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MAY 6, 2000

Volume 17, Issue 19

£3.95Norwegian act A -hastorm the European Top100 Albums chart as thisweek's Sales Breakerwith Minor Earth, MajorSky (WEA).

we talk to radioM&M chart toppers this week

Eurochart Hot 100 SinglesSANTANA

Maria Maria(Arista)

European Top 100 AlbumsSANTANA

Supernatural(Arista)

European Radio Top 50MELANIE C.

Never Be The Same Again(Virgin)

European Dance TraxxFRENCH AFFAIR

My Heart Goes Boom (Ladida)(RCA)

Inside M&M this week

PIM POWERM&M reports on the winnersof this year's Italian PIMmusic awards, which could beabout to face competitionfrom a new official FIMI-backed awards show. Page 6

ONLINE UPDATEM&M Online this month looks atrecord company partnerships withtechnology companies; NRJ'srecent deal with FranceMP3.com;and the US e -tail experience.Pages 8-9

DOVE LOVEUK guitar -based act TheDoves lookset for suc-cess with LostSouls (Heav-enly/EMI) a

debut album of well -craftedand gently -affecting songs.Page 10

CLT-UFA plans cross -media pushby Emmanuel Legrand

LUXEIVIBOURG - The future of radio isin TV.

In short, that is the phi-losophy of Jean -Charles deKeyser, the new executiveVP radio of CLT-UFA.

In his first interviewsince Jean -Michel Ker-draon handed over thereins of CLT-UFA's radiooperations at the begin-ning of April, De Keysertells M&M he is planningto maximise the potentialof its radio operations through its TV

channels. "To exist in a highly com-petitive market, radio needs the sup-port of powerful marketing and pro-

motion muscle, and what'sbetter than TV for that?"asks De Keyser, who alsbviews the radio/TV tie asessential to launching newstations: "To start fromscratch without the promo-tional support from a TVchannel seems hazardousto me. The market is terri-bly busy."

De Keyser, who startedhis career 30 years ago at

full -service station RTL in Paris, says

he wants to "use the strength of our22 TV channels to develop our 18radio stations." He also adds that,whenever possible, he plans to devel-op new radio stations in territorieswhere the group is already estab-lished with a TV brand.

De Keyser says his model is Bel-RTL in Belgium, which first started asa radio station and is now also a TVchannel, with both outlets workingclosely together in cross -promotionalactivities. As much as possible, DeKeyser says, the goal is to capitaliseon the RTL brand for radio, as hasbeen done for the TV outlets.

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Go Beat/Polydor artist Gabrielle cap-tured in action at A Celebration ofMusic Radio, the evening showcaseevent which formed part of the UKRadio Academy's Music Radio 2000conference in London on April 18.Awards were made during the eveningto Pete Tong (the Radio Academy/PRSAward for Outstanding Contributionto Music Radio) and to RobbieWilliams, given the Fastrax Award forthe Most Played Artist on BritishRadio. A full report on Music Radio2000 appears on page 7 this week.

Dash exit prompts Galaxy rejigby Jon Heasman

LONDON - Chrysalis Radio's UKdance network Galaxy is reshufflingits pack of programmers follow-ing Galaxy 101/Bristol pro-gramme director John Dash'sdecision to set up his own PRcompany.

Dash, who has previouslyprogrammed CHR stations RedDragon FM/Cardiff and Key103/Manchester for Emap Radio will

be setting up a Cardiff -based PR andmedia company.

Dash says his new company willseek to exploit the opportunities creat-

ed by political devolution inWales and the existence of anumber of new media compa-nies in the principality. "There'sa real buzz going on .in Walesat the moment and I want to bepart of it," he says, adding thathe hopes to number radio sta-


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Climbing theWhite Ladderby Nigel Williamson

LONDON - Three years ago DavidGray nearly gave up music. He wason an American tour and at onevenue found that the barbecuedribs had a higherbilling than he had."I thought 'maybeyou're slow on theuptake here, Dave.Perhaps the truth isyou're not verygood,' " he recalls.

Then his deal with EMI col-lapsed. But instead of quitting hegave it one last shot, recording thealbum White Ladder at home withno budget and releasing it on hisown label, iHt Records. Persistencewas rewarded when earlier this yearit went to number one in Ireland.

Now the London -based singer/song-writer has become the first signing


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

The UK music industry is as good at self-deprecationas it is full of itself and its own achievements.

Witness last week's keynote speeches at the RadioAcademy's Music Radio 2000 conference in London. BPIchairman Rob Dickins warned the UK radio and recordindustries against a mentality of following the dominanttrends and the sound that works. He made a vibrant pleafor riskier attitudes from both programmers and labelexecutives. If attitudes were not to change "we're dead,"he quipped.

Later that day, respected veteran DJ Paul Gam-baccini also accused his peers of always following thedominant trend and the UK music industry of losingthe plot, to the effect that UK talent was conspicu-ously absent from the US charts (and he could havealso mentioned M&M's pan-European charts).

Both Dickins and Gambaccini-two seasoned pro-fessionals-had spoken from their hearts. But whilethey might be correct in their analysis-Britishmusic's heydays seem to be a story from the past andtalent seems to travel less than it used to-there isstill some meat on the bone in the UK.

For a start, the country still enjoys a wealth ofcreativity and talent that few other nations canclaim in genres as varied as pop, rock, dance andleft-wing experimental music. What has dramatical-ly changed in the current environment is the level ofcompetition.

When before they only had US acts to competewith, they now have the world-well, almost. Thegrowth of domestic repertoire has been one of thedominant trends of the '80s and '90s in Europe butalso in Asia and in Latin America, eating into theUK's market share.

Brits are also facing direct competition in the verygenres in which they used to be the leaders. Pop cancome from Norway or Denmark, guitar rock from Swe-den, while dance music is produced with success inItaly, France and Germany. All this contributes to mak-ing life more difficult for Britishacts, who are now competing onsimilar ground with other artistseverywhere for radio and TV air-play, media exposure, shelf spaceand marketing dollars.

It will require some time forthe UK industry to adapt to thisnew environment but it still hasone asset it can treasure-itsartists.

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US group buys Riviera Radioby Mark Dezzani

SAN REMO - Monte Carlo's Englishlanguage radio station Riviera Radiohas been acquired by the US -basedmedia group Morris CommunicationsCorporation.

The station will retain its AC/Goldmusic format according to RivieraRadio's new programme director,afternoon drive presenter Neil Myers,who says that more emphasis will begiven to hit music.

"We will be focussing ourplaylist with a mix of familiar con-temporary and classic hits fromthe US and Europe as well asincreasing our regional news andinformation and sports coverage,"comments Myers, adding: "Overthe next few months we will alsobe looking to cut back on computerassisted output and increasing liveprogramming."

Morris Communications Corpo-ration, based in Augusta, Georgia,

owns 24 radio stations, three radionetworks and newspaper, bookpublishing and other media andadvertising interests in the US."Morris Communications is amongthe largest of themid -sized mediacompanies in theUS," explainsMyers. "Theyestablished a London -based pub-lishing venture two years ago andfrom there they became aware ofthis market opportunity to enterinto Europe."

Myers says that Morris Com-munications has no further shortterm plans to expand its radiointerests in Europe, although anon -air statement described theacquisition of Riviera Radio as "aspearhead to enter into the Euro-pean market."

"The US radio market is veryfragmented," says Myers, "and sothe opportunity to own a radio sta-

tion with a broad appeal to reachour international audience on theCote d'Azur was very appealing toMorris Communications, which isa family -owned operation. The

internationalcommunity inthe South ofFrance has ahigh ratio of

business people, and with a strongeconomic revival taking place inthe region, the acquisition is goodtiming."

Riviera Radio is based in thePrincipality of Monte Carlo andreaches San Remo in Italy toToulon in the French Var region.It has previously been owned byLondon's Capital Radio and TheEuropean newspaper. Its lastowner, Danish businessman PerMortenssen, has not disclosed thesale price, although reliable esti-mates value the sale at betweeneuro 5-7 million.

BMG Ariola revamps marketing, mediaby Gesa Birnkraut

HAMBURG - BMG Ariola Hamburg istaking another step towards mergingits marketing and media manage-ment activities.

Media Manage-ment-the formerpromotion depart-ment-and Market-ing Services will beintegrated into the Marketingdepartment under Stefan .Schmidt-Grell, the former head of marketingfor the national and internationalmarketing activities of BMG AriolaHamburg. Marketing Product Man-

BMG

agement, Sales Marketing and Spe-cial Marketing will also be part ofSchmidt-Grell's responsibilities.

Beath Elert remains head of MediaManagement and Anke Bahsi head of

Marketing Ser-vices, but they willreport directly toSchmidt-Grell.Eckhart Gundel,managing director

at BMG Ariola Hamburg, explains:"Marketing and media managementare inseparably connected. Now wewill be able to use our artist market-ing even better." Schmidt-Grell adds:"Our artists and media partners will

profit from this situation, becauseprojects will be even more made -to -measure."

BMG Ariola Hamburg hasalready begun cooperative market-ing and promotional initiativeswhere the two disciplines work welltogether. The BMG Ariola-signedband 3.Generation, for example,recorded the theme song for theshow "Big Brother" on commercialTV channel RTL2 and sold 300,000singles in a week. Further joint ven-tures are planned with McDonalds,with another soap opera and withMTV and the comedy group StudioBraun.

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Sony Hollandby Robbert Tilli

HILVERSUM - Four years aftersplitting its Epic and Columbialabels into separate operations,Sony Music Holland's re -merger ofthe two companies (M&M, April 29)has sparked a personnel reshuffle.

Sony Music International presi-dent Rick Dobbis comments: "OurDutch company has reorganised.That was done because [Sony] pro-posed a number of changes to help tomake the company more effective atestablishing and breaking artists,and making the connection betweenthe artists it signs and the artists itworks on behalf of from out-side the country, and themiddle people-the gate-keepers in retail and themedia-and, ultimately, theconsumers."

In the revised setup,Columbia GM Wally vanMiddendorp will take up anew position as GM at SonyMusic Holland. His counter-part at Epic, Gerard Rutte, will leavethe company. Daan van Rijsbergenbecomes the head of A&R at Sony'sindependent operating S.M.A.R.T.subdivision-home of chart act Acda &De Munnik. Van Rijsbergen also hasbeen appointed head of A&Rat Sony Music Holland.

Wilbert Mutsaers, cur-rently A&R manager atEpic, will extend hisresponsibilities to cover allSony labels. Eddie Traver -so, his equivalent atColumbia, has left thecompany, as has ColumbiaTV promotions managerBen Stuurman.

"The whole move is based on themere fact that we have to do some-thing to counter the decreasing mar-ket," says Patrick Decam, managingdirector at Sony Music Holland.

He compares the move towardone A&R department for all Sony

merger detailslabels with a similar new setup atcompetitor Universal Music Hol-land. "Local A&R is an increas-ingly important segment intoday's industry. S.M.A.R.T. usedto be great at it, Epic was so-so,and Columbia was not good at itat all. With van Rijsbergen head-ing the new A&R division, we'vegot somebody who's well respect-ed in the business and withartists."

Decam says he hopes the newmeasures will lead to increasedefficiency in A&R and marketing."What's the point in competingwith oneself?" he asks. "When you

have various full-fledgedlabels, they tend tobecome mini -companies,which we can no longerafford. With more mediaoutlets than ever, market-ing budgets have gone upconsiderably. And differ-ent labels make differentdeals with retailers, etc.We need more coherent

discussions, especially about newbusiness models brought by Inter-net and future E -commerce."

Decam admits that as a conse-quence of Sony's new policy, somestaff members will be made redun-

dant, although he insiststhey will total no morethan seven from thelabels. "As much as wecan, we'll try to relocatestaffers to other serviceswithin Sony outside of thelabels," he adds.

Sony Music Holland hasa 21% market share, saysDecam. The shake-up at

the company is not confined to thelabel reorganisation. By the end ofthis year, all of Sony's labels and itsback -office operations-now scat-tered throughout Hilversum-willbe under one roof in a new Hilver-sum base.

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On -Line Entertainment Network netcasts live music and sportingevents as well as offering pre-recorded music and both current andvintage radio programmes. The site itself is visually uninteresting,but its content addresses a welcome variety of interests. Thisshould get even better since OEN just entered into a non-exclusivestrategic relationship with EMI Recorded Music to provide pay -to -use programming over the Internet. The financial arrangementsare handled using a proprietary pre -pay account system that OENcalls a Virtual Entertainment Card. Playback begins withoutdownloading delays in a streaming media format. This provides acertain inherent copyright protection. Plus OEN promises to incor-porate SDMI. As with most streaming media, AOL users will prob-ably encounter difficulties listening to anything on OEN. Thismakes it ironic that OEN's chairman and CEO Irwin Roth uses anAOL e-mail address.

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Belgian market hitby home recordingby Marc Maes

BRUSSELS - The impact of home -recorded CDs contributed signifi-cantly to a downturn in the Bel-gian recorded music market in1999, according to annual sales fig-ures released by IFPI.

With a total of 30million blank CDs soldin 1999, compared to28.8 million prerecord-ed audio CDs (21 mil-lion albums, 7.7 millionsingles), the Belgianrecord industry appearsto be feeling the effectsof home recording.Industry sources revealthat about 40% of all blank mediapurchased is for audio copyingpurposes.

The Belgian record industrysaw a 3% decrease in turnover anda 2.5% drop in unit sales in 1999.Set against the country's economicgrowth rate of 3% in the same peri-od, the real decrease is about 6%.

"The most remarkable evolutionis the downward trend in singlessales," explains Dirk De Clippeleir,president of IFPI Belgium and MDUniversal Music. "Belgium, tradi-tionally one of Europe's strongestcountries in singles sales, is look-

ing at a decrease of more than 5%.The negative trend accelerated inSeptember when young buyersdecided to copy CDs instead ofgoing to the shops [to buy recordedmusic]. We noted a fall in salesamounting to 25% a month."

Domestic repertoire asa proportion of total salesalso fell, from 16% to14%, in 1999. De Clip-peleir is convinced thatthe abolition of FlemishTV station VTM's Flem-ish chart, "Tien om toZien," played a major rolein the current negativetrend. 'We were used tohaving 50,000+ sales fig-

ures for Flemish artists thanks tothe high TV exposure on VTM.Today, with the strictly formattedradio stations and the lack of [local]music programmes on TV, ourartists are being left out in the cold.On the other hand, we have bandslike dEUS, Zita Swoon and Aridwho are doing quite well here andabroad-but they are also victims ofCD copying. With Ideal Crash,dEUS delivered their best recordever, but didn't sell more units dueto home copying. I foresee a ratherdark future for our nationalartists," comments De Clippeleir.

Spain's Los 40 revamps TVby Howell Llewellyn

MADRID - The TV version of SpanishCHR leader Cadena SER's Los 40Principales underwent a majorrevamp on pay -TV Canal Plus on May1, after 10 years as the country's onlydaily lunchtime pop pro-gramme.

Also called Los 40Principales, the TV pro-gramme has dropped itsMonday -Friday 13:30-14:00 video -based showfor five different "thematic" pro-grammes with mostly new presen-ters. Only the Saturday show fea-turing the week's new Top 40remains unchanged.

"We thought it was time to sub-stitute the video -based pro-grammes and broaden the content,freshen up the image, and bring innew presenters," says Canal Plusdirector general Jose ManuelLorenzo. "No other TV channel inSpain offers so much music."

Canal Plus is majority owned bySpain's biggest broadcasting compa-ny, Grupo Prisa, and Canal PlusFrance has a 25% stake. GrupoPrisa also owns the SER radio groupand its five national networks, aswell as the satellite TV digital plat-form Canal Satelite Digital (CSD),which in turn features 24 -hourmusic channel 40TV.

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"Planeta 40" on Mondays will bededicated to the world's major popcharts, with special attention given

to the number ones in thesingles and albumscharts. "Planeta 40"which is presented byMacarena Berlin, whoalready presents themorning show "Dial Tal

Cual" on SER's Spanish language -only Cadena DIAL, will include alook back to a hit song of formeryears with Los 40 Principales veter-an radio DJ Joaquin Luqui.

Another Los 40 Principales radiopresenter, Guiilem Caballe, presentsTuesday's "Rockola 40," whose videoswill be selected by listeners whophone or write in with their choice.Sira Fernandez, who has been aCanal Plus Los 40 Principales pre-senter since 1998, takes the helm ofWednesday's "Star 40" show, whichfeatures an artist each week.

"Agenda 40," presented by TV andfilm personality Manuela Velasco,will give a preview each Thursday ofthe weekend's main pop music andcinema events. Another Los 40 Prin-cipales radio DJ, Tony Aguilar, pre-sents "Novedades 40" every Friday, ashow with the latest news on videosand imminent record releases.

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ON THE BEATFUSION BEGINS BUYINGLONDON - The UK's recently -created Fusion Radio Group

has made its first two purchases inthe shape of south east London Urbanstation FLR 107.3/Lewisham andAt.Rock/Dance outlet Oxygen 107.9 inOxford. The new group is headed byindustry veterans Nigel Reeve (man-aging director) and Roger Day (pro-gramme director), and the stationshave been bought from the UKRDGroup for an undisclosed sum.

DOE MAAR LEAVE THEIR STAMPAMSTERDAM - On April 25Dutch postal service KPNpresented two specialstamps tying in with thecomeback of seminal Dutch -language pop band DoeMaar, who are currently atnumber one in Holland'sMega Top 100 Albums chart with their latest outingKlaar. The V2 -released CD was already triple platinum(240,000 units sold) on the day of its release on April 14.

ROXY GOES ROCKBRUSSELS - As from April 21, Belgian cable stationRadio S&SI has changed name and format. As RadioRoxy, the channel has changed from a CHR format toan edgier rock format. The station is broadcastinground-the-clock music programming.

VIRGIN TIES WITH BOXMANLONDON - UK rock station Virgin Radio's new daily fea-ture "10 Great Songs In A Row" is being sponsored by on-line home entertainment retailer Boxman.co.uk. Listen-ers can win 10 CDs every hour between 10.00-17.00 onweekdays by answering a question about one of thesongs. The Boxman.co.uk site contains a Virgin Radiopage dedicated to the promotion, which will highlightthe 10 CDs of the day as well as giving the answer to thecompetition questions. Country manager ofBoxman.co.uk Rob Markus says that as Virgin Radio andthe web company share a similar audience profile, it's aninvaluable partnership: "The link between Boxman andVirgin Radio means listeners will now know where to goto purchase the songs that become part of their lives."

MOVING CHAIRSHILVERSUM - EMI Holland A&R director national reper-toire Danny Friedrichs has left the company where he hasfilled a variety of jobs for the past 22 years. Friedrichs sayshe is ready to take on new challenges in the digital era. Histrack record includes international hits with The Smurfs,Clouseau and Hans Dulfer. Recent domestic successesinclude pop duo City T City's breakthrough single TheRoad Ahead plus populist singer Andre Hazes' revival.PARIS - Marc Pallain, deputy managing director ofNRJ Group, has been elected president of the Syn-dicat des Reseaux Radiophoniques Nationaux(SRN), the organisation comprising all the Frenchnational music networks. He replaces FredericSchlesinger, MD of Europe 2/RFM. Jean -Bap-tiste Jouy becomes general secretary of the organi-sation... Jouy was appointed two weeks ago joint MDof AC RTL2 and Dance -formatted Fun Radio. Hereports to Stephane Duhamel. Reporting to Jouyare Christian Lefebvre, RTL2/Fun Radio deputymanaging director for programmes, ChantalNouchy, director of communications, and ClaudeSertorio, deputy managing director for finance.MUNICH - Franziska Sigg is taking over the func-tion of press spokesperson at commercial stationAntenne Bayern from Angela Sebrich, who left theAC -formatted station at the end of 1999. With effectfrom April 1 Stephanie Reichold, former marketingproject manager, heads up the business developmentsection which was formerly led by Oliver Hey. Heyhas been appointed head of marketing.

New 'Italian Grammies'planned for Novemberby Mark Dezzani

MILAN - The annual ItalianMusic Awards, Premio dellaMusica Italiana(PIM), which tookplace this year inMilan on April 12, willsoon be facing compe-tition from an "official"awards scheme beingplanned by the ItalianFederation of MusicIndustries (FIMI).

