion. The Reason Spice Girls. Too Power Play: Piotr Rokicki - Head Of Music CHRPropellerheadalassey. Remo Repeating Will Smith. Just Crum.

Aqua- Doctor Jones Juice- Down For Your Love Various- Perfect Day Cores- I Never Loved You Playlist Additions: Wojciech Deluge -ProducerFiorella Memel. Belle Speram MLTR- Cm Gonna Be Around Deep Forest. Madamlu Bell Book & Candle- Rescue Me Power Play:RADIO 21Brusaels P DRS 3/Zurich GJanet Jackaon Together Oasis- Around The World RADIO HOLBeEK/Holbaeck B Various. Perfect Day Bjork. Bachelor.° Blenders. PomedzialekCHR Rock RockNeri Per Caw- Quell° Che Vim Rolling Stones Saint Of Me CUR Playlist Additions: Blenders- Peniedzialek Deep Forest MadazuluChristine Goer Head Of Music Christoph Alispach - Music Co -OrdSpice Girls- Too Saone Graulund- Ay Ay Metre Hatted Prog Dir Budka Sullera. Nowa Wiens Babel Blue System- Anything Paul McCartney. Beaunful NightMarc Francart/Pierre Dubois - MOM Playlist Additions:Various Perfect Day Power Play: Darnall. Everything I Wanted Bryan Adams- Back To You Playlist Additions:Playlist Additions: Coeaerahop- Sleep

Playlet Addition.: ANR/Aalborg G Daniel. After It's Over Hermes House- I Will Suntve Diem- Tylko Dle Wybranych Chris Rea- The Blue CafeBleckstreet- Happy Song ITonitel Gregg Allman. House Of BluesBoysone. Behy Con I Hold AC/CHR Playlet Additions: Kyle Minogue- Did It Again Elektryane Gitary. Jo Jenny Nosy Rok Kenny G. Have YourselfBryan Adams- Beck To You Lightning Seeds. What You SayBrand New Heavies- Shelter Lars Trillingsgaard Head Of Music All Saints- Never Ever Lam Fabian. Tout Errol Brom. Emily ChM. Time Lars Fabien-ToutDiana King- Paid/Live/Hill- All My TimeElton John. Candle In The Wind Playlist Additions: Big Fat Snake. Bonsoir Madame Lisar. Z Kopyta Kulig Firebirde- Tay Zyczeina Mslarze I loenterts Zrob Sable DebraFive- Slam Dunk Da Funk Peopellerhead/Beney. Hem RepesimLisa Stanefleld Don't Cry For Me Emotions. Olivia Miss Papaya- ,1 ingle Bells M -People- Fantasy Island Goya. Bo Ye M. Szcsmniak- Rae. Sie SviecieJulien Baer Mane Perna A Moi Sex.O.Sonique I Thought It WasOaks- Around The World Janet Jackson. Together Sonic Dream- Love M. Smaesniak Raduj Ste Sinecie Green Day. Time For Your Life Natalia Niemen- Zrobie Na OpakPropellerhead/Bassey History Repeabeg Sweetbos- Everything'sSweetbox- Everything's Oasts Around The World Sweetbox- Everything's Natalie Imbruglias Tom Hanson- I Will Come To You Not For Boys. W Blmlyu SwimU2- Moro Wham!- Last ChristmasU2- Angels Robbie Williams- Angels Olive- Miracle Janet Jackson. Together Petrus. LMtenVerve -Lucky Rolling Stones- Saint Of Me Paid McCartney. Beautiful Night Jeer Cocker. Tonight Pharao- Once L'pon A Time

NORWAYRADIO CONTACT N/Brussels P RADIO BASILISK/Basel CWill Smith- Get Jim. With It Pharao. Once Upon A Time John Lennon. Happy X -Mss Seshorses. leve Me And Leave MeCHR AC

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Mike Scott- Rare Pneims And GonePloylist Additions: Playlist UnchangedCDR Kent Kordt Rader Prog Dir CHR

RADIO LUBLIN/Lublin G Moonlight. Mem RADIO LELIWA/Tarnobrseg4 Ever. Can IJ Handle ItThierry Savory - Head Of Music Power Play: Nils Heldal - Head Of Music

Rock Not For Boys- W Blaske Swiec Hot ACAllure- All Cned Out RADIO FOERDERBAND/BernePlaylist Additions: SOAP- This Is How We Party Playlist Additions:

Wiktor Jecham DJ/Producer Paul McCartney- Beautiful Night Rafal Freyer Head Of MusicDavid Charvet. Should I Leave CHRChris Rea. The Blue Cafe Playlist Addition. Berlin Zetlits Apples & Diamonds

Power Play: Perfect. Niepokonani Iwo. Kutyna - Music CoordinatorDr. Alban. Long Time Ago Sascha Herzog Head Of MusicJane Foatin. L'Amour TAidera Matchbox 20. 3 A.M. Bob Hued- Et Fall & En Leming

Budka Sutlers Nowa Wien Babel Pharao- Once Upon A Time Playlet Additions:Genesis Shipwrecked Jean-Claude Frick Music CoordinatorJonestown. Sweet Oasis. Around The World Kent- Om Du Per Her

Various- Perfect Day Piasek: MI:cam Bell Book & Candle- Rescue MeGet Ready. Semenlaabelle A- Lief.

Power Play:Bell Book & Candle- Rescue Me

Leine- The Almighty

Moby. James Bond Theme

Peter Andre- All Night, Al Right

Rahsaan Patterson- Where You

Nei Til Narkotika. Skyter MegSpace Monkeys. Sugar Cane

Playlet Additions:Angelique Kadin Azan Nan Core

Raan/Prryjaciele. Ten Zimoiry Cori

Robbie Williams. Walk This Sleigh


Janet Jackson- TogetherKid Creole- I Got My Handy On Midge Ure- BreatheQueen Ladish- It's Alright Rolling Stones. Saint Of Me Sunclub. Single Minded People

Blenders- Pmiedvalek Stevie Wonder- Twinkle Twinkle Natalie lmbruglis TomLaurena. Ile Laat Me Star. Were Only HumanFtadiohead- No Surprises Rosie Gaines. I Surrender Tubs- Ann Again

Chris Rea- The Blue Cafe Sting & Pres- ItoranneiPuff Daddy Rem Wham!- Lae: ChnstmasM -People- Fantasy Island Playlist Additions:Texas- Put Your Arms Chris De Burgh, Forevermore UI- Angels

Michael Learns TB I'm Gonna be Around Nubya- Future For UsToni Braxton. How Could An Angel RADIO UPTOWNICopenhagen RADIO 102/Haugesund

D8210ii. Everything I Wanted Verve- Lucky RADIO TORUNTorunNatalie Imbroglio. TornChM CHR

Deep Forest- Madazulu Walkabouts- Lift CHRNo Mercy. My Promise RADIO FRAMBOISEIRADIO RHONE/Sion B Jan Brodde - Manic Cooed Egil limelmd - Head Of Mollie

Lena Fabler.- Tout War- Low Rider Pewel Pernik° Head Of MusicPetra- Ale lk Droom Lausanne-Crissier GAC Playlist Additions: Playliet Additions:

Liar -ii Kopyta Selig Yes- Open Your Eyes Power Play:Peter Andre- Lonely CHRJoel Perrier Prog Dir Andreas Dorau- Corls I n Love Celine Dion- The Reason

Natalia Niemen. timbre Na Opak Diana King. Ld-linePropellerhead/Bassey Hinny Repeating Jens Luc Zwickert - Prog Dir

Playliet Addition.: Flip De I Never Corrs: I Never Loved YouPaul McCartney. Beautiful Night RADIO ZACHOD/Zielona Gore C Job Wobiose. Gram W CiemnoRobert Miles- Freedom Playlist Additions:

