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B*witched are the highestclimbers on this week'sEurochart Hot 100 singleschart with To You I Belong.

we talk to radioM&M chart toppers this week

Inside M&M this week

LIVE IN A NORTHERN TOWNThe first night of Noorderslag, theDutch trade fair held annually inthe northern town of Groningen,features Eurosonic, a unique liveshowcase of fresh new Europeantalent. Robbert Tilli reports onradio's increasing involvement inthe event through the EBU. Page 5

WELCOMING 'SWOON ROCK'The latest albumby Belgian rockersZita Swoon, I PaintPictures On A Wed-ding Dress, is seenby Warner MusicBenelux as its "mostimportant release of

the year." Marc Maes outlinesthe band's plans to bring "SwoonRock" to the rest of Europein 1999. Page 6

OPEN MIKE'S GREATEST HITSAs 1998 draws to a close, M&Mpresents some of the highlights ofits Open Mike interview columnduring the year. Page 4

Digital: the dialogue starts hereby Emmanuel Legrand

NEW Yom - The time has finallyarrived for a formal dialogue betweenthe music industry and the technologycommunity on the future of digitalmusic.

In an unprecedented move, theInternational Federation of the

Phonographic Industry (IFPI), U.S.music industry body the RIAA and theworld's five major record companies(BMG, EMI, Sony, Universal andWarner) announced in New York onDecember 15 the launch of an initia-tive which will bring together compa-nies in the music and technologyfields with the aim of finding common

solutions to the challenges posed bydigital technology in the music arena.

The Secure Digital Music Initiative(SDMI) is a two -pronged project-itwants to encourage technologycompanies to develop products andservices applicable to digital musicwhile finding the means "to protect

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Sony Music Entertainment Europe president Paul Russell celebrat-ed 25 years with the company on December 14 at a reception held inhis honour in London. Russell was greeted by long-time industryfriends such as former CBS U.S. chief operating officer Dick Asher,CBS U.K. chairman Maurice Oberstein and a number of artists,including Bruce Springsteen. Pictured (l -r) are Springsteen'smanager Jon Landau; Russell; Springsteen and Sony Music Interna-tional chairman Mel Ilberman.

Enter the 'computerised plugger'by Mike McGeever

LONDON - U.K. based media compa-ny Independent Media Distribution(IMD) plans to revolutionise the waynew releases are distributed to radioprogrammers.

The firm has developed a system,dubbed Fastrax, which will digitallydeliver (via ISDN), new releases inbroadcast -quality sound directly to

programmers' desk-top computers. Onarrival, the trackswill be flagged up ontheir screens. The

material can be archived and/or down-loaded for consideration at playlistmeetings, and ultimately used on -air.IMD's recent advances in the deliveryof commercials to radio stations has ledto research and development of the new


German downturnsparks industry fearsby Christian Lorenz

HAMBURG - The growing number ofCD -R recorders in German house-holds is raising fears in the country'smusic industry that the downturn insales over the first nine months of1998 may prove to become a mediumterm trend.

CD -R enables private individualsto make CD -quality copies of originalrecordings onto blank CDs. CD -Rrecorders are currently retailing inGermany for prices between DM500-800 ($295-470), and are one of themost popular hardware items in thisyear's Christmas season.

German music industry associationBundesverband Phono announced onDecember 15 that unit sales of record-ed music fell by 6.1 percent to 179.4million in the first three-quarters of1998 compared to same period lastyear. The Bundesverband does notpublish the turnover figure achievedby its members over that period, butit states that total turnover droppedby some five percent on 1997.

Bundesverband managing directorPeter Zombik sees a direct linkbetween falling sales and theincreased availability of recordableCD equipment. "Over the past six


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NEWS

No rap, more pop at NRJPARIS- "Hits, hits, hits."

That's how NRJ group programmedirector Christophe Sabot describesthe new music strategy in place atFrance's leading CHR network.Sabot says he wants todrop edgier musical stylessuch as techno or rap andbuild a "hit music -onlyCHR" format inspired byU.S. Top 40 stations suchas New York's Z100.

The changes in programming havebeen brewing since September, but arecent 0.9 percent decline in NRJ'snational audience reach (to 11.1 per-cent) during the September/OctoberMediametrie ratings sweep hasprompted the network to act more

swiftly in opting for a poppier feel,through being more selective in itsselection of tracks and by increasingits rotation levels.

"We will play titles faster,niore often, bum them quick-er and then move on,"explains Sabot, who has alsomade changes to the time -slots occupied by most ofNRJ's presenters.

Sabot says the changes atNRJ reflect the "increasing segmenta-tion of music networks in France." WithSkyrock putting the emphasis on rap,Europe 2 on R&B and Fun Radioon rock, Sabot says he was forced tomake some clear programming deci-sions. Previously, the programmerAdmits that NRJ aimed to cater for allaudiences within its target demograph-

ic by including a bit of each main musicgenre in its programming, acting as akind of "full -service music station."

The increase in rotation levels isalso crucial to Sabot's strategy? "Sofar," he says, "our highest rotation is64 plays a week, but successful U.S.stations such as Z100 play tracks upto 76 times a week. Although inFrance the market is not as mature,we will from now on have aroundeight titles with 50 to 60 weekly rota-tions, and never more than 20 titleson our [current] playlist."

More than ever, Sabot adds, musicresearch will play a critical role in thesuccess of the station. "We'll rely onresearch like crazy, because a newsong added to our playlist will nowreceive three to four plays per daystraight away."

Fruitful autumn for Spanish publicsby Howell Llewellyn

speculation aboutgovernment's intentions.

Pique said that RTVE, which isheavily in debt, will continue "more orless" in its present form, with abouttwo-thirds of its finance coming fromthe state, and the remainder fromadvertising revenues.

MADRID - Public radio in Spain iscelebrating one of its best autumnsfor years, with RNE stations showingthe strongest gains in the third (andfinal) EGM ratings survey of the year,covering October and November.

The release of the EGMfigures on December 11 came hard

on the healsof more goodnews for RNE-industry minis-ter Josep Piqueconfirmed inparliament thatpublic radioand TV in Spainwill not be pri-vatised, endinglong -runningthe centre -right

The EGM figures show that RNE'salternative music network Radio 3has increased its average daily audi-ence by 35 percent compared to theApril -May EGM survey, up from271,000 to 367,000.

Radio 3 director Paco Perez -Bryanhas been credited with regeneratingthe network since he took over as itsdirector last March. "We needed to

talk rival Onda Cero Radio (OCR)gaining 188,000 daily listeners.

Of the music networks, SER's Los40 Principales (CHR) and Spanish -language Cadena DIAL lost audience,but SER's other two music services,M-80 (AC/gold) and the all -SpanishRadiole, made gains. COPE'sCHR/AC Cadena 100 held steadywith a small (27,000) increase in lis-

Top Spanish networks(Average daily audience, in millions)

Station (format) Apr -May '98 Oct -Nov '98.Cadena SER (news/talk) 4.00 3.95Cadena COPE (news/talk) 3.01 2.841.os 40 Principales (CHR) 2.47 2.34RNE Radio 1 (news/talk) 1.72 1.91Cadena DIAL (national music) 1.82 1,75Onda Cero Radio (news/talk) 1.86 1.75Cadena 100 (AC/CHR) 1.02 1.05

introduce a new platform [for artists],and have made the live coverage of allSpanish and several European musicfestivals, such as Glastonbury, part ofour trademark," says Perez -Bryan.

For the first time since early 1993,RNE's flagship news/talk serviceRadio 1 has overtaken commercial

teners, but OCR's CHR network Onda10 suffered another dip in audience.Onda 10 now has just 139,000 aver-age daily listeners, compared toaround 500,000 just four years ago.OCR is currently the subject of atake-over bid by Spanish telecomsgiant Telefonica.

Capital, Emap in latest digital tieby Mike McGeever

LONDON - Two more major U.K.radio groups have joined forces toapply for local digital radio multiplexlicences in major metropolitan areas.

Following Border Radio Holdingsand Chrysalis Radio's link up lastmonth (M&M, December 5), EmapRadio and Capital Radio haveentered into a similar 50/50 jointventure to apply for a digitalmultiplex licence in London,Birmingham and Manchester-areaswhere both broadcasters currentlyoperate analogue services.

If successful in securing thoselicences, Emap and Capital plan tosimulcast their existing stations aswell as establishing new services, pos-sibly in conjunction with other new orestablished broadcasters. Each mutli-plex should have the capacity foraround eight local services. SaysCapital chief executive DavidMansfield: "This alliance with Emapprovides a good complementary fit withour own stations."

Securing multiplexes will alsoguarantee that the groups' analoguelicences in those areas will be extend-ed for a further eight years by U.K.

regulator the Radio Authority.Meanwhile, according to sources,

national commercial station TalkRadio is understood to be reconsider-ing its commitment to digital radiounder its new owners TalkCo.

Earlier this year, the station,under its previous owners ULT-UFA,joined the Digital One consortium(which also includes the GWR radiogroup and transmission providerNTL), to apply for the national com-mercial radio digital multiplexlicence. As the sole applicant, DigitalOne was subsequently giventhe licence.

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NEWS

Open mikeIn this, our final issue of

- 1998, M&M brings yousome of the most revealing

quotes from our Open Mikeinterview column during the

past year."If we just concentrated on education and culturewe would lose audience and market share, and thecommercial stations would profit. Competitionkeeps us sharp and hungry."Rainer Tief, programme director, Bayern3/Munich (January 17)

"We were aiming at some-thing in Denmark, and pos-sibly success in Norway too.Of course, we'd seen otherlabels who'd had interna-tional success, but weweren't aiming at anythingglobal. We tested thewaters with two singles,and we wanted to showwhat we could do. As to pro-jections for the album, wewould have jumped up anddown with joy if we'd sold50,000 units!"

Niclas Anker, A&R manager, Universal MusicDenmark, on the success of Aqua (February 21)

"Our success is primarilybased on two things, name-ly familiarity and consisten-cy. We play the music thepeople love to hear, without

being interrupted by self-indulgent DJs."Ton Lathouwers, managing director, SkyRadio 100.7 FM/The Netherlands (March 14).

"The trouble is, some channels here [in Sweden]don't understand that rock 'n' roll is 40 years old,and that you don't forget all about music afteryour 25th birthday."Per Sinding-Larsen, former programmedirector, ZTV/Sweden (March 28)

"I don't understand why the sales of Norwegianartists are declining. There is so much qualitymusic out there, and it's a shame that the publicdon't get to hear it."Sverre Vedal, music director, NRJ Norway(July 11)

"An alternative [radio] format needs time tobecome established. That means money andpatience from the investors."Jan Hoogesteijn, supervisor, Kink FM/TheNetherlands (August 15)

"The fact is that the marketingand breaking of records haschanged from just five yearsago. You need to be younger,more aggressive today."Anders Hjelmtorp, managingdirector, Virgin Sweden (Sep-tember 19)

"The future is marketing companies, where anartist will partner with management, not hisrecord company."Allen Kovac, chairman/CEO, Left BankOrganisation (September 26)

"People used to caricatureRadio 2 as a station for thosewearing cardigans and slip-pers. But it's definitely notthat anymore. It's a stationwhich reflects the heritage ofpopular music and culture inthe U.K."Matthew Bannister, for-mer director of BBCRadio/U.K. (April 18)

"Most executives want to sign product whichreflects the trend set by someone else, instead ofcreating their own."Henri Lessing, managing director, Alabianca& Media Records, Benelux (November 7)

"I am not doing this forthe money. For peoplewhose job it is to 'makemoney' it might be anexciting game to makemore. As far as I am con-cerned, I'm an artist, myaim is to communicate mywork-or my partner'swork in this case."Yoko Ono on the releaseof The John LennonAnthology (December 5)

CZECH AWARDS REFORM VOTINGPRAGUE - The Czech Pop MusicAcademy (APH) has announcedchanges to the organisation of itsannual Czech Music Awards, follow-ing criticism in the Czech press aboutan alleged lack of objectivity in itschoice of winners. Under new rulesagreed for next year's awards cere-mony on March 4, members of theAPH who are also record label execu-tives will be excluded from the vot-ing, which will now take place in twostages, with the final votes being castlive at the awards show itself.