Set for launch in Novem-ber this year, the "ItalianGrammies," as they arebeing provisionally labelled,are still in the planningstage. A spokesperson forFIMI confirmed that organ-isation is under way,although no official state-ment is expected in theimmediate future.

Plans for an officialmusic awards inItaly, supportedby the localrecord industry,have been in thepipeline for sev-eral years, butwere stalled in1997 when theaffiliates of themajor record companies inItaly were found guilty ofoperating an effective pricefixing cartel.

The existing PIMawards were establishedfive years ago by the

Espresso publishing group.Listeners to its three radionetworks-CHR RadioDeejay, AC Radio Capital

and News/TalkItalia Radio-together with read-ers of its daily news-paper La Repubblicaand its weeklymusic supplementMusica!, plus visi-tors to its music por-

tal Kataweb, vote for theirbest artists and records ofthe year.

A record 150,000votes were collect-ed for the 2000awards, acccordingto market researchcompany Abacus,which coordinatesthe voting.

Italian rockerLigabue picked up

the bestrecord of theyear award forhis 1999 albumMiss Mondo(WEA). Ligabuealso won twomore awards forhis trio withJovanotti and

Pelu as Ligajovapelu forthe charity single MioNome E Mai Piu (WEA),which was voted the singleof the year and best video.Vasco Rossi (EMI) won besttour of the year award,

while Bologna -based teenpop band Lunapop (Univer-so/Universal) picked up thebest new artist award.

In addition to the fivemain prizes, there werethree critics' awards. Alter-native rock band La Crus(WEA) won the critics' prizepresented by the Musica!Supplement; Radio Deejaychose dance act Eiffel 65(Bliss/WEA) as their bandof the year; and a panel ofItalian music critics paidtribute to singer/songwriter

Fabrizio De Andre(BMG Ricordi) whodied last year.

"Whilst there areno official musicawards in Italy,PIM is consideredthe only existingvalid music awardsin Italy," saysWarner Music Italy

VP Massimo Giulliano, whois also MD of WEA Italy. "Itwas a triumphant eveningfor us, with WEA acts Liga-bue and La Crus plus Eiffel65, whom we distribute inItaly, picking up five prizesbetween them," Giullianoadds.

The awards, hosted byRadio Deejay programmedirector and presenterLinus, were broadcast liveon Radio Deejay and airedon commercial TV networkItalia 1.

French market regains strengthby Emmanuel Legrand

PARIS - French music salesposted unexpected increasesin both value and units forthe first quarter of the year.

The overall turnover atwholesale prices reachedFfr 1.744 billion (euro 265million), up 6.1% over thesame period of 1999. Unitsales rose 5% to 37 million,due to a significant increasein singles sales. Accordingto industry body SNEP, neg-ative growth in Januarywas offset by a rise in Feb-ruary and March.

This marks a turn-around from 1999, whichsaw an overall marketdrop of 5% in units and2.5% in value. SNEP gen-eral manager Herve Ronypoints out that the firstquarter figures "mark adeparture from the patternexperienced throughout

1999," but adds that"although the first quartershows growth, the period istoo short to draw any con-clusions about a detectableimprovement in the mar-ket. All the more so sincethe main limitations to itsdevelopment remain: aVAT rate on records out ofline with other culturalgoods; and theongoing problemsof copying andpiracy which notechnical or fiscalmeasure seem tobe able to limit."

The recoverymainly affects sin-gles sales, whichposted a 10.5%rise in units. So far, sevensingles-from Alice Deejay,Eiffel 65, Laam, MariahCarey, Tina Arena (twotitles) and Tom Jones-have been certified gold for

sales over 250,000 units,against five for the sameperiod of last year. Similar-ly, the number of albumscertified gold rose from 10in 1999 to 12 in 2000.

The growth in albumsales represents a value ofFfr 80 million over thequarter compared to 1999,but SNEP points out that

album sales weredominated bycharity album LesEnfoires, whichrepresents twothirds of theincrease in value,and since theentire proceeds ofthis album aregoing to a charity,

they will not contributeprofit to the industry."Without the sales of thisalbum, the real growth rateof the market would havereached 3%," says Rony.

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Music Radio concocts a heady brewEvery year, the UK musicand radio industries collidehead-on at the RadioAcademy's Music Radio2000 conference. Thisyear's gathering-held onApril 18 at the new, largervenue of London's PeacockTheatre-was the liveliestfor some time, as JonHeasman and Siri StavenesDove report.

0 n last week's M&Mfront page we reportedon GWR group pro-gramme and opera-tions director Steve

Orchard's attacks on the BBC andthe Radio Authority in a hard-hit-ting radio keynote address whichhad delegates talking for the rest ofthe day and probably well beyond.

However, these were by nomeans the only issuesraised by Orchard.Admitting that the com-mercial radio sector wassuffering from a stag-nating audience,Orchard was critical ofthe quality of presenta-tion in local commercialradio. "Our airwavesare infested with card-board characters-I'vebeen into newlyacquired radio stationswhere the sales teamare funnier than thebreakfast jock andended up putting themon air," he said. "Wemust break out of a cir-cle of mediocrity which is a legacyof the late 1980s."

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Talent drying up?Orchard admitted that "GWR hasbeen widely criticised for its linercard policy, and we will accept thatour station relaunches of the 1990swere highly formulaic." But, headded, "It's not liner cards that's theproblem, it's bad talent. The industryhas grown so quickly we haven'tmanaged to keep up the supply ofgood air talent. It is so painful to lis-ten to the new stations and hear onair the former casualties of the bigstation in town. People who werereleased from contract, nowunleashed on the airwaves again-with a vengeance. I was a jock and Irealised just how crap I was-can'tthese people hear how bad they are?"

Orchard also bemoaned a lack ofdiversity in the music positioning ofcommercial stations, which he saidwas another factor damaging thesector's overall marketshare."Commercial radio is beset by can-nibalisation-new entrants playingbroadly the same mix as the mar -

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ket leader in town but with perhapsa few more oldies and some morespeech thrown in, or a slightlydancier mix-that's not diversityit's different shades of the samecolour, and the Radio Authoritymust look to its own licensing strat-egy if it seeks a root cause of thishomogeneity."

In an exercise for a panel enti-tled "Behind Enemy Lines," twoUK record industry executives,RCA general manager KeithBlackhurst and EMI: ChrysalisMD Mark Collen, had been givenrare access to some of the country'smost important playlist meetings.Blackhurst visited theGWR network playlistmeeting in Bristol, andVirgin Radio in London.Collen attended playlistmeetings in the publicradio sector at the BBC'sRadio 1 and Radio 2.

"I was thoroughlyreassured of the integrityof the meetings," saidBlackhurst of his experiences at

GWR and Virgin. "Theresearch was usedto show the stationhow it was doingrather than dictatewhat music theywere going to play.They were con-cerned with listen-ers, advertisers andthe music."

Said Collen: "Itshattered some illu-sions. Playlistmeetings are seenas mystical things-we have to get rid ofthat myth. We focuson artists and cam-paign for them and can't

understand when they're notplaylisted. At Radio 1 and 2 all theproducers know and love music.There was no talk of demographicsor reach. They have a clear under-standing of what their audience is.They don't only play what theylike, but what's expected."

Crossover potential?In "A Finger In Both Pies," anoth-er session designed to foster a feel-ing of mutuality between the radioand record industries, JeanBranch (programme director ofGalaxy 105/Leeds) and Jeff Young(director of Materpiece Media),who have both worked in bothindustries, compared notes. Theyhad also carried out some researchfor the benefit of discussion, ask-ing programmers and pluggerswhat they thought of each other.

According to Young, theresearch emphasised that "radiopeople are music people-they arein the same universe, but with agap. The aspect of honesty andcommunication [with pluggers]comes up again and again."

Observed Branch, a formerhead of dance at Warner MusicUK: "Someone mentionedearlier that a radio sta-tion only added onerecord to the playlist inone particular week.That doesn't surprise meso much now. I want tosee all new music getplayed, but working inradio, I see the restric-tions of radio."

Exploiting Net nichesThere were some words of comfortfor radio programmers in the new

media panel, menacing-ly entitled "Radio-Thing of the Past?""Broad broadcastershave little to worryabout-the opportunityis much more in nicheservices," predictedMarc Marot, formerhead of new media forUniversal in the UK,

who said that the Internet repre-sented an "enormous opportunity

BBC Music Entertainment's TrevorDann (centre) chairs Music Radio's newmedia panel, featuring Marc Marot (left)and Keith Pringle (right).

for radio and record companies todiscover audiences we've lost."

Keith Pringle, the for-mer Chrysalis Radiogroup programme direc-tor who has set up hisown Ride The TigerInternet venture, saidthat radio will have toplay on its key strengthsof personality and local-ness if it is to meet thechallenges posed by

global Internet brands.Finally, a discussion on music

radio for the over 50s ("GrowingOld Disgracefully") talked aboutthe problems caused by the gener-ational divide which existsbetween the "rock and roll" or"baby boomer' generation bornimmediately after the war, andthose born before or during thewar. Mark Story, MD of London'sMagic 105.4, argued that it wasimpossible to keep both audienceshappy, which was why his previ-ously-MOR station had switchedformats to Soft AC pop and rockmusic.

In contrast, BBC Radio 2head of music policy GeoffMullin said that his AC/MORstation, with its public serviceremit, had to cater for "35 to90 year olds." The only waythat Radio 2 could do this,Mullin admitted, was to day -part, with a "vintage Sunday,"a "more modern Saturday"and a daytime weekday musicpolicy that was "somewhere inthe middle and accessible to abroader audience." Pictures courtesy of TheRadio Academy and PhilipMeech.

Gambo blasts IBritflops,Delivering a "soapbox" session atMusic Radio 2000, Paul Gambaccini,who has presented on virtually all ofthe UK's national music stations sincearriving from the US in the '70s,lamented the current quality ofBritish music. He pointed out that noUK -sourced release made it into theTop 10 of the US Billboardsingles chart at all last year,and that a Pink Floyd livealbum is currently the soleUK representative on theGerman album chart.

"Britpop was a Britflop,and what has come afterhas been even floppier,"noted Gambaccini, claim-ing that current UK musicproduct consisted of "karaoke boybands and very repetitive technodisco."

Gambaccini pointed to the suc-cess of Michael Jackson's Thrilleralbum in the '80s, which set thetrend of record companies "mining"albums for several singles, as thecause of many of the music indus-

try's current ills. The "mining"practice, he argued, has lead toartists being dangerously inactivefor two or three years betweenalbum releases; single after single"boring" consumers; and thedestruction of Top 40 radio.Gambaccini argued that, when

four or five singles arereleased from the samealbum, the critical "fresh-ness" of the Top 40 formatis lost because fans of anact will have alreadyheard the singles on analbum they may havepurchased up to twoyears ago. "Top 40 haslost its key role as the

news', ' he noted.Gambaccini pleaded with the

music industry to follow what hedescribed as the "Clive Daviesmodel" and "look longer term-invest in artists." And he called onradio to "pick the artists youbelieve in" and to "make your lis-teners aspire to better things."

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When music makers meet ITMajor record companieswouldn't be able to offerdigital downloads withouta string of partnerships withtechnology and softwaredevelopers, reports JulianaKoranteng.

So the mass -market commer-cialisation of secure digitaldownloads has finally arrived.But BMG Entertainment andSony Music, the two compa-

nies in the US spearheading themajor breakthrough (M&M, April 22),and soon to be followed by UniversalMusic and EMI, couldn't have done itwithout a host of technological exper-tise. To give them their due, the majorlabels are more than happy toacknowledge the crucial roles beingplayed by digital rights management(DRM) and transaction clearinghouse experts.

Larry Miller is president ofReciprocal Music, part of Reciprocal,one of the six technology providersworking with BMG and provider ofDRM. The company is expected toopen a European office later this year.

Miller is impressed by the way themajors, once highly sceptical aboutdigital delivery, have entrusted theirfuture to technology developers. "Sony

Music acknowledges that Reciprocalhad a lot to do with its [digital down-load] architecture and we alreadyhave a working relationship withDigital World Services [BMG's DRMsister company]," he says.

BMG will be using six strategictechnology partners to sell encryptedmusic, starting in the US this sum-mer. Sony's US commercial down-loads kicked off last month.

Shaping secure tools"As we begin to build a legitimatemarket for digitally downloadedmusic, it is important that we supportseveral secure technologies in order toensure market reach and create thebest possible experience for musicfans around the world," says KevinConroy, BMGE's senior VP, worldwidemarketing and new technology inNew York.

His company is using DRM soft-ware Electronic Media ManagementSystem (EMMS), which is supplied bycomputer giant IBM. Also offeringBMG its DRM expertise are Silicon -Valley -based InterTrust Technologiesand software giant Microsoft.

Their DRM tools allow record -labelclients to retain control of musicusage on the Internet stores, deter-mine how many copies are allowed,track down the relevant online ven-dors, and subsequently develop amarketing database of purchasers.

The two companies helping BMGrecord and report digital -deliveryonline transactions are Digital WorldServices and Reciprocal. They arebringing their know-how as e -com-merce clearing houses to pin down

sales for royalty -col-lection purposes.

Additionally,BMG has linked upwith Liquid Audio, the pioneer devel-oper of digital -distribution software,to set up an open platform that willenable the major to deliver music inany format to any listening device.

Technical viabilityBMG's confidence to go commercialwas boosted by the multinational'sparticipation in the AlbumDirect trial,also known as the Madison Project,last year. This ground -breaking techno-logical collaboration between all themultinationals used IBM's EMMS tolearn how consumers responded topurchasing digitised music.

"Overall, BMG was satisfied withthe results of the trial, which validat-ed the security features and viabilityof the technology," Conroy adds.

Fans of artists at Sony Music,another AlbumDirect participant, will

"It is important that we supportseveral secure technologies inorder to ensure market reachand create the best possibleexperience for music fansaround the world."

Kevin Conroy, BMG Entertainment,senior vp worldwide marketing and new technology

also be able to transfer purchaseddownloads, which will be playedonline via Microsoft's WindowsTechnologies Media player, to secureSDMI-compliant portable digitalplayers. These include the MemoryStick Walkman produced by SonyElectronics, Diamond Multimedia'sRio and Samsung Electronic's Yepp.

Although the US has a head start,Europe is expected to follow shortly inthe digital -downloads roll -out. "Allthe major companies are waiting forthe US to pave the way," says NicoKoepke, VP technology and media atSony Music Europe.

NRJ casts its net into downloadsLast week, radio group NRJtook a 16% share inFranceMP3.com, showingthe growing interactionbetween 'Net companiesand radio. EmmanuelLegrand profiles the .com.

The arrival of leading Frenchradio group NRJ amongFranceMP3.com shareholdershas sent two messages to themusic and business community.

Digital downloads are a growing seg-ment of the music business andFranceMP3.com has the credibility tocompete with key players. NRJ's mes-sage was even simpler-we want to bepart of it!

For FranceMP3, unknown sixmonths ago, partnering such anestablished and powerful company asNRJ is a striking achievement. It isalso indicative of the changes in themusic and radio industry. NRJ CEOAlain Weill says the attraction forFranceMP3 comes from the fact that"it's a site doing very well with greatpotential. They are exposing music ina new way and there are many syner-gies that we can build on."

FranceMP3 CEO Eric Legent iden-tifies four levels of products, which

could be offered as downloadable files.The first one is what he calls the level0, which is music made by amateurs;level 1 is self -produced music bymusicians who eventually want tobecome professionals; level 2 is musicproduced by indie labels andlevel 3 is, in Legent's words,"the tip of the music ice-berg-music played by radiostations and TV channelsand sold in stores. This rep-resents probably 90% of thetotal sales but a very smallpercentage of the musicavailable on the market."

Looking for contentFrom the start, FranceMP3ignored level 0 to concentrate on lev-els 1 and 2. "We started with level 1and gradually moved into 2 andattracted more labels. Indie labels arevery responsive," says Legent. "Forthem, it is another avenue to promoteand sell their products."

For the moment, level 3 is "unat-tainable" says Legent, due to themajor companies' strategy regardingdownloadable music. As majors maketheir repertoire available for down-loads in the future, he will pitch fortheir product.

"It's hard to imagine that in aderegulated market, we-as h distrib-utor of music-would be denied access

to their catalogues. We would proba-bly have to look at the legal implica-tions, in such an instance," he says.

Legent acknowledges that thedownload sector is starting to getcrowded but claims FranceMP3 is

already positioned as oneof the leaders of the mar-ket. "We have a brand, weknow our market, wehave the right tools andwe have a clear strategy,"he says. FranceMP3 alsooffers a legitimate envi-ronment, as the firstmajor site to make a dealwith French rights societySacem, to pay authorsrights and with indie

label's collecting body SPPF for pro-ducer's rights.

Belief in the futureFor the time being, FranceMP3 isfocusing on the French market,although managing director LaurentMaubon says he will start looking intoother countries in the future and theconnection with NRJ will make inter-national development easier. "We wishto develop in all European territoriesand NRJ is especially well positionedin Northern Europe, which will makeit easier for us," admits Maubon.

For the time being the company ishappy to focus on one territory rather

than diluting resources and energy."We have plans for internationaldevelopment but we'll roll them indue time," says Legent.

When asked when he expects tobreak-even, Legent is unequivocal: "Icould bullshit you and give a date-actually, we hope to break-even in2003-but today, there isn't a singleInternet company that can tell youhonestly when they are going to breakeven. There are too many parametersyou don't control."

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E -tailing in the USA:lessons for Europe?Music e -tailing is a growingbusiness is the US, but notwithout risks, as ChrisMarlowe finds out.

Determining the state of theUS online music retailingbusiness from the volatilestock market figures is noteasy.

"With all the companies projectingthey will have 10% of the market; themarket size would be 1,000%,"observes James Breyer, managingpartner of Silicon Valley venture cap-italist Accel Partners.

Music is projected to account for24% of US online sales by 2003,according to Forrester Research. Buthow and when consumers and theindustry will rank the true winnersremains uncertain.

For example, Amazon.com statesthat Gomez Advisors ranked Amazonas the Top Internet Music Store at theend of last year. This is true, as deter-mined by Gomez Advisors' compila- Consumer loyaltytion based on users' opinions and actu- Although the demographics are chang-al quantifiable data. ing, the 23.2 million users who have

Yet research company PC Data been online for more than three yearsreported that CDnow, the US pioneer -which is 29% of anyone online-tendonline music store, is actually the to be younger, predominantly male,most popular website for buying better educated and more affluentmusic and books. CDnow logged over than the general population.one million unique buyers in Market researcher e -Buyers GuideFebruary, compared to 984,000 for also determined that barely over halfAmazon. PC Data analyst Cameron of US online shoppers were satisfiedMeierhoefer further determined that with the experience. Even worse, TheAmazon logged 13.2 million unique Boston Consulting Group found thatvisitors compared to 8.2 million at 28% of consumers who suffered a failedCDnow, concluding, "In February, purchase attempt stopped shoppinghome Internet users shopped at online entirely, while 23% stopped pur-Amazon.com but actually bought chasing at the site in question.from CDnow.com." More surprisingly, 6% also stopped

patronising the retailer's physicalDifferent strategies store. "Online consumers are not aThis illustrates how complicated deci- very forgiving lot, maybe becausephering the raw data can be. Even so, purchasing online is so new for mosta handful of music e-tailers consis- of them that they are in a constanttently rank high. Among them, Media state of evaluating it," remarks DavidMetrix names Amazon, barnesandno- Pecaut, senior VP and Global E-ble.com and CDnow as the US' top Commerce Leader of BCG.e-tailers. Other analysts add However, the industry needs toCheckOut.com, Tower Records, learn from its mistakes. As BCGBorders.com, Buy.com and CD senior VP Michael Silverstein puts it,Universe as significant players. "The frustrations and failures that

Each major e-tailer applies differ- are commonplace in these early daysent strategies to online sales. Barnes of electronic retailing could be theand Noble, the biggest book retail kiss of death for the brands ofchain in the US, keeps its barnesand- Internet retailers."

noble.com online business totally sep-arate from its bricks -and -mortaroperation. Merchandise bought fromone cannot be returned at the other.

Wal-Mart, the US retail giantrecently entered the online musicfray. It is the only US e-tailer to com-pletely integrate its online and physi-cal sales operations. The retail gianteven refunds the shipping chargeswhen an online customer presents apacking slip instead of a receipt atone of its physical stores.