Ricky Martin. Te Ewan°, Te Olvulu Matchbox 20- 3 AM. Dance With A Stranger. Ramie OutCFR Playlist Additions:Robbie Williams- Angels Nek- Laura Non CE

Rolling Stones- Anybody Seen Peter Andre- All Night, All Right Dumdum Boy. StiernesloddRADIO MANHATTAN/Lode Eugeniust Banachowics - HOM Alexia. Its X.Mas TimeRun DMC- It's Like That Poetic Lover. Quit En Soil Ainsi

Rahsaan Patterson. Where You Sway- American LoveCHRReek Power Play Blenders. PontedzialekSaone- Lest Me Zweven Usher You Make Me Wmna

SOAP -This Is How We Party Marcie Bisiorek - Head Of Mimic Various. Perfect Day Chris Rea. The Blue CafeAUSTRIASpice Girls- TooSpice Girls. To: RADIO EXTRA/Aneby G

Power Play: Playlist Additions: Fleknyeme Chary Jo J.. Now) RotVarious- Perfect Dee RADIO PILATUS 104.9/Loseni CHRDe Su. Wlasnie Stajesz Sia Bell Book & Candle- Rescue Me Janet Jacked- TogetherWill Smith -Just Criumie CHR 3Nienna P RADIO VIBORGNiborg Gjermund Moastuen Head Of MusicLore Fabien Tout Blenders- PomedzIalek John Lennon. Happy X -MssWill Tura. Oh My L., Ralf Tachuppert - Music Dir

Philippe Unterschtitz - Head Of MusicCHR

Alfred Rosenauer Head Of MusicCHR

Pout Foged - Operations Manager

Playlist UnchangedNot For Boys- W Blasku Some

Paul McCartney. Beautiful Night

Chris De Burgh- Forevermore


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Playlist Additions:Elton John. Recover Your Soul

Playlist Additions:Rarnazzottiffumer. Cose Della Vita

Jan Thulstrup Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

FINLAND Various- Perfect Day

W.O.W. Kredlu

David Lee Roth- Don't Piss Me Off

Dream Theater. Hollow YearsU2- Angels

Universe. Zeman le Mna Jesh &ohm

YLE 2./RADIOMAFIA/Helsinki PSerge Jonekers Frog Dir L.A.P.D.- I'll Be There Robyn- Show Me Love Eagle -Eye Cherry- Save Tonight Playlet Additions: Komakino- Man l)n MarsPlaylist Additions:

2113 Des Mots

Lightning Seeds- What You Say

Marquis/Dent & Emel. Melody

Will Smith. Just Cruisin' Matchbox 20- 3 A.M.

Robbie Williams, AngelsCHR

Leena Pakkanen - Prog DirKenny G- Loving You

M. Szcseeniak. Raduj Sie Sviecie

Natalie Imbroglio- TomNatalia Niemen- Zrobte Na Opak CZECH REPUBLIC


STATION REPORTS

Talk radioby programming editor Mike McGeever

This is traditionally the time ofyear for Christmas wishes and let-ters to Santa Claus. So, in the finalTalk Radio of the year, we thoughtwe'd help the man in the red suit by

IIIforwarding to the North Pole thewishes of some of those who claim to have been well-behaved programmers during the past year.

We asked them: "If you were only getting one gift thisseason that-and that gift was from the music indus-try-what would would you want?"

In the U.K., Radio City/Liverpool programmer direc-tor, Dave Shearer hopes for more respect from recordcompanies for broadcasters outside London. "I wantthose record companies who only use London FM sta-tions as a benchmark to get out and see how radio isdone elsewhere.

"We all talk the talk, now it's time to walk the walk.They have to realise that if you are in the business ofselling records or the business of playing records on-air-it is the music business. If we can't have that, then Iwant Sporty Spice."

Jim Sampson, music co-ordinator at German rock sta-tion Bayern 3/Munich, says he will be looking for some signof better understanding of formats by record company pro-motions executives in his stocking on Christmas morning.

"Some of them [pluggers] simply do not know our for-mat. If you have got to explain what you are doing in amusic and programming sense-for the 20th time-tosomeone who has really never understood what out for-mat is, it becomes frustrating. If that can't happen, thenjust give me one week without any CDs coming throughthe door."

In Ireland, Dublin CHR FM 104 programmer DaveKelly has a modest Christmas wish. "We have a goodrelationship with most record companies-I want that tocontinue. Other than that, more sex, drugs and rock 'n'roll; and by that I mean excitement!"

The past year saw tangible evidence of better co-oper-ation between the record and radio industries acrossEurope. That evidence included labels providing moreartists for stations' roadshows and a new openness frommajor media groups-for example, Emap in the U.K.-extending an offer of partnership to labels and indepen-dent promotions companies to work on specific projectssuch as, in Emap's case, a major multi -artist concert tournext summer.

No doubt, like any Christmas, there will be some disa-pointments-and like all of us, radio programmers mightnot get quite what they asked for. But there are alsobound to be a few surprises, and hopefully they'll bepleasant ones... In the meantime, all that remains is forme to wish our readers in the radio and record industriesa merry Christmas and a happy new year. Let's talk moreradio in '98.

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Peter Kral Prog DirDavid Beck - Head Of MusicPlaylint Additions:

Aerosmith-PinkBryan Adams- Back To You

Gary Barlow- Open Road

Janet Jackson- TogetherJan Ratoenek- Bily Kred

Meredith Brooks- I Need

Pappa Be.- CherishQueen- No One


Sheryl Crow. Tomorrow Never Dos

Spice Girls- Too

Sw.tbott, Everything'sWarren G/Siesel- Prince Igor

EVROPA 2/Prague GAC

Mil. Pokorny Heed Of Program.ming

Roman Ondracek Head Of MusicPlaylint Additions:

Amanda Marshall- Dark HorsesWham!, Everything She Wants '97

FREKVENCE 1/Prague G

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Rene Elnilicka Music ManagerRayner Additions:

Lucie Bilo- Ave Maria

Natalie Imbroglio- Torn

RADIO ALFA/Prague GAC

Dusan Kotora - Head Of Music

Playlint Addition.Aerosmith- Pink


Jan Kalousek- Bily Kraj

Natalie Imbroglio- Torn

Pappa Bear- CherishSweetben- Everything's

RADIO DRAGON/Karlovy Vary SCHR

Zdenek Pachovsky - Music ManagerPlaylet Additions:


Lisa Stanixfield. Don't Cry For Me

Natalie Imbruglia- TornRobbie Williams -Angels

Various- Perfect Day

RADIO FM PLUS/Pilsen

AC

Jan Flano.ek Head Of MusicPlaylint Unchanged

RADIO PROM/Pardubice SAC

Miebal Holy Head Of MuskPower Play:

Jan Kalousek Bily KrajPlaylint Additions:

Genesis- Shipwrecked

Natalie Imbroglio- Tom

RADIO RELAX/Kladno S

CHR

Milan Hanus - Head Of Program-

ming

Playlint Unchanged

RADIO TRIANGUJabionee BAC/CHR

Peter B.. - Head Of MusicPetr Ansorge - Music SupervisorPower Play:

Awesome- Rumours

CBlock buoyed GraceGala- Come Into

Janet Jackson- TogetherMoby-James Bond Theme


Playlint Additions:

Hood.- Self ControlKyau Feat. Albert- Let Me In

Mr. President- Where Do I Belong'

Paradisn ShmeParia Red- Love Hurts

SLOVAKIAFUN RADIO/Bratislava SCHR

Patrik Ziaaa Music DirPlaylint Unchanged

TOP RADIO/Kosice SAC

Oto Tache Prog DirPower Play:

Backstreet Boys- As Long As

Brand New Heavies- You've Got


Eros Fternazzond Quanto Amore/Cuomo

Gary Bodeen- Open Road

Hanson- I Will Come To You

Jon Boo Jovi- Janie. Don't Take

Lighthouse Family- Ramcloud

Oasis- Stand By Me

Rolling Stones- Anybody Seen


Playlint Additions:

Band Aid- Do They Know

13o. D Men- A Song F'or Mama

Chumbawaroba. Amnesia

Dare Rolins. Jo A Sun

Era- Arne.IM.T. Smile- Komec

MPeople- Fantasy IslandSpire Gins- Too

HUNGARYHUNGARIAN TOP 20 AIRPLAY

CHART/ Budapest PCBS

Playlint Additions:

All Saints. I Know Where It's At

Alphaville. Flame

Amokfutok, Maghalok A Csokedert

Carpe Diem- Bonyolult Larm

Chumbowamba- Armes.Eternal- Angel Of !lime


Happy Gang- Van Meg

Moby- Jam. Bond ThemeNatalie Imbroglia- Tom

Royal Crowe Re.- Bad. k The Beach

Sip. F. Tames- Boogie-WooMe

RADIO DANUBIUSBudapeet PCHR

Ledo Bertok - Music DirPlaylint Additions:


Lutricia McNeal- Anil That Just

Oasis- Stand By Me

RADIO 1311IDGESodapest

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Orsolya Megyeri . Head Of MueiePlaylint Additions:

Sheryl Crow- Tomorrow Never Dies

Will Smith- Get JMgy With It

TURKEYRADIO NUMBER ONE FM/Istanbul

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Store Tinter -Frog DirPlayliat Addition.

Boy George- When Will You Learn

Red Hot 11.1.13- Every Nation

Wham!- Everything She Wants '97

Will Smith- Get Jiggy With It

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KISS 909 FM/Athens G

CHRDance

Michael Tsaoussopoul. - Prog DirPower Play:

Gimmick- Why You Wanes Hurt Nle'

Playlint Additions:

Antilmp- Nowhere To Hide

Aqua- Donor Jon.Five- Slam Dunk Da Funk

GREEK RADIO CORFU/Corfu BCHR

Spyros Hytiris - Head Of MoakPlaylint Additions:

Chumbawamba- Tubthumpmg

Moby- Jam. Bond ThemeMont Caballe. March With Me

Pulp- Help The Aged

Republica- Ready To Go

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CHR

Immo Mihkelson - Head Of MusicPlaylint Additions:

All Saints- Never Ever

Eapen Lind- When Susannah Cnes

Kylie Minogue- Did It Again

Miller & Aasvere- Meie Lugo

Spice Girls. Too

V8140118- Perfect Day

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Joan Riikoja Head Of MusicPlaylint Additions:

Caere- I Never Loved You

Elton John- Recover Your Soul

Kylie Minogue- Did It Again

Ocean Colour Scene- Better Day

Woolpackers. Line Dance Party

LATVIARADIO SWHAtiga

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J. Sipkevies Prog DirPower Ploy:

Aigars Gravers- Svetku Ak.Sheryl Crow. Blue Ch...

Playlint Additions:Bell Book & Candle- R.cue MeCaere- Only When I Sleep

Jimmy Nail- Countryboy

RADIO RIGAI 106,2/Riga B

CHR

Eric Niedra - Prog DirPower Play:

Ben Book & Candle- Rescue Me

Boyzone- Baby C. I Hold

Eaya- Only If

Natalie Imbroglio- Tom

Robert Miles, Freedom

Spice Girls- Too

Playlint Additions:

Corrs- I Never Loved You

Moffatts- Cu Be There

Popsie- SinglePropellerbeadilassey History Repeating

Seahorses. You Can Talk To Me

Sting & Prim Roxanne -Pon -Duddy Rena

LUXEMBOURGELDORADIO/Lusembourg SCBS

Luc Melees Head Of MusicPlaylint Additions:

'N Syoc- Together


First -11- Thousand Years

Gale- Come Into

Ranunstein- Das Modell

Robbie Williams -Angels

Sting & Roxanne Puff Daddy Remo

LIECHTENSTEINRADIO I/Liechtenstein BCHIEAC

Beni Sigel Program DirectorRoland Blum - Head Of MusicPlaylint Additions:

All Saints. Never Ever

China Black- Emouon

PROGRAMMESUPPLIERSFM RADIO NETWORK/Germany

CHR

Armin Web; Prog DirPower Play:

All Saints- Never Ever

Natalie Imbroglio- TomA List:

Aline- Nor Fur Dich

Awesome- Rumours

Bootsy Collins. Pm Leann UDario G. S.thymeDown Low- Johmay B

Stec.. Angel Of MmeFive- Slam Dunk Da F.kJanet Jackson- TogetherLighthouse Raincloud

Moby- James Bond Theme

Nana- Too Much

Pappa Bear- Cherish

Robert Miles. Freedom

Salt-NPepa- R LI Ready

Shot, Am. You're The One I Love

SpeklacooLir- Meine Kleine

Spice Girls. Spice Up Your Life

Sweetbon. Everything's

Warren G/Siosel- Prince Igor

REI/ORANGDIA WORLD MUSIC

SHOW/ Paris GWorld Fusion

Journalism° Et &time - Prog DirA List:

AD Boom Boom Satellites- SoulScreamer

Chichi Peralta- Tech. SonMonde- Pam Pam

Goldie/KRS-One Digital-

Madredeus- Pregao Mocarabe

Sad Hill- Si T'Es Pas

Nllour/Wemba/Bayette- So Why

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Peter Good - Controller MusicProgramming MTV Networks

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Aerosmith, PinkBjork- Bachelorette

Jimmy Ray- Are You

Natalie Imbroglio -Tom

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Eurochart radio show number 460Each week, some 10 million European listeners tune into listen to the two hour Eurochart singles countdownshow, based on Music & Media's Eurochart Hot 100.

Supplied in a kit form (with records, script and soundbites) and syndicated by London -based company UniqueBroadcasting, the Eurochart is a chart countdown, withbehind the songs stories, artist interviews, gossip, tips, newentries, hits to happen and the album of the week.

Content of the Eurochart Hot 100 show this week (number 460):

>Interviews: Chicane, Propellerheads, Hanson, Gala>Christmas hits past and present: JohnLennon/Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Apple); ChickenShed/I'm In Love With The World (Columbia)>Album of the week: Hanson/Snowed In (Mercury)

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93.7 FMCfit

Robbie Williams- AngelsSheryl Crow- Tomorrow Never Dies

New VideosBeck- Deadweight

Five -.Slam Dunk Da Funk

Metallica- The Memory Remains

Prodigy- Smack My Bitch Up

MCM/Paris PMusic Television

Her. Lemaire Prog DirCecile Estrade - ProgrammerA List:

Elton John- Something About The

Finley Quay. Even After All

Florent Peony- Savoir Aimer

Hannon- I Will Come To You

I Am- Nes Sous

Janet Jackson. Got TilJ.Jacques Goldman- On IraMC Sole. Les Temps Ch.gentNov Desir- Corinne Elie VentPagel- Je Zappe Et Je Mote

Refugee Camp- Avenues

Roo.- La RenommeeTexas- Black Eyed Boy

Warren G/Sissel- Ponce Igor

New Videos

Bjirk- Bachelor°.Forest For The Tree. DreamLouiae- Leta Go Round

Nee Marron- Menage a 4

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Music Television

Tina Busch - Prog DirA List:

Aqua- Barbie Girl

Backstreet Boys- As Lung As


Cappuccino- Du Fehlst Mir

Dario G- S.ohymeDown Low- Johnny B

N -Trance- Fin Sexy.?