MORE SPANISH LICENCE AWARDSMADRID - Another Spanish regionhas announced its share -out of the350 new FM licences availablenationally. Castilla -La Manchafavoured tenders from groups withlocal links-the only national net-work to benefit was Cadena COPE,which won three licences. Castilla -LaMancha also awarded five licences tostations whose 10 -year concessions ithad decided not to renew automati-cally (M&M, December 5), therebyaverting a possible licensing crisisaffecting the whole of Spain's com-mercial radio sector.

RAOIO 7 DONATES AIRTIMEBERLIN - For the eighth successiveyear, German CHR station Radio7/Ulm is dedicating all of its airtimeover the Christmas holiday periodto raising money for Africa.Between December 25 and January6, listeners can request a record forDM10 ($6.25)-it's also possible tobuy a whole hour of airtime for

DM2000. Last year the stationraised some DM360,306 for projectsin Ethiopia.

STATE OF MIND FOLDSHILVERSUM - Following a dispute

over futurestrategywith its mar-keting anddistributionpartner DinoMusic, theNetherlands'State OfMind musicand publish-ing company(SOM) willcease to exist

as of December 31. Set up just 10months ago by former Mercury exec-utive Herman van der Zwan, SOMmanaged to successfully re -launchveteran guitarist Harry Sacksioni'scareer. In addition to Sacksioni,SOM's roster consisted of five otherartists, including pianist Laurensvan Rooyen and '60s influenced popband Les Zazous. Dureco is to re-release the latter's latest album onJanuary 10.

IMPROVED COVERAGE FORSCHLESWIG STATIONSBERLIN - Three FM stations in thestate of Schleswig-Holstein haveexpanded their broadcast areas afterstate radio regulator ULR allottedthem new "relay" frequencies in orderto close gaps in their coverage areas.The stations benefiting are DeltaRadio (rock), Klassik Radio (classical)

01\1 T/ 11 B ATand Radio NORA (schlager/gold).However, AM station Power 612 hasfailed in its attempt to get an FM fre-quency in the state.

NEW SOUTHERN STATIONS IN U.K.LONDON - The U.K.'s Radio Author-ity has announced the winners of newlocal licences which it advertised forthe Solent and Mid Hampshire areasof southern England. Broadcastingfrom next year will be Bournemouth -based "rhythmic CHR" station TheNRG, which will play a high propor-tion of dance and soul music, pluslocal full -service stations Southamp-ton City Radio (Southampton); Victo-ry FM (Portsmouth) and WIN 107FM (Winchester).

EMILIA SIGNS PUBLISHING DEALLONDON - Swedish newcomer Emilia(see story, page 6) signed a worldwidepublishing deal with EMI Music Pub-lishing on December 11. The deal isthe first product of the company's newfocus on Scandinavia following therecent appointment of EMI MusicPublishing U.K. managing directorPeter Reichardt to the newly createdposition of president continentalEurope, a role which Reichardt hasadded to his existing U.K. responsibil-ities. Pictured signing the deal are (1-r): Rodeo Records' Agneta Anderson;Rodeo Records MD Lars Anderson;Emilia; Reichardt; and EMI Music

Publishing Scandinavia MD StefanEgmar.

MOVING CHAIRSPARIS - Michel Vidal has been pro-moted to promotion director at V2Music France. He was previouslyhead of press at V2. Vidal takes overpromotions duties from V2 marketingand promotion director Sophie Zan-nettacchi, who will now concentrateon the marketing and internationalexploitation of V2's local roster, whichincludes rapper Passi and funk -rockband FFF.LONDON - U.K. national commercialstation Talk Radio has unveiled itsnew breakfast show team-formerL!ve TV director of programmes NickFerrari will be teaming up eachmorning with ex -Daily Mirror editorDavid Banks from January 11.

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Eurosonic showcases European talentEven with European unificationin full swing, EU members stilldon't know much about eachother's music. The annualEurovision Song Contest aside,there are hardly any eventswhich are constructed to nur-ture European talent. Eurosonic,the European showcase festivalon the first night of the DutchNoorderslag trade fair, is suchan event. Backed in 1999 forthe first time by the EuropeanBroadcasting Union (EBU), it isset to make an impact on radioEurope -wide. On January 8,European radio is tuning in col-lectively for Eurosonic, stagedin the northern town ofGroningen. Robbed Tilli reports.

Alternative Belgian act

Soulwax (top)ond pop trio

Caesar appear on the

Noorderslag 1999 bill

or a week in early Januaryevery year, Groningen becomesthe temporary capital of theDutch music industry. It beganin 1997 with the first

Noorderslag festival, founded to pre-sent Dutch talent to local industryexecutives and the media.

Then, seven years ago, seminarswere added to the event to boost itsprofile as a trade fair. Finally,Eurosonic was added to the pro-gramme in 1994. The seminars takeplace over both days (January 8-9 in1999). Eurosonic, spread across vari-ous clubs around the city, spices up dayone; and the Noorderslag festival, pre-sented on seven stages in the mainNoorderslag venue, the Oosterpoortcomplex in the centre of Groningen, ison day two.

Peter Smidt, founder and director ofthe Noorderslag event, remembers thefirst festival very well. "Performancesby Claw Boys Claw, Plastic Dolls and[percussionists] Van Kampen madequite an impression on thecrowd," Smidt recalls. As ithappens, the latter band areon the 1999 Eurosonic bill.

The Noorderslag festivalproved an instant hit, andhas provided unforgettablelive performances throughthe years by such acts asgenuine rock/dance cross-over Urban Dance Squad,pioneering dance outfitQuazar, big beats computerwhizz -kid Eboman and alter-native pop trio Caesar.Caesar headline the 1999Noorderslag bill.

The seminar has provedequally successful. "With rep-resentatives attending fromevery branch of the musicindustry, including labelexecutives, musicians, club program-mers, concert promoters and themedia, we have pretty much coveredall the hot topics over the years," Smidtsays. For radio professionals inEurope, the 1999 programme includesan international panel on "personalityradio," moderated by Music & Mediadeputy editor Jonathan Heasman.Yourope, the union of European festi-val organisers, is scheduled to discussthe lack of European music atEuropean festivals.

Business and pleasureLooking back at previous seminars, top-ics such as international exploitation ofDutch product, ongoing restructuringplans for public Radio 3FM, Europeanterritory focus meetings and trend -watching have been constant sources ofdiscussion. Keynote speakers in thepast have included captains of industrysuch as PolyGram VP Europe TheoRoos. This time, the keynote speech ispresented by industry veteran TonyBerk, MD of Dino Music.

Columbia Holland general manag-er Wally van Middendorp, a regularattendee at Noorderslag, explains theattraction: "Instead of going to boring

new year receptions, I always prefer togo to the north to check out the yearlyseminar. It's a perfect opportunity todiscuss hot topics and meet my indus-try peers in an informal setting." VanMiddendorp adds that "Eurosonic onFriday night is the perfect appetiserfor the Noorderslag festival onSaturday. You can discover many newlocal bands, along with interestinginternational talent, in clubs whichare all Within walking distance."

European talent up frontStaged jointly by Conamus (the foun-dation to promote Dutch music athome and abroad), concert promoterBuro GoGo and public broadcasterVPRO, the fifth edition of Eurosonichas more international scope thanever. "The purpose of Eurosonic is topresent European talent," statesSmidt. "Many Europeans haven't got aclue about what's happening in othermarkets. When we first set upNoorderslag back in the '80s, we want-

ed to create

cally. Foreignrecord compa-nies send intheir candi-dates, who arethoroughlydouble-checkedby Buro GoGoand VPRO.Most of thebands on thebill really need some proper introduc-tion to the Dutch crowd and themedia, who might never have heardfrom noisy German Lo-Fi expertsScumbucket, Swiss "acid cyber metalcore" freaks MXD, Norwegian horrorrockers Gluecifer or Irish pop trioPelvis. Without doubt, the most antic-ipated performances in 1999 will beby alternative Belgian bandsSoulwax (PIAS) and My Velma(Mercury). With their latest album,Much Against Everyone's Advice,Soulwax have become the darlings ofthe Dutch media.

From the musicians' side, Rexmainstay Richard Janssen (ex -FatalFlowers and Shine) is always presentat the Noorderslag, either as a musi-cian or as a panellist. "Since it's the

awarenessfor home-grown talent.Eurosonicpretty muchgoes alongthe samelines interna-tionally."

The Euro-sonic bill isput togetherdemocrati-

only time in the year when local musicgets so much attention, I wish it wasNoorderslag and Eurosonic every day,"he says. "For bands, it's great to seethat the Noorderslag hype actuallyworks. The crowd seems to be reallyexcited about Dutch bands. AfterNoorderslag you get more gigs.Besides," Janssen concludes, "in myroyalties statements for my band, Rex,I could see that sales had doubledafter our gig in 1996." Hence the rea-son for Noorderslag signalling the offi-cial opening of a Dutch week onnational public network 3FM. Festivaldirector Smidt, who also acts as a cre-ative driving force behind Eurosonic,praises the input of the audience atthe sold -out shows. "We like to have areal crowd. For the artists, it's awful toplay for industry people only," he says.

The radio dimensionTraditionally, VPRO has beenNoorderslag/Eurosonic's radio partner.All radio affairs are supervised byNOS, the umbrella organisation ofDutch broadcasting, with VPRO oper-ating as the production company. Forthe 1999 edition the EuropeanBroadcasting Union (EBU) has comeon board, giving support comparable toits involvement with its own"Eurorock" initiative in the past.

EBU will provide live recordings ofthe showcases to its members, whocan air it directly (so-called "live -live") or at a later date after somepost -production. These different waysof broadcasting "live" music are the

subject of another inter-national Music & Mediapanel at the seminar, fea-turing Danmarks Radiomusic coordinator JanSneum and GerardWalhof, editor in chief ofVPRO's slot on 3FM.

"I wish every stationthat wants to broadcastmusic from Eurosonicwould go for the 'live -live'option," enthuses Walhof."For me, that's the mostexciting way of makingradio. What's the point ofplaying well -mixed liverecordings of a completeshow afterwards? Okay,

it's never out of tune, but it's very ster-ile. Just as with a live sports show,you can switch from one stage toanother if a certain concert turns outto be a bit disappointing. We want tobe there where the action is."

European stations which have com-mitted themselves to air live musicfrom Eurosonic have all recommendedone band from their own territory. Liverecordings of the Noorderslag festival,featuring Dutch country star IlseDeLange (Warner Brothers), offbeatsongstress Bloem de Ligny (Columbia),sample maniac Solex (Kon-kurrent/Matador), guitar -driven popband Nilsson (CNR Music) and head-liners Caesar (Excelsior Recordings)will be made available by satellite toall EBU members as well.

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IDci ncg oves...GOES TO RENNES FOR THE TRANSMUSICALES

by Gary Smith

Now in its twentieth year and firmly established as one ofEurope's most important showcases for a wide range ofdance music, the annual Transmusicales festival takesplace in the French city of Rennes, capital of Brittany, in thefirst week of December (3-6).

This year was marked by a particularly high percentageof quality hip hop acts. Highlights of the first night includ-ed dub/reggae act Dr. Israel. Their sound is a long way fromtraditonal King Tubby -style: it is, in fact, not far from BigAudio Dynamite at times, while there were also moments ofalmost trance -like intensity.

The night's big crowd -puller was U.S. rap act CypressHill, who are popular enough to sell out a 6,000 capacityauditorium despite their under -performing recent album.Combining devilishly funky grooves with a high level ofstagecraft, the group had little problem in bringing thehouse down. Much credit also to DJ Morpheus who preced-ed their set with a fine display of quality hip hop.

Friday's entertainment kicked off in fine fashion withDoctor L. Augmented by a bass player, percussionist andextra keyboards, the Doctor played a set that wasinspired, jazzy, risque, melodic and, from time to time,very loose indeed.