CheckOut.com, which recentlyabsorbed another music storeWherehouse Music, will soon allowcustomers to treat its online and real -world entities in a similarly inter-changeable way. Director of CorporateCommunication Ann Garrett says herresearch indicates that while Internetcustomers desire that policy, few actu-ally take advantage of the facility.

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Dancegroovesby Gary Smith

SOMETHING SPECIAL FROM GERMANYWhile the UK's garage scene continues its run of qual-ity crossover moments, attention is now turning toEuropean outfits with similar potential. RobbieCraig's Special (Traxxs 'N Grooves/Germany) is a con-tender thanks to its soulful vocal and smooth, solidgroove. More of a vocal house tune than pure garagethe track nonetheless has a strong hook backed up bya delicately understated, piano -heavy production.Dance pop with class.

DJ'S REVENGEGabber-esque production values-ie a thumping bassdrum, metallic piano and ruff bass synth-dominatethe mix on DJ Boozy Woozy's Pizzi's Revenge(D'N'A/Netherlands). As with Boozy Woozy's previoussolo work and with Greatski, subtlety is not part of thecreative palate. Simple tracks that ooze a sense ofbouncy fun are, however, undeniably a speciality. Evenwith the well timed keyboard hook though, Pizzi'sRevenge is, first and foremost, a dancefloor/specialistprogrammer's number but one that could well turn outto be an Ibiza anthem.

SWEET RE-RELEASEFirst released 20 years ago, 2,000 Blacks Got To Be Free(Fak/France), featuring Fela Kuti and Roy Ayers, isback. Thankfully this classic slice of funky, jazz -inflect-ed Afrobeat has escaped the remix treatment. As isoften the case with Fela's music the quasi -political dia-trabe takes pride of place, so consequently the songlasts for a marathon 18 minutes. As is also very oftenthe case with Fela the saving graces are a sassy brasssection, deft polyrhythmic touches and, here, Roy Ayers'silky voice. Twenty years on the track is both relevantand surprisingly fresh sounding. A special, slightlychaotic and pleasantly shouty blast from the past.

MENTAL MARTINSENReleased in Norway late last year and only now get-ting a more general airing, Mental Overdrive's sopho-more album Ad Absurdum (Virgin/Norway) providesfurther proof that Per Martinsen remains one ofdance music's most refreshing artists. Following theecstatic reactions to his debut album Plugged,Martinsen has once again come up with an electic,richly musical record that eschews anonymous, repet-itive grooves in favour of carefully considered, synco-pated rhythm patterns. Even the more overtly club -orientated tracks like Da Froot have a depth andsophistication that in the past earned MentalOverdrive's music the dubious epithet of "the PinkFloyd of techno." Disco Dog continues the breakbeat-dominated feel with a quirky musical hook whilevocal heavy Coming For Your Love -featuring ex -BelCanto singer Anneli Drecker (featured opposite)-takes a more straight -forward approach that couldfind favour with daytime radio. Cheese Royale with itsgrinding Clavichord riff could have been written byan on form Sly Stone and, continuing with the mid -tempo funk trip, Revenge Of The Elephunk gleefullylives up to the imagery of the title with wailing trum-pet courtesy of Nils Petter Molvaer and a plodding,piledriving beat. Overall Ad Absurdum is a rarething, an important and delighfully inventive recordpacked with novel ideas.

All new releases, biographies and photographs for con-sideration for inclusion in the Dance Grooves columnshould be sent direct to: Gary Smith, c/o. Roger de Lluria45 -3° -2, 08009 Barcelona, Spain,

Heavenly's Doveslook set to fly high

by Adam Howorth

The great bands are supposed to release aclassic debut in their early twenties thatboth inspires and reflects the mood of an age.

Manchester's Doves have not quite fol-lowed the script. Back in 1993 the trio firsttasted chart success as Sub Sub with thedisco anthem Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)which reached number three in the UKcharts. A fire at their studio persuaded theboys a change of direction was called for, sothey swapped the keyboards for guitars andDoves were born. Initial reports suggestedanother familiar retro band in the mould ofOasis and Embrace.How wrong theywere.

On first listeningdebut album LostSouls is understat-ed but full of well -crafted, gently -affecting songs. Onsecond listening youare immediatelyhooked by the stirring brilliance of Here ItComes, Sea Song, Catch The Sun, The ManWho Sold Everything and The Cedar Room.On subsequent listens the album stands upas a fantastic body of work that is as com-forting and rewarding as fine homegrownweed or a good bottle of Shiraz. You nod,you smile and life ain't so bad after all.

At London's alternative rock stationXfm, head of music Andy Ashton is equallyas enthusiastic, if a little more pragmaticin his appraisal of the band. "I think it's anamazing album to be perfectly honest, and[offers] plenty of opportunity for singles."Even so, Ashton admits that the alterna-tive nature of the songs means they are"not especially easy to slot into daytime".

However, Ashton says Doves are "a hugeband for us. Their entry in the charts is an

unbelievable achievement. The CedarRoom is such a huge epic-simple and del-icate and beautiful; and that's the com-pelling way that they write. There are so_many songs that can build on the impact ofthe Cedar Room."

Doves are signed in the UK to Heavenly,but released internationally through EMI.Although the band are virtually unheard ofoutside of the UK, Mardi Caught, projectmanager for EMI's international division,reports the label is focusing its efforts onbreaking the band both domestically andacross the rest of the world. "They're a pri-ority act for us and we see the album as a

platinum [seller] inEurope. We want toget the band outinto the territo-ries-that's when itaffects the charts,"she explains.

"It's still reallyearly days. Becauseit's on Heavenly,people expect credi-

bility, but it has happened really quick-ly-in three months the deal was done anthe album's in the top 20," Caught says."We're looking to take them to Australiaas well as the European festivals. Thissort of stuff works really well in Australiaon their alternative radio, and traditionalBritish bands leave the territory out oftheir touring schedule early on."

Lost Souls is already out in all themajor European territories according toCaught: "Germany, Holland, France,Norway, Italy, Spain-pretty much every-one's on board with the album. The nextsingle Catch The Sun is the first singlewe're targeting at commercial radio andits international release date is June 5,but it will be released the week before[May 30] in the UK," she adds.

Solo success for Dreckerby Kai R. Lofthus

One of the more notable new entries on M&M'sEuropean Top 100 Albums chart in recentweeks is the latest offering from Norwegianartist Anneli Drecker.

Her album Tundra went straight into theNorwegian charts at number four and fea-tures the combined talents of the PragueSymphony Orchestra alongsideECM -signed Nils Petter Molvwr,Sivert Hoyem-the vocalist in Virginact Madrugada-and LaurenWaaktaar-Savoy, who plays inSavoy, the side -project of a-ha's PaulWaaktaar-Savoy.

Another collaborator on thedebut album is Drecker's formerBel Canto bandmate NilsJohansen. Together with GeirJenssen (aka Biosphere), Bel Canto havebeen putting out theatrical techno fromtheir base in Brussels, Belgium since 1987.

Over the past few years, Tromso -bornDrecker has been with various labels,including Belgium's Crammed Discs andLava/Atlantic in the US, but now she's backon home soil with a worldwide contractthrough EMI Norsk.

Gry Zakariassen is Anneli Drecker'sA&R contact at EMI. "It's a challenge Ijumped into with both feet! It has been

interesting for me-an estab-lished artist, producing herselfwith several exciting musicians,"she says.

Dreker is proving an excitingproposition for radio too, accordingto Marius Lillelien, music directorof CHR/Alternative-formattedNRK P3 in Norway. "We put thefirst single [All I Know] straight onheavy rotation. I guess that says it

all! It's an unusually strong and emotionalalbum, without being hard to digest. It's bothoriginal and accessible," he says.

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Elle, Tu L'AimesHelene Segara - Orlando /East West (Not Listed)

Around The WorldAqua - Universal (Universal)

12/0013Matt & Def Bond - Barclay (Not Listed)

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# Thong Song IRL.NL.S.UK13 4 Sisqo - Def Soul / Mercury (Global/ Chrysalis / Universal)

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46 38 11 Montell Jordan - Def Soul /Mercury (Warner Chappell I BMG)Airwave

BO 55 3 Rank 1 - Manifesto (Corbeau I Universal)

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# Fill Me In14 3 Craig David - Wildstar (WarnerChappell/ Windswept PaciIRLfic). UK

FIN.D.GREIRL.LNLCH.UKFL.The Time Is Now47 40 5 Moloko - Echo (Chrysalis)

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34 8 10 All Saints - London (Various)

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42 6 Ricky Martin & Meja - Columbia (Warner Chappell)

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16 16 27 R. Kelly - Jive (Zomba)

Move Your Body48 44 22 Eiffel 65 - Bliss Co. (EMI I Universal)EGRE.I.CDFL.

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46 33 9 Chicane feat. Bryan Adams - Xtravaganza 1 Sony (Various)

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50 30 3 Sash! feat. Tina Cousins -X-It/Edel (Step By Step)

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77 13 Mariah Carey - Columbia (EMI /Sony ATV)

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18 15 14 Superfank -Fiat LuxIDelabel (Fiat Lux/Delabel/Warner Chappell)Deeper Shade Of Blue45Steps - Jive (All Boys)

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21 18 27 Bloodhound Gang - Geffen (Universal)Tu Me Manques Depuis Longtemps EWA.

57 10 Sonia Lacen & Sebastien Lorca - Mercury (Not Listed) 9Sitting Down HereLene Marlin - Virgin (EMI I BMG)

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22 19 11 Blink 182 - MCA (EMI)II Y A Trop De Gens Qui T'Aiment FWA

56 43 23 Helene Segara - Orlando /East West (Not Listed)Wonderland

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29 26 17 Bomfunk MC's - Epidrome I Sony (Not Listed)Born To Make You Happy

62 53 29 Britney Spears - Jive (Zomba)

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29 24 13

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33 27 4

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A Song For The Lovers63 41 3 Richard Ashcroft - Hut/Virgin (EMI)

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98 78 10 Bloodhound Gang - Geffen (Universal)

Too Much Of HeavenEiffel 65 - Bliss Co. (Universal)

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AD.LCH. Liebesbrief99 74 19 Thomas D - Columbia (EMI)

I Will Love AgainLara Fabian -Epic (Rive Droite I Gerig)

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100 85 17 Shola Ama - WEA (Not Listed)EWA.

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singles: Musics E DWchifMario De Luigi, albums: Fimi-Nielsen (Italy); Stichting Mega Top 100 (Holland); Sticlating PTOMUVi (Belgium); GLF(IFPI (Sweden); IFPUNielsen Marketing Research (Denmark); VG (Norway); ALEF AfB/AFYVE (Spain); YLE 2 Radioinafia/IFIN (Finland); Austria Ibp 30 (Austria);Full chart service by Media Control AG 0041-61-4455(Switserhuid); EPSOSTMahass-IFP1 (Hungary) IFPI (Czech Republic).


SALES

0 11 32 On How Life Is - Epic

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I 144 Supernatural -Arista'N Sync A.FIN.D.GRE.NL.N.E.S.CH.UKFL.WA Soundtrack

31 20 5 NO Strings Attached - Jive 88 62 4 Taxi 2 - Hostile I Virgin

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0 Moby3 18 Play - Mute

F.D.GRE.IRLLNL.N.CH.UKCZE.FLWA. F.D.GREIRLNL.P.CH.UKHUN.FL.WA. Doe MaarBritney Spears*39 68 ..Baby One More Time - Jive 75 2 Klaar - V2

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99 2 Minor Earth, Major Sky - WEAA. N.D. N. CH.

Jarabe De Palo38 33 17 Depende - Virgin

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79 Sque'Rez? - Banana Records

30 1337GabrielleRise - Go! Beat

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Tom Jones29 Reload - Gut I V2

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Vengaboys A.DKFIN.D.GREIRL.NL.N.PE.S.CH.UKHUN.CZE.FL

5 4 6 The Platinum Album - Violent/Various

Barry White AFIN.NL.N.E.S.FL.WA

38 27 16 The Ultimate Collection - Mercury

Peter Maffay0 53 4 X - Ariola

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Tina ArenaIn Deep - Columbia

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* 8 30 Brand New Day - A&MSting A.FD.GRE.INL.P.CH.UKHUNCZE.FL.

0 40 37 48 TheMTravis

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Louise AttaqueComme On A Dit -AtmospheriquesISony

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Eiffel 65 DEF.D.P.CH.HUN.CZE

Europop - Bliss Co.

Bomfunk MC'sIn Stereo - Epidrome /Sony

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Pink Floyd7 2 4 Is There Anybody Out Thereffhe Wall Live 1980-1981- EMI

AF.D.GRE.IRLLNL.N.P.CH.UK.FLWA Hevia41 34 51 Tierra De Nadie - Hispavox

ADKDJ.CH.HUN.78 70 4 Marie Fredriksson

Antligen - Marie Fredrikssons Basta - EMI

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Aqua A.DKFIN.D.LNL.N.P.E.S.CH.HUN.CZE.FLWA

0 10 8 Aquarius - UniversalThe Corrs A.D.IRLNL.P.E.CH.CZE.FLWA.

42 32 23 Unplugged - 1431Lava 1 AtlanticD.A.D.

La, Everything Glows - EMI -Medley

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Schliimpfe46 2 Total Abgespaced Vol. II - EMI

AD.CH. Santana D.GREIRLNLUKFLWA.

43 28 11 The Ultimate Collection - Sony Music TVModern Talking AD.CH.HUN.CZE.

51 8 2000 - Year Of The Dragon - Hansa

Macy Gray A.DKFIN.F.D.IRLNL.N.P.S.CH.UKCZE.FLWA.

II44 40 MetailiCaS&M - Vertigo

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0 78 72 5 Unleashcl° The Dragon - Def Jam

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AC/DC A.DILFIN.F.D.E.S.CH.HUN.CZE.FLWA.

it 6 9 Stiff Upper Lip - Elektra*Gregorian

67 6 Masters Of Chant - EdelDEFIIV.D.N.P.FLWA Patrick Bruel

80 26 Juste Avant - RCA

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Red Hot Chili Peppers AFIN.D.GREIRLINLN.P.S.CH.UKCZEFLWA

C) 13 47 Californication - Warner Bros.Ry Cooder

48 26 49 Buena Vista Social Club - World CircuitA.F.D.GRE.IRL.NL.N.CH.FL. Chicane

80 42 4 Behind The Sun - Xtravaganza I Sony

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Shania Twain16 72 Come On Over - Mercury

F.IRL.NL.E.S.CH.UKFL.WA. Dr. Dre47 36 20 2001 - Interscope

D.IRLIVL.CH.UKFL Oasis A.IRL.CH.UKCZE.

81 44 9 Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants - Big Brother/ Sony

Enrique Iglesias14 14 22 Enrique - InterscopeARGRENLPE.S.CILHUN.CZE.FL.WA Manu Chao

56 82 Clandestine - Virgin

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82 57 19 Affirmation - ColumbiaSavage Garden DKIRL.UK

Moloko15 9 2 Things To Make And Do - Echo

A.DK.D.IRL.IVL.CH.UKFL. Engelbert Humperdinck49 4" At His Very Best - Universal TV

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Limp BizkitL'"/, Significant Other - Interscope

5. R.E.M.1:IP Automatic For The People - Warner Bros.

Helmut Lotti85 82 20 Goes Classic - Piet Roelen I Mercury

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Mame Onkelz17 12 5 Ein Boses Ma/Then - Virgin

AD.CH. Shania Twain51 65 7 The Woman In Me - Mercury

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Blink 18218 18 12 Enema Of The State - MCA

AD.IRL.I.NL.N.S.CFLUKFL. Lou Reed52 3 Ecstasy - Reprise

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Soundtrack23 4 Pokemon: 2.B.A. Master - Koch

A.F.NL.P.E. Musical64 3 Romeo & Juliette - Baxter/ Universal

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91 20StepsSteptacular - Jive

Five87 85 24 Invincible - RCA

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21 7 2 Return Of Saturn - Interscope*Bloodhound Gang

58 29 Hooray For Boobies - Geffen

A.D.CH.HUN.CZE.FL. Francesco Guccini(990 11 Stagioni - EMI

Anton Aus Tirol feat. DJ OtziDas Album - EMI

AD. CH. Dynamite Deluxe17 4 Deluxe Soundsystem - EMI

A.D.CH. Cr Noa1-30' Blue Touches Blue - Mercury

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0 Les Enfoires24 8 Enfoirns En 2000 - Resto Du Coeur I BMG

F.CH.WA. Smashing Pumpkins A.F.D.GRE.LP.E.CH.CZE.FLWA.

57 29 8 Machinan'he Machines Of God - Hut/VirginThe CorrsTalk On Corners - 1431lava 1 Atlantic

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Etienne Daho0 u"I'' Corps Et Armes - Virgin

EWA. Renato Zero58 43 5 I Miei Numeri - Fonopoli /Epic

Elliot SmithLW Figure 8 - Dreamworks

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25 22 25 West lifeRCA

DILIRLNL.S.UKFL. Monica Naranjo0 59 50 4 Minage - Epic

Adriano Celentano81 50 Io Non So Parlar D'Amore - Clan I Sony

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Melanie C.26 21 18 Northern Star - Virgin

DKD.IRL.NL.N.S.CH.UKFL. Lynda LemayGO 25 5 Live - WEA

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Famous In The Last Century - Universal TV

# Stefan Raab48 6 Das TV -Total Album - Edel

Sash!60 3 Trillenium - X -It I Edel

S Club 731 28 S Club - Polydor

* A* Teens41 35 The Abba Generation - Stockholm

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* Destiny's Child DKED.IRLNL.S.CH.UK.FLWA.

35 27 The Writing's On The Wall - RuffhouselColumbia

054Helmut Lotti

13 Out Of Africa - Piet Roelen 1 Mercury

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Soundtrack®55 3 Pokemon: The First Movie - Atlantic

Celine Dion D.GRE.IRL.NL.P.E.S.CH.UKHUN.FL.WA.

81 59 23 All The Way...A Decade Of Song - Epic/Columbia

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62 38 4 Live -Epic

Jessica Simpson®66 4 Sweet Kisses - Columbia

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0 Lara Fabian69 11 Lara Fabian - Epic

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66 78 13 Helene SegaraAu Nom D'Une Femme - Orlando/East West

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97 97 3

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100 83 4

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AymanHochexplosiv - East West

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* BALES BREAKER ***Aare indicates the album registering the biggest increase in chart points.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.