Nana. Too Much

Pappa Bear- Cherish

Run DMC its Like ThatSpelmacoolar- Mei. KleineSweetbox- Everything's

Warren &Siegel- Prince Igor

Westbam- Hard Tim.

B List:

'N Sync- Together

Aaron Carter -Crazy Lade Party Girl

Alines Nor Far Dich

Awesome- Bum art

Basis- Nur I Tag

Bbinichen- Sesam Jam

Boys- One Minute

Da Hoot- Bora Bora

DJ Quicksilver- Planet love

Gil- Round Ti Round

Hanson I Will Come To You

Jay.Z/Babyfacel3rown.Booekioe

La Boucbe- You Won't Forget Me

Lotricia McNeal. Ain't That Just

Moffatts- FR Be There

Nana, He, Comm'Instant Moments

Richie Lach leeh Oda Was

Savage Garden. To The Moon

Scooter- No Fate

Spice Girls- Spice Up Your Life

Wes. Alone

Young D.nay. Walk On By

C List:

De La Cruz- Tonight

DJ Sammy & Carisma, Golden Child

Dolphin's Mind- The Flow

Jimmy Ray. Are You

Joe Bon Jovi. Jame Dont TakeMoby- James Bond Theme

Mr. President- Where Do I Belong'

Pur. Wenn Du Da Bist


Robbie Williams -Angels

Rolling Stones- Anybody Seen

Sash! -Star

Thomas D. RuckenwindTic Tee Toe- Bine KumU.B.F. Bible In My Hand

Verena- Finally Alone

Will Smith -Just CruisidN List:

666- Alarms

Aerosmith- Palk

Aqua Doctor Jones


Five- Siam Dunk Da F.kJanet Jackson -Together

Jonestown- SweetLAPD.- Ill Be There

Missy. Elliott- Sock It 2 Me

Malin & Kane- TAM' AboutNovy vn Eni. SuperstarSabrina Setlur- Frei Sem

Spice Girls- Too

Spice I. Playa ManXEL-HA- The Flow

New Videos

CM- Dream Universe

D. Hall & Rain- Video Lover

Groove Gangsters- Funky Bea.Paralyzer- Dip Bip Bop

Puff Daddy- Been Around

Something FT People. Shnh'

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Jorge Cebrian Lopez - Prog DirA List:


Dario G- dunthyme

Rolling Stones. Anybody Seen


Spice Girls- Spice Up Your Life

Warren G/Sissel- Prince Igor

B List:

Chuinbawamba, Tubthumping

Enya- Only If

Erse Ramazzotti, QuantoAmoretwasto


Janet Jackson- Got Nil It'sJon Bon Jovi- Janie, Don't Take

LL. Cool J. Phenomenon

Lutricia McNeal- Ain't That J.Pur. Wenn Du Da Bist


Robbie Williams- Angels

Wes- Alone

C List:

Brand New Heavies- You've Got


Elton John. Something About The

Elton John, Candle In The Wind

Jimmy Ray- Are You

Queen- No One


Sheryl Crow -Tomorrow Never Dies

Zucchero Va Pensiero

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Aerosmith- Pink

Bandits- Puppet

Bjork. Bachelorette

Blackstreet. Buy Me love

Brownstone- KissCeline Dion, My Heart Will Go On

Chumbawamba. AmnesiaJanet Jackson. -TogetherMissy Elliott- Sock It 2 Me

Natalie Imbroglia- Torn

Spice Girls- Too

Various- Perfect Day

New Videos

2Pac- I Wonder If

Espen Lind- When Summnah Cries

Genesis. Shipwrecked

Jonestown- Sweet

Puff Daddy. Been Around

Sabrina Sell. Frei SeinThird Eye Blind flow its Going To Be

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Liz Laskowski Dir of ProgPlaylet Unchanged

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Erik Bross - Music DirectorPower Play:

Puff DaddyfFamily. but All About

A List:

Aerosmith- Pink

Aq.- Doctor JonesHOODOO- I Will Come To You

R.o.o.s.- Instant Moments

Spice Girls- Teo

Usher, You Make Me W..Warren GiSissel, Prince Igor

New Videos


Close II You- Baby Don't Go

Goodfella. If You Walk Away

Jay.Z/Babyface/Brovm- Sunshine

Nasty- Stapelgek Op Jou

Natalie Imbroglia- Torn

Queen- No One

Reev DMC- by Like That

Sting & Pres. Rurs.e iruff Daddy Rani,

US- Angels

Yves De Ruyter- The Rebel

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On the airM&M's weekly airplay analysis column

The initial reviews for Janet Jackson's The VelvetRope may have been somewhat mixed, but as1997 draws to a close, her detractors at radio areclearly few and far between, as the final Euro-pean Radio Top 50 of the year sees her reunitedwith the No.1 slot.

Together Again (Virgin), the track which hasperformed the Rope trick for Jackson, is comfort-ably ahead of its nearest rival on the Top 50,

RCA's former soap starNatalie Imbruglia withTorn. The latter track hassuccessfully and steadilybuilt upon its initial U.K.breakthrough, this weekconjuring up a swiftclimb in the G/S/A and

Natalie Benelux countries, pick -1 Imbruglia ing up the Most Added

title on the way. Thehighly photogenic Imbruglia has admirers amongprogrammers across Europe; the only gap in hersweep across M&M's Major Market Airplay list-ings is in France.

This week, Florent Pagny's Savoir Aimer(Mercury) is France's most aired song on thatcountry's MMA listing-the track has been on thechart for around three months, although inFrance, that's not too unusual. A look at some ofthe other tracks around on the French airplayTop 25 shows that no fewer than 13 of them havebeen on the chart for 10 weeks or more. The trackwith the greatest stamina of them all is IAM'sNes Sous La Meme Etoile (Delabel), which hasbeen there for no fewer than 16 weeks-it's cur-rently at number 7.

A comparison with, say, the U.K.'s Major Mar-ket Airplay chart makes interesting reading. Re-flecting the volatile nature of the British singlesmarket, few of the titles listed in that territorycan boast more than five weeks on the chart-thetwo exceptions to that rule being All Saints' sur-prisingly soulful Never Ever (London) and-natu-rally-the aforementioned Natalie, who's occu-pied the top slot for the last seven weeks, havingseen off such strong contenders as The SpiceGirls' Too Much (Virgin) and the BBC's VariousArtists extravaganza, Perfect Day (Chrysalis).

That reworked Lou Reed track is still climb-ing the European Radio Top 50, however, risingfrom 27 to 13 this week-the highest gainer interms of chart positions. Its radio success hashelped Perfect Day become Reed's second mostsuccessful composition in terms of mass expo-sure, behind 1972's Walk On The Wild Side-in-deed, both tracks originally appeared on thesame album, the David Bowie/Mick Ronson -pro-duced Transformer (RCA). Bowie's appearanceon the remake provides a nice kind of symmetryto the song's career.

Elsewhere on the Top 50, Celine Dion providesthe highest new entry with The Reason(Columbia), heading Oasis' latest spin-off from BeYourself Tonight (Creation/Sony), All Around TheWorld and Gala's latest, Come Into My Life (Do ItYourself), breaking out of Italy.

Just outside the Top 50 and looking to breakin this week are a clutch of U.K. acts: Shola Ama(You're The One I Love, Freak Street/WEA); Texas(Put Your Arms Around Me/Mercury); Five (SlamDunk Da Funk/RCA) and Moby (James BondTheme/Mute). We'll undoubtedly hear more ofthem next year-see you in '98.