Subsonic Legacy, the band formed by ex -RenegadeSoundwave musician/producer Danny Briottet, startingwith their first single, a cover of Public Enemy's Revolution,turned in a set which combined funk, rock, dub and jungle,sometimes all in the same song. Currently being chased byvirually every major and independent label, SubsonicLegacy are most definitely a band to watch next year.

An honourable mention must also go to French bandLittle Rabbits, whose mutation from a garage grunge actinto their current sound-rough-edged, passionaterock/funk-through the inclusion of a DJ, is an excellentexample of late '90s boundary -blurring.

Saturday night, DJ Stix scratched and mixed extremelywell, keeping the beats down low and pulling some aston-ishing musical collages out of his bag. Early Parliamentmixed with tough, hip hop grooves, interrupted by a JamesBrown riff or a tinkling guitar/sax breakdown, made for topclass headnod. This was followed by a world class demon-stration of scratching, courtesy of the Scratch Perverts.Technically superb and mercifully tasteful, this duo alter-nately worked together and battled it out as to who is thefastest scratcher of them all. It was a draw.

Rae & Christian's particular brand of music is born outof the hip hop tradition, but at that point they part compa-ny with the underground by including R&B vocals on sev-eral tracks. Too slow to be garage, too sexy/funky to be rap,their sound should be classy enough to sneak into the chartsby the back door.

FreestylersA similar story for U.K. act Basement

Jaxx, whose set was a mixture of theclass which distinguishes their produc-tion and remix work, with occasional for-ays into pure pop underpinned by slinkyhouse grooves and extra percussion.

The London -based Freestylers pro-vided much -needed visual stimulus fol-lowing a series of DJ sets. With a livesound every bit as big as their records,the group were exactly what was neededat 01.30: unrelentingly dynamicrock/rap/electro featuring every trick in

the book. Which in its turn gave Fatboy Slim an audiencetruly primed for his bigbeat style. It probably comes as nosurprise that he was very, very good indeed.

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 deLluria 45 -3° -2, 08009 Barcelona, Spain.

Zita Swoon's new dressby Marc Maes

Zita Swoon, a five piece musical collectivemoulded from various Belgian bands, are setto conquer the international rock stage in 1999with their third album, I Paint Pictures On AWedding Dress (Warner Music).

Consisting of former members of dEUS,Kiss My Jazz andFlowers for Breakfast,Zita Swoon are one ofWarner Music Bene-lux's (WMB) first sign-ings, and WMB A&Rdirector Ric Urmel isconvinced that theband's "Swoon -rock,"as he describes it, hasbroad internationalpotential. The bandplayed a showcase atWarner Music's NewYork offices inNovember, followed bya gig at the Mercury Lounge, and reactionfrom both executives and regular punters wasoverwhelmingly positive.

"This album is undoubtedly our mostimportant release of the year," commentsWMB general manager Erik Vink. "ZitaSwoon gives evidence that our company ismore than a transit point for internationalproduct. This album is trendsetting for whatwe plan to do in 1999."

Stef Kamil Carlens, founder and key figureof Zita Swoon, describes the band's third full-length album as "an album that depicts ourmost accessible side." He adds: "We have delib-erately left out our more experimental arrange-ments so as to increase its crossover potential."

Originally named A Beatband, the act

released a debut mini -album independently in1993. As Moondog jr. the band signed to Islandin 1995 and released the critically acclaimedalbum Every Day I Wear A Greasy BlackFeather On My Hat. Dropped by Island a yearlater, Zita Swoon signed with Belgian indiePlay It Again Sam in 1997 to release theirsophomore album Sunrise. I Paint Pictures...

sees them back in themajor league.

"With this releasewe're going for amajor breakthrough,"says Warner Music'sUrmel. "The crispsound of the albumwill surprise every-body." Carlens addsthat the band mem-bers' diverse musicalbackgrounds helpedto make I PaintPictures... "a veryvaried album, facili-

tating access to both alternative and main-stream radio."

The album contains 12 songs, all penned byCarlens and produced by Malcolm Burns. Onemonth after its release, I Paint Pictures... soldclose to 15,000 units in Belgium alone. In theNetherlands, where the band played theCrossing Border festival in October and havelined up four gigs in December, it recentlypassed the 3,000 units sales mark.

Together with a scheduled Februaryrelease for the album in Germany, Franceand the U.K., WMB plans a second phase ofpromotion in Belgium and Holland, includingintensified radio promotion to a wider rangeof formats than were targeted for the initialalbum launch.

Emilia twinkles as radio starby Sally Stratton

The world is getting bigger for Emilia. TheSwedish pop sensation's debut single BigBig World tops this week's M&M BorderBreakers chart, as well as being last week'smost added single on radio in the US, and inthe UK, where it was released on November30 following success across Scandinavia.

Twenty -year -old Emilia remembers thefirst time she heard Big Big World(Universal) on the radio. "I was buyingpizza," says Emilia. "I looked at the pizzaman and I said 'It's me!'." Two months later,the song is one of the hottest radio tracks inthe international pop community.

"I think it was a combination of radio andthe video that broke this record," explainsUniversal Music Sweden marketing managerNina' Hansdotter. In Sweden, the single hasnow been certified triple platinum with morethan 240,000 units sold. Hansdotter adds:"Right away, in the first week, we got addsfrom national radio, Radio NRJ, Radio Rixand Power in Stockholm and Gothenburg.Everyone jumped on it from day one."

The track has since gone platinum inNorway (50,000 units sold) and Denmark(50,000 units sold), and is a major airplaysuccess in Finland, Holland, Belgium,Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy,France and Ireland as well as Japan,Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.

The daughter of an Ethiopian musician,

Emilia went to musicschool in Stockholmfrom the age of ninewhere she was classi-cally trained. Shesang in covers bandsuntil two years ago,when she teamed upwith writer and pro-ducer Lars Anderson,son of producer StigAnderson, the "fifthmember of Abba."

"We make a good couple when it comes tomusic", comments Emilia on her working re-lationship with Lars. Emilia's debut album,also titled Big Big World, has already gonegold in Sweden and Norway with 25,000and 40,000 albums sold respectively. "I'mvery proud because I write and record myown music," says Emilia. "If you like thesong Big Big World you will also like therest of the album, though the rest of it ismaybe a bit more up -tempo and positive."

The album, which has so far beenreleased only in Scandinavia and the U.S.,will get a mid -February release in most ofEurope. Meanwhile the follow-up single,Good Sign, has already been released acrossScandinavia on December 7.

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TW LW SINGLES

1 24 Bewitched - To You I Belong (Epic)2 1 Cher - Believe (WEA)3 NE Spice Girls - Goodbye (Virgin)4 NE Billie -.She Wants You (Virgin)5 28 Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston When You Believe (Columbia)

6 5 Steps Heartbeat/Tragedy (Jive)7 NE Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls (Columbia)8 6 Bryan Adams feat Melanie C. - When You're Gone (Mercury)

9 3 Vengaboys - Up And Down (Positiva)10 2 Jay -2 - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (Northwestside)

TW LW ALsums

1 2 George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen, The Best Of (Epic)2 1 Various - Now 41 (EMI/Virgin/PolyGram)3 6 The Corns - Talk On Corners (East West)4 7 Robbie Williams - lye Been Expecting You(Chrysalis)

5 NE Various - Hits 99 (Sony TV/Warner.esp/EMI)6 3 M -People - The Best Of M -People (M Peoplell3MG)

7 4 U2 - The Best Of 1980 -1990B Sides (Island)8 9 Bee Gees - Live: One Night Only (Polydor)9 10 Charlotte Church - Voice Of An Angel (Sony Classical)

10 5 Boyzone - Where We Belong (Polydor)

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Cher - Believe2 6 Loona - Hijo De La Luna3 3 Sasha - If You Believe4 2 Oli P. - Flugzeuge Im Bauch5 4 Boyzone - No Matter What6 7 Liquido - Narcotic (Virgin)7 5 Madonna - The Power Of Goodbye (WEA)8 8 Music Instructor feat. AB - Get Freaky (East West)9 9 Vengaboys - We Like To Party (Motor)10 12 Guano Apes - Lords Of The Boards (Ariola)TW LW ALaums

1 8 Westernhagen - Radio Maria (WEA)2 1 U2 - The Best Of 1980 -1990B Sides (Mercury)3 22 Phil Collins - Hits (WEA)

4 2 Madonna - Ray Of Light (WEA)5 10 Wolfgang Petry - Freude (Ariola)6 4 Die Roten Rosen - Wir Warten Aufs Christkind (East West)

7 3 Celine Dion - These Are Special Times (Columbia)8 19 Andre Rieu Romantique/Romantic Momenta (Polydor)9 7 Cher - Believe (WEA)

10 9 Metallica - Garage Inc. (Mercury)

(WEA)(Motor)(WEA)

(Ariola)(Polydor)

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Daniel Lavoie - Belle (Pomme)2 2 Laam - Chanter Pour Ceux Qui Sont Loin De Chez Eta (EMI)

3 3 Cher - Believe (WEA)

4 5 Celine Dion - S'Il Suffisait D'Aimer (Columbia)5 4 Tina Arens & MarcAnthony I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You (Columbia)

6 6 Khaled & Rachid & Faudel - AbdehIcader (Barclay)7 12 Bruno Pelletier - Le Temps Des Cathedrales (Pommel8 14 Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston - When You Believe (Columbia)

9 7 Faudel - Dis Moi (Mercury)10 10 Lara Fabian - Si Tu M'Aimes (Polydor)

TW LW ALBums

1 2 Original Cast - Notre Dame De Paris (Pomme)2 4 Original Cast - Notre Dame De Paris (Integral) (Pommel

3 1 Artistes Ensemble Contre Le Side - Emsemble (V2)

4 9 Manau - Panique Celtique (Polydor)5 6 Khaled & Rachid & Faudel - 1,2,3 Soleils (Barclay)6 3 Johnny Hallyday - Stade De France 1998 (Mercury)

7 8 Celine Dion - Suffisait D'Aimer (Columbia)8 7 Florent Pagny - Live (Mercury)9 10 Les Enfoires - Enfoires En Coeur (WEA)10. 11 Lara Fabian - Pure (Polydor)

ITALYTW LW SINGLES

1 1 Cher - Believe (WEA)2 2 Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (WEA)3 4 Warmdue Project - King Of My Castle (Level One)4 6 Jennifer Paige - Crush (Edell5 3 DJ Dado & Simone Jay - Ready Or Not (Time)6 5 George Michael - Outside (Epic)7 9 Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (Columbia)

8 7 The Tamperer Feat. Maya - If You Buy This Record (Time)

9 15 Soundlovers - Surrender (Do It Yourself)10 12 Karen Ramirez - If We Toy (Universal)

TW LW Ithnums

1 1 Zucchero - Blue Sugar (Polydor)2 6 Mina & Adrian Celentano - Mina & Adrian() Celentano IRTI)

3 2 U2 - The Best Of 1980 - 1990/B Sides (Mercury)4 3 George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen, The Best Of ... (Epic)

5 4 Phil Collins - Hits (WEA)6 5 Manic Morissette - Supposed Fanner Infatuation Junkie (WEA)

7 7 Renato Zero - Amore Dopo Amore (Epic)8 10 Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love (BMG Ricordi)

9 9 Mariah Carey - #1's (Columbia)10 13 Celine Dion - These Are Special Times (Columbia)

SPAIN HOLLAND BELGIUM SWEDEN

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Cher - Believe (WEA)2 2 Des'ree - What's Your Sign (Epic)3 9 Five - Everybody Get Up (RCA)4 3 George Michael - Outside (Epic)5 5 Gloria Estefan - Cuba Libre (Epic)6 NE Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston- When You Believe (Columbia)

7 4 Madonna - The Power Of Goodbye (WEA)

8 6 Manolo Garcia - Zapatero (Ariola)9 NE Faithless - God Is A DJ (Ariola)10 NE Whirlpool Productions - From Disco To Disco (Vale Music)

TW LW ALBUMS

1 2 U2 - The Best Of 1980 -1990B Sides (Mercury)2 1 Rosana - Luna Nueva (Universal)3 8 Fransisco Cespedes - Vida Loca (WEA)4 3 Julio Iglesias - My Life/Greatest Hits (Columbia)5 9 Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells III (WEA)6 10 Phil Collins - Hits (WEA)7 21 Alejandro Sanz - Mae (WEA)8 7 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing - The Very Best Of (Mercury)