SALES

Top National SellersUNITED KINGDOM GERMANY FRANCE ITALY

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Fragma - Toca's Miracle (Positiva)2 2 Craig David - Fill Me In (Wildstar)3 3 Sisqo - Thong Song (Def Jam)4 NE Oasis - Who Feels Love ? (Big Brother)5 NE Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough (Arista)6 NE True Steppers - Buggin' Me (Nulife/Arista)7 5 Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (Geffen)8 4 Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers (WEA)9 NE Ricky Martin & Meja - Private Emotion (Columbia)

10 6 Lock'N'Load - Blow Ya Mind (Pepper)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Moby - Play (Mute)2 5 Tom Jones - Reload (Gut)3 4 Santana - Supernatural (Arista)4 2 Paul Weller - Heliocentric (Island)5 3 Moloko - Things To Make And Do (Echo)6 6 Westlife - Westlife (RCA)

7 10 Shania Twain - Come On Over (Mercury)8 8 Engelbert Humperdinek At His Very Best (Universal TV)

9 9 Travis- The Man Who (Independiente)10 12 Shania Twain - The Woman In Me (Mercury)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Die 3. Generation - Leb! (Big Brother Titelsong) (RCA)

2 2 Anton Aus Tirol feat. DJ otzi - Anton Aus Tirol (EMI)

3 3 Santana - Maria Maria (Ariola)4 5 Vengaboys - Sha Lala Lala (EMI)5 4 Gigi D'Agostino - Bla Bla Bla (Zyx)6 11 Melanie C. - Never Be The Same Again (Virgin)7 10 Manu Chao - Bongo Bong - Je Ne T'Aime Plus (Virgin)

8 6 Ayman - Mein Stern (East West)9 9 Madonna - American Pie (WEA)10 7 Sting - Desert Rose (Motor)TW LW ALBUMS1 NE A -Ha - Minor Earth, Major Sky (WEA)

2 1 Santana - Supernatural (Ariola)3 20 Schliimpfe - Total Abgespaced Vol. II (EMI)4 2 Base Onkelz - Ein Bases Marchen (Virgin)5 10 Stefan Raab - Das TV -Total Album (Edel)6 8 HIM - Razorblade Romance (Supersonic(Gun/BMG Kiiln)

7 7 Enrique Iglesias - Enrique (Motor)8 13 Peter Maffay - X (Ariola)9 11 Vengaboys - The Platinum Album (EMI)10 12 Sting - Brand New Day (Mercury)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Yannick - Ces Soirees La (La Tribu)2 2 Tom Jones & Mousse T. - Sex Bomb (V2)3 3 R. Kelly - If I Could Turn Back... (Jive/Virgin)4 4 CeeiliaStara & Damien Sargue Ajmer (Baxter/Universal)

5 15 Tina Arena - Les 3 Cloches (Columbia)6 5 Superfunk - Lucky Star (Fiat Lux/Labels)7 11 French Affair - My Heart Goes Boom (RCA)8 12 Gigi D'Agostino - The Riddle (EMI)9 7 113 - Tonton Du Bled (SMALL.)10 6 Sting feat. Cheb Mami - Desert Rose (Polydor)

TW LW ALBUMS1 NE Etienne Daho - Corps Et Armes (Virgin)2 3 Les Enfoires - Enfoires En 2000 (Rests Du Coeur/BMG)

3 1 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)4 5 Soundtrack - Pokemon: 2.B.A. Master (Edel)5 6 Musical - Romeo & Juliette(Baxter/Universal)6 2 Lynda Lemay - Live (WEA)7 4 NTM - Live (Epic)8 7 Soundtrack - Taxi 2 (Virgin)9 10 Louise Attaque - Comme On A lit (Atmospheriques(Sony)

10 12 Tina Arena - In Deep (Columbia)

TW LW SINGLES1 7 Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (Universal)2 8 Eiffel 65 - Too Much Of Heaven (Bliss Co.)3 6 Madonna - American Pie (WEA)4 2 R.E.M. - The Great Beyond (WEA)5 4 Blink 182 - All The Small Things (Universal)6 1 Piero Petit' - Io Ci Saro (WEA)7 5 Lunapop - Un Giorno Migliore (Universo-Hitmania)8 12 French Affair - My Heart Goes Boom (BMG Ricordi)9 3 Sting - Desert Rose (Universal)

10 10 Renato Zero - Tutti GE Zen Zen Del Mondo (Epic)

TW LW ALBUMS1 1 Santana - Supernatural (BMG Ricordi)2 2 Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There/The Wall Live (EMI)

3 3 Jarabe De Palo - Depende (Virgin)4 5 Sting - Brand New Day (Mercury)5 4 Renato Zero - I Miei Numeri (Epic)6 7 Aqua - Aquarius (Universal)7 8 Luna Pop - Sque'Rez? (Banana Record)8 6 Moby - Play (Extralabels)9 12 Blink 182 - Enema Of The State (Universal)

10 11 Francesco Guccini - Stagioni (EMI)

SPAIN HOLLAND WALLONY SWEDEN

TW LW SINGLES1 2 Monica Naranjo - Sobrevivre (Epic)2 1 Ketama - Goes To Miami (Mercury)3 NE Jon Secada - Stop/Asi! (Epic)4 10 French Affair - My Heart Goes Boom (RCA)5 4 Carlos Vives - Fruta Fresca (Virgin)6 5 Madonna - American Pie (WEA)7 7 OBK - Tu Sigue Asi (Hispavox)8 12 Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again (Epic)9 6 Tom Jones & Mousse T. - Sex Bomb (Universal)

10 11 Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch(Polydor)TW LW ALBUMS

1 3 Tom Jones - Gold (Universal)2 1 Monica Naranjo - Minage (Epic)3 2 Nina Pastori - Car -mina (Ariola)4 4 Santana - Supernatural (Ariola)5 6 OBK - Antropop (Hispavox)6 5 Bertin Osborne - Sabor A Mexico (Mercury)7 7 Mann - Unplugged -(WEA)8 NE Azucar Moreno - Amen (Epic)9 12 Aqua - Aquariui (Universal)

10 10 Tamara - Gracias (Universal)

9 9 Scoop - Rock The House10 8 Abel - OnderwegTW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Doe Maar - Klaar2 23 5

4 7

5 3

6 9

7 10

8 6

9 410 11

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler (Epic)2 3 Melanie C. - Never Be The Same Again (Virgin)3 2 Santana - Maria Maria (BMG)4 5 DJ Jean - Love Come Home (Digidance)5 4 Sisqo - Thong Song (Mercury)6 7 Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough (BMG)7 NE Britney Spears - Dope! I Did It Again (Jive/Zomba)

8 6 Anton Aus Tirol feat. D Otzi - Anton Aus Tirol (EMI)

(EMI)(PIAS)

(V2)Santana - Supernatural (BMG)Live - The Distance To Here (Universal)Vengaboys - The Platinum Album (Violent)Van Dik Hout - lk Jou & Jij Mij (Double T Music)

Anouk - Urban Solitude (Dino)Santana - The Ultimate Collection (Sony Music Media)Andre Hazes - Want lk Hou Van You (EMI)Rowwen Haze - Vandaag (Roadrunner Arcade Music)Tom Jones - Reload (V2)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Tina Arena - Les 3 Cloches (Columbia)2 11 Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler (Dancity)3 2 Delerium - Silence (News)4 5 Tom Jones & Mousse T. - Sex Bomb (V2)5 7 Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again (Epic)6 3 Superfunk - Lucky Star (Virgin)7 10 Sting feat. Cheb Mami - Desert Rose (Polydor)8 14 Destiny's Child - Say My Name (Columbia)9 57 Santana - Maria Maria (BMG)

10 8 Madonna - American Pie (Warner)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Les Enfoires - Enfoires En 2000 (BMG)2 3 Helene Segara - Au Nom D'Une Femme (Warner)

3 7 Barry White - The Ultimate Collection (Mercury)

4 2 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)5 4 Shania Twain - Come On Over (Mercury)6 5 I Muvrini - A Strada (EMI)7 8 Louise Attaque - Comme On A Dit (Trema)8 6 Tina Arena - In Deep (Columbia)9 13 Pascal Obispo - Soledad (Epic)

10 12 NTM - Live (Epic)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Santana - Maria Maria (BMG)2 2 Melanie C. - Never Be The Same Again (Virgin)3 NE Bomfunk MC's - B -Boys & Fly Girls (Sony)4 4 Aqua - Around The World (Universal)5 5 Westlife - Fool Again (BMG)6 7 Vengaboys - Sha Lala Lala (Jive)7 6 'N Sync - Bye Bye Bye (Jive)8 NE Staffan Hellstrand - Explodera (EMI)9 3 Roger Pontare - Sir Vindama Viskar Mitt !damn (Four Leaf Clover)

10 NE Ricky Martin & Meja: Private Emotion (Sony)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Marie Fredriksson Antligeo - Marie Fredilkssons Basta (EMI)

2 2 Helmut Lotti - Goes Classic (CMC)3 4 Aqua - Aquarius (Universal)4 3 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)5 5 Lisa Nilsson - Viva (Diesel/Sony)6 8 Macy Gray - On How Life Is (Sony)7 NE Hardcore Superstar- Bad Sneakers And A Pina Colada (MNW)

8 6 Gheorghe Zamfir - Feeling Of Romance (CMC)9 NE Neil Young - Silver & Gold (Warner)10 9 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Warner)

DENMARK NORWAY FINLAND IRELAND

TW LW SINGLES1 1 DJ Aligator Project - The Whistle Song (Flex)2 2 Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler (Sony)3 3 Paffendorf - Where Are You (Edel)4 8 Melanie C. - Never Be The Same Again (Virgin)5 4 French Affair - My Heart Goes Boom (BMG)6 5 Madonna - American Pie (Warner)7 6 Lady Violet - Inside To Outside (Edel)8 9 Shaft - Mambo Italians (Universal)9 NE Aqua - Around The World (Universal)

10 7 Laid Back vs. Funkstar De Luxe - Sunshine Reggae (EMI -Medley)

TW LW ALBUMS1 NE D.A.D. - Everything Glows (EMI -Medley)2 2 Aqua - Aquarius (Universal)3 3 Vengaboys - The Platinum Album (Jive/Virgin)4 1 Macy Gray - On How Life Is (Sony)5 NE Helmut Lotti - Out Of Africa (CMC)6 9 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)

7 31 Souvenirs - De Bedste Souvenirs (Sony)8 NE Kirsten Siggaard - Mit Liv Med Patsy Cline (CMC)

9 NE Cliff Richard - The Danish Collection (CMC)10 8 Bomfunk MC's - In Stereo (Sony)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Melanie C. - Never Be The Same Again (Virgin)2 2 Madonna - American Pie (Warner)3 6 Jessica Simpson - I Wanna Love You Forever (Sony)

4 4 'N Sync - Bye Bye Bye (Jive/Virgin)5 5 Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler (Sony)6 9 Vengaboys - Sha Lala Lala (Jive)7 13 DJ Aligator Project - The Whistle Song (EMI)8 10 Destiny's Child - Say My Name (Sony)9 8 Gabrielle - Rise (Universal)10 7 A -Ha - Summer Moved On (Warner)

TW LW ALBUMS1 1 A -Ha - Minor Earth, Major Sky (Warner)2 2 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)3 3 Aqua - Aquarius (Universal)4 4 Roy Orbison - Norske Favoritter - De Baste (Virgin)

5 5 Jessica Simpson - Sweet Kisses (Sony)6 14 Gregorian - Masters Of Chant (Edel)7 10 Soundtrack - Pokemon: The First Movie (Warner)

8 7 Gabrielle - Rise (Universal)9 12 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Warner)

10 6 Age Aleksandersen - Gamlere (Norske Gram)

TW LW SINGLES1 1 Mari Rantasila - Vain Rakkaus (Edel)2 NE Ultra Bra - Villiviini (Pyramid)3 3 Seremonitunestari - Viesti (Spinefarm)4 5 HIM - Join Me (Terrier/BMG)5 4 HIM - Right Here In My Arms (Terrier/BMG)6 6 Nylon Beat - Viha Ja Rakkaus (Mediamusiikki)7 7 Lutricia McNeal - Fly Away (Edel)8 2 Madonna - American Pie (Warner)9 11 Da Rude - Sandstorm (BMG)10 14 Jore Marajaranta - Kavelet Tahtiin Pain (EMI)TW LW ALBUMS

1 3 Hassisen Hone - Tarjolla Tantian (Poko)2 1 HIM - Razorblade Romance (Terrier/BMG)3 2 Barry White - The Ultimate Collection (Universal)

4 13 Gregorian - Masters Of Chant (Edel)5 7 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)6 4 Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?! (EMI)7 6 Leidit - Leidit Ievylla (WEA)8 10 Kemopetrol - Slowed Down (Plastinka)9 5 No Doubt - Return Of Saturn (Universal)10 8 Yolintu - Pienen Pojan Haaveet ' (Warner)

1W LW SINGLES1 1 Mark McCabe - Maniac 2000 (Abbye Dance)2 2 Lonestar - Amazed (Grapevine/BMG)3 3 Melanie C. - Never Be The Same Again (Virgin)4 5 Santana - Smooth (Arista)5 8 Fragma - Toca's Miracle (Positiva)6 13 Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (Geffen)7 4 Westlife - Fool Again (RCA)8 7 Blink 182 - All The Small Things (MCA)9 6 Vengaboys - Sha Lala Lala (Positiva)10 20 Craig David - Fill Me In (Wildstar)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Moby - Play (Mute)2 2 Santana - Supernatural (Arista)3 4 Tom Jones - Reload (Gut)4 3 Westlife - Westlife (RCA)5 6 David Gray - White Ladder6 5 Vengaboys - The Platinum Album (Positiva)7 10 Travis- The Man Who (Independiente)8 7 Shania Twain - Come On Over (Mercury)9 9 Thin Lizzy - Wild One - The Very Best Of (Vertigo)10 8 Barry White - The Collection (Mercury)

SWITZERLANDTW LW SINGLES

1 1 Santana - Maria Maria (BMG)2 2 Anton Aus Ural feat. DJ OW -Anton Aus Tirol (EMI)

3 4 Sting feat. Cheb Muni - Desert Rose (Universal)4 3 Madonna - American Pie (Warner)5 5 Vengaboys - Sha Lala Lala (EMI)6 7 Melanie C. - Never Be The Same Again (Virgin)7 8 Jessica Simpson - I Wanna Love You Forever (Sony)

8 18 Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough (BMG)9 12 Ricky Martin & Meja - Private Emotion (Sony)

10 6 French Affair - My Heart Goes Boom (BMG)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)2 2 DJ Energy - Future (Warner)3 NE A -Ha - Minor Earth, Major Sky (Warner)4 3 Vengaboys - The Platinum Album (EMI)5 NE Anton Aus Tirol Feat. DJ Otzi - Das Album (EMI)

6 4 Pink Floyd- Is There Anybody Out There/The Wall live (EMI)

7 5 Michael Von Der Heide - Tourist (BMG)8 10 Enrique Iglesias - Enrique (Universal)9 6 AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip (Warner)

10 16 Schliimpfe - Total Abgespaced Vol. II (EMI)

AUSTRIA PORTUGALTW LW SINGLES TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Anton Aus Tirol feat. DJ Otzi - Anton Aus Tirol (EMI) 1 3 Vengaboys - The Platinum Album (EMI)2 2 Vengaboys - Sha Lala Lala (EMI) 2 1 Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out Thereghe Wall Live (EMI)

3 5 Gigi D'Agostino - Bla Bla Bla (Zyx) 3 2 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)4 12 Die 3. Generation - Leb! (Big Brother Titelsong) (BMG) 4 4 Enrique Iglesias - Enrique (Universal)5 3 Santana - Maria Maria (BMG) 5 5 Gregorian - Masters Of Chant (Edel)6 6 Sting feat. Cheb Mami - Desert Rose (Universal) 6 6 Daniela Mercury - Sol Da Liberade (Universal)7 7 Blink 182 - All The Small Things (Universal) 7 10 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Warner)

8 4 French Affair - My Heart Goes Boom (BMG) 8 17 Soundtrack - Pokemon: 2.B.A. Master (Edel)9 8 Hypetraxx - The Darkside (EMI) 9 15 Sting - Brand New Day (Universal)10 33 Prezioso - Let Me Stay (BMG) 10 7 The Corrs - Unplugged (WEA)

TW LW ALBUMS 11 8 GNR - Popless (EMI)1 38 Anton Aus Tirol feat. DJ Otzi - Das Album (EMI) 12 9 Alanis Morissette - Unplugged (Warner)2 5 Schliimpfe - Total Abgespaced Vol. II (EMI) 13 11 Macy Gray - On How Life Is (Sony)3 3 Soundtrack - Pokemon: 2.B.A. Master (Koch) 14 19 Joao Pedro Pais - Outra Vez (Popular)4 1 Santana - Supernatural (BMG) 15 12 Bob Marley - Legend (Universal)5 NE A -Ha - Minor Earth, Major Sky (Warner) 16 14 Enigma - The Screen Behind The Mirror (Virgin)

6 2 Vengaboys - The Platinum Album (EMI) 17 NE A* Teens - The Abba Generation (Universal)7 4 Gigi D'Agostino - L'Amour Toujours (Zyx) 18 25 Anjos - Ficarei (Vidisco)8 14 Soundtrack - Pokemon: The First Movie (Warner) 19 16 Netinho - Clareeu (Mercury)9 6 Blink 182 - Enema Of The State (Universal) 20 23 Lucia Moniz - Magnolia (EMI)10 NE Soundtrack - Falco - A Cyber Show (EMI)

GREECETW LW SINGLES

1 1 Sting - Desert Rose2 2 '1*(1 Sync -Bye Bye Bye3 3 Moloko - The Time Is Now4 4 Santana - Smooth5 5 L. Livieratos - To Mathimaa6 6 Santana -Maria Maria7 7 N. Sfakianakis - Proagelos8 8 Joanna - Dirty Country Girl9 9 Chicane - Don't Give Up10 10 Madonna - American PieTW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Santana - Supernatural (BMG)2 2 Pink Floyd- Is There Anybody Out Here/The Wall Live (EMI)

3 3 Sting - Brand New Day (Universal)4 4 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Warner)

5 5 'N Sync - No Strings Attached (EMI)6 6 Thalia - Amor A La Mexicana (EMI)7 7 Soundtrack - Ghost Dog:The Way Of The Samurai (Sony)

8 8 Soundtrack - The Million Dollar Hotel (Universal)9 9 Celine Dion - All The Way...A Decade Of Song (Sony)

10 10 Natalia Oreiro - Natalia Oreiro (BMG)

(Universal)(Jive)

(Echo)(BMG)

(Columbia)(BMG)(EMI)

(Universal)(Sony)

(Warner)

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

YLE 2 Radiomatia/IFPI (Finland); LEN (Ireland); AFP (Portugal); Austria Top 30 (Austria); Full chartaervice by Media Control AG 0041-260 4455 (Switzerland); IFPI CR (Czech Republic). Labels listed are the national marketing companies.

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SALES

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by Chris Barrett & Nigel Williamson

CYPRESS HILLSKULL & BONESColumbiaRelease date: April 24For the past decade Cypress Hillhave successfully broken theboundary between rap andalternative music-selling over 12

million records in the process-and yet lost none oftheir uncompromising attitude. Skull & Bones seesthe trio experiment further with elements of punk,rock and funk. The two -CD album is divided intotwo parts, Skull and Bones-the former sticks closeto the traditional rap formula while Bones hitshome hard with roaring guitars and thumpingbass. Not unlike Ice Ts Bodycount, theydemonstrate perfectly how the energy of rap androck are assimilable. Can't Get The Best Of Me-recorded with Rage Against The Machine's BradWilk-is a perfect example. The album evencontains both a rock and rap version of the currentsingle Superstar-a cautionary tale to potentialmusicians-which is receiving good rotation atalternative stations across Europe, such asLondon's Xfm, Belgium's Studio Brussel and N -Joyin Germany. Other likely airplay candidates arethe piano and strings backed Highlife and Valley OfChrome, which sounds like the Red Hot ChilliPeppers in their prime. As dynamic and fresh asany of their back catalogue. CB

PAUL BRADYOH WHAT A WORLDRykodiscRelease date: May 8Much of the interest in PaulBrady's new albuminevitably centres on thesingle, The Long Goodbye,

co -written with Ronan Keating. This gorgeousballad is currently on heavy rotation on theUK's BBC Radio 2 (AC/MOR), and if theBoyzone star was seeking some non -teensongwriting credibility, he couldn't have pickeda better collaborator than his fellowIrishman. Brady has long enjoyed a reputationas "the songwriters' songwriter" while his songshave been covered by the likes of Tina Turner,Phil Collins and Cher. Other co -writers on OhWhat A World include the reclusive Carole Kingand Will Jennings. But Brady would probablyswap his critical acclaim for Keating's sales,and this first album for five years is his mostcommercial. Sea Of Love could have graced arecent Sting album, Love Hurts (no, not thatone) features lush, romantic strings courtesy ofthe Irish Film Orchestra and the title track is afeel -good stomper. Believe In Me is assophisticated as you would expect from a songwhich boasts King's name on the writingcredits. Even if the album doesn't sell in themillions, other artists will already be pickingthe covers which will. NW

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

to: Adam Howorth (Music Editor), Music & Media,50 - 51 Bedford Row, London, WC I R 4LR, UK.