Tom Ferguson

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TW LW WOC Artist/TitleOriginal

LabelTotal

StationsNewAdds

0 2 5 JANET JACKSON/TOGETHER AGAIN (VIRGIN) 122 20

® 5 5 Natalie Imbruglia/Torn (RCA) 104 26

® 1 5 Bryan Adams/Back To You (A&M) 110 14

4 3 12 Backstreet Boys/As Long As You Love Me (Jive) 92 1

0 8 3 Spice Girls/Too Much (Virgin) 80 17

0 7 6 Sheryl Crow/Tomorrow Never Dies (A&M) 92 10

7 4 12 Dario G/Sunchyme (Eternal/WEA) 79 1

8 6 7 Hanson/I Will Come To You (Mercury) 91 4

0 11 7 Warren G & Sissel/Prince Igor Intram (Mercury) 66 5

0 13 4 Robbie Williams/Angels (Chrysalis) 70 13

11 10 7 Enya/Only If (WEA) 78 2

0 17 4 Sweetbox/Everything's Gonna Be Alright Blekt (RCA) 59 13

0 27 3 Various/Perfect Day (Chrysalis) 70 20

C3 15 6 Robert Miles/Freedom literkt (DBX/Deconstruction) 71 5

15 9 14 Lighthouse Family/Raincloud (Wild Card/Polydor) 58 4

16 18 10 Jon Bon Jovi/Janie, Dont't Take Your Love To Town (Mercury) 61 2

17 16 6 Mariah Carey/Butterfly (Columbia) 59 3

0 23 6 Queen/No-One But You (Parlophone) 63 4

19 21 4 M-People/Fantasy Island (M People/BMG) 63 9

20 24 11 Sash!/Stay BtatbF-. (Byte Blue) 55 1

21 19 10 Eternal/Angel Of Mine (EMI) 57 2

22 14 11 N -Trance feat. Rod Stewart/Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? (All Around The World) 50 2

23 25 8 Jimmy Ray/Are You Jimmy Ray? (Sony S2) 49 2

24 26 9 Gary Barlow/Open Road (RCA) 57 5

25 28 7 Celine Dion & Barbara Streisand/Tell Him (Columbia) 63 2

26 30 4 Will Smith/Just Cruisin' (Columbia) 51 6

# 32 3 The Verve/Lucky Man (Hut) 51 7

28 20 13 Eros Ramazzotti/Quanto Amore Sei/Cuanto Amore Me Das nett (DDD) 48 1

29 29 15 Rolling Stones/Anybody Seen My Baby (Virgin) 41 2

0 39 3 Aerosmith/Pink (Columbia) 51 8

31 31 9 Smash Mouth/Walkin' On The Sun (Interscope) 43 3

32 22 14 Oasis/Stand By Me (Creation/Sony) 34 2

# 36 4 Sting & Pras/Roxanne (Puff Daddy Remix) (A&M) 45 4

34 12 14 Spice Girls/Spice Up Your Life (Virgin) 48 0

# 40 3 All Saints/Never Ever (London) 49 7

# 43 10 Corrs/Only When I Sleep (Lava/Atlantic) 35 2

37 35 20 Chumbawamba/Tubthumping (EMI) 35 1

38 34 11 Brand New Heavies/You've Got A Friend (ffrr) 39 2

39 37 2 Radiohead/No Surprises (Parlophone) 36 4

# 49 3 Boyzone/Baby Can I Hold You Tonight (Polydor) 42 4

41 33 15 Aqua/Barbie Girl 1129h1F.,. (Universal) 34 0

42 44 5 Genesis/Shipwrecked (Virgin) 48 3

@ ,- NE Celine Dion/The Reason (Columbia) 29 9

44 42 5 Lutricia McNeal/Ain't That Just The Way litteh ( Siljemark/CNR) 41 1

45 45 2 Bell Book & Candle/Rescue Me liVeht (Ariola) 45 9

0 ,- NE Oasis/All Around The World (Creation) 29 23

47 38 9 Puff Daddy/Been Around The World (Puff Daddy) 32 1

0 - NE Gala/Come Into My Life BV,gefkg (Do It Yourself) 27 2

49 48 14 The Verve/The Drugs Don't Work (Hut/Virgin) 29 1

50 47 8 Michael Bolton/The Best Of Love (Columbia) 38 0

The European Radio Top 50 chart so based on a weighted -scoring system.Songs score points by achieving airplay on all of M&M's reporting stations with contemporary music fulltime or during specific dayports.

Stations are weighted by market size and by the number of hours per week.TW = This Week, LW = Last Week, NE = Nov Entry, 7'S = Total Stations

Itte Indicates singles which previously featured it: the Border Breakers chart O Highest new entry Greatest chart points gainer

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NEWSTechno trip for Midem '98present their artists in 30 -minuteshowcases. The showcases will takeplace during regular trade fair hoursin a separate venue with directaccess from the Techno Club, whichwill be located on the third floor ofthe Palais Du Festivals.

Reed Midem project managerOlivier Aillery comments: "The Tech -no Club is a conveniently -locatedmeeting place for everybody in thedance music business, regardless ofwhether they have a stand on themain trade floor, are participants inthe Techno Club, or are just visiting."

Among the first exhibitors at theClub will be Yo!Mama (Germany), SoDens (Spain), F Corn (France), NinjaTune (U.K.) and Labels/Virgin(France). Other techno-oriented labels

attending Midem '98 include Bonsai(Belgium), Omnisonus (France), Byte(Belgium), PIAS (Belgium), Digidance(Netherlands) and Carl Cox's World-wide Ultimatum (U.K.).

A panel in the Midem conferenceprogramme will also be dedicated toelectronic dance music. Warp Records(U.K.) MD Rob Mitchell, Omnisonus(France) MD Thierry Rueda andMotor Music (Germany) MD TimRenner will discuss specific issuesregarding the distribution and pro-motion of techno and other electronicforms of music across Europe.

Almost a third of the 31 concertevents scheduled to take place atMidem '98 at presstime are techno-based. The programme features liveperformances by techno acts such as

Christopher Just (France), Bosco(France) and the Space Monkeys(U.K.), as well as DJ sets by Jeff Mills(U.S.), Paul van Dyk (Germany), Cur-tis (France) and CarlCox (U.K.).

Outside the technosphere, Midem's concertprogramme is dominat-ed by the rhythms of"world music" acts fromCuba and Africa. Theofficial opening party onJanuary 17 will fallunder the spell ofCuban rhythms from expatriatemusicians such as Celia Cruz andWilly Colon.

Staying with the rhythm -driventheme, Midem will honour Ahmet

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Ertegun with its Man Of The Yearaward during a special dinner whichtakes place on January 19. Ertegun isthe co-founder of Atlantic Records,

the U.S. label foreverassociated with classicR&B and soul.

Ahmet Ertegun fol-lows in the footsteps ofhis late brotherNeshui, who was thefirst ever recipient ofthe award in 1989.Atlantic Records willcelebrate its 50th

anniversary next year with a show atMidem on January 20, featuring liveperformances by current Atlanticartists Sugar Ray, Jody Watley andChris Stills.

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midem

New Spanish giant?owns the financial daily Expansion.

Martinez denies the political ele-ment which SER claims is behind theplan: 'This will not be a political opera-tion," he insists. However, radio insid-ers point out that Spanish prime minis-ter Jose Maria Aznar -a close personalfriend of Telefonica chairman Juan Vil-lalonga - has expressed a belief thatGrupo Prisa's support for the socialistscontributed to his Popular Party's los-ing the 1993 general election and to itssmaller -than -expected majority inMarch 1996. This, in Aznar's eyes, hascreated the need for a large radio groupto counterbalance the political influ-ence of Prisa's SER/Union Radio.


Juan Carlos Lopez Cid-Fuentes,deputy chairman of the blind people'sassociation Once, owners of the OndaCero Radio group, says the formation ofa fourth major commercial radio groupnext year would be "disastrous."