9 5 George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen, The Best Of ... (Epic)

10 6 Mariah Carey - #1's (Columbia)

TW LW SINGLES

1 2 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal)2 1 Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom (Zomba)3 4 Cher - Believe (Warner)4 3 Boyzone - No Matter What (Polydor)5 5 Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody? (Warner)6 6 Dru Hill - How Deep Is Your Love (Mercury)7 17 Maria! Carey & Whitley Houston - When You Believe (Columbia)

8 7 Madonna - The Power Of Goodbye (Warner)9 19 Jay -Z - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (BMG)10 14 Celine Dion & R. Kelly - I'm Your Angel (Epic)

TW LW ALaums

1 1 U2 - The Best Of 1980 -1990B Sides (Mercury)2 2 George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen, The Best Of... (Epic)

3 3 Volumia! - Volumia! (BMG)4 4 Boyzone - Where We Belong (Polydor)5 6 Vengaboys - Up & Down - Greatest Hits (Zomba)6 5 Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (Warner)

7 16 Celine Dion - These Are Special Times (Columbia)8 9 De Dijk - Het Bests Van De Dijk (Mercury)9 12 Marco Borsato - De Bestemming (Polydor)10 14 Madonna - Ray Of Light (Warner)

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Cher - Believe (Warner)2 2 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal)3 3 Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom (Zomba)

4 4 Tarkan - Simarik (Podis)5 6 X-Treme - Love Song (EMI)6 5 Boyzone - No Matter What (PolyGram)7 10 Laam - Chanter Pour Ceux Qui Sont Loin De Chez Em (EMI)

8 8 De Pop-Koning - Albert Rap (Mora)9 7 Manau - La Tribu De Dana (PolyGriun)10 21 Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston - When You Believe (Sony)

TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 U2 - The Best Of 1980 1990/B Sides (PolyGram)2 2 Helmut Lotti - Goes Classi(Final I & Classical Clvistma (PolyGram)


4 5 Joe Cocker - Greatest Hits (EMI)5 7 Steps - Step One (Zomba)6 6 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing -The Very Best Of (PolyGraml

7 4 Kabouter Plop - Kabouter Plop (PolyGram)8 8 Original Cast - Notre Dame De Paris (Universal)

9 10 Alanis Morissette Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (Warner)

10 9 Vengaboys Up & Down - Greatest Hits (Zomba)

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Cher - Believe (Warner)2 2 E -Type - Here I Go Again (Stockholm)3 4 Madonna - The Power Of Goodbye (Warner)4 3 Dr. Bombay S.O.S. (The Tiger Took My Family) (Warner)

5 5 Five - Everybody Get Up (BMG)6 6 Honeyz - Finally Found (PolyGram)7 9 Graaf - Give It Up (BMG)8 8 Will. Smith - Miami (Sony)9 NE Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston - When You Believe (Sony)

10 7 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal)TW LW ALBums

1 2 &Type - Last Man Standing (Stockholm)2 3 Dr. Bombay - Rice & Curry (Warner)3 15 Celine Dion - These Are Special Times (Sony)4 6 Original Cast - Fran Waterloo Till Duvemala (Sony)5 4 Vonda Shepard - Songs From Ally McBeal (Sony)6 10 Sarah Brightman - Eden (Warner)7 1 Metallica - Garage Inc. (PolyGram)8 9 Phil Collins - Hits (Warner)9 5 George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen, The Best Of ... (Epic)

10 8 Mariah Carey - #1's (Sony)

DENMARK NORWAY FINLAND IRELAND

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Cher - Believe (Warner)2 2 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal)3 3 Toy -Box - Tarzan & Jane (Ede))4 5 E -Type - Here I Go Again (PolyGram)5 6 Infernal - Kalinka (Flex/EMI-Medley)6 4 Boyzone - No Matter What (PolyGram)7 7 666 - Paradoxx (Remixed)8 8 Antiloop - Believe (PolyGram)9 10 Touch & Go - Would You... (MNW)10 9 The Tamperer Feat. Maya - If You Buy This Record (Virgin)

TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 George Michael - Lathes & Gentlemen, The Best Of... (Sony)

2 2 Boyzone - Where We Belong (PolyGram)3 7 Stig Rossen - Julelys (PolyGram)4 3 Cartoons - Toonage (Flex/EMI-Medley)5 8 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal)6 9 Celine Dion - These Are Special Times(Sony)7 6 Kim Larsen - Luft Under Vingerne (EMI -Medley)8 4 U2 - The Best Of 1980 - 1990/B Sides (PolyGram)9 5 Maggie Reilly - The Best Of Maggie Reilly (CMC)10 12 Joe Cocker - Greatest Hits (CMC)

TW LW SINGLY -5

1 1 Cher - Believe (Warner)2 2 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal)3 5 Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston When You Believe (Sony)

4 4 Alex Rosen - Bobby Brown (PolyGram)5 6 E -Type - Here I Go Again (PolyGram)6 3 Lene Marlin - Unforgivable Sinner (Virgin)7 9 Dr. Bombay - S.O.S. (The Tiger Took My Family) (Warner)

8 10 Toy -Box - Tarzan & Jane (Sony)9 8 La Cream - You (Arcade)

10 7 Alanis Morissette - Thank U (Warner)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Celine Dion - These Are Special Times(Sony)2 2 Arve Tellefsen - Stille Natt (Sony)3 3 Oslo Gospel Choir - Julenatt (BMG)4 4 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal)5 6 George Michael - Lathes & Gentlemen, The Best Of ... (Epic)

6 12 Sarah Brightman - Eden (Warner)7 7 U2 - The Best Of 1980 - 1990 (PolyGram)8 5 Mania Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (Warner)

9 8 Joe Cocker - Greatest Hits (EMI)10 10 Mariah Carey - #1's (Sony)

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Marita Taavitsainen MistaJoulupukki Tunnetaan (PolyGram)

2 NE Spice Girls - Goodbye (Virgin)3 3 Tehosekoitin - Pakko Paiista Pois (Levy)4 2 E -Type - Here I Go Again (PolyGram)5 NE Nightwish - Sacrament Of Wilderness (Spinefarm)6 4 Apulanta - Toit Meista Kauniin (Levy)7 9 T.H. Aho & Mika Sundqvist - Hakkisen Mika (AXR)

8 6 Tehosekoitin - Pillita Elli Pillita (Levy)9 NE Nylon Beat - Viimeinen (MTV-Musiikki)10 8 Cher Believe (Warner)TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 E -Type - Last Man Standing (PolyGram)2 2 Metallica - Garage Inc. (PolyGram)3 4 Smurffit - Smurffit Avaruudesaa Vol. 5 (EMI)4 7 Dr. Bombay - Rice & Curry (Warner)5 14 Celine Dion - These Are Special Times (Sony)6 10 Vonda Shepard - Songs From Ally McBeal (Sony)

7 6 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing - The Very Best Of (PolyGram)

8 8 Jari Sillanpiiii - Varaatetut Helmet (Universal)9 30 VesaMatti Lofid - Sydameeni Joulun Teen (Warner)10 5 Apulanta - Aivan Kuin Kaikki Muutkin (Levy)

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Cher - Believe (WEA)2 2 Boyzone - I Love The Way You Love Me (Polydor)3 4 Five - Until The Time Is Through (RCA)4 3 Vengaboys - Up And Down (Positiva)5 5 Steps - Heartbeat/Tragedy (Jive)6 NE B*witched - To You I Belong (Epic)7 13 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal)8 8 Celine Dion & R. Kelly I'm Your Angel (Epic)9 10 JapZ Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (Northwestside)

10 6 The Tamperer Feat. Maya - If You Buy This Record (Jive)

TW LW Autums1 1 U2 - The Best Of 1980 - 1990/B Sides (Island)2 2 George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen, The Best Of ... (Epic)

3 3 Various Now That's What I Call Music! 41 (EMINirgin/PolyGram)

4 4 Robbie Williams - I've Been Expecting You (Chrysalis)

5 63 Charlotte Church - Voice Of An Angel (Sony Classical)

6 9 Bee Gees - Live: One Night Only (Polydor)7 7 M People - The Best Of M People (M People/BMG)

8 8 B*witched - Bewitched (Epic)9 6 Garth Brooks - Double Live (Capitol)10 5 Various - Across The Bridge Of Hope (White Records)

SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA PORTUGAL CZECH REPUBLIC

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Cher - Believe (Warner)2 2 Oli P. - Flugzeuge Im Bauch (BMG)

3 6 Loons - Hijo De La Luna (PolyGram)4 3 Boyzone - No Matter What (PolyGram)5 4 Sasha - If You Believe (Warner)6 7 /Aerial Carey & Whitney Houston - When You Believe (Sony)

7 5 Vengaboys - We Like To Party (PolyGram)8 8 Celine Dion & IL Kelly - I'm Your Angel (Sony)9 9 Madonna - The Power Of Goodbye (Warner)10 11 Gotthard - Let It Rain (BMG)

TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 Celine Dion - These Are Special Times (Sony)2 2 Gold - Ut U Dervo (Phonag)3 4 Peter Reber - Winterzyt - Weihnachtszyt (Phonag)4 3 U2 - The Best Of 1980 -1990B Sides (PolyGram)5 8 Cher - Believe (Warner)6 5 Mariah Carey - #1's (Sony)7 6 Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love (BMG)8 7 George Michael - Lathes & Gentlemen. The Best Of ... (Sony)

9 9 Manic Morissette Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (Warner)

10 11 Zucchero - Blue Sugar (PolyGram)

TW LW SINGLES

1 1 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal)2 2 Oh P. - Flugzeuge Im Bauch (BMG)3 3 Cher - Believe (Warner)4 5 Madonna - The Power Of Goodbye (Warner)5 4 Boyzone - No Matter What (PolyGram)6 9 Sasha - If You Believe (Warner)7 6 Vengaboys - We Like To Party (PolyGram)8 7 Down Low - Once Upon A Time (Zyx)9 10 DJ Visage - Geil (EMI)

10 8 Celine Dion feat. The Bee Gees - Immortality (Sony)

TW LW ALBUMS

1 1 U2 - The Best Of 1980 - 1990/B Sides (PolyGram)2 2 Die Roten Rosen - Wir Warten Aufs Christkind (Warner)

3 3 Celine Dion - These Are Special Times (Sony)4 7 Cher - Believe (Warner)5 21 Phil Collins - Hits (Warner)6 10 Al Bano & Carissi -11 Nuovo Concerto (Warner)7 18 Madonna - Ray Of Light (Warner)8 5 Manic Morissette Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (Warner)


10 11 Helmut Lotti - Goes Classic II (EMI)

TW LW ALaums

1 1 U2 - The Best Of 1980 -1990B Sides (PolyGram)2 3 Daniela Mercury - Eletrica (Sony)3 2 Silence 4 - Silence Becomes It (PolyGram)4 5 Rui Veloso - Avenidas (EMI)5 4 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing - The Very Best Of (PolyGram)

6 6 Phil Collins - Hits (Warner)7 7 Bee Gees - Live: One Night Only (PolyGram)8 8 Netinho - Ao Vivo (PolyGram)9 9 Joe Cocker - Greatest Hits (EMI)10 11 Mariah Carey - #1's (Sony)11 10 George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen, The Best Of ... (Epic)

12 17 Queen - Greatest Hits I & II (EMI)

13 14 Lighthouse Family - Postcards From Heaven (PolyGram)

14 12 Julio Iglesias - My Life/Greatest Hits (Sony)15 18 Maria Joao Pires - Piano Concerto No.1 Chopin (PolyGram)

16 16 The Offspring - Americana (Sony)17 15 Pearl Jam - Live On Two Legs (Sony)18 NE Miguel Angelo - Timidez (BMG)19 22 Boyzone - Where We Belong (PolyGram)20 13 Metallica - Garage Inc. (PolyGram)