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6 6 BYE BYE BYEJIVE 'N SYNC

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1 2 17 BE WITH YOUENRIQUE INTERSCOPE

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1 5 14 THERE YOU GOLAFACE/ARISTA PINK

16 12 SMOOTHARISTA SANTANA FEATURING ROB THOMAS

;,i 7 WOBBLE WOBBLENO LIMIT/PRIORITY 504 BOYZ

18 15 GET IT ON TONITEDEF SOUL/IDJMG MONTELL JORDAN

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12 16 FLYMONUMENT/SONY (NASHVILLE) DIXIE CHICKS

1 3 10 ON HOW LIFE ISEPIC MACY GRAY

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15 11 AND THEN THERE WAS XRUFF RYDERS/DEF JAM/IDJMG DMX

16 5 UNRESTRICTEDSO SO DEF/COLUMBIA/CRG DA BRAT

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Records with greatest sales and/or airplay gains. © 2000, Billboard/BPI Communications,

Eurochart A/Z IndexesHet 100 singles

12/0013 79 Leb! (Big Brother Titelsong) 20A Song For The Lovers 63 Les 3 Cloches 27Aimer 26 Let Me Be The One 57Airwave 80 Let Me Stay 65All The Small Things 22 Liebesbrief 99Amazed 67 Love Come Home 92American Pie 3 Lucky Star 18

Anton Aus Tirol 4 Man! I Feel Like A Woman 75Are You Still Having Fun? 71 Maria Maria 1

Around The World 78 Mein Stern 44Bag It Up 70 Move Your Body 48Bayern 66 My Heart Goes Boom 10Be With You 54 Never Be The Same Again 2

Big In Japan 51 Nothing Else Matters 73Bla Bla Bla 25 Onderweg 96Blow Ya Mind 42 Oops! I Did It Again 93Bongo Bong - Je Ne T'Aime Plus 38 Farce Que C'Est Toi 88Born To Make You Happy 62 Pour La Vie 95Bring It All Back 37 Private Emotion 15

Buggin' Me 35 Pure Shores 14Bye Bye Bye 24 (Rap) Superstar/(Rock) Superstar 30Candy 53 Rise 29Cartoon Heroes 58 Say My Name 23Ces Soirees L... 11 Sex Bomb 5

Daily 40 Sha Lala Lala 6

Deeper Shade Of Blue 52 Si Loin De Toi 87Desert Rose 7 Silence 97Do What You Like 82 Sitting Down Here 89Don't Give Up 49 Smooth 36Don't Say You Love Me 61 Still Believe 100Don't Wanna Let You Go 76 Still Dre 74Elle, Tu L'Aimes 77 Summer Moved On 33Ex -Girlfriend 69 Thank God I Found You 83Feelin' So Good 85 That Don't Impress Me Much 94Fill Me In 13 The Bad Touch 21Flowers 43 The Ballad Of Chasey Lain 98Fool Again 41 The Darkside 68Freestyler 28 The Riddle 39Get It On Tonite 46 The Time Is Now 47Give Me You 64 The Whistle Song 81He Wasn't Man Enough 8 There You Go 84I Try 59 Thong Song 12

I Wanna Love You Forever 17 Toca's Miracle 9

I Will Love Again 32 Tonton Du Bled 45If I Could Tam Back The Hands Of Time 16 Too Much Of Heaven 31If Only 34 Tu Me Manques Depuis Longtemps 55II Y A Trop De Gens Qui T'Aiment 56 What A Girl Wants 72Imagine 91 Where Are You 60Inside To Outside 86 Who Feels Love? _ 19Just Around The Hill 50 Wonderland 90

Top 100 albumsA* Teens 30 Helmut Lotti 32AC/DC 11 Helmut Lotti 85A -Ha 3 Luna Pop 70Anton Aus Tirol feat. Dj Otzi 22 Peter Maffay 39Aqua 8 Metallica 44Tina Arena 71 Meby 2

Louise Attaque 72 Modern Talking 77Ayman 98 Moloko 15Base Onkelz 17 Musical - Romeo & Juliette 53Blink 182 18 'N Sync 34Bloodhound Gang 55 Monica Naranjo 59Bomfunk MC's 74 No Doubt 21

Patrick Bruel 79 Noa 90Melanie C. 26 NTM 62Adrian Celentano 93 Oasis 81Manu Chao 48 OBK 97Tracy Chapman 54 Nina Pastori 64Chicane 80 Pink Floyd 7

Ry Cooder 46 Omara Portuondo 96The Corrs 42 R.E.M. 84The Corrs 91 Stefan Raab 27D.A.D. 76 Red Hot Chili Peppers 12

Etienne Daho 24 Lou Reed 52Destiny's Child 31 S Club 7 29Celine Dion 61 Santana 1

DJ Energy 95 Santana 43Doe Maar 69 Sash! 28Dr. Dre 47 Savage Garden 82Dynamite Deluxe 56 Schlumpfe 9

Eiffel 65 73 Helene Segara 66Les Enfoires 23 Jessica Simpson 63Lara Fabian 65 Sisqo 78Five 87 Smashing Pumpkins 57Marie Fredriksson 75 Elliot Smith 92Gabrielle 37 Soundtrack - Pokemon:The First Movie 33Macy Gray 10 Soundtrack - Pokemon 2.B.A. Master 19Gregorian 45 Soundtrack - Taxi 68Francesco Guccini 89 Soundtrack - The Million Dollar Hotel 99Hevia 41 Britney Spears 35HIM 16 Status Quo 94Engelbert Humperdinck 49 Steps 86Enrique Iglesias 14 Sting 6

Jacky & Ben J 100 Travis 40Jarabe De Palo 36 Shania Twain 13

Joe 67 Shania Twain 51Tom Jones 4 Vengaboys 5

Tom Jones 50 Paul Weller 20Lynda Lemay 60 Westlife 25Limp Bizkit 83 Barry White 38Live 88 Renato Zero 58

MUSIC & MEDIA IQ MAY 6, 2000AmericanRadioHistory.Com

Dance BeatThe weekly dance chart comment by Harald Roth

Yet another leader this week at the top of theEuropean Dance Traxx, with German signingFrench Affair's My Heart Goes Boom (La Di Da)(RCA) climbing one notch to number one.

The track entered the Top 100 seven weeksago with support in Denmark, Austria, theCzech Republic and Poland, with Italy, Franceand the other Scandinavian territories followingsoon after. However, the track has yet to crackthe UK and Germany.

At two, System F's Trancer Cry (Tsunami)still has an excellent opportunity of taking thetop slot in the coming weeks. Britain, Germanyand the Benelux territories are still the track'smain supporters, aided by Spain and Hungary.

Already charting in the first quarter of 1999and peaking at 10, the Dance Traxx chart thisweek welcomes back Southside Spinner's Lu-vstruck (Lube) at 14. This return to chart ac-tion follows new remixes from Atlantis ITA,Mario & Benjamin, DJ Jean and Timo Maas,which has propelled the track into the Britishcharts (the track is released there on AM:PM),the German sales chart (via import) and theDutch club chart.

Also a long -running success with 30 weeksspent in the Dance Traxx Top 100 to date is Ger-many's Zombie Nation, who climb one positionto 18 with Kernkraft 400 (Gigolo). France andHolland are the track's current supporters, butwhile it's on decline in France, it's on the rise inthe Lowlands.

Summer is only a couple of months away, soit's probably an appropriate time to check outwhat summer hits the Italians are cooking upfor this year. Eiffel 65's Blue (Da Ba Dee)(Skooby) was THE tune of last year, while ex-actly two years ago the Tamperer's Feel It wason the rise. The Tamperer's label Time(through its Rise imprint), has a new jewel onits hands in the shape of Black Legend's We'llBe In Trouble, which rockets up the chart thisweek from 44 to 20. Apart from its home mar-ket, its best crossover performance is in France(on Scorpio), with the UK (where it is onlyavailable at this stage as an Italian import)not far behind.

THIS WEEK'S !MOVERSTITLE ARTIST LABEL

1 KOOCHY Armand van Heiden ffrr

2 TOGA'S MIRACLE Fragma Gang Go3 INSPIRED Satoshi Tomile INCredible

4 THONG SONG Sisqo Dragon5 OVERDRIVE DJ Sandy Vs. Housetrap Nitric

6 WALK ON WATER Milk Inc Antler -Subway

7 BE WITH YOU Enrique Iglesias lnterscope8 LUVSTRUCK Southside Spinners District9 WALKIN IN THE NAME Terry Maxx Vs. Funkstar Deluxe W210 WELL BE IN TROUBLE Black Legend Rise

Movers are titles which show the greatest gains in points during the week.

EUROPEAN DANCE TRAXXThisWeek

Last Week

WeeksCharted

TITLE Original LabelArtist Club la & Dance Sales Combined - Issue 19/2000 Reports Charted - BPM

PealCO

1 2 8 0. MY HEART GOES BOOM (LADIDA) *** NO.1 *** [1st week] RCAFrench Affair CP(78%): S.Dk.N.Fi.I.Au.F.Cz. / S(22%): F.Cz.Pol.l. - 130

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CRY Tsunami (Purple Eye Productions)System F CP(95%): Uk.D.H.B.E.Hun. / S(5%): H. - 136

2H

3 9 3 0 TELL ME WHY (THE RIDDLE) Vandit RecordsPaul van Dyk feat. St. Etienne CP(80%): Uk.D.E.Hun. / S(20%): D.PoI. - 138

3D

4 7 21 0 SEX BOMBMousse

Pep_permint Jam/GutTom Jones Vs. Mousse T. CP(83%): Uk.Dk.Fi.I.Au.F.Cz. / S(17%): F.Cz.Pol. - 125

1U.K./E

5 1 11 DON'T GIVE UP XtravaaanzaChicane feat. Bryan Adams CP(83%): D.H.Dk.N.Fi.I.Au.Pol.Hun. / S(17%): Uk.H.B.F. - 131

1

U.K.

6 5 12 STOP PLAYING WITH MY MINDDarryl D'Bonneau

Strictly RhythmBarbara Tucker feat. Dar CP(78%): Uk.D.H.S.Fi.Hun. / S(22%): D.F. - 127

5USA

7 8 14 LUCKY STAR Fiat Lux/LabelsSuperfunk feat. Ron Carroll CP(86%): S.Dk.N.Fi.I.Au.F.B.Hun. / S(14%): F. - 126

1

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8 4 6 DO IT TO ME AGAIN DefectedSoulsearcher CP(73%I: Uk.D.H.S.Dk.FI.B.E.Hun. / S(27%): Uk.D.H. - 128

4USA

9 12 6 )p- LOVE COME HOME Mo'Bizz (Digidance)DJ Jean CP(69%): D.H.B.E.Hun. / S(31%): D.H.B.Pol. - 133

9H

10 11 23 THE BAD TOUCH Republic/GeffenBloodhound Gang CP(73%): Dk.I.Au.F. / S(27%): F.I. - 122

6USA

11 13 6 THE NIGHTFLY Gang GoBlank & Jones CP(86%): D.H.E.Hun. / S(14%): D. - 140

11D

12 6 10 THE TIME IS NOW EchoMoloko CP(76%): Uk.D.Fi.I.Au.Pol.E.Hun. / S(24%): D.F. - 128

4U.K.

13 10 8 TURN UP THE BASS D'N'A (Digidance)Klubbheads CP(73%): D.H.Au.E. / S(27%): D.H. - 138

10H

14 30 35 .0 LUVSTRUCK District (Lube)Southside Spinners CP(87%): Uk.D.H.E. / S(13%): H. - 141

10H

15 18 5 0- ROCK THE HOUSE A&S ProductionsScoop CP(75%): H.B.E. / S(25%): H.B. - 141

15B

16 51 4 * TOCA'S MIRACLE Ga GoFragma CP(55%): Uk.D. / S(45%): Uk.ngD. - 133

16D

17 14 23 BLOW YA MIND Blue White Records (Mid -town)Lock 'n Load CP(68%): Uk.Dk.N.Fi.F. / S(32%): Uk.F. - 138

13H

18 19 30 0'-'

KERNKRAFT 400 GigoloZombie Nation CP(72%): H.F.B.Pol. / S(28%): H.F. - 141

12D

19 20 2 EVERY WOMAN NEEDS LOVE Perfecto (Mushroom)Stella Browne CP: Uk.E. - 125

19U.K.

20 44 6 5'WE'LL BE IN TROUBLE Rise (Time)Black Legend CP(73°/0): Uk.I.F. / S(27%): F.I. - 12

20Italy

21 17 8 AMERICAN PIE MaverickMadonna CP(95%): S.Dk.N.Fi.F.Cz.E.Hun. / S(5%): Cz. - 128

15USA

22 25 3 0. TIME TO BURN Zeitgeist (Polydor)Storm CP(66%): D. /S(34,): D. - 142

22D

23 29 15 0 WHERE ARE YOU?Paffendo rf

Gang GoCP(80%): Dk.Au.F.Cz.Hun. / S(20%): F.Cz.Pol. - 139

20D

24 21 9 THE DARKSIDE OverdoseHypetraxx CP(65%): D.Au.B.PoI. / S(35%): D.B. - 138

21D

25 24 26 DON'T CALL ME BABY Vicious GroovesMadison Avenue CP(96%): Uk.Au.Cz. / S(4%): Cz. - 127

8A

26 37 2 0. H.E.A.R.T.-BEAT ClubtownAxel Konrad CP(70%): D.Au. / S(30%): D. - 137

26D

27 28 11 * START ROCKIN' StockholmAntiloop CP: S.Dk.N.Fi.E.Hun. - 131

22S

28 16 17 PITCHIN` (IN EVERY DIRECTION) IncentiveHi -Gate CP(69%): D.H.S.Dk.Au.E. / S(31%): D.F.Pol. - 138

1U.K.

29 26 7 I DON'T WANT NOBODY (TELLIN` ME WHAT TO DO) EternalCherie Amore CP(80%): Uk.D.Dk.FI.F.Hun. / S(20%): Uk.F. - 130

26F

30 40 16 * THE RIDDLE (TANZEN E.P.) BXR (Media)Gigi D'Agostino CP(61%I: Au.F. / S(39%): F.

30Italy,

31 42 4 0 BOOGIE WONDERLAND 2K Sony Dance DivisionEarth, Wind & Fire Meets Tiefschwarz CP(72): D. / S(28%): D. - 130

31USA

32 36 6 0 SOMETHING ABOUT THE MUSIC WEADa Slammin' Phrogz . CP: Uk.D.Dk.F. - 126

30F

33 23 10 MAGIC FETT SpotsoundUnconditional CP(84%): I.Au.F. / S(16%): F.

23Italy

34 15 13 OFF THE WALL (ENJOY YOURSELF) MPL/PositivaWisdome CP(72%I: D.N.Fi.Hun. / S(28%): D. - 128

2Italy

35 79 5 0- THAT MAN WITH THE RED FACE F -CommunicationsLaurent Gamier CP(56%): Uk.B.Hun. / S(44%): Uk.B.

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Each week, M&M brings you the latest airplay additionsfrom market leaders and taste -makers at radio across

Europe-the Power Players(figures in brackets are the predicted number of plays for the current week)

Italy: Radio Dimensione Suono

FORMAT: CHRSERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: VariesGROUP/OWNER: RadioDimensione Suonowww.rds.it

Carlo AntonucciMusic Director

Playlist Additions

Jamelia feat. Beenie Man/Money (28)Aqua/Around The World (28)Gianni Morandi/Come Fa Bene L'Amore (28)Piero Pelu'ilo Ci Saro (28)

U.K: 95.8 Capital. FM

FORMAT: CHRSERVICE AREA: London

PLAYLIST MEETING: Varies

GROUP/OWNER: Capital RadioW WW. capitalfm.com

Playlist Additions Richard ParkGroup programme director

Whitney Houston & George Michael/If I Told YouThat (30-40)Pink/There You Go (30-40)B15 Project/Girls Like Us (30-40)Travis/Coming Around (30-40)

France: Skyrock

FORMAT: CHR/UrbanSERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: No meetingGROUP/OWNER: OrbusWWW. skyrock.com

Playlist Additions

TLC/Dear Lie (n/a)Joe/Table For Two (n/a)

Laurent BouneauGM/Programme director

& MEDIA 0 MAY 6 , 2000

Spain: Los 40 Principales

FORMAT: CHR

SERVICE AREA: National

PLAYLIST MEETING: Friday AM

GROUP/OWNER: SER

www.cadena40.es

Jaime BaroMusic manager

Playlist Additions

Bloodhound Gang/The Ballad Of Chasey Lain(n/a)Tom Jones & Stereophonics/Mama Told Me NotTo Come (n/a)Chicane feat. Bryan Adams/Don't Give Up (n/a)Juan Perro/Charla Del Pescado (n/a)Diego Torres/Donde Van (n/a)King Africa/La Bomba (n/a)M-Clan/Rescue Me (n/a)Prozac+/Acida (n/a)

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UK: Galaxy Network

FORMAT: Dance

SERVICE AREA: Yorkshire, North

East England. Severn Estuary. Man-

chester

PLAYLIST MEETING: Wednesday AM

GROUP/OWNER: Chrysalis

Playlist Additions Gordon CrawfordHead of music

Whitney Houston & George Michael/If I Told YouThat (n/a)Watergate/Heart Of Asia (n/a)Mary Mary/Shackles (Praise You) (n/a)Scanty Sandwich/Night And Day (n/a)MJ Cole/Crazy Love (n/a)

Germany: BR Bayern 3

FORMAT: Rock

SERVICE AREA: BavariaPLAYLIST MEETING: \Vednesdav

11:00

GROUP/OWNER: Public Broadcaster

:w.br-online.delhayern3

Playlist Additions Walter SchmichMusic director

Macy Gray/Still (7-10)Marc Anthony/You Sang To Me (7-10)Heather Small/Proud (7-10)Birth/Found A Way Out (7-10)

Bayern


U.K: Kiss 100 Sweden:SR P5 Radio Stockholm The Netherlands: Radio 3FM

FORMAT: DanceSERVICE AREA: LondonPLAYLIST MEETING: Thursday PMGROUP/OWNER: Emap Radiowww.kiss 1 00.com

Playlist Additions Andy RobertsProgramme director

Whitney Houston & George Michael/If I Told YouThat (n/a)Bomfunk MC's/Freestyler (n/a)B15 Project/Girls Like Us (n/a)Sonique/It Feels So Good (n/a)

100

France: Fun Radio

FORMAT: I kinceSERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: variesGROUP/OWNER: CI `rt TFA

www.fauradio.n.

Playlist Additions Christian LefebvreHead of music

Shania Twain/Man! I Feel Like A Woman (7-10)Gigi D'Agostino/The Riddle (7-10)Anastacia/I'm Outta Love (7-10)Mini Machine/Drole La Vie (7-10)La Clinique/Star (7-10)

Germany: WDR Eins Live

FORMAT: CHUSERVICE AREA: NorthRh ine/West pludiaPLAYLIST MEETING: Friday AMGROUP/OWNER: Public broadcasterwww.vinsl lye de

Playlist Additions

Kent/Music Non Stop (7)Macy Gray/Still (7)Goldfinger/99 Red Balloons (7)Emiliana Torrini/Easy (7)

Jochen RauschMusic director

VE

FORMAT: ACSERVICE AREA: StockholmPLAYLIST MEETING: Thursday 11:00

GROUP/OWNER: Public Broadcast-erw ww.sr.se/st ock holm 1wp

Playlist Additions Robert SehlbergMusic director

Whitney Houston & George Michael/If I Told YouThat (10-15)Mary Mary/Shackles (Praise You) (10-15)Travis/Driftwood (10-15)Shaft/Mambo Italiano (5-8)Moloko/The Time Is Now (5-8)Dr. Alban/What Do I Do (5-8)Dunderhoney/Accident (5-8)

P5 Radio Stockholm

Denmark: DR P3

FORMAT: CHRSERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: Wednesday AM

GROUP/OWNER: Public Broad-casterwww.dr.dk

Playlist Additions

Freya/Girlfriend Application (30)Juice/Can We Get Personal(7)Melanies/Lidocain & Aspirins (7)Jonny Hefty/Muggen Rov (2-3)

Morten RindholtMusic controller

UK: BBC Radio 1

FORMAT: CURSERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: Thursday11:30GROUP/OWNER: Public broad-casterwww.hbc.co.uk/radm

Alex Jones-DonellyActing Head of music

policy

Playlist Additions

Whitney Houston & George Michael/If I Told YouThat (n/a)Asian Dub Foundation/New Way, New Life (n/a)Travis/Coming Around (n/a)Southside Spinners/Luvstruck (n/a)Delgados/American Trilogy (n/a)Angel Lee/What's Your Name (n/a)

97-99 FM OCHE RADIO 1

FORMAT: CHI?.