'The advertising cake is not bigenough for everybody, and a new groupwould only further distort the [radio]market," insists Cid-Fuentes.

Polanco warns that the battle forthe new FM licences is likely to mirrorSpain's recent "digital TV war" whichpitched Grupo Prisa and the socialistson one side, and the government andsympathetic media companies such asTelefonica on the other.

Danish chart bias claimby Charles Ferro

COPENHAGEN - The official Danishcharts favour major labels and artists,and are too heavily weighted towardsmusic sold through supermarkets.

That's the view of Copenhagen indieScandinavian Records, which has fileda complaint with the International Fed-eration of the Phonographic Industry(IFPI) about Denmark's official top 20singles and album charts, compiled bymarket research company AC NielsenAIM in conjunction with public broad-caster Danmarks Radio, tabloid EkstraBladet and music magazine Mix.

Scandinavian's complaint wasspurred by the chart performance of It'sMy Life, an album by its dance actSash! "It was ignored the first weekafter release, then it went to number 12with sales of 2,000 units, but the nextweek it dropped to number 20, despitethe fact that 8,000 units were sold-four times as many as the previousweek," says MD Ejvin Schytte.

The weekly Top 20 singles andalbum charts are based on retail salesfigures, compiled from data submittedby supermarket chain Fotex, consumerelectronics chain Merlin, the TP musicchain and 40 smaller record shops.

However, earlier this year leadingmusic chain Fona withdrew from thechart. Following the demerger of itsprevious owners Thorn -EMI, the chainwas sold a month ago to Swedish

investment company Industri Kapital.Says Schytte: "I would like to see the

chart based more on real music stores.We can't live with all the compilationalbums which are typically sold insupermarkets. Small companies likeours bring new music into Denmark [...]the current chart contains collections byJames Last, Richard Clayderman,Abba, and Kenny Rogers."

Claes Cornelius, business affairsmanager at Mega Records, adds:"Supermarket sales are not identical tothe repertoire that sells in other musicstores. People have been complainingfor a long time. The chart would be bet-ter if all [retail] outlets contributed.We've learned to live with a chart thatisn't perfect, and you take it as it comes,but the chart is certainly more friendlytowards the majors and big -name acts."

"The chart gives a fair picture of themarket, but it would of course be fairerif more retailers contributed," contendsNiels Knudsen, director of chart compil-ers AC Nielsen AIM. "We show the[sales] performances of certain types ofreleases-albums sold above a certainprice-as opposed to budget albumssold in petrol stations and the like."

IFPI Denmark's lawyer NielsAndersen says: "We are currentlyworking-and have been for somemonths-to improve the chart. Thenegotiations [with other retailers] willcontinue and we hope to be able to pro-vide a broader picture."

No MDs for BMG U.K.

gy." He declines further comment;Preston was not available at the timeof going to press.

Until the new general managers arehired, Jeremy Marsh, president of theBMG U.K music division, is managingall day-to-day Aristafunctions, while Pre-ston is directing allRCA business.

"We are in the for-tunate position ofhaving terrific ros-ters and teams of professionals at bothof our labels," says Preston in his state-ment, "which has resulted in a spate of

recent singleand album suc-cesses."

During thetransition tothe new ap-pointees, headded: "Jere-my and I havedelved into thebusinesses 110


percent, and are taking very active,hands-on roles to drive what we con-sider to be exceptionally strong holi-day release schedules for both labels."

When Heath was appointed inApril 1996, Marsh acknowledged that

Arista Records U.K.had "killed so many[executive] careers"in the past. Its pre-vious MDs includedRoger Watson andDiana Graham.

Heath's ambitions for developingU.K. talent at Arista reflected histrack record at Rhythm King. Thelatter company, which he co-foundedin 1987, was successful in the U.K.with such chart acts as S'Express,Bomb The Bass, Betty Boo andEchobelly. However, Arista'sstrength in the British market underHeath has largely rested on the out-put of the U.S. label under presidentClive Davis.

Jeff Clark -Meads is international newseditor of Billboard

1311 NMENTIN T E 11-1/-11. "TON ALUK & AND

Universal Music (U.K) has signed veteran Who (and Page & Plant) man-ager Bill Curbishley's U.K-based label Estupendo Records to a long-term sales & distribution deal. The label's first release, Curve's ChineseBurn EP, debuted last week in the U.K. and U.S. markets. Pictured (l -r)are: Jorgen Larsen (president, Universal Music International); Bill Cur-bishley (managing director, Estupendo Records); Doug Morris (chair-man/CEO, Universal Music Entertainment); Tim Bowen (senior VP, mar-keting and business affairs, Universal Music International); RobertRosenberg (co -director, Estupendo Records); and Nick Phillips (MD,Universal Music U.K.).

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Mainland European records breaking out of their country of signing

TW LW WOC Artist/Title Original LabelCountryOf

Signing TS

0 3 6 WARREN G & SISSEL/PRINCE IGOR (MERCURY) GERMANY 48

2 2 15 Sash!/Stay (Byte Blue) BELGIUM 49

0 4 8 Robert Miles/Freedom (DBX/Deconstruction) ITALY 62

4 1 15 Eros Ramazzotti/Quanto Amore Sei/Cuanto Amore Me Das (DDD) ITALY 46

0 7 5 Sweetbox/Everything's Gonna Be Alright (RCA) GERMANY 36

6 6 40 Lutricia McNeal/Ain't That Just The Way (Siljemark/CNR) SWEDEN 43

7 5 17 Aqua/Barbie Girl (Universal) DENMARK 35

8 8 5 Gala/Come Into My Life (Do It Yourself) ITALY 23

0 17 3 Aqua/Doctor Jones'1'y (Universal) DENMARK 26

10 9 25 Wes/Alane (Saint George/Columbia) FRANCE 22

11 10 5 Robyn/Show Me Love (Ricochet/RCA) SWEDEN 12

0 14 2 Bell Book & Candle/Rescue Me (Ariola) GERMANY 26

0 19 3 Eros Ramazzotti & Tina Turner/Cose Della Vita (DDD) ITALY 10

14 11 5 Bootsy Collins/I'm Leavin' U (WEA) GERMANY 18

0 18 4 Espen Lind/When Susannah Cries (Universal) NORWAY 15

16 16 7 Andreas Dorau/Girls In Love (Motor) GERMANY 17

17 13 10 Da Hool/Meet Her At The Love Parade (Kosmo/Ariola) GERMANY 7

18 12 7 Lutricia McNeal/My Side Of Town (Siljemark/CNR) SWEDEN 10

19 15 4 Gala/Let A Boy Cry (Do It Yourself) ITALY 12

0 23 4 Jean -Jacques Goldman/On Ira (Columbia) FRANCE 12

21 22 4 Era/Ameno (Mercury) FRANCE 6

0 20 24 Robyn/Do You Know (What It Takes) (Ricochet/Ariola) SWEDEN 5

0 25 2 Michael Learns To Rock/I'm Gonna be Around (EMI -Medley) DENMARK 10

24 21 25 2 Eivissa/Ooh La La La (Club Tools) GERMANY 6

0 )=- RE Nek/Laura Non C'E (WEA) ITALY 4

TW = This Week, LW = Last Week, WOC = Weeks On Chart, TS = Total Stations, NE = New Entry, RE = Re -Entry. Titlesregistering a significant point gain are awarded a bullet.

indicates the Road Runner award, assigned to the single with the biggest increase in chart points.