TW LW ALBUMS

1 NE Roman Cejnar - Vanocni Koledy (Popron)2 1 Lunetic - Cik Cak (PolyGram)3 2 Lucie - Vetsi Nez Male Mnozsti Lasky (B&M)4 10 Daniel Lando A Sedm Statecnych - Smrtihlav (EMI)5 3 Smoulove - Ufouni A Maretiani (EMI)6 5 U2 - The Best Of 1980 -1990B Sides (PolyGram)7 7 Iveta Bartosova - Vejmenu Lasky (EMI)8 NE Roman Cejnar - Vanocni Koledy 2 (Popron)9 4 Maxim Turbulent - Nove Zpivanky (EMI)10 8 Karel Gott & Eva Urbanova - Svatek Svatku (Goja)11 12 Roman Cejnar - Vanocni Koledy 3 (Popron)12 6 Frantisek Nedved - Nevahej A Vejdi (BMG)13 9 Tezkej Pokondr - Vic Nez Gottzilla (BMG)14 21 R.E.M. - Up (Warner)15 22 Phil Collins - Hits (Warner)16 15 George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen, The Best Of ... (Epic)

17 11 Hudba Z Muzikidu - Mrazik (Popron)18 18 Jarek Nohavica & Kapela - Koncert (EMI)19 19 Mania Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (Warner)

20 16 Ales Brichta - Hledac Pokladu (Popron)

Based on the national sales charts from 16 European markets. Information supplied by ChartTrack (UK); Full chartservice by Media Control GmbH 0049-7221-366201 (Germany); SNEP (France); singles; Monica E Diachil

Mario De Luigi, albums: Fimi-Nielsen (Italy); Stichting Mega Top 100 (Holland); Stichting Promovi (Belgium); IPSOS/Mahana-IFPI (Hungary); GLF/IFPI (Sweden); IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research (Denmark); VG (Norway); ALEF MB/AFYVE (Spain );

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


SALES

AILDLimspotlightby Christian Lorenz

DAVID SYLVIANDEAD BEES ON A CAKEVirginInternational release date: March 15Sylvian's first solo album in more than ten yearswill come as a surprise to 'some. The former Japan

frontman breakswith his trademarkambient sound anddelivers a clever poprecord with sharp,gritty songs. Theproduction on DeadBees gives more thana passing nod to thesounds coming out ofthe U.K.'s jazz -ori-ented drum'n'bassstudios, and high-lights a less fragile,

more gutsy Sylvian than his previous work mighthave led you to expect. Apparently firmly in withthe in -crowd of today, Sylvian enlisted the help ofTalvin Singh and other contemporary artists tocome up with fresh ideas. This cross-fertilisationworks best on rougher tracks such as MidnightSun. The first single, I Surrender, due out on March1, could cast Sylvian as a ballad artist, but DeadBees shows more of a spread than that. It is the rare

kind of album which will appeal to mature 25+ poplisteners as well as to 18 year-old-electronica buffs.

D'SOUNDBEAUTY IS A BLESSINGPolydorInternational release date: March 1Sweden was the first European territory to explodeonto the R&B scene. Now, neighbouring Norwayseems set to follow with D'Sound. The trio fromOslo, built around German-born singer Simone,have a distinctive jazzy touch which sets themapart from their more pop -oriented Swedish peerssuch as Robyn, Lutricia McNeal and Stephen Sim-monds. At times, D'Sound can sound reminiscent ofthe acid jazz of the Brand New Heavies et al., buttheir music is tighter and less retrospective. Beauty,their sophomore album following 1997's debut SpiceOf Life, sees D'Sound more focused, pared down andready for the pop charts. There is a bit of neigh-bourly help going on here, with Swedish producerJoakim Styren sharing credits with Norwegian co -producers Jan Bang and Espen Berg. In Norway,where the album was released earlier this month, itreached the top of the album charts and went goldlast week with more than 50,000 units sold. Therest of Europe will have to wait until March, whileJapan is the first international territory to jump onthe D'Sound train on January 6. The first single offthe album is a cover of jazz funk act Shakatak's1984 U.K top ten hit Down On The Street, and isdue out on January 11.

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

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

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Dion/Estefan/Franklin/Twain/Carey 35Dire StraitsDomingo, Ross, CarrerasDuran DuranE -Type

EmiliaLes EnfoiresLara FabianLara FabianFiveGolaDoc GynecoJohnny HallydayLauryn HillWhitney HoustonJulio IglesiasR. KellyThe Kelly FamilyKhaled & Rachid & FaudelLenny KravitzLadysmith Black MambazoHelmut LottiHelmut LottiLouise Attaque

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M People 17

Madonna 7

Manau 34

Manic Street Preachers 92

Meat Loaf 65

Metallica 10

George Michael 2

Mina & Adriano Celentano 30

Amedeo Minghi 93

Alanis Morissette 5

Xavier Naidoo 49Oasis 98

The Offspring 52

Mike Oldfield 89

Original Cast - Fran Waterloo Till Duvemila 63

Original Cast - Notre Dame De Paris 19Original Cast - Notre Dame De Paris 25Oslo Gospel Choir 77

Oli P. 40

Florent Pagny 48

Pavarotti & Friends 64

Wolfgang Petry 33

Wolfgang Petry 82

R.E.M. 18

Eros Ramazzotti 43

Peter Reber 58

Andre Rieu 23

LeAnn Rimes 95

Rosana 53

Stig Rossen 87

Die Roten Rosen 20

Sasha 59

Savage Garden 73

Schlumpfe 45

Schltimpfe 94

Seal 83

Vonda Shepard 32

Soundtrack - Chef Kid: The South Park Album 41

Bruce Springsteen 84

Steps 31

Arve Tellefsen 68

U2 1

U2 38

Vengaboys 51

Volumia! 86

Paul Weller 91

Westernhagen 15

Robbie Williams 13

Renato Zero 62

Zucchero 22


AIRPLAY


Most added media.Mitisic

week 52/98Emilia Big Big World

(Rodeo/Universal) 18

Spice Girls Goodbye(Virgin) 18

Mariah & Whitney When You Believe

(Columbia) 14

Robbie Williams No Regrets

(Chrysalis) 14

Janet Jackson Every lime

(Virgin) 12

Bryan Adams & Mel C.When You're Gone

(A&M) 11

Five Until The Time Is Through

(RCA) 11

Fatboy Slim Praise You

(Skint/Epic) 9

REM. Lotus

(Warner Bros.) 8

Most Added are those songsreceived the highest number ofadditions during the week, In the case of atie, songs are listed alphabetically by artist.

whichplaylist

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 fime or not. Some lists include featured new albums, as indi-cated by the abbreviation "AL," Within each country, stations are grouped by ranking and listedalphabetically. Rankings include: platinum (P), Gold (G), Silver (S) and Bronze (B). All playlists mustbe received by Monday at 13.00 h. CET.

Frank Wilkat - Head Of Mimic Stereophonics- The Bartender Peter "Marc" Stingl Prog DirGERMANY Playlet Additions: Wolfsheim- It's Hurting Playliet Additions:

ANTENNE BAYERN/Munich PSE& Jumper RADIO 7/1Ilm G Bryan Adams- When You're Gone

CHRHandmade- When I Grow Up CHR Emilia- Big Big World

Stephan Offierowski - Programme DirectorWalter Nob - Head Of Music Janet Jackson- Every Time

Playlet Additions: HIT RADIO N I/Nuremberg G Playlist Additions: Robbie Williams- No Regrets

C.Dion/R-Kelly- Pm Yom Angel Dance Ti Sync- Merry Christmas Simply Red- To Be Free

Stefan Methner - Prog Dir A.- Enjoy Yourself Whitney & latish When You &hew

RR 3/Frankfurt P Eranie Funderbruth - Music Editor Cardigans- My Favourite Game

CHRPower Rotation: Divine- Lately RADIO REGENBOGEN/Mannheine G

Ransalorg Bombed Programme DirectorJessica Foleker- How Will I Know Oro Hill. How Deep Mil/Gold

Playlet Additions: Playlet Additions: E-17. Each Time Martin Schwebel - Music Dir

Al Saints. War Of NervesKeith Sweat- Come With Me Gil- Talk To You Playliet Additions:

Brandy feat. Mare Top Of The WorldPrinc.se- Snowflak. Jessica Folcker- How Will I Know Bruce Springsteen- Sad Eyes

Deborah Coo- Nobody's SupposedRobbie Williams- No Regrets Kelly Price- Friend Of Mine Faith Hill- This Kiss

Leona- Hijo De La LunaLeann Rimes- How Do I Live Nik Kershaw- Somebody

Manic Street Pr.- The EverlastingHUNDERT &Berlin G Lenny Kravitz- Fly Away

Tarkan- Simarik AC Lionel Richie- Lady RADIO RPR &Ludwigshafen G

Whitney & Mariah. When You BelieveRather Gruhn Music Dir Paris Red- The Power.. National Music

Playlist Additions: Prince- 1999 Guido Muller - Music Dir

Dion & Bocelli- The Prayer R & B- Two Of A Kind Playliet Additions:NOR 2ffiamburg P

Emilia- Big Big World Rap Allstars- Last Christmas Bliimchen- Es let VorbeiAC/CHR

Jorg Hellmann- Programme DirectorJane Comerford- I Feel Hermehmerd Seven Eleven/Jamal. /bind On My Jeep Christian Berger- Meese Rigel

Fred Schoenagel . Head Of Music Sarah Brightman. Eden Tanita Tikaram- If I Ever Danny Davie- Ab Und Zu Himmel

Playlet Additions:Tony Hadley- Save Kloatertaler- Ciao D'Amore

Music Instructor- Get FunkyN -JOY RADIO/Flamburg U.B.F. Shepherd In Marianne Rosenberg. Ile Einleuchtterte

Rote Rosen- WeihnachtsmanCHR

Spike- RespectThorsten Engel - Programme Director RADIO ARABELLA/Munich G RADIO SALO/Saarbrueeken

Henry Gross - Head Of Music National Music AC/CHR

RADIO NRW/Oberhauaen PPlayliet Additions: Matthias Friedrich - Prop Dir Jan -Michael Meinecke GM/Prog Dir

ACPugh- Universal Nation Playliet Additions: Thorsten Mathieu - Head Of Music

Casten Hoyer - Head Of MusicTemia- So Into You Fernando Express. Solana Mein Hen Playlet Additions:

Playlet Additions:Tamperer- If You Buy Helmut Lotti- You And Me Ace Of 'Mae- Travel To Romantis

Ace Of Base- Travel To RemandsMarianne Rosenberg. Leudtturm Loon. Hijo De La Luna

Bruce Springsteen- Sad Eyre01113/FRI1B/Potadam G Lutricia McNeal- Someone Loves

Emilia- Big Big WorldCHR RADIO ENERGY/Munich G Sheryl Crow -There Goes The

Gil- Talk To YouBernd Albrecht, Frank Menzel, Rock

Jessica Foleker- How Will I KnowJena Molle - Producer, Georg Flesse Music Dir RSH/Kiel

Leann Rimes- How Do I LivePlaylet Additions: Stefan Hoper Prog Dir CHR

Brandy- Hove You Ever? Power Rotation: McBee Ziegert - Head Of Music

RADIO RPR 1/Ludwignhafen PDJ Wag- Man On The Moon Liquido- Narcotic Beate Struve - Assistant Head Of Magic

CHRDub Pistols- Cyclone Madonna. The Power Of Goodbye Power Rotation

Uwe Frigge - Programme DirectorFalco- Push Robbie Williams- Na Regrets Phil Collins- True Colours

Playlet Addition.Jay -Z- Herd Knock Life Playlet Additions: Spice Girl. Viva Forever

Ai- Enjoy YourselfJewel- Hands Banana Fieh Bon.- Come To Sin Playlist Additions:

Janet Jackson- Every TimeJungle Brothers. Because I Got It Echt- Wo Bist Du Jetzt Lonna- Hijo De La Luna

Princessa- SnowflakesMantroniz we. EPMD- Strictly Lamar- Shine

U2- Sweetest ThineRedman- ni Be That Mine Jane- It's A Fine Day JAM FM/Berlin S

Xavier Naidoo- Fur Mich Ans LichtSekou L Della Miles. Showbiz Rote Rosen- Weihrtschtam. Dance

Sparkle- Time To Move On TQ- Westside Frank Nordmam - Programme Director

Stetsasonie- Talkin All That Jazz Power Rotation:WDR 2/Cologne P

RADIO FFTI/Hannover G Faith Evans- Love LikeAC/CHR

Michael Zimmermann - Mode DirectorORB/FRITZ: FRITZ ROADSHOW/ CHR Playlet Additions:

Tom Petersen - Music Editor Potsdam G Rainer M. Cabanis Prog Dir A Tribe Called Quint -Like It Like That

Playlet Unchanged CHR/Bock Antje Schmidt Head Of Music Brandy- Have You Ever?