SERVICE AREA: National

PLAYLIST MEETING: Friday AMGROUP/OWNER: Public broadcaster

www.:111u.n1

Playlist Additions Paul Van Der LugtProgramme coordinator

Whitney Houston & George Michael/If I Told YouThat (7-8)Sinead O'Connor/No Man's Woman (7-8)Da Rude/Sandstorm (7-8)Metallica/No Leaf Clover (7-8)En Vogue/Riddle (7-8)

Belgium:Radio Contact F

FORMAT: CUR

SERVICE AREA: I, ccli Speak-ing BelgiumPLAYLIST MEETING: VariesGROUP/OWNER: IF -1.1 VA

Playlist Additions Jean -Lou BertinProgramme & music director

Melanie C./Never Be The Same Again (21)Tom Jones & Stereophonics/Mama Told Me Not ToCome (21)Salome De Bahia/Outro Lugar (21)Madkatt Courtship/My Life Muzik (21)Bomfunk MC's/Freestyler (21)Helene Segara/Elle Tu L'Aimes (6-7)Enrique Iglesias/Be With You (6-7)Westlife/Fool Again (6-7)Benny/Je T'Emmene (6-7)

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UK: Virgin Radio

FORMAT: RockSERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: Wednesday 10:00

GROUP/OWNER: (zinger MediaGroup

Playlist Additions Henry OwensProgramme director

Tom Jones & Mousse T./Sex Bomb (n/a)Travis/Coming Around (n/a)

Radio Eins Live


AIRPLAY

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Most added ItZl.week 19/2000

Whitney Houston & George Michael If I Told You That

(Arista) 9

Britney Spears Oops! I Did It Again(Jive) 9

Travis Coming Around

(I ndepend lente) 6

Tom Jones & Mousse T.

Sisqo

Heather Small

Westlife

Anastacia

Sex Bomb(Gut/V2) 5

Thong Song

(Def Soul/Universal) 5

Proud

(Arista) 5

Fool Again

(RCA) 5

I'm Outta Love

(Epic) 4

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Most Added are those songs which receivedthe highest number of playlist additions duringthe week. In the case of a tie, songs are listedalphabetically by artist.

Station Reports include all new additions to the playlist. Some reports will also include "PowerPlay" songs, which receive special emphasis during the week. All Power Play songs are printed,whether they are reported for the first time or not. Some lists include featured new albums, asindicated by the abbreviation "AL." Within each country, stations are grouped by ranking andlisted alphabetically, Rankings include: platinum (P), Gold (G), Silver (S) and Bronze (B). Allplaylists must be received by Monday at 13,00 h. CET,

GERMANYANTENNE BAYERN/Munich PACStephan Offierowski - ProgrammeDirectorPlaylist Additions:

Melanie C.- Never Be The Same AgainBritney Spears- Oops! I Did It Again

HR: 3/Frankfurt P

CHRHans-Jorg Bombach - ProgrammeDirectorPlaylist Additions:

Bomfunk MC's- FreestylerSisqo- Thong SongNo Doubt- Ex -GirlfriendHanson- If OnlyFragma- Toca's MiracleDie Toten Hosen- BayernDie 3. Generation- Lehi (Big Brother Ttelsong)

Siren- Being Human

RADIO RPR 1/Ludwigshafen PCHRPlaylist Additions:

Taxiride- Everywhere You GoReamonn- SupergirlSash! feat. Tina Cousins- Just Around The Hill

Foot's Garden- SuzyBritney Spears- Oops! I Did It Again

SWR 3/Baden-Baden/Stuffgart P

CHRGerold Hug - Programme DirectorPlaylist Additions:

Heather Small- ProudMarque- One To Make Her HappyChristina Aguilera- I Turn To YouEzio- Still Ice Cold

ANTENNE BRANDENBURG/Potsdam GCHRPia Stein - MDPlaylist Additions:

Anton Aus Tirol Feat. Di Dotal- Anton Aus Tirol

Mandy Moore- CandyMaggie Reilly- Always YouJon Secada- StopSenneville & Toussaint- Dolannes MelodyJackie Leven- You've Lost That Lovin' feeling

HUNDERT 6/Berlin GACRainer Gruhn - Music DirPlaylist Additions:

Tina Turner- Whatever You NeedWestlife- Fool AgainPeter Maffay- Rethe Mich

RADIO FFN/Hannover GCHRRainer M. Cabanis - Prog DlrPlaylist Additions:

Jessica Simpson- Wanna Love You ForeverMary J. Blige- Give Me YouMarque- One To Make Her Happy

Fool's Garden- SuzyDaniel Hall- Man's WorldJustine- You're My Sunshine!Anna- Be Yourself

RADIO RPR 2/Ludwigshafen GNATIONAL MUSICPlaylist Additions:

Dennie Christian- Katz Und MausDie Paldauer- Mit TrNnen In Die AugenKristian Beck- Du Fehlst MirTops- Ein HimmelbettPloys Rouge- Liebe Kommt Nach Dem Footer Kuss

JAM FM/Berlin S

URBANFrank Nordmann - Programme DirectorPower Rotation:

Pink- There You GoPlaylist Additions:

Sisqo- Thong SongNext- WifeyMya- Best Of MeDanacee- Stop

UNITED KINGDOMMETRO FM/Newcastle PCHRLeyton Bracegirdle - Head of musicPlaylist Additions:

Mandy Moore- CandyTom Jones & Mousse T.- Sex BombSirs- Taken For GrantedTravis- Coming Around

CLYDE 1 FM/Glasgow GCHRRoss Macfadgen - Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

Whitney Houston/George Michael- If I Told You That

Heather Small- ProudShola Ama- ImagineTravis- Coming Around

COOL FM/Belfast GCHRJohn Paul Ballantine - Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

Ooberman- Shorley WallAmber- SexualTaxiride- Everywhere You GoReno- I Think I KnowDestiny's Child- Say My NameJessica Simpson- I Wanna Love You Forever

Tom Jones & Mousse T.- Sex BombBasement Jaxx- Bingo BangoSisqo- Thong SongDonell Jones- Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me)

Heather Small- ProudHanson- If OnlyT8- DailySting- After The Rain Has FallenShola Ama- ImagineDaisy Hicks- Don't Even Go ThereLyle Funkie Ones -I Don't Won° Kiss You Goodnight

Black Box Recorder -The Facts Of LifeBillie- Day & Night

Britney Spears- Oops! I Did It AgainMadasun- Walking On Water

FORTH FM/Edinburgh GCHRTom Wilson - Music Co-ordinatorPlaylist Additions:

Ricky Martin & Meja- Private EmotionSonique- It Feels So GoodBon Jovi- It's My LifePaul Van Dyk feat. St. Etienne -Tell Me Why

Madasun- Walking On WaterTravis- Coming Around

RADIO CITY 96.7/Liverpool GCHRRichard Maddock - Programme ControllerPlaylist Additions:

Toploader- Achilles HeelTom Jones & Mousse T.- Sex BombMade In London- Dirty WaterSisqo- Thong SongLSK- Hate Or LoveScooch- The Best Is Yet To ComeLen- Cryptic Souls CrewKick Angel- MisunderstoodBillie- Day & NightBritney Spears- Oops! I Did It AgainSagitaire- Shout (C'mon)

ROCK FM/UK/Preston/Blackpool GCHRMike Bawden - Programme ControllerPlaylist Additions:

Toploader- Achilles HeelMandy Moore- CandyAndreas Johnson- The Games We PlayHeather Small- ProudKick Angel- MisunderstoodStella Browne- Every Woman needs love

ORCHARD FM/Taunton B

HOT ACSteve Bulley - Programme ControllerPlaylist Additions:

Madison Avenue- Don't Call Me BabyTom Jones & Mousse T.- Sex BombBritney Spears- Oopsl I Did It Again

FRANCEFRANCE INTER/Paris PFULL SERVICEBernard Chereze - Music DirectorPlaylist Additions:

Jamiroquai- Soul EducationCalexico- Ballad Of Cable Hogue

IPSOS CHART/Paris P

Playlist Additions:Ricky Martin & Meja- Private EmotionJoe Cocker- No Ordiriary WorldMatt & Def Bond- 12/0013Calegero- De Cendres Et De TerreEiffel 65- Too Much Of HeavenMenelik- Les Valseuses

NRJ NETWORK/Paris P

CHRMax Guazzini - DirPlaylist Additions:

Matt & Def Bond- 12/0013Eiffel 65- Too Much Of Heaven

RTL/Paris P

FULL SERVICE

Alain Tibolla - Head Of ProgPlaylist Additions:

Jorabe De Palo- La FlacaAnastacia- I'm Outta LoveMichel Jonasz- Pole QuestNeil Young- Sliver & GoldSt. Germain -TouristAssts- Elle Est A TolSofia Mestari- On Aura Le Clel

OUI FM/Paris S

ROCKJean -Patrick Laurent - Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

Bon Jovi- It's My LifeBoss Hog- Get It While You WaitSaez- Sauver Celte &mile

RADIO FRANCE LE MOUV'/Toulouse B

ALTERNATIVE

Marc Garcia - Head Of ProgrammingPlaylist Additions:

Idlewild- Little DiscourageBentley Rhythm Ace -Theme From Gutbuster

ITALYITALIA NETWORK: LOS CUARENTA/Bologna PCHRMichele Menegon - Prog DirPlaylist Additions:

Flying Over Manhattan- It's Love2 Thousand- Emotion

SPAINCADENA 100/Madrid P

CHR/ACJordi Casoliva - Director Of ProgrammingPlaylist Additions:

Madredeus- OxalaMaldeamores- Fuimos Lo Que FuimosMarc Anthony- Muy Dentro De MiBarry White- You're the First, The Last, My Everything

CADENA DIAL/Madrid PNATIONAL MUSICPaco Herrera - Prog Dir/Music ProgrammerPlaylist Additions:

Mikel Erentxun- CaliforniaAmaral- Como HablarMarc Anthony- Muy Dentro De MiMoncho- En MI PielRocio Durcal- CarlciasLa Barberia Del Sur- Sebes !Due Te QuleroAristides Morena Que Bajan Que SubenMarcos Uunas- Reina De Las DlosasRoot- Sue§o Su BocaPimpinela- Olvidome Y Pega La VueltaLa Plata- Por TiAntonio Rodriguez- Lobaylao

M-80/Madrid GACSandro D'Angeli - DirectorPlaylist Additions:

Andreas Johnson- The Games We PlayJuice- Not In LoveLynden David Hall- Forgive MeEleven Sometimes- LennonMadredeus- OxalaBig Muff- My Funny ValentineNeil Young- Buffalo Springfield AgainMadness- The Communicator

PORTUGALANTENA 3/Lisbon P

CHRJose Paulo Alcobia - Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

Prozac+- AcidaLeona Nass- Charm AttackOasis- Who Feels Love

NPS KORT EN KLIJN/Hilversum P

CHRTom Blomberg - DJ/ProducerPlaylist Additions:

Whitney Houston/George Michael- If I Told You That

Sting- Desert RoseDr. Dre- Forgot About DreRichard Ashcroft- A Song For The LoversAlanis Morissette- King Of PainSonique- It Feels So GoodEn Vogue- RiddleSinead O'Connor- No Man's Woman

RADIO 538/Hilversum P

CHRErik de Zwart - Managing DirectorPower Rotation:

Sonique- It Feels So GoodBlot- Dansen Aan Zee

Playlist Additions:S Club 7- S Club PartyZombie Nation- Kemkraft 400 E.P.Him- Join MeJoe- I Wanna Know

Georgina- If You Want MeAlice Deejay- Will I Ever

SKY RADIO 100.7FM/Bussum PSOFT ACVranz van Maaren-PD,Frans van Dun -Music DirPlaylist Additions:

The Corrs- Old TownWestlife- Fool AgainToni Braxton- He Wasn't Man EnoughLeAnn Rimes- I Need You

KINK FM/Hilversum B

ALTERNATIVEJon Hoogesteijn - Station ManagerPower Rotation:

Slipknot- Wait And BleedPlaylist Additions:

The Animalhouse- SmallClinic- The Return Of Evil BillTony Touch- The Diaz BrothersElwood- SundownJudith- A Perfect Circte

BELGIUMVRT RADIO DONNA/Brussels P

CHRJan van Hoorickx - Head Of MusicPower Rotation Add:

Nu Generation- In Your ArmsPlaylist Additions:

98 Degrees- The Hardest ThingMontell Jordan- Get It On ToniteBillie- Day & NightDJ Jean- Love Come HomeMcKenzy ff. Jessy- Be My Lover

VRT STUDIO BRUSSEL/Brussels P

ALTERNATIVEJan Hautekiet - ProducerPlaylist Additions:

Kent - Musik Non StopAlanis Morissette- King Of PainSt. Germain- Rose RougeElliott Smith- Son Of SamAutoputver- Kissing Like A Mainstream

RTBF RADIO BRUXELLES CAPITALE/Brussels S

ACMarc Vossen - Prog DirPlaylist Additions:

Made In London- Dirty WaterAutour De Lucie- Je ReviensMariah Carey- Against All OddsGloria Estefan- No Me Doles De °deterEddy Mitchell- Decrocher Les EtoilesRoger Hodgson- Hungry

SWITZERLANDCOULEUR 3/Lausanne GALTERNATIVEThierry Catherine - Head Of MusicPower Rotation Add:

Boons- The ScorePlaylist Additions:

Macaco- Tio PedritoNo Doubt- Ex -GirlfriendJuantrip'- ShadowsShaggy- Dance & ShoutRomanthony- Bring U UpSouls Of Mischief- Medication

RADIO 105 (ONE-0-FIVE)/Basel GCHRMatthias Voellm - Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

S Club 7- S Club PartySmudo- RudiDJ Jean- Love Come HomeFrench Affair- Do What You LikeKosmonova- Danse Avec MoilShaggy- Dance & Shout4 The Cause- E -MallPosh- Wish You

RADIO 24/Zurich GACDani Richiger - Head Of MusicPower Rotation:

Santana- Maria MariaGabrielle- RiseMadonna- American Pie

Playlist Additions:Vonda Shepard- Read Your MindMarque- One To Make Her HappyIsabel Florido- I Give Up

RADIO LAC/Geneva S

CHRSocha Horowitz - Prog DirPlaylist Additions:

Artful Dodger- Movin' Too FastMary Mary- Shackles (Praise You)Patrick Fiori- Que Tu ReviennesNorma Ray- Symphonie

RIX FM/Stockholm GACAnders Svensson - Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

Third Eye Blind- Never Let You Go

HIT FM 94.2/Bromma S

CHRJocke Bring - Prog DirPlaylist Additions:

E-Cyas- Are U RealDeep Obsession- One And OnlyDo Slammin' Phrogs- Something AboutThe Music

Enigma- Push The LimitsArmand Van Heiden- KootchyMighty High- Good TimesMiranda- Feel The EffectShaggy- Dance & Shout

DENMARKTHE VOICE/Copenhagen PCHREik Frederiksen - Prog DirPower Rotation Add:

Whitney Houston/George Michael -If I Told You That

Playlist Additions:Sisqo- Thong Song

RADIO ABC/Randers GCHRMorten Bach - Programme DirectorPower Rotation Add:

Hopscotch- Look Me In The Eyes

NORWAYRADIO 102/Haugesund GHOT ACEgll Houeland - Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

Oasis- Who Feels LoveM2M- Mirror MirrorSioje- Shame On YouKenneth Sivertsen- Gone Babe

FINLANDFINNISH AIRPLAY TOP 40/Tampere P

CHRPentti Terovoinen - DirectorPlaylist Additions:

Westlife- Fool AgainAnastacia- I'm Outta LoveKaipuu- Pekka Ruuska

RUSSIARADIO EUROPA PLUS NETWORK/Moscow P

CHRFrancois Deymeier - Programme DirectorPlaylist Additions:

Salt 'N' Pepa- The Brick Track Versus &fry Up

Boney M- SunnyMarina Khlebnikova- Kakoe Bylo KinoAlexandr Marshall- OtpuskayuOdnajdi- Grom

RADIO MAXIMUM/Moscow/St. Petersburg P

CHRMikhail Eidelman - ProgrammmeDirectorPower Rotation:

George Michael- Miss SarajevoA -Ha- Summer Moved On

Playlist Additions:All Saints- Pure ShoresDDT- Potolok

RADIO MAXIMUM/Perm GCHRAlexey Glazatov - General DirecorPower Rotation:

'N Sync- Bye Bye ByePlaylist Additions:

Shaft- Mambo ItalianoBritney Spears- Oops! I Did It AgainChaif- Belaja Loshad

POLANDPOLSKIE RADIO 3/Warsaw PCHRMarek Niedzwiecki - ProducerPlaylist Additions:

I Muvrini- Terre D'OruLonestar- AmazedIdlewild- Little DiscourageChicane- Don't Give UpSuperformy- Pop Will Save The WorldMaggie Reilly- Always YouSt. Etienne- How We used To LiveZbigniew Holdys- Bedziesz mojaPearl Jam- Nothing As It SeemsThe Charlatans- ImpossibleEra- DivanoA.J.C.- It's Only MeT -Love- Mow Do Mnie

RADIO ESKA NETWORK/Warsaw PCHRTomasz Wolski - Programme DirectorPlaylist Additions:

Youssou N'Dour- My Hope Is In You

RADIO 4 U/Warsaw GDANCEBogdan Fabianski - DJ/Prod.Playlist Additions:

Nu Generation- In Your ArmsSoulsearcher- Do It To Me AgainShaft- Mambo ItalianoCherie Amour- I Don't Want NobodyAnn Lee- Ring My BellLexy & K -Paul- Electric KingdomClub Disease- Rock This BeatMembers Of Mayday- DatapopMario Lopez- Into My Brain


AIRPLAY

Kid Batchelor Vs. Marcel Krieg -Spring Affair

Headz- Night Skool

CZECH REPUBLICRADIO IMPULS/Prague GCHRJan Hanousek - Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

'N Sync- Bye Bye ByeA -Ha- Summer Moved On

HIIN GARY_DANUBIUS RADIO/Budapest P

CHRSandor Buza - Music DirPlaylist Additions:

M2M- Don't Say You Love MeHanson- If OnlyJazz + Az- Tiz Klcsi BunjelV.I.P.- Fogd Meg A 2 KezemBack II Back- Ugy Vartalak!rigs/ Honaljmirigy- Mirigy Himnusz

HUNGARIAN TOP 20 AIRPLAY CHART/Budapest P

Playlist Additions:Ricky Martin & Meja- Private EmotionOasis- Go Let It OutGloria Gaynor- Last NightHeaven Street Seven- Hal Van Az A Kral Srac

Kovtcs"Nagyemper ItssIC-Juvenius Mix Volt

Inflagranti- BOrmit MegtennckNot For Sale- Veled Vagy Ellened

GREECEKISS 909 FM/Athens GCHRMichael Tsaoussopoulos - Prog DirPower Rotation:

Melanie C.- Never Be The Same AgainPlaylist Additions:

Fragma- Toca's MiracleToni Braxton- He Wasn't Man EnoughBritney Spears- Oopsl I Did It Again

TURKEYPOWER FM NETWORK TURKEY/IstanbulP

CHRAtilla Sen - Music DirectorPower Rotation:

Angie Stone- Life StoryPlaylist Additions:

Bloodhound Gang- The Bad TouchSantana- CorozOn EspinadoThe Rhythm Party- Life Is So Stronglaid Back vs. funkstar De Lae- Sunshine Reggae

Fragma- Toca's MiracleGloria Gaynor- Last NightBritney Spears- Oopsl I Did It AgainBoyz N Gidz United- Messed Around

RADIO NUMBER ONE FM/Istanbul P

CHREmre Pinter - Music & ProgrammeDirectorPlaylist Additions:

The Lawyer- I Wanna MMM...Salome De Bahia- Outro LugarRapsody- Time For A ChangeAnastacia- I'm Outta Love

LIECHTENSTEINRADIO L/Liechtenstein B

CHRRoland Blum - Head Of MusicPlaylist Additions:

Tracy Chapman- Telling StoriesWestlife- Fool AgainJon Secada- StopBritney Spears- Oops! I Did It AgainIsabel Florida- I Give Up

MUSIC TELEVISIONMCM/Paris P

CHRHelve Lemaire - Prog DirPower Rotation:

Kent - Musk Non StopAsian Dub Foundation- Real Great Britain

Heavy Rotation:Shola Ama- Still BelieveTom Jones & Mousse T.- Sex BombRed Hot Chili Peppers- OthersideSuperfunk- Lucky StarMystic- Le Fruit DefenduAll Saints- Pure ShoresMylene Farmer- Optimistique-MoiWill Smith- Freakin' It

MTV/Central Feed PCHRAndreas Heineke - Head Of MusicHeavy Rotation:

Menu Chao- Bongo Bong - Je Ne T'Alme Pus

Gigi D'Agostino- Bla Bla BlaSantana- Maria MariaBlink 182- All The Small ThingsMadonna- American PieMelanie C.- Never Be The Same AgainNo Doubt- Ex -GirlfriendDynamite Deluxe- Ladies & Gentlemen

HIM- Right Here In My ArmsA -Ha- Summer Moved OnGuano Apes- Big In Japan .