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Off the recordEdited by Christian Lorenz

It looks like being an interesting year for musicTV in Germany. The two main players, localbroadcaster VIVA and MTV,seem likely to move to oppositeends of the programming spec-trum. MTV has just increased itsmusic content and axed a num-ber of shows and presenters(M&M, October 11), but VIVA isheading the other way. VIVAMD Dieter Gorny says he plansto turn the four -year -old stationinto a "full -programme," youth oriented TV chan-nel with more shows and less music. The program-ming of the broadcaster's ailing VIVA 2 channel-originally launched as the counterpart to MTV'sVH-1 channel for music fans in their 20s and30s-will be adapted to take over VIVA's role as ayoung, poppy video clip station. Earlier this year,however, Gorily told M&M (August 16) "niche TVis limited in its commercial scope [...] and cannotcompete with full -service [TV] stations."

Arcade France MD Marco Visser has leftthe company-the Dutch owners of the indepen-dent production/distribution company are lookingfor a successor.

After two years, Paul Gambaccini, one ofClassic FM's original presenters, is to return to

the U.K. national station's line-up. From January, "Gambo"will again present the broad-caster's Classic Countdownchart show, and the CountdownTop Ten on weekends. CurrentCountdown presenter NickBailey will move to a newweekday early morning slot.

Gambaccini's return to Classic FM is apparentlypart of the station's plans to freshen up its pro-gramming schedule.

As a direct consequence of the recent "strate-gic alliance" between French indie Musidiscand Universal Music, Musidisc inter-national/A&R director Herve Deplasse istipped to be leaving the company to set up aParis office for Belgian label Double T Music,which recently launched a joint venture withSony Music Europe's SINE division.

OTR hears that local Danish radio authoritieshave called in Radio Mojns/Aabenraas' licenceafter the local CHR station ignored earlier warn-ings and continued to run ads for beer. On -airadvertising for tobacco, alcohol and pharmaceuti-cals is forbidden, according to Danish broadcast-ing laws. Mojn can continue broadcasting untilan appeal has been heard by the central broad-casting authority in the Ministry of Culture.

He's a little bit country and a little bit R&B?We're indebted to Billboard chart guru (andoccasional M&M contributor) Fred Bronsonthis week for pointing out that Sting has pulledoff what looks like an unique treble by appear-ing on the Hot Rap Singles and Hot CountrySingle & Tracks at the same time-as well asappearing on Billboard's Hot 100. His I'm SoHappy I Can't Stop Crying (Mercury) withToby Keith is at number 7 on the countrychart, and on the R&B listing, Roxanne '97-Puff Daddy Remix (A&M) featuring ThePolice is a Top Debut track at number 20. Thelatter title also hits the Hot 100 this week atnumber 65...


week 52/97

Jim

AIRPLAY CHARTSMajor Market Airplay

The most aired songs in Europe's leading radio marketsTW=This Week, LW -Last Week, WOC=Weeks On Chart, TS=Total Stations

UNITED KINGDOMTW LW WOC Artist/ Title Original Label TS TW LW WOC

1 1 11 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA/TORN (RCA) 19 1 3 72 2 4 Janet Jackson/Together Again (Virgin) 20 2 1 93 4 6 All Saints/Never Ever (London) 20 3 4 44 3 5 Verve/Lucky Man (Hut) 17 4 5 25 6 3 Robbie Williams/Angels (Chrysalis) 18 5 2 116 8 3 Bryan Adams/Back To You (A&M) 18 6 6 67 7 5 Louise/Let's Go Round Again (EMI) 18 7 20 28 5 4 Boyzone/Baby Can I Hold (Polydor) 19 8 7 79 9 4 Jamiroquai/High Times (Sony S2) 17 9 12 3

10 a- NE Space/Avenging Angels (Gut) 16 10 11 1111 11 3 Lighthouse Family/High (Wild Card) 18 11 18 312 15 4 Seahorses/You Can Talk To Me (Geffen) 16 12 8 413 17 2 Levellers/Dog Train (China) 16 13 16 514 13 2 Spice Girls/Too Much (Virgin) 17 14 13 415 12 4 Lutricia McNeaVAin't That Just (Siljemark/CNR) 18 15 9 416 16 5 Various/Perfect Day (Chrysalis) 15 16 10 717 a NE Five/Slam Dunk Da Funk (RCA) 12 17 a NE18 a NE Oasis/Around The World (Creation) 11 18 14 619 a NE U2/if God Will Send His Angels (Island) 11 19 19 220 19 2 Brand New Heavies/Shelter (ffrr) 10 20 a NE

Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system,based on audience size.

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GSATS TW LW WOC

FRANCEArtist/Title Local LabelArtist/Title Original Label

SWEETBOX/EVERYTIHNG'S (RCA) 23 1 2 13 FLORENT PAGNY/SAVOIR AMER (MERCURY)Dario G/Sunchyme (Eternal/WEA)Janet Jackson/Together Again (Virgin)

2722

234

1

35

91110

Jean -Jacques Goldman/On IraDeni flines/It's AlrightTexas/Blackeyed Boy

(Columbia)(RCA)

(Mercury)Spice GirlsToo Much (Virgin) 20 5 9 12 Eternal/Winansa Wanna Be The Only One (EMI)Bell Book & Candle/Rescue Me (Ariola) 21 6 4 11 Janet Jackson/Got' Till It's Gone (Virgin)Jon Bon Jovi/Janie, Don't Take (Mercury)Natalie Imbruglia/Torn (RCA)

1919

789

167

14

161211

I Am/Nes Sous La Meme EtoileRobyn/Do You KnowPassi/Je Zappe Et Je Mate

(Virgin)(RCA)

(V2)Warren G & Sissel/Prince Igor (Mercury) 21 10 8 11 Boyzone/Picture Of You (Polydor)Bryan Adams/Back To You (A&M) 22 11 10 9 Bootsy Collins/I'm Leavin' U (WEA)Backstreet Boys/As Long As (Jive)Sheryl Crow/Tomorrow Never Dies (A&M)

19

21

121314

63915

194

14

MC Solaar/Les Temps ChangentEros Ramazzotti/Quanto Amore SeiJoe Cocker/Ne Oubliez Jamais

(Polydor)(Ariola)

(Chrysalis)Hanson/I Will Come To You (Mercury) 18 15 11 13 Rolling Stones/Anybody Seen My Baby (Virgin)Savage Garden/To The Moon (Columbia) 14 16 12 12 Blackstreet/Fix (Universal)Awesome/Rumours (CNR)Genesis/Shipwrecked (Virgin)

1416

171819

261823

496

Nek/Laura Non C EPascal Obispo & Zazie/Les Meilleurs EnnemisRegina/Day By Day

(Warner)(Epic)

(Do It Music)Pappa Bear/Cherish (Universal) 14 20 13 9 Oasis/Stand By Me (SMALL)Down Low/Johnny B (K-Town/Shift) 13 21 27 3 Veronictue Sanson/Un Etre Ideal (WEA)N-Trance/I'm Sexy? (All Around The World)Lutricia McNeal/Ain't That Just (Siljemark/CNR)

1416

222324

294924

72

12

Ginie brie/Un Simple PasMariah Careyn3utterflyMenelik/Je Me Souviens

(EMI)(Columbia)

(SMALL)M-People/Fantasy Island (M People/BMG) 16 25 21 4 Da Hool/Meet Her At The Love Parade (Dance Pool)


Data supplied by SNEP/IPSOS from an electronically monitored panel of national andregional stations. Songs are ranked by number of plays and weighted by audience.