104.6 RTL BERLIN/Berlin G

Bern Albrecht, Frank Menzel,

Jens Molle - Producers

Playlet Additions:E-17- Each Time

Honey. End Of

Lamar- Shine

CHRPlaylet Additions: Edna.. Walking Mint Condition- Love Is For Fools

Holger Lachmmn - Head Of MusicBanana Fish Bon.- Come To Sin Emilia- Big Big World Outkast- Rosa Parks

Playlet UnchangedBounty Killer- It's A Party Spike- Respect Twista- Rock Y'All Spot

Faithless- Take The Long Way Whitney & hiariah. When You Believe Whitney Houston- Heartbreak

Fettes Brat. Known Dime AmenDELTA RADIO/Kiel

Herbert Gronemeyer. Nock Mir RADIO GONG/Nuremberg G RADIO F/Nuremberg SRockPop

Adam Hahne - Pros DirPiet Blank/Jama. Flying To The Moon Rock/CHR AC

Ziggie Hoge Prog DirPetra Steel - Prog CooedPlaylet Additions:

Andre Stade- Es Mu. Jo Night

Bernd Oliver- Er War So Leicht

Howard Carpendalg Mies Nig Gelogen

Roger Whittaker. Zurich Zur Liebe

UNITED KINGDOMKEY 103/Manchester P

CHR

Dave Shearer . Programme DirectorMike Emden Deputy Programme Director

Playlet Additions:911. A Little Bit More

Ace Of Base- Always Have, Always

Aida- Girls' Night Out

Another Level/Ghoetf- I Want You

Blockater- You Should Be..

Juliet Roberta- Bad GirlsSarah McLachlan- Building

METRO FM/Newcastle P

CHR

Sean Marley Programme Con.trollerPlaylet Addition.

Alisha's Attic- Wish I Were You

Bewitched- To You I Belong

Emmie- More Then This

Lighthouse Family-Poskard Fran liesvea

CITY FM/Liverpool GCOB

Paul Jordan - Programme DirectorRichard Maddock - Head Of Music

Playlet Additions:Blackstr.t/Myeffdase- Take Me There

Moho Allstars. Ain't No

CLYDE 1 FNI/Glesgow

CHR

Roes Mac -fudges Head Of Music

Playliet Additions:Fatboy Slim- Praise You

Garbage- When I Grew Up

FORTH FM/Edinburgh C

CHR

Tom Wilson - Music Coordinator

Playlet Additions:911- A Little Bit More

Blockater- You Should Be..

Garbage- When I Grow Up

Juliet Roberts- Bad GirlsMobo Misters- Ain't No

Ultra- Rescue Me

GALAXY 102/Manchester G

Dance

Jim Hicks - Programme DirectorChris Buckley - Head Of Music

Playlet Additions:Blockster- You Should Be..

Chef- Cho.lateDa Click- Good Times

Emmie- More Than This

Janet Jackson Every Time

HALLAM FM/Sheffield G

CHR

Tony McKenzie - Programme Controller

Chris Straw - Head Of Music

Playlet Additions:AU Seeing I- Walk Like A Panther

Fatboy Slim- Praise You

Honey. End OfUltra- Rescue Me

INVICTA FM/Whitstable G

CHR

Tim Stewart - Head Of MusicPlaylet Additions:

Another Levelffihostf. I Want You

Blackstreet/Mya/Mase- Take Me There

Biockster- You Should Be..

Britney Spear. Baby One More Time


Juliet Roberts- Bad Girls

Lighthouse Foully. Postcard From Heaven

Lutricia McNeal- When A Child Is Born

Spice Girl. Christmas Wrapping

Three Degrees- Last Christmas

UB40- Holly Holly

Whitney & Mariah. When You Believe

ROCK FM/Preston/Blackpool G

CUR

Andy Roberts Acting Programme Director

Stuart Baldwin - Head Of Manic

Playlet Additions:Beautiful South- DumbBryan Adams -When You re Gone


Prince- 1999

Ruff DrivernArrol. Dreaming

Setae Girls- Christmas Wapping

FOX FM/Oxford S

CDR

Mark Flanagan . Prog Dir

Stuart Davies . Head Of Metric

Playlet Additions:Alisha's Attic- Wish I Were You

Another Levelffihostf- I Want You

Blondie- Maria

Blockster- You Should Be..

Denise And Johnny- Especially

Dru Hill- These Are The Times

Mamie- More Than This

Emma- I'll Never Fall


Juliet Roberts- Bad Girls

Spice Girls- Christmas WrappingUB40- Holly Holly

Q 102.9 FM/Londonderry SChM

Steve Kirk - Head Of MusicPower Rotation:

Al Seeing I- Walk Like A Panther

Da Click- Good Times

Denise And Johnny- Especially

Jane McDonald- Cruise

Jason Hughes- I'm A Believer

Playliet Additions:Prince -1999

107.6CRASHEWLiverpool B

Alternative

Christian Smith Head Of MusicPlaylet Additions:

9 Colours Red- Beautiful Day

AC Acouatica- Like Ribbons

Al Seeing I- Walk Like A Panther

Blockater You Should Be_

Bootsy Collins- Party Lick-a-ble's

Cassius -Cassius 1999Christopher Just- I'm A Disco Danger

Cornerahop- CmdymmDelakota-555Fatboy Slim- Praise You

Garbage- When I Grow Up

Gay Dad -To Earth With Love

Inner City- Good Life

%autos- Amphetamine

Paul Weler/Portieh- WildwoodThievery Corporation- Lebanese Blond

107.7 CHELMER FM/Chelmsford B

Soft AC

David Baker - Head Of Music

Playliet Addition.Aqua- Good Morning

Bewitched -To You I Belong

Ednierwap- Back On The Sun

ION 104.0/London BAlternative

Dee Shaw - Programme ContrAmanda Law - Music Editor

MAW Additions:Blur- Close

Carson- Up

Delakota- 555

Idlewild- When I Argue

Propellerheada- Swing Cymbals

Ruth- Waiting For This

Sargent -Take Me High

Sean Lemon- QueueTerrorvision- Tequila

FRANCEEUROPE 2 NETWORK/Paria P

AC

Nicolas do Roy Dir

Playlet Additions:Les Nubians- Lea Porter

FRANCE INTER/Paris PAC

Marc Garcia - Music Dir

Playlet Additions:Alliance Ethnik- Fat Come Back

Cher- Believe

Enfoires- Bienvenue Chez Moi

Fend KM- Bong Beng Beng

Khaled/FaudeVraba- Abdel Rader

Les Cherche Midi- Je L'AimeLiane Foly- La Vie

IPSOS CHART/Paris PCHR

Playliet Additions:Janet Jackson- Every TimeLaramie- MOublieras

Lea Enfoires- theme. Chez Nous

Madonna- The Power Of Goodbye

Mellownom- Respire

Shawn Christopher- Sweet Freedom

Will Smith- Just The Two Of Us

NRJ NETWORK/Paris PCHR

Max Gunadini DirPlaylet Additions:

Cardigans- My Favourite Game

C.Dion/R-Kelly. I'm Your Angel

Dea'ree- What's Your Sign?

Florent Pagny- MourirJanet Jackson- Every Time

RTL/Paris PAC

Alain Tibolla - Head Of Prog

Playlet Additions:Dolly- Sometimes

Eros Ramazzotti. That's All I Need To

Karen Ramirez- Troubled Girl

Liane Foly- La Vie

Princess Erika- Nouvelle Generation

RTL 2/Paris PAC

Christian Lefebvre -Programme Director

Playliet Additions:Lara Fabian- La DifferenceMeja- All 'Bout The Money

VIBRATION/Orleans G

CHR

Mazime Caubel Frog CoordPlaylet Additions:

Celetia- Rewind

Celine Dion- Surfeit IT/timer

Cher. Believe

Faudel- Dis-Moi

Tina Arena- I Want To Spend

GUI FM/Paris SAdult Alternative

Michael Gentile GM/Programme Director

Jean -Patrick Laurent - Head 05 Music

Power Rotation:Mania Morissette- Thank UCardigans- My Favourite Game

Lenny Kravitz- Fly Away

Manic Street Pr.. If You Tolerate Tai

Offhlelegi FrehY Hy (Far A White Goy)

Playliet Additions:R.E.M. Lot.

RADIO FRANCE LE

MOUr/Toulouse BAlternativeBeni Demange Band of Programming

Playlet Additions:Alliance Etbaik- Fat Come Back

Beautiful South- Perfect 10

Delakota- C'Mon Cincinnati

Fonky Family- Sane Remission

Mango- Somebody

Menelik- Touche

Robbie Williams- No Regrets

Roudoodou- Peace

Smashing Pumpkins -Daphne Descends

ITALYITALIA NETWORK:

LOS CUARENTA/ Bologna P

Dance

Michele Memnon Prog DirPlayliet Additions:

Bibi Schen- Freedom

DJ Clinton/Leveinalty- Sex Gate

Emilia- Big Big World

Latin Aspect- Eatrangera

New Mill- As Long As

ITALIA NETWORK: MUSIC FM/

Bologna PCHR

Michele Menegon Prog DirPlayliet Additions:

Beastie Boys- Body Mona'

Bibi Salon- Freedom

CASSIUSCASSIUS 99VirginProducers: Zdar & BoomBassPublishers: HBF/Justice

The burgeoning French (alternative) dance scene,which can count Daft Punk and Air as its main expo-nents, has been quite successful at exporting its goodsto other markets. The latest to join them is this Parisianoutfit, who preview their debut album 1999 , due earlynext year, with this simply irresistible tune. It should workwell on both the airwaves and the dancefloor. Althoughyou may not have heard of them before, you may haveheard their music if you have listened to works by MCSolaar, Motorbass or La Funk Mobb. At London dancestation Kiss 100 FM, which was to premiere the single asan exclusive a couple of weeks ago, head of musicSimon Sadler sees a pattern." Two years ago VirginFrance launched Daff Punk, a year ago it was Air, andwe believe that this is going to be massive as well, so

once again their tim-ing is flawless." Sadleradds, "Although it is

not commerciallyavailable until earlyJanuary, we decidedto play it nonethelessbecause it is an excel-lent record. We cur-rently air it between 20and 25 times a week."