Die Toten Hosen- Bayern

MTV/European Feed P

CHRHans Hagman - Head Of MusicHeavy Rotation:

Santana- Maria MariaBomfunk MC's- FreestylerDestiny's Child- Say My NameMontell Jordan- Get It On ToniteRed Hot Chili Peppers- OthersideAll Saints- Pure ShoresToni Braxton- He Wasn't Man Enough

MTV/Nordic Feed P

CHRHans Hagman - Head Of MusicHeavy Rotation:

Destiny's Child- Say My NameBlink 182- All The Small ThingsRed Hot Chili Peppers- OthersidePetter & Eye'n I- SU KlartGabrielle- RiseAll Saints- Pure ShoresMelanie C.- Never Be The Same Again

MTV/Southern Feed P

CHRClive Evan - Head Of MusicHeavy Rotation:

Blink 182- All The Small ThingsRed Hot Chili Peppers- OthersideR.E.M.- The Great BeyondLunapop- Un Giorno MiglioreLit- MiserableIrene Grandi- La Tua Ragazza SempreLigabue- Almeno Credo

MTV/U.K. Feed P

CHRHeavy Rotation:

Ricky Martin & Meja- Private EmotionDestiny's Child- Say My NameSisqo- Thong SongMelanie C.- Never Be The Same AgainMoloko- The Time Is NowRichard Ashcroft- A Song For The Lovers

Craig David- Fill Me InFragma- Taco's MiracleToni Braxton- He Wasn't Man Enough

SOL MUSICA/Spain/Madrid P

CHRJavier Lorbada - DirectorHeavy Rotation:

Ricky Martin & Meja- Private EmotionTaxiride- Everywhere You GoHim- Join MeGabrielle- RiseCranberries- You And MeMetallica- No Leaf CloverMacy Gray- StillMoby- Natural BluesGuillermo- Estoy HartoVertigogo- La Guerra De Los SexosRichard Ashcroft- A Song For The Lovers

Aqua- Around The WorldBob Marley feat. McLyte- Jammln"OBK- Tu Sigue AsiGuano Apes- Big In JapanCambia Latino- El Baile Del OchoMiguel Bose- No Hay Ni Un Corceon Que Volga la Pena

Monica Naranjo- SobrevivreTom Jones- It's Not UnusualNina Pastan- Cai.Ruido Pegajoso- HoyCarlos Jean- Give Me The SeventiesGloria Estefan- No Me Dejes De QuererMeteosat- VilmaSuper Skunk- DosViejo Troya Santiaguera- Degtn De Los Chhharrone

Manolo Tema- DonanaBeef- HighlightsLora Fabian- Otro Amor VendrtDive DiBosso/Anthony Pops Orch.- Attlka's Fun

Rata Martin- Beblenda Tu AmorShakira- No CreoChop-Suey- SuperstitionMelon Diesel- VolarHamlet- Antes Y DespuesVivanativa- Puro AmorMateria Prima- Sin 11Tamara- Si Ta Me DejasGizelle D'Cole- Come Baby ComeMalanga- DclalaMarines del Campos- Por El CentroMoslreffa Y Genre Corrode* B Ultimo Habitante De

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Jennifer Lopez- Waiting For TonightTitan- Coraz6nJuan Sin Miedo- SatumoAC/DC- Stiff Upper LipPink- There You GoTony Tun Tun- Cuando Acaba El PlacerOasis- Who Feels LoveA -Ha- Summer Moved OnPaul Weller- He's The KeeperSting- After The Rain Has FallenCarlos Baute- MI MedicinaJon Secada- Stop/*AsilAbigail- Oro Y PlataJoaquin Sabina- Diegitos Y MafaldasAlaztn- Alcanzarts La LunaBarricada- V'ctimaConchi Cortcs- Toma Que TamaFrancisco Ccspedes- Done Esta La VidaMarc Anthony- De La VueltaMedina Azahara- Tlempos FelicesMalarians- DisptraloUte Lemper- The Case ContinuesIguana- Por Que No Soy Mujer

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Santana- Maria MariaBomfunk MC's- FreestylerDestiny's Child- Say My NameHim- Join MeSisqo- Thong SongMelanie C.- Never Be The Same AgainPink- There You GoToni Braxton- He Wasn't Man EnoughDoe Maar- WaleDJ Jean- Love Come Home

New Videos:Zombie Nation- Kernkraft 400 E.P.Guano Apes- Big In JapanEagle -Eye Cheny- Are You Still Having Fun?

Cypress Hill- (Rap) SuperstarKawala- Humanistic

VH-1/London P

CHRLester Mordue -Head Of ProgrammingHeavy Rotation:

Santana- SmoothTom Jones & Mousse T.- Sex BombAll Saints- Pure ShoresMadonna- American PleSting- After The Rain Has Fallen

VIVA TV/Cologne P

CHRTina Busch - Prog DirHeavy Rotation:

Manu Chao- Bongo BongGigi D'Agostino- Bla Bla BlaSantana- Maria MariaSting- Desert RoseBlink 182- All The Small ThingsGabrielle- RiseFrench Affair- My Heart Goes BoomAyman- Mein Stern'N Sync- Bye Bye ByeVengaboys- Sha Lala LalaMadonna- American PiePaffendort- Where Are YouA -Ha- Summer Moved OnGuano Apes- Big In JapanHypetraxx- The Darkside

VIVA ZWEI TV/Cologne PCHRMarcel Hamacher Programme DirectorHeavy Rotation:

Moby- Natural BluesNo Doubt- Ex -GirlfriendMoloko- The Time Is NowOasis- Who Feels LoveDie Totes Hosen- BayernCypress Hill- (Rap) SuperstarGoldfinger- 99 Red BalloonsH-Blockx vs. Dr. Ding -Ding- Ring Of Fire

New Videos:TornJonesfStereophonics- Mama Told Me NotTo Come

Deichkind- Bon VoyageThe International Noise Conspiracy- Smash It Up

THE BOX/London GCHRFrancis Currie - Programme DirectorBox Tops:

Belle Perez- Hello WoadWestlife- Flying Without WingsDestiny's Child- Say My NameDr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg- Still DreJessica Simpson- I Wanna Love You Forever

Blink 182- All The Small ThingsDr. Dre- Forgot About Dre'N Sync- Bye Bye ByeSisqo- Thong SongWestlife- Fool AgainSweet FA- FlowersCraig David- Fill Me InSteps- Deeper Shade Of BluePoint Break- Freaky TimeFragma- Toca's MiracleToni Braxton- He Wasn't Man EnoughScooch- The Best Is Yet To ComeOxide & Neutrino- Bound 4 Da ReloadBillie- Day & NightBritney Spears- Oops! I Did It Again

New Videos:Ideal- Get GoneSonique- It Feels So GoodSammy- I Like ItChristina Aguilera- I Tum To YouUtah Saints- Funky MusicLucie Silvas- It's Too LateGabrielle- When A WomanSamantha Mumbo- Gotta Tell You

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AIRPLAY

On the airM&M's weekly airplay analysis column

It's the end of an era as Madonna's AmericanPie (Maverick/Warner), at five this week, andAll Saints' Pure Shores (London), at three,finally make way for a new number one asMelanie C's Never Be The Same Again (Virgin),supported by CHR and AC stations acrossEurope, refreshingly tops the European RadioTop 50.

Irish boy band Westlife's Fool Again (RCA) isthis week's highest new entry at 29. The trackhas been picked up by many AC stations, likeGermany's Hundert 6, Switzerland's Radio 24and Denmark's Radio 2, as well as a number ofCHR stations-for example Radio Contact inBelgium and Forth FM in the UK. Swedish Hot.AC network Rix FM added the track to theirplaylist a couple of weeks ago, and head of musicAnders Svensson feels that it's just right for

them: "It's a won-derful ballad and agreat radio tune. For aballad, it's been wellreceived very quicklyby our listeners, andwe've already put it ona high rotation. It'sperfect for our targetaudience-it's a trackwomen in theirthirties can like, be-

cause it's melodious but not too boy -bandy. Weknow they like Westlife because we played If ILet You Go and Flying Without Wings as well,and got a great response from our listeners. Theband visited Sweden this winter, and we did aninterview with them and had a competition forour listeners to meet the band members."

Rix FM's morning show is currently the mostpopular breakfast show on Swedish commercialradio, and is currently bringing a little sunshineinto its listeners' lives by broadcasting live fromMallorca. The OB is tied into a promotionwhereby Rix listeners can purchase cheap ticketsto go there on holiday themselves. Futurebreakfast show plans include live broadcastsfrom the ice hockey World Cup in St. Petersburg,Russia.

"There's a lot of good music in the pipelinefor Rix FM," says Svensson. "We loveMadasun's Don't You Worry (V2), and we havegreat expectations of Third Eye Blind's NeverLet You Go (Elektra). We'll be the first radiostation to play it in Sweden. We'll also addSash! & Tina Cousins' Just Around The Hill (X-IT/Edel) and we've already put Britney Spears'Oops! I Did It Again (Jive) on high rotation.There are a lot of strong tracks around now, soit's a good time for us!"

Other new entries on the airplay chart thisweek are Fragma's Toca's Miracle (Gang GoMusic/Positiva), which thanks to massivesupport in Britain enters at 42, and new teenqueen Mandy Moore's Candy (550 Music/Epic)at 44. Sweet FA's Flowers (Mikk/WEA) is newat 48, and Aqua's new single Around The World(Universal) comes in at 50. The track has beenpicked up by a variety of European CHRstations, such as VRT Radio Donna inFlanders, The Voice in Denmark and Italy'sRadio 105.

Next week's hopefuls include this week's mostadded track, Whitney Houston & GeorgeMichael's If I Thld You That (Arista), and UKexport Travis with Coming Around(Independiente). Siri Stavenes Dove

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MELANIE CJNEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN (VIRGIN) 58 2

Ricky Martin & Meja/Private Emotion (Columbia) 52 3

All Saints/Pure Shores (London) 44 1

Eagle -Eye Cherry/Are You Still Having Fun? MLA (Diesel/Polydor) 53 0

Madonna/American Pie (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 50 0

Britney Spears/Oops! I Did It Again (Jive) 52

A-Ha/Summer Moved On VV11, (WEA) 40 1

Toni Braxton/He Wasn't Man Enough (LaFace/Arista) 44 2

Destiny's Child/Say My Name (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 39 1

Tom Jones & Mousse TJSex Bomb (Gut/V2) 37 5

Moloko/The Time Is Now (Echo) 43 1

Richard Ashcroft/A Song For The Lovers (Hut/Virgin) 40 1

Enrique Iglesias/Be With You (Interscope) 40 1

Santana/Maria Maria (Arista) 37 0

Hanson/If Only (Mercury) 35

Chicane feat. Bryan Adams/Don't Give Up (Xtravaganza/Sony) 34 2

Bon Jovi/It's My Life (Mercury) 26 2

Sash! feat. Tina Cousins/Just Around The Hill 1q41t14 (X-IT/Edel) 32 1

Gabrielle/Rise (Go! Beat) 29 0

Sting feat. Cheb Mami/Desert Rose (A&M) 23

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Sasha/Let Me Be The One IlvirdttFrench Affair/My Heart Goes Boom

Lars Fabian/I Will Love Again

IsT Sync/Bye Bye Bye

Tom Jones & Stereophonics/Mama Told Me Not To Come

Angie Stone/Life Story

(Columbia)

(WEA)

(RCA)

(Epic)

(Jive)

(Gut/V2)

(Arista)

Westlife/Fool Again

Santana feat. Rob Thomas/SmoothMoby/Natural BluesBritney Spears/Born To Make You Happy

Blink 182/All The Small Things

Superfunk/Lucky Star Rzt.claJon Secada/Stop/Asi!

Macy Gray/StillOasis/Who Feels Love?

Savage Garden/Crash And BurnM2M/Don't Say You Love Me

Backstreet Boys/Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely

Mary J. Blige/Give Me You

Fragma/Toca's Miracle

Montell Jordan/Get It On Tonite

Mandy Moore/CandyArtful Dodger/Movin' Too Fast

Craig David/Fill Me InMadison Avenue/Don't Call Me Baby

Sweet FA/FlowersManu Chao/Bongo Bong - Je Ne T'Aime Plus Mit%

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(Arista)

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NEWS

CLT-UFA plans cross -media puThe connection between radio

and TV comes naturally for DeKeyser, who was already in chargeof CLT-UFA's TV operations andadded radio after the reorganisationof the group a month ago. He saysthat the merger of Pearson TV andCLT-UFA to create Europe's biggestTV and radio operation-to be tenta-tively named RTL Group-will notchange the group's radio strategymuch, but should provide morefinancial leverage. "One of theadvantages of the merger [withPearson TV] is that we will havemuch more scale in terms of content,and more financial power," heexplains.

Radio represents 8% of CLT-UFA's revenues (euro 260 million, upfrom euro 241m in 1998) and 22% ofits profits. The bulk of the radio busi-ness is established in France withrevenues of euro 226m, whileGermany accounts for euro16m and the rest for euro18m.

De Keyser says hewill mostly concentrateon three main territo-ries-Germany, the UK andthe Netherlands. "Since mostof our radio revenues come fromFrance and we now have a verystrong team there with [RTL presi-dent] Stephane Duhamel and [RTLdeputy MD for development andmanagement] Jean -Michel Kerdraon,I will focus on the other territories."

One of De Keyser's main targetsis the Netherlands, where the groupis present via three TV channels(RTL4, Veronica and RTL5) andowns 65% of radio outlet VeronicaFM. "This could give us the power tolaunch an RTL radio station there.The connection with TV can give usfantastic leverage."

De Keyser also lists Hungary asone of his targets. CLT-UFA recentlysuccessfully launched TV channelRTL Klub, and is looking at develop-ing the same brand on radio. "We'retalking to all potential partners,"says De Keyser.

In the UK, the group is review-ing its options. In the past twoyears, the group has sold RTLCountry and Talk Radio, nowknown as TalkSport, and now onlyhas Ireland -based Atlantic 252 in

sh continued from page 3its fold. "We need to develop in theUK, it is a crucial market," headmits. "But there aren't 50 differ-ent ways to do so. Either we waitfor a new licence to be issued, or weacquire something, or we set up ap artnership ."

That said, De Keyser admits thatrecent transactions, such as the saleof Virgin Radio to the ScottishMedia Group, have proved that theprice of radio stations has reachednew heights. "It is an expensivebusiness now," reckons the 51 -year -old Belgian executive.

In Germany, CLT-UFA whollyowns 104.6 RTL in Berlin, and hasminority partnerships in severalstations, including Antenne Bayernin Munich, Radio Hamburg andKlassik Radio. De Keyser says he is

open to all opportunities in Ger-many. "And if opportunities

arise in other territories,we'll look at them, too," he

adds.De Keyser says the

dream situationwould be to own, in

each major territory, aseries of different stations

targeting complementary audi-ences, similar to the French situ-

ation where full -service RTL servesthe over -35 demographic, AC RTL2is for the 25-35s and dance -format-ted Fun Radio targets the 15-25 agegroup. "We'd like to have the samelogic of range in other countries," heasserts.

De Keyser says he is not going totake too much of a hands-onapproach, but will delegate the man-agement of the stations to opera-tional teams. "We have a great teamof experienced professionals in everyterritory. Operational people willstay operational, and we'll have avery small team in Luxembourg.Our role will be to combine theknow-how and keep the flow of infor-mation constant between all our dif-ferent operations."

De Keyser says he will also try tomove people around as much as pos-sible to benefit from each other'sexperience. "We wouldn't have beenable to do so 10 years ago. All ourmanagers were focusing on day-to-day duties, but now, the mindset ismore open."

Dash exit prompts Galaxy rejigtions among his clients.

Dash will leave Galaxy in Septem-ber, when he will be replaced byVaughan Hobbs, who currently pro-grammes Galaxy 105-106 in thenorth east of England. As a formerprogrammer at GWR FM in Bristol,Hobbs is familiar with Galaxy 101'sSevern Estuary transmission area.

Prior to making the move west,however, Hobbs will be taking athree month sabbatical fromChrysalis to help launch a new com-mercial radio station in Kenya.Replacing Hobbs at Galaxy 105-106from June will be Mike Cass, cur-rently deputy programme controllerof Galaxy 101. Cass previously over-saw a restricted licence Galaxy ser-

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vice in Newcastle which helpedChrysalis to win the north eastregional licence. Chrysalis Radiogroup head of programmes KevinPalmer says that Cass will be "wellplaced to build on the station's phe-nomenal launch."

Programming positions atGalaxy's other stations in Leeds,Manchester and Birmingham areunaffected by the changes. Mean-while, a Chrysalis source tells M&Mthat a new group programme direc-tor to replace Keith Pringle-wholeft last month to form his ownInternet company-will be appoint-ed "fairly soon," with a final short-list already having been drawn upby the company.

Radio Fritz drops rotation systemby Tay fun Kesgin

BERLIN - Potsdam -based publicyouth station ORB Radio Fritz hasdecided to abandon the traditionalA, B and C list airplay principlewhich assigns rotation frequency tonew songs added its playlist.

The alternative rock and dancestation's new system will still bebased on three categories for songs:X, Y and U. X -listed tracks will gointo the "FritzPool" which contains"the hits of tomorrow"-songs withstrong potential to become chart -breakers. Y -listed material goes intothe "ChartsPool," which featurescurrent tracks from Germany's offi-cial Media Control Charts. Both Xand Y categories will be scheduledfor between 5 and 15 plays a week.

The U category, which is mainlyreserved for individual choices putforward by station staff, will sched-ule tracks for one play a week, oroccasionally, one play a day.

But the most important changearising from this new system is thatthe airplay frequency assuranceswhich radio pluggers could count onunder the A, B and C lists no longerapply, since presenters and produc-ers of each programme will now beable to make individual music choicesfor their shows from each specifiedcategory. According to the station,

this step will enable its programmingto "react spontaneously to new devel-opments and trends."

A statement from the station adds:"This is not to be interpreted as aslight to pluggers or artists. It reflectsour wish for the programming todevelop its own musical signature. Itis not important any more how manytimes a song is broadcast," the state-ment continues. "What counts is qual-ity and not quantity."

Anne Berning, label manager ofMute Records in Germany, welcomesthe new system at the youth stationand points out: "I think it is a very pos-itive development and they [RadioFritz] have proven their courage inchanging things in what was becominga stale radio environment. Stationssuch as WDR EMs Live and SWR 3could well follow the example to getyoung people to listen to radio again."

Claudia Evers, radio promoter forV2 Records in Berlin, is another sup-porter of Fritz's new system. "I don'tthink this [decision] will make itharder for us to get our songs playedby the station, since we have alreadyestablished a very relaxed workingrelationship with the people at Fritz,"she says. "More than ever it will cre-ate better chances, especially for new-comers who under normal playlistcircumstances have more difficultybeing broadcast."

Climbing the White Laddermade by Christian Tattersfield, thenew managing director of EastWestUK. He has declared Gray a "priorityact" and EastWest re-release WhiteLadder on May 1 internationally,except in Ireland where iHt will con-tinue to handle the product, and in theUS, where Gray has signed to DaveMatthews' new BMG-linked imprint.A remix of the album track Babylon isreleased as a single in early June.

"I think there are very few otherauthentic artists around at themoment with the potential to sell alot of records. But you only have tolook at what happened in Ireland. Isee no reason why we can't repli-cate that in every territory in theworld," Tattersfield says. "We'regoing to make sure the record iseverywhere retail -wise, and eventu-ally it's going to connect massivelyon the radio. He's going to be one ofthe biggest artists in the UK by thistime next year. I've rarely been soconvinced of anything."

Gray, 30, admits to having mixedfeelings about signing with a majorlabel again. An unhappy deal in theearly '90s with Hut, which led to twoalbums, and the experience withEMI, for whom he recorded 1996'sSell Sell Sell, left him with a dis-taste for the mainstream industry.

"I was torn over it but in the end Isigned because of Christian's enthu-siasm," Gray says. "It's basically alicensing deal which still gives mecreative control. Running my ownlabel was great fun but I found Iwent a year without writing a song,which is counter productive. As soonas I had unloaded the business side

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the songs started flowing again."White Ladder has sold 20,000

units in Britain via 3MV, but itspent almost a year in the Irish top10 before finally climbing to thenumber one slot in January, whereit stayed for six weeks. It has nowgone 'seven times platinum. "Irishpeople have always had an affinitywith the heart -on -sleeve writingstyle that I've got," Gray says."They want a bit of soul and pas-sion and they like story -telling.They're romantic people, which Ithink is why I was up their street."