ITALY _,A,MTW LW LW WOC Artist/Title Original Label TS TW LW WOC ArtisvTitle Original Label TS TW LW WOC Arnattritle Original Label TS

1 1 4 BRYAN ADAMS/BACK TO YOU (A&M) 20 1 3 3 VARIOUS/PERFECT DAY (CHRYSALIS) 13 1 10 3 JANET JACKSON/TOGETHER AGAIN (VIRGIN) 102 4 4 Janet Jackson/Together Again (Virgin) 20 2 2 5 Hanson/I Will Come To You (Mercury) 13 2 9 4 Bryan Adams/Back To You (A&M) 83 2 6 Eagle -Eye Cherry/Save Tonight (BMG) 17 3 1 11 Backstreet Boys/As Long As (Jive) 13 3 5 8 Robert Miles/Freedom (DBX/Deconstruction) 94 3 6 Hanson/I Will Come To You (Mercury) 16 4 > NE Natalie Imbruglia/Torn (RCA) 10 4 7 3 Jimmy Ray/Are You Jimmy Ray? (Sony S2) 856

5

63

7

Natalie Imbruglia/TornSheryl Crow/Tomorrow Never Dies

(RCA)(A&M)

17

13

5

6

85

34

Bryan Adams/Back To You (A&M)(pus)

Run DMC/It's Like That10

1056

86

55

Natalie Imbruglia/Torn (RCA)7Dario G/Sunchyme

7 11 3 Sweetbox/Everything's (RCA) 14 7 4 8 Etemtd/Angel Of Mine (EMI) 11 7 1 7 Backstreet Boys/As Long As (Jive) 108 a NE Spice Girlsffoo Much (Virgin) 14 8 a NE Janet JacksoMTogether Again (Virgin) 10 8 11 9 N-Trance/I'm Sexy? (All Around The World) 69 9 9 Smash Mouth/Walking On The Sun (Interscope) 12 9 7 11 Wes/Alane (Saint George/Columbia) 9 9 16 2 Robbie Williams/Angels (Chrysalis) 810 7 5 EternaVAngel Of Mine (EMI) 14 10 a NE Spice Girls/Too Much (Virgin) 8 10 4 7 Elisa/Labyrinth (Sugar/Polydor) 811 8 11 Backstreet Boys/As Long As (Jive) 12 11 6 10 Dario G/Sunchyme (EternaVWEA) 9 11 14 4 Enya/Only If (WEA) 712 15 5 Boyzone/Baby Can I Hold (Polydor) 15 12 a NE Propellerheads/Bassey/History Repeating (Wall Of Sound) 6 12 3 6 Midge Ure/Breathe (Arista) 813 12 8 Sashi/Stay (Byte Blue) 13 13 11 5 Paul de Leeuw/K Heb Je Lief (Brommerpech/Epic) 6 13 12 2 Sweetbox/Everything's (RCA) 714 14 11 Lighthouse Family/Raincloud (Wild Card/Polydor) 11 14 9 5 Celine Dion/Tell Him (Columbia) 8 14 15 9 Shola Ama/You're The One I Love (Freak Street/WEA) 715 10 10 Corrs/Only When I Sleep (Lava/Atlantic) 6 15 13 5 Brand New Heavies/You've Got 7 15 2 13 Oasis/Stand By Me (Creation/Sony) 816 16 3 Cue/Burnin (Pool Sounds) 7 16 18 2 Gala/Come Into My Life (Do It Yourself) 8 16 17 2 Spice Girls/Too Much (Virgin) 817 17 2 Verve/Lucky Man (Hut) 8 17 16 3 Solid Harmonie/111 Be There For You (Edel) 7 17 13 6 Michael Bolton/The Best Of Love (Columbia) 718 19 3 Eros Ramazzotti/Quanto Amore/Cuanto (DDD) 18 a NE Allure/All Cried Out (Columbia) 7 18 a NE Smash Mouth/Walking On The Sun (Interscope) 619 13 10 Dario G/Sunchyme (Eternal/WEA) 11 19 a NE Will Smith/Just Cruisin' (Columbia) 8 19 a RE Mariah Carey/Butterfly (Columbia) 520 a- NE Will Smith/Just Cruisin' (Columbia) 8 20 NE Close H You/Baby Don't Go (Epic) 5 20 n NE Aqua/Doctor Jones (Universal) 7


TW LW WOC

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SPAINTW LW WOk

POLANDOriginal Label TS Original Label TS TW LW WOC

BOYZ H MEN/A SONG FOR MAMA (MOTOWN) 2 1 8 2 JANET JACKSON/TOGETHER AGAIN (VIRGIN) 20 1 4 5Eternal/Angel Of Mine (EMI) 2 2 3 3 Piasek/Mocniej (Zic Zac) 15 2 1 4Sly & Robbie/Night Nurse (East West) 2 3 12 2 Sheryl Crow/Tomorrow Never Dies (A&M) 15 3 11 4Mariah Carey/Butterfly (Columbia) 2 4 1 3 Joe Cocker/Tonight (Parlophone) 16 4 NECeltas Cortos/20 De Abril (DRO) 2 5 7 3 Bryan Adams/Back To You (A&M) 16 5 NEM-People/Fantasy Island (M People/BMG) 2 6 2 3 Perfect/Niepokonani (Polydor) 13 6 a RESpice Girls/Too Much (Virgin) 2 7 17 2 Diana King/L-1-lies (Work/Columbia) 16 7 RENatalie Imbraglia/Tom (RCA) 2 8 a NE U2/If God Will Send His Angels (Island) 15 8 RECeline Dion/The Reason (Columbia) 2 9 6 2 Bell Book & Candle/Rescue Me (Ariola) 13 9 NEAerosmith/Pink (Columbia) 2 10 a NE Verve/Lucky Man (Hut) 13 10 NEQueen/No One But You (Parlophone) 2 11 > RE Hanson/I Will Come To You (Mercury) 11 11 NEAll Saints/I Know Where It's At (London) 2 12 9 6 Enya/Only If (WEA) 14 12 NERevolver/El Peligro (WEA) 2 13 a NE Blenders/Poniedzialek (Polton) 13 13 NERicky Martin/No Importa La Distancia (Columbia) 2 14 > NE Natalie Imbruglia/Torn (RCA) 13 14 NEEnya/Only If (WEA) 2 15 a NE Chris Reaffhe Blue Cafe (East West) 12 15 NEMap/Necesito Oxigeno (Sony Music) 2 16 5 3 T. Love/Jest Super (Pomaton) 12 16 6 5Sting & Pras/Roxanne (Puff Daddy Remix) (A&M) 2 17 a RE Radiohead/No Surprises (Parlophone) 11 17 17 4Rosana/En Navidad (MCA) 2 18 10 4 Aerosmith/Pink (Columbia) 12 18 NEPulp/Help The Aged (Island) 2 19 4 4 Soyka/Nie Ma Drugiej Takiej (Pomaton) 13 19 NENek/Como Vivir Sin Ti (WEA) 2 20 11 5 Genesis/Shipwrecked (Virgin) 12 20 NE



11111[HUNGARYArt-lea/Title Original Label

DARIO G/SUNCHYMEN-Trance/I'm Sexy?Csonka Andras/Alij Meg KisianySipos F. Tamas/Boogie-WoogieHappy Gang/Varj MegAmy Grant/Take A Little TimeJam & Spoon/Kaleidoscope SkiesElton John/Candle In The WindCarpe Diem/Bonyolult LamyGary Barlow/Open RoadAmokfutok/Maghalok A CsokodertAll Saints/I Know Where It's AtAlphaville/FlameMoby/James Bond ThemeNatalie Imbruglia/TornLighthouse Family/RaincloudLisa Stansfield/The LineChumbawamba/AmnesiaEternal/Angel Of MineRoyal Crown Revue/Barflies At The Beach

(Eternal)(All Around The World)

(Ariola)(EMI)(EMI)

(A&M)(Dance Pool)

(Rocket)(Magneoton)

(RCA)(Magneoton)

(London)(Warner)

(Mute)(RCA)

(Wfldcard)(BMG)(EMI)(EMI)

(Warner)

Compiled by the Hungarian Commercial Radio Association on the basis of playlistreports. using a weighted -scoring system, based on audience size.

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