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MUSIC & MEDIA 0 DECEMBER 2 6 , 1 9 9 8


BlondieMaria

(RCA)

-We were pleasently

surprised in the playlist

meeting. It sounded even

better when I actuallyheard it on the radio. It's

got great 90's production:

lean and mean.Geoff Holland,

programme directorVirgin Radio/UK

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)

U. K: Kiss 100 FM

FORMAT: Dance

SERVICE AREA: London

PLAYLIST MEETING: Thursday PM

GROUP/OWNER: Emap Radio

Playlist Additions

Da Click/Good Rhymes (25)DJ Eric/We Are Love (13)Fatboy Slim/Praise You (13)Kleshay/Rush (13) iAbfSpacedust/Let's Get Down (13)

Mark MatthewsProgramme director

frBass Jumpers/Make Up Your Mind (13) 16

The Netherlands: Radio 3

FORMAT: CHR

SERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: Friday AM

GROUP/OWNER: PublicBroadcaster

Playlist Additions Paul Van Der LugtProgramme coordinator

Extince/Viervoeters (23-24)Acda En De Munnik/Het Regent (13-14)George Michael & Mary J. Blige/As (7-8)Jennifer Brown/Thesday Afternoon (7-8)Baaba Maal/Souka Nayo (7-8)Divine/Lately (7-8)Robbie Williams/No Regrets (7-8)Tomy Or Zox/My Desire (7-8)

Norway: NRK P3

FORMAT: CHR

SERVICE AREA: National

PLAYLIST MEETING: Tuesday

AMGROUP/OWNER: Public

Playlist Additions

Donna Lewis/Love Him (15)Locomotives/Atomic (15)Jay-Z/Hard Knock Life (15)Nicolette/No Government (8-10)Soul Hooligan/Sweet Pea (8-10)Furuholmen/Bjerkestrand/Wadling/Wash Her Off YourHands (8-10)

Marius LillelienHead of music

O

U.K: Capital Radio

FORMAT: CHR

SERVICE AREA: London

PLAYLIST MEETING: varies

GROUP/OWNER: Capital RadioPLC

Playlist Additions

Blondie/Maria (30-40)

Richard ParkGroup programme director

Italy: Radio Dimensione Suono

FORMAT: CHR


PLAYLIST MEETING: varies

GRouP/owNER: RadioDimensione Suono

Playlist Additions

Spagna/So Volare (28)Divas/You've Got A Friend (28)Fiorella Mannoia/Sally (28)Gino Paoli/I1 Cane Nero (28)R.E.M./Lotus (28)Roberto Vecchioni/CorriRagazze Corri (28)

Carlo ManciniMusic director

Norway: Radio 102

FORMAT: Hot ACSERVICE AREA: HaugesundPLAYLIST MEETING: Wednesday 10:30

GRouP/OwNER: Radio 102 A/S

Playlist Additions Egil HouelandHead of music

Babelfish/Light Of Day (10-12)Eros Ramazzotti & Joe Cocker/That's All I Need To Know (10-12)

Five/Until The Time Is Through (10-12)Vonda Shepard/Searchin' My Soul (10-12)Garth Brooks/To Make You Feel (10-12)Lutricia McNeal/When A Child Is Born (10-12)Robbie Williams/No Regrets (10-12)Semisonic/Closing Time (10-12)Simply Red/To Be Free (10-12)Trine Rein/Stars And Angels (10-12)

RAD102

UK: Atlantic 252

FORMAT: CHR


PLAYLIST MEETING: Monday 10.30

GROUP/OWNER: CLT-IFS

Playlist AdditionsMoffatts/Crazy (60)All Seeing I/Walk Like A Panther'98 (30-35)Bedlam/Da Force (30-35)

David DunneProgramme director

DJ Eric/We Are Love (30-35)Babylon Zoo/All The Money'sGone (30-35)

Germany: Eins Live

FORMAT: CHRSERVICE AREA: Regional

I North Rhine WestphaliaPLAYLIST MEETING: Friday AMGROUP/OVVNER: WDR

Playlist Additions

2-4 Family/Lean On Me (7)Humate/Love Stimulation (7)Outkast/Rosa Parks (7)

Jochen RauschMusic director

L VERadio Eins Live

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UK: Galaxy 105 UK: Virgin Radio Italy: Radio Energie

FORMAT: Dance

SERVICE AREA: YorkshirePLAYLIST MEETING: Wednesday AM

GRouP/owNER: ChrysalisRadio

Playlist Additions Ande MacPhersonProgramme director

187 Lockdown/All'N'All (n/a)Lutricia McNeal/The Greatest Love (n/a)Chef/Chocolate Salty Balls (n/a)Faith Evans & Puff Daddy/All Night Long (n/a)Fatboy Slim/Praise You (n/a)Funky Green Dogs/Body (n/a)Prince/1999 (n/a)

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Germany: Radio FFH

FORMAT: CHR

SERVICE AREA: Region of HessenPLAYLIST MEETING: Wednesday PM

GROUP/OWNER: HessenNewspaper Publishers

Playlist Additions Ralf BlasbergHead of music

Craig Smart/I'll Be Ready (n/a)Shania Twain/From This Moment On (n/a)Eros Ramazzotti & Joe Cocker/That's All I NeedTo Know (n/a)Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey/When You Believe (n/a)Divine/Lately (n/a)Dune/One Of Us (n/a)Emilia/Big Big World (n/a)Loona/Hijo De La Luna (n/a)

Switzerland: Radio 105 Network

FORMAT: CHRSERVICE AREA: GermanSpeaking SwitzerlandPLAYLIST MEETING: variesGROUP/OWNER: Radio 105

Playlist Additions Grant BensonProgramme director

Oh P./I Wish (n/a)Absolute Beginner/Liebes Lied (n/a)Gotthard/Let It Rain (n/a)Jewel/Hands (n/a)R.Kelly feat. Keith Murray/Home Alone (n/a)Kisha/As Long Christmas (n/a)Oli P./Christbaumclique (n/a)Organiz'/Are You Ready (n/a)Spike/Respect (n/a)Tatana/Summerstorm (n/a)U.B.F./Shepherd In (n/a)Venexia/La Serenissima (n/a)

UK: BBC Radio 1

FORMAT: ( HR

SERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: Thursday 11:30

GROUP/OWNER: PublicBroadcaster

Playlist Additions Jeff SmithHead of music

3 Colours Red/Beautiful Day (15-18)Alda/Girls' Night Out (15-18)Another Level feat. Ghostface Killah/I Want You (15-18)Armand Van Helden/You Don't Know Me (15-18)Busta Rhymes/Gimme Some More (15-18)Divine Comedy/National Express (15-18)Inner City/Good Life (15-18)Lighthouse Family/Postcard From Heaven (15-18)Terrorvision/Tequila (15-18)

97-99Fa©®®RADIO 1TQ/Westside (15-18)

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

GROUP/OWNER: Ginger MediaGroup

Playlist Additions

Blondie/Maria (n/a)

Geoff HollandProgramme director

Turkey: Number One FM

FORMAT: CHRSERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: Friday14:00GROUP/OWNER: The Media

Playlist Additions Emre YonterMusic & programming director

Savage Garden/Tears Of Pearls (n/a)Yothu Yindi & Jim Kerr/Dots On The Shells (n/a)ATB/9 PM (Till I Come) (n/a)The Egg/Getting Away With It (n/a)Joy/Debbie Jeffrey (n/a)Tina Cousins/Pray (n/a)

Germany: Bayern 3

FORMAT: Rock

SERVICE AREA: Regional(Bavaria )PLAYLIST MEETING: Thursday 11:00GROUP/OWNER: Public Broadcaster

Playlist Additions Walter SchmichMusic director

Jessica Folcker/How Will I Know (7-10)Michelle Lewis/Nowhere And Everywhere (7-10)Donna Lewis/Love Him (7-10)Bruce Springsteen/Sad Eyes (7-10) Bayern

Original Beat Club/Maria (7-10)

Spain: Cadena 40 Principales

FORMAT: CHRSERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: Friday AM

GROUP/OWNER: Cadena 40Principales

Jaime BaroMusic manager

Playlist Additions

Whitney Houston/It's Not Right But It's OK (n/a)Alvaro Urquijo/Por El Bulevar De Los Su (n/a)Corrs/So Young (n/a)Sunflowers/Happy Birthday (n/a)Emilia/Big Big World (n/a)Billie/Girlfriend (n/a) A

PRIINCIOALES

Sweden: Bandit 105.5

FORMAT: Rock

SERVICE AREA: Greater StockholmPLAYLIST MEETING: variesGRouP/owNER: C LT-UFA

Playlist Additions

Cardigans/Erase/Rewind (20)Liz Phair/Polyester Bride (20)R.E.M./Lotus (20)

Markus OnnestamMusic director

FORMAT: CHRSERVICE AREA: Reggio Calabria,Messina & CataniaPLAYLIST MEETING: variesGROUP/OWNER: Antenna Del Sud srl

Playlist Additions Carlo TarantoProgramme director

Robbie Williams/No Regrets (15-18)Flaminio Maphia/Balla E Dalla (15-18)Nek/Se Una Regola CI (15-18)Emilia/Big Big World (15-18)

IVRG R ADIO

France: Skyrock

FORMAT: CHR/UrbanSERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: no meetingGROUP/OWNER: HachetteFillipacchi Media

Playlist Additions Laurent BouneauGM/Programme director

Bisso Na Bisso/Bisso Na Bisso (20)Ste/Extra Extra (20)TLC/Silly Ho (20)Kery James/Meilleurs Voueux (12) SKYROCK

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Italy: RTL 102.5

FORMAT: CHRSERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: variesGROUP/OwNER: RTL

Playlist Additions Luca ViscardiGroup programme director

Roberto Vecchioni/Sogna Ragazzo Sogna (21)Fiorella Mannoia/Sally (21)Marco Masini/Fino A Tutta La Vita (21)Bryan Adams & Mel C/When You'reGone (15)Karyn White/Last Christmas (15)

Sweden: P5 Radio Stockholm

FORMAT: C HR/ACSERVICE AREA: StockholmPLAYLIST MEETING: Thursday11:00

GROUP/OWNER: Public

Playlist Additions Robert SehlbergMusic director

Sarah Brightman/Eden (10-15)Fjeld/So Far Away (10-15)Celine Dion/Magic Of Christmas Day (5-8)Lutricia McNeal/When A Child Is Born (5-8)HoneyzlEnd Of The Line (5-8) 'a: P5 Radio Stockholm

Denmark: Radio P3

FORMAT: CHR

SERVICE AREA: NationalPLAYLIST MEETING: Wednesday

AM

GROUP/OWNER: Public

Morten RindholtHead of music

Playlist Additions

Under/3 Apologies For X-Mas (23)Blackstreet & Mya/ Take Me There (7)

R.E.M./Lotus (7)111311771

MUSIC & MEDIA (I) DECEMBER 26, 1998AmericanRadioHistory.Com

AIRPLAY

Talk radioby programming editor Mike McGeever

Well, it's that time of year again forTalk Radio to pass along the holi-day wishes of some of the good littleprogrammers in 1998 to the bigfella in the red suit.

So to the radio execs: If you wereto receive one gift from the recordindustry,what would you wish for?

Kim Jorgensen, head of music at Norway's Kiss FM,wants a better relationship with a number of pluggers. "Iwould like labels to rethink the way they promoteartists," he says. "Some smaller record companies cansometimes give the impression of being unprofessionalas they change their pluggers every other week. On thewhole they come across as being too pushy, pressuringus to play records."

Paul Chantler, group programme director of theU.K.'s Essex Radio Group, chimes in with his Christmaswish. "I want a job in A&R to show the bloody musicindustry what the hell they are missing. If not that, thenGarry Farrow's [Sony U.K. vice president of communica-tions] expense account!"

Robert Sehlberg, music director at Radio Stockholm,says: "I wish the music industry would launch fewerartists and work with them on a long-term basis ratherthan overloading the market with one hit wonders. I alsohope we see some new music trends instead of the ongo-ing retro-wave. Another nice present would be to receivepress releases that not only state they [the releases] aregood records, but provide facts and background on theartist and song."

Colm Hayes, programme director and anchor break-fast show presenter at Dublin's FM104, isn't asking fortoo much in the new year. "Since a 'sleep and greet' withToni Braxton is out of the question," he says, "I want one[new] record in 1999 that doesn't have a beat from the'70s. Not that that is bad, it just reminds me of my age."

Whatever your wish this holiday season let's all raisea glass of glogg, schnapps, mulled wine, cognac, cham-pagne (or whatever is your country's traditional holidaytipple) and toast the success and growth of Europeanradio in 1998, while being confident for a prosperous1999 in the most exciting medium anywhere on theglobe: radio.

I wish you and yours all the best, and let's talk moreradio next year.

E-mail Talk radio at [email protected]

Big Daddy Kane- 2 Da Comity.

Diakorrida- Ai No Condo


Phat N Funky- Friday Night

The Mask feat. Joy- Just Around

RADIO 105/Milan PCHR

Angelo De Robertis - Head Of Music

Playlist Additions:Five- Until The Time

Ligabue- Matti In Circolo

Miss kittin/Haeker- 1982

RADIO DEEJAY NETWORK/Milan P

CHR/Dance

Dario Dearth - Head Of Music

Playlist Additions:

All Sainte -Always Something


Foundation- Get Up

Timbalmd- Here We Come

Touch & Go- Would Yon..?

Venga Boys- We Like To Party

RADIO SOUND STEREO/Ferrara

CIE?

Sande* Alberghini Prog DirPower Rotation:

Cher- Believe



Playlist Addition.Boysone- I love The Way...


Janet Jackson Every Time

Jungle Brothers Because I Got It


Renato Zero- La Pace Sia Cm Te

Ruff Drivers/Arrola- Dreaming

Sonique- Feels

SPAINCADENA 100/Madrid PRock/CHR

Carlee Finely Director Of Programming

Playlist Additions:AR Saints- Always Something

Beautiful South- Perfect 10

Dire Stealth- Lady Writer

E.1.5quijo YLesProblemea Aurigae To

Eternal -Angel Of Mine

Garth Brooks -To Make You Feel

Kiko Veneno- Lobo Lopez

Lauryn Hill- Can't Take My

ligithoose FamilyPoward Prom Heaven

Lutricia McNeal -The Greatest Love

Medina Malaria- Sokimente Mkt

Pavarotti & Bon Jovi- Let It Rain

R.E.M.- Lotus

Ricardo Igen- Velar Sin Alas

U2- With Or

CADENA DIAL/Madrid PNational Music

Pam Herren Prog DirMusic Programmer

Playlist Additions:Enrique Monte- Canter Del Alma

Fuerte Navidad Cortes 1 Y 4

Cabinets Galleon. Naito He 1,8 AAtorar

Retains Como Librarme De 11

Los Pitufos- Feb. Cumpleafios

Manzanita- No Me Lo Creo

Peter Pm- No Ee El Adios

Silvio Rodriguez- La De Mas

M-130/Madrid

AC/CHR

Sandro D'Angeli - Director

Santiago Alcanda - Prog Dir/Music Die

Playlist Additions:All Saints- Always Something

America- From A Moving Train

Beck- Tropicalia

Belle & Sebastian- Duty Dream 02

Desiree- You Gotta Be

Especialistas Como Url Suspiro

Garth Brooke- To Make You Feel

Mike Oldfield- The Top

Robbie Williams -Millennium

Sylvia Torres Take Samoa

PORTUGALRFM/Liabon PCHR

Pedro Tojal - Head Of Music

Playlist Additions:Emilia- Big Big World

Hole- Malibu

Kirk Franklin- lean On MeLenny Kravitz- Fly Away


HOLLANDNPS HORT EN MIN/Hilversum PCHR

Tom Blomberg - DJ/Producer

Comae liltin - DJ/Producer

Playlist Additions:

ATB. 9 PM (Till I Come)

Bryan Adele. When You're Gone

Cassius -Cassius 1999

Hammer- Do Not Pass

Tommy Or Zoo- My Desire

TQ- Westside

Will Smith- Miami

Dien & Bocelli- The Prayer

Janet Jackson- Every Time

Meja- All Tout The Money

Faith No More- Started A Joke

Five- Until The Time

Jay -7,- Hard Knock Life

Jessica Folcker- How Will I Know

Martin Leary - Operations Manager

Playlist Additions:Bli Cline- Romeo

Los Umbrellos- Dnve

A. Sviridova- Zdes'

Alexander Ivanov MoskovelMs then'

BC & Dedushki- Soy

Bryan Adams- When You're Gone

RADIO 2/11ilversom P BRF/Eupen S Lutricia McNeal -Someone Loves Savage Garden- Tears Of Pearls Eros Rerannotti- That's All I Need To

AC AC Randy Crawford- Wishing On Goatia Is, Budutahego- Vremja

Ron Stoeltie Guy Janssens - Producer Sheballa- Ainitaya RADIO ABC/Randers G Sasha- If You

Power Romtion: Playlist Additions: U.B.F.- Shepherd In CHR

Bryan Adams- When You're Gone Cake- Never There Morten Bach - Programme Director MUSIC RADIO/Perm S

Playlist Additions: Leona- Hilo De La Isma RADIO ZfZurich G Power Rotation: AC

Jennifer Brown. Tuesday Afternoon Princessa- Snowflakes AC ABC Misters- Bneldeklang Aleaey Glasatov - General Director

Robbie Williams -No Regrets Chris Kramer - Head Of Music Playlist Additions: Lyadmila Gavrlienko - Head Of Music

RADIO 538/Hilversum P Spice Gigs Goodbye Playlist Additions: B. -witched- To You I Belong Pthylist Additions:

CHR

Erik de Zwart -Music Director HIT -FM 108.1/Ethaselt B

Biondi. MariaBoyzone- I Love The Way...

Blondie- Maria

Infermd- Woo Deo Cowboy

Alexander Imam- Moskovsksja Own'

Maxim Leonidov- Ty - Moi Dom

Power Rotation: CHR Colin Rich. Fly Ruff Drivers/Art.01a- Dreaming

Spice Girls- Goodbye Andre Hemeryck Prog Dir Era- Miser° Mani Ultra Nate- Pressure

Sidewalk Technician. Watch M

Playlist Additions:Sandra Bomm - Head Of Music

Playlist Additions:

Lewis Taylor- 18 With A Bullet

REAL- Lotus RADIO VIBORGNiborg G POLAND4 The Cause- Let Me All Saints- War Of Nerves Spike- Respect Hot AC

Bryan Adams- When You're Gone Barenaked Ladies One Week Stepahead- Highest Mountain Rent Hordt Rtider Prog DirRADIO GDANSK/Gdansk G

CHRE'velyne- I Would Dial M. For Mogwa- Heathen Touche- This Goodbye Jan Thulstrup - Head Of Music

Marek Cegielski - Head Of MusicEstince- Viervoeters Issel- Drop That Beat Playlist Additions:

Power Rotation:Robbie Williams- No Regrets Van Dale & Enrico- Power W0111111 RADIO ZUERISEE/Rapperawil G Manic Street Pr -The Everlasting

Norbi- Choinka NorbiegoWill Smith- Miami Mothiek- Wat Zie Ik Se Greag AC

Playlist Additions:R.Htily/Murray- Home Alone Mike Lamarr Music Editor RADIO MOJN/Aabenraa S

Beata- Wieczna ZimaRADIO NOORDZEE NATIONAAU Spice Girls- Goodbye Playlist Additions: Hot AC

Budka Soften.- Memn MiastuHamden P Suriscreem- Looking At You Cores- So Young Martin Jessen - Head Of Music

E.Bartosiewics Wodospady LeoNational Music/AC Teletubbies- Zeggen "A -oh" Emilia- Big Big World Playlist Additions:

Gompie- All I WantRon Sterrenburg - Head Of Music Five- Until The Time Manic Street Pr.- The Everlasting

Hand In Hand- ChildrenPlaylist Addition.: RADIO MOL/Mol B Madonna -The Power Of GoodbYe Meat Loaf- A KM Is A Terrible

Harlem- Radosne SwietaAngelina. This Kiss CHR Touch & Go- Would You...?

Hole- MalibuDignity- Everything Sonja Celen Producer RADIO LAC/Geneva S

Roan- Smutne ChusteczkiE'velyne- I Would Power Rotation: CHR RADIO SILKEBORG/Silkeborg S

Ukrainians- Nothing Compares 211Marco Borsato- Speeltuin Will Smith -Miami Jacky Sanders Prog Dir AC/CLLR

Playlist Addition: Playlist Additions: Michael Jorgensen - Head Of Music

SKY RADIO 100.7FM/Buesurn P Divine -Lately Faith Hill- This Kiss Power Rotation:RADIO LUBLIN/Lublin G

AC Michael's Beagles- Kwakhak Florent Peary- Moyne Emilia- Big Big WorldRock

Ton Lathouwers - Managing Director Touche- Y.M.C.A. Native- LYdat De Nos Playlist Additions:Wiktor Jachem - DJ/Producer

Franz van Raman Programme Director Willy Sommers- Een Beebe Patrick Fiori- Elle Est Project/Gerideau- Brag It BeckPower Rotation:

Playlist Additions: Sasha- If You Steps -HeartbeatBeata- Wieczna Zion

Boy. II Men- I Will Get There Venga Boys- We Like To Party Tama Ronne. It Was Only YouGompie- All I Want

Rene Froger- Loving YouPlaylist Additions:

SWITZERLANDSpice Girls- GoodbyeBillie- She Wents You

Sting- Fields Of GoldE.Bartosiewics Wodospady Ler

AUSTRIA NORWAYCOULEUR 3/Lausanne G Era- Misere Mani

RADIO 10 GOLD/Anuderdaso GRack Gil- Christmas

GoldThierry Catherine -Heed Of Music KISS FM/Romerike Hand In Hand- Children

Tom Mulder - Prog DirPower Rotation: CHR CAR Just 5- Moj Panie Spraw

Playlist Additions:Liquid. Narcotic Alfred Roeenauer - Read Of Music Kim N. Jorgensen - Head Of Music Kasia Kowalsks Jesles Odrobina

C.Dion/KKelly- Fm Your AngelPush -Prisms Playlist Additions: Playlist Additions: Radek Meted.- Ciebie Dla Siebie

Playlist Additions: 2 Some- Feel For You Blacksueetellye/Mase- Take Me There Norbi- Indianka

Bob Sinclar- My Only Love Divine- Lately Cores- So Young Peas- Blue Angels

David Morales- Needin' U Spike- Respect Infinity- Makin' Out Roan- Smutne Ghustectiri

BELGIUM Doily -Sometimes VSOP- Love Flows Like Trubble- Dancing Baby Pie...theistic/mit. Pedniedzakk Rano

Lotus Soda- Uwielbiam

RADIO 21/Brussels P Sinclair- Si C'Est Bon RADIO I OSLO/Oslo G

CHR/Rock Spearhead- The Joker CHR RADIO MERHURY/Pozmin G

SWEDENChristine Goor - Head Of Music Christiana Jebsen - Music Director AC

Pierre Dubois - Head Of Music DRS 3/Zurich C Bjorn Faarlund - DJ /Producer Ryssard Gloger - Head Of Music

Playlist Additions: RockSVERIGES RADIO P3: REST SPELADE/

Playlist Additions: Power Rotation:

Armand Van Heiden -You Don't Know So Chriatoph Alispach - Music Co -OrdStockholm P

Robbie Williams- No Regrets Kasia Howalskth Jesles Odrobina

Beck- Cold Brains Playlist Additions:CHR

Whitney & Marialt When You Believe Playlist Additions:

Cassius- Cassius 1999 Banana Fish Beam- Come To SinMath Grimberg - Producer

Another Level -Guess I Was A Fool

Catalan. PC- Private Number Cserkinsky- NatachaPer Alexandersson - Head Of Music

Beata- Wieczna Zima

Cornelius- Star Fruits Deep Bros.- Let's Do It AgainPlaylist Additions:

Billie- Last ChristmasFINLANDDe La Soul- Me, Myself And I Duncan Sheik -Bite Your Tongue

C.Dion/Rlielly- Pm Cour AngelEra- Misere Mani

Madonna- The Power Of GoodbyeDeborah Co, Nobody's Supposed

Gil- Christmas

Paul Weller/Portish- Wildwood RADIO 24/Zurich GFaithless- The Garden FINNISH AIRPLAY TOP 30/Fsmpere P

Gompie- All I Want

Red Snapper- Image Of You CHRPJ Harvey- The Wind CNN

Hand In Hand- Children

Sheryl Crow- There Goes The Daeei Richiger - Head Of MusicSarah Brightman- Eden Penthi Teravainen - Director

Maciek Moleda- Ciebie Dla Siebie

Stephen Simmonds. Tears NeverDry Power flotation:Playlist Additions:

No Mercy- Tu Amor

Zasie- Tout Le Monde 98 Degrees- TrueRADIO RIX/Stockholm G Aki Sirkesalo- Pik ku lhminen

Norbi- Indianka

Cher- BelieveAC/CHR Jeri Sillanpaii- Keinu Kanssani

Roan- Smutne Chusteczki

VRT RADIO DONNA/Brussels P Oh P.- Flugzeuge Im BauchAnders