Dave Kelly, music director anddeputy programme director atDublin Hot AC station FM 104,agrees. "It's unbelievable. We'vebeen playing him for close on twoyears. White Ladder propelled himout there with the big ones. He hassold more tickets in this countrythan any other act. He's playedOlympia and he's playing Pun-chestown Races in August. It's a lit-tle bit like Chris Rea in the early'80s and like Tracy Chapman's lastalbum, which was in the albumcharts here for two and a halfyears. People catch onto thatsinger/songwriter thing. He's ahuge phenomenon."

Radio support has also come inthe UK from Jo Whiley on BBCRadio 1 (CHR) and Bob Harris onBBC Radio 2 (AC/MOR), and Grayappeared on BBC Television's Lat-er With Jools Holland on April 22.He will be playing major festivalsthis summer including Glaston-bury, V2000 and T In The Park.

Additional reporting by Adam Howorth

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Mainland European records breaking out of their country of signing

TW LW WOC Artist/ride Original LabelCountryOf

Signing TS

1 1 7 EAGLE -EYE CHERRY/ARE YOU STILL HAVING FUN? (DIESEL/POLYDOR) SWEDEN 35

2 2 9 A-Ha/Summer Moved On (WEA) GERMANY 23

3 3 22 Manu Chao/Bongo Bong - Je Ne T'Aime Plus (Virgin) FRANCE 14

4 9 13 Superfunk/Lucky Star (Fiat Lux/Labels) FRANCE 14

5 12 3 Aqua/Around The World (Universal) DENMARK 11

6 6 7 Sash! feat. Tina Cousins/Just Around The Hill (X-IT/Edel) GERMANY 13

7 5 7 French Affair/My Heart Goes Boom (RCA) GERMANY 10

8 4 16 Aqua/Cartoon Heroes (Universal) DENMARK 8

14 13 Bomfunk MC's/Freestyler Ir.: (Epidrome/Sony) FINLAND 13

10 7 19 HIM/Join Me (Terrier/BMG) FINLAND 10

11 10 10 Vengaboys/Sha Lala Lala (Violent/Various) HOLLAND 10

12 8 7 Sasha/Let Me Be The One (WEA) GERMANY 10

13 21 5 Eiffel 65/Too Much Of Heaven (Bliss Co.) ITALY 8

14 11 26 Lene Marlin/Unforgivable Sinner (Virgin) NORWAY 8

15 15 2 Gigi D'Agostino/The Riddle (BXR/Media) ITALY 5

16 25 10 Kent/Music Non Stop (RCA) SWEDEN 8

17 17 8 The Lawyer/I Wanna MMM... (Time) ITALY 8

18 13 22 Eiffel 65/Move Your Body (Bliss Co.) ITALY 5

19 16 9 Natural Born Hippies/Am I Not Sweet (Iceberg) DENMARK 7

20 22 2 Juice/Not In Love (EMI -Medley) DENMARK 9

21 20 6 DJ Mendez/Razor Tongue (Stockholm) SWEDEN 4

22 24 5 A* Teens/Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Stockholm) SWEDEN 4

23 19 40 Lene Marlin/Sitting Down Here (Virgin) NORWAY 4

24 18 12 Lutricia McNeal/Fly Away (CNR/Arcade) SWEDEN 5

25 - RE Ace Of Base/Hallo Hallo (Mega/Polydor) DENMARK 4

TW = This Week, LW = Last Week, WOC = Weeks On Chart, TS = Total Stations, NE = New Entry, RE = Re -Entry. Titles registering a significant point gain are awarded a bullet.

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A coalition of consumer groups and mediawatchdogs in the US have called on broadcastregulator the FCC to reject the proposedAOL/Time Warner merger on the groundsthat it is inconsistent with the public interest.The groups claim that the merger will hampercompetition, stifle free speech and lead to high-er prices unless the combined company isreconfigured to be more "competitive."

Following recent news of the restructuringof UK public broadcaster the BBC under newdirector generalGreg Dyke, bigchanges couldalso be afoot atSwedish publicbroadcasterSveriges Radio. The corporation is under-stood to be considering a number of possibleinternal restructures, the most extreme ofwhich would force all existing employees toreapply for their jobs. The outcome of thereview, which began last October, is set to beannounced this autumn.

WEA Germany has launched Beat Dept., anew dance/R&B music operation based in Ham-burg and headed by Andy Bork, who was pre-viously WEA Germany's A&R and senior prod-uct manager. Bork will report to WEA Ger-many marketing director Alexander Maurus.

London -based Warner Music International(WMI) veteran Anne -Marie Nicol has departedthe company where she was VP of artist devel-opment. She joined the Warner group in Londonin 1983, and had held her current post since1995. He departure follows that of WMI seniorVP of international marketing and artist devel-opment Peter Ikin. A WMI spokesman tellsHotline that Nicol might not be replaced, andthat a new structure is currently being set up bysenior VP Jay Durgan, in charge of WMI's mar-keting division since January.

In a development which could have majorsignificance for music e-tailers, Germany'sBundestag has passed new legislation whichwill enable customers to retract orders placedon the Internet for goods and services withoutproviding a reason, providing that it is donewithin a two week "cool off' period. The lawbecomes effective from June 1.

Hotline understands that Richard O'Brien,in charge of Universal Music International'scorporate PR since the departure of AmandaConroy to EMI Group last year, has vacatedhis position at UMI. He's tipped to join his for-mer boss at EMI in a communications/PR role.

The Dutch government could be facing legaltrouble from a group of leading commercial sta-tions-including Sky Radio, Radio 538,Noordzee FM, Classic FM and VeronicaFM-ahead of its controversial frequency auc-tion, now scheduled to take place early nextyear. The stations are understood to be prepar-ing to sue the government for money ploughedinto the advertising and marketing of theirexisting FM frequencies, which the stationscould lose in the highest -cash -bidder auction.

Finally, international music industry bodythe IFPI has lined -up Germany's federal minis-ter of justice, Prof. Dr. Herta Daeubler-Gmelin, to deliver a speech on the harmonisa-tion of European copyright law during the bi-annual IFPI general assembly between May 8-12 in Berlin. The meeting will include high-level discussions on the online music industryand workshops on piracy and media strategy.

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Major Market AirplayThe most aired songs in Europe's leading radio markets

TW=This Week, LW=Last Week, WOC=Weeks On Chart, TS=Total Stations

UNITED KINGDOMTW LW WOC Artist/ Title

GSAOriginal Label TS TW LW WOC Artist/Title Original Label TS

1 1 7 CRAIG DAVID/FILL ME IN (WILDSTAR) 19 1 1 7 A-HA/SUMMER MOVED ON (WEA) 20

2 4 10 Melanie CJNever Be The Same Again (Virgin) 16 2 2 8 Santana/Maria Maria ' (Arista) 19

3 3 5 Fragmarllsca's Miracle (Gang Go Music/Positiva) 17 3 4 4 Melanie CJNever Be The Same Again (Virgin)19

4 5 5 Sweet FA/Flowers (Milkk/WEA) 17 4 5 7 Ricky Martin & Meja/Private Emotion (Columbia) 18

5 10 4 Sisqo/Thong Song (Mercury/Def Jam) 17 5 7 4 Manu Chao/Bongo Bong - Je Ne T'Aime Plus (Virgin) 14

6 20 2 Tom Jones & Mousse TJSex Bomb (Gut) 16 6 3 9 Sasha/Let Me Be The One (WEA) 17

7 12 2 Britney Spears/Oops! I Did It Again (Jive) 15 7 12 2 Britney8

2 7 Moloko/The Time Is Now (Echo) 16 8 9 4 Enrique Iglesias/Be With You (Inters(cjoipeve)) 1155

Spears/Oops! I Did It Again

9 8 3 Madison Avenue/Don't Call Me Baby (Virgin/Sony) 16 9 15 2 Reamonn/Supergirl (Virgin)) 1101

10 9 7 Richard Ashcroft/A Song For The Lovers (Hut/Virgin) 17 10 8 10 French Affair/My Heart Goes Boom

11 7 15 All Saints/Pure Shores (London) 14 11 13 4 Lara Fabian/I Will Love Again (Epic) 11

12 13 3 True Steppers/Buggin' (NuLife/Arista) 13 12 6 11 Madonna/American Pie (Maverick/WEA) 12

13 n NE Billie/Day & Night (Innocent/Virgin) 14 13 is NE Marque/One To Make Her Happy (Edel) 9

14 16 6 Destiny's Child/Say My Name (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 13 14 3.- RE Sting/Desert Rose (A&M) 9

15 17 3 Bloodhound Gang/The Bad Touch (Geffen) 13 15 10 5 Jessica Simpson/I Wanna Love You Forever (Columbia) 9

16 18 5 Eagle -Eye Cherry/Are You Still Having Fun? (Diesel/Polydor) 14 16 16 10 S Club 7/Bring It All Back (Polydor) 8

17 19 2 Toni Braxton/He Wasn't Man Enough (Arista) 11 17 11 10 `N Sync/Bye Bye Bye (Jive) 11

18 11 12 Artful Dodger/Movin' Too Fast (Locked On/XL) 13 18 14 12 All Saints/Pure Shores (London) 9

19 15 10 Chicane/Don't Give Up (Xtravaganza/Sony) 13 19 nNE Toni Braxton/He Wasn't Man Enough (Arista)

20 14 6 Basement Jaxx/Bingo Bongo ' (XL) 11 20 ss NE Sash! feat. Tina Cousins/Just Around The Hill (X -IT) 8

Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system,based on audience size.

JL_r-TW LW LW WOC Artist/Title

MI NMIII NMI ILANDINAVIAji

Original Label TS

1 2 10 MELANIE CJNEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN (VIRGIN)

2 3 5 Eagle -Eye Cherry/Are You Still Having Fun? (Diesel/Sony)

3 6 3 Britney Spears/Oops! I Did It Again (Jive)4 4 9 Ricky Martin & Meja/Private Emotion (Sony)5 12 4 Westlife/Fool Again (RCA)

6 5 6 Toni Braxton/He Wasn't Man Enough (Arista)7 7 9 Enrique Iglesias/Be With You (Interscope)8 8 6 Aqua/Around The World (Universal)9 1 12 Madonna/American Pie (Maverick/Warner Bros.)10 9 6 Angie Stone/Life Story (Arista)11 10 10 Savage Garden/Crash And Burn (Columbia)12 11 7 Hanson/If Only (Mercury)13 14 2 Moloko/The Time Is Now (Echo)14 17 5 DJ Mendez/Razor Tongue (Stockholm)15 15 3 Richard Ashcroft/A Song For The Lovers (Hut/Virgin)16 is NE Sisqo/Thong Song (Def Soul/Mercury)17 19 5 Bob Marley feat. McLyte/Jammin' (Mercury)18 20 3 Tom Jones & Stereophonics/Mama Told Me Not To Come (Gut/V2)

19 n RE Destiny's Child/Say My Name (Rufflaouse/Columbia)

20 n RE Artful Dodger/Movin' Too Fast (Locked On/XL)


THE NETHERLANDTW LW WOC

10 1 1 12 MADONNA/AMERICAN PIE

82 2 6 Melanie C/Never Be The Same Again3 3 23 Lene Marlin/Sitting Down Here

9 4 4 22 Metallica/Nothing Else Matters8 5 5 14 Santana/Maria Maria8 6 6 11 Gabrielle/Rise9 7 7 12 Destiny's Child/Say My Name

8 8 15 Abel/Onderweg7 9 10 14 All Saints/Pure Shores8 10 11 6 Toni Braxton/He Wasn't Man Enough8 11 11 5 Doe Maar/Watje7

12 12 .10 Jessica Simpson/I Wanna Love You Forever13 13 4 DJ Jean/Love Come Home

8 14 14 12 Shania Twain/Don't Be Stupid6 15 15 6 B10f/Dansen Akan Zee6 16 16 23 Marco Borsato/Binnen4 17 17 9 Linda/No Goodbyes

18 18 4 Mary Mary/Shackles5 19 19 18 The Corrs/Radio5 20 20 8 Bomfunk MC's/Freestyler7 21 21 23 Tom Jones & Mousse TJSex Bomb5 22 22 10 Ricky Martin & Meja/Private Emotion

23 23 7 Helene Segara/11 Y A Trop De Gens...5 24 24 7 Sisqo/Thong Song4 25 25 16 Backstreet Boys/Show Me The Meaning


SPAINTW LW WOC Artist/Title Original Label TS

1 1 3 CAFE QUIJANO/DE SOL A SOL (WEA)2 2 5 A-Ha/Summer Moved On (WEA)

3 3 3 Him/Join Me (Terrier/BMG)4 5 2 Joaquin Sabina/Diegitos Y Mafaldas (Ariola)

5 4 3 Bon Jovi/It's My Life (Mercury)6 n RE Juan Perro/Charla Del Pescado (DRO)

7 6 3 Shania Twain/Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) (Mercury)

8 7 2 Aqua/Around The World (Universal)9 9 5 Malrusga/Dejaia (Linderes)10 s- NE Mikel Erentxun/California (DRO)

11 10 3 Jon Secada/Stop/Asi! (Epic)

12 11 2 Ariel Rot/Dos De Corazones (DRO)

13 12 2 Gloria Estefan/No Me Dejes De Querer (Epic)14 8 5 Cambio Latino/El Baffle Del Ocho (EMI)15 13 2 Thalia/Entre El Mary Una Estrella (EMI)

16 s- NE Amaral/Como Mahler (Virgin)17 17 3 Toni Braxton/He Wasn't Man Enough (Arista)IS 1.8 3 Eagle -Eye Cherry/Are You Still Having Fun? (Diesel/Polydor)

19 19 3 Carlos Jean/Give Me The Seventies (Subterfuge)20 is NE Eleven Sometimes/Lennon (Muxxic)

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Local Label

(WARNER)(Virgin)(Virgin)

(Mercury)(BMG)

(Polydor)(Columbia)

(PIAS)(Warner)

(BMG)(V2)

(Columbia)(Digidance)

(Nlercury)(E1M)

(Polydor)ABCD)

(Columbia)(Warner)

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(Columbia)(Warner)

(Mercury)(Jive/Zomba)

Data supplied by Aircheck Nederland from an electronically monitored panel of national (8) andregional stations (8). Songs are ranked by number of plays and weighted by audience

POLANDTW LW WOC Artist/Title Original Label TS

1 1 4 ANGIE STONE/LIFE STORY (ARISTA)2 2 5 A-Ha/Summer Moved On (WEA)

3 5 5 Ricky Martin & Meja/Private Emotion (Columbia)a)

4 4 4 Toni Braxton/He Wasn't Man Enough5 7 4 Noa/If I Give You Everything (Mercury)6 3 3 Macy Gray/Still (Epic)7 6 3 Lara Fabian/I Will Love Again (Epic)8 8 2 Destiny's Child/Say My Name (Ruffhouse/Columbia)9 is NE Maggie Reilly/Always You (Pomaton)10 n NE I Muvrini7lbrre D'Oru (EMI)11 n NE Lonestar/Amazed (BNA)

12 13 2 Charlotte/I Write You A Lovesong (Stock House)13 9 3 Eagle -Eye Cherry/Are You Still Having Fuo? (Diesel/Polydor)

14 10 7 Rozni Artysci/Radosc Najpielmiejszych Lat (Universal)15 11 3 Jon Secada/Stop/*Asi! (Epic)16 12 3 Enigma/Push The Limits (Virgin)17 n NE Pearl Jam/Nothing As It Seems (Epic)18 14 2 Harlem/Biegne (Pomaton)19 19 2 Helena Vondrackova/Ja Pujdu Dal (Pomaton)20 15 2 Piasek I Ewa Bem/Pot Mnie Ciebie Pot (BMG)

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FRANCETW LW WOC Artist/lids

1 2 19 SUPERFUNKJLUCKY STAR2 1 17 Tom Jones & Mousse T../Sex Bomb3 4 13 R. Kelly/If I Could 'Turn Back..4 3 20 Shola Ama/Still Believe5 5 15 All Saints/Pure Shores6 1.3 13 Mariah Carey/Thank God I Found You7 17 11 Yannick/Ces Soirees La8 7 15 Christina Aguilera/What A Girl Wants9 16 8 French Affair/My Heart Goes Boom10 6 18 Mystic/Le Fruit Defendu11 11 21 Macy Gray/I Try12 15 23 Shania Twain/Man! I Feel Like A Woman13 9 17 TLC/Dear Lie14 12 12 Madonna/American Pie15 26 18 Sting feat. Cheb Marni/Desert Rose16 10 15 Will Smith/Freakin' It17 8 26 Lene Marlin/Where I'm Headed18 22 26 Destiny's Child/Say My Name19 21 16 The Offspring/The Kids Aren't Allright20 14 11 Britney Spears/Born To Make You Happy21 30 17 Santana feat. Rob Thomas/Smooth22 25 16 Sko & Paul Kalfon/Show Me The Way23 19 14 Patrick Bruel/Pour La Vie24 18 18 Helene Segara/11 Y A 'Prop De Gens Qui...25 23 17 Pit Bacardi/Si Loin De Tai

Local Label

(VirgiA)(V2)

(Jive)(WEA)

(East West)(Columbia)(La Tribu)

(BMG)(BMG)(Epic)(Epic)

(Mercury)(BMG)(WEA)

(Polydor)(Columbia)

(Virgin)(Columbia)(Columbia)

(Jive)

BMG)M)

(B(BMG)

(East West)(Hostile)

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.

TW LW WOC Artie/Title

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4 19

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9 1

10 511 212

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OASIS/WHO FEELS LOVEEiffel 65/Too Much Of HeavenSubsonica/Tutti I Miei Sbagli

Original Label TS

(BIG BROTHER)(Bliss Co.)(Mercury)

Carmen Consoli/In Bianco I Nero (Cyclope/Polydor)Max Gazze/Il Timid° Ubraico (Virgin)Davide De Marinis/Claiedi Quell Che Vuoi (EMI)Eagle -Eye Cherry/Are You Still Having Fun? (Diesel/Polydor)

Prozac+/Angelo (EMI)Bon Jovi/It's My Life (Mercury)All Saints/Pure Shores (London)Gloria Estefan/No Me Dejes De Querer (Epic)Piero Pelu'/Io Ci Saro (WEA)Lunapop/Qualcosa Di Grande (Banana)Irene Grandi/La Tua Ragazza Sempre (CGD)Gerardina Trovato/Gechi E Vampiri (Sugar)Sting/Desert Rose (A&M)

Enrique Iglesias/Be With You (Interscope)U2/The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Island)Ligabue/Almeno Credo (WEA)Santana/Corazon Espinado (Arista)

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TW LW WOC Artist/Title

3 1 1 3

2 2 2 3

2 3 3 8

2 4 4 11

2 5 5 11

2 6 6 8

2 7 7 11

2 8 8 3

2 9 9 3

2 10 10 82 11 11 82 12 12 11

2 13 13 3

2 14 14 3

2 15 15 3

2 16 16 3

2 17 17 3

2 18 18 3

2 19 19 3

2 20 20 3


Original Label

MADONNA/AMERICAN PIE (MAVERICK/WARNER BROS.)

Backstreet Boys/Show Me The Meaning...Santana/Maria MariaTom Jones & Mousse TJSex BombCher/Dov'E L'AmoreGabrielle/RiseCeline Dion/That's The Way It IsAll Saints/Pure ShoresVenus/Regi NyarShania Twain/Don't Be StupidWestlife/I Have A DreamEnrique Iglesias/The Rhythm DivineBritney Spears/Born To Make You HappyVitamin C/Me, Myself & IFekete Vonat/NelkuledPrezioso feat. Marvin/Tell Me WhyUnited/Hofeher JaguarV-Tech/Visszahuz A Szivem'N Sync/Bye Bye ByeV.I.PJSzuksegem Van Rad

(Jive)(Arista)

(Gut/V2)(WEA)

(Go! Beat)(Epic/Columbia)

(London)(BMG)

(Mercury)(RCA)

(Interscope)(Jive)

(Warner)(EMI)

(Record Express)(EMI)(EMI)(Jive)

(BMG)

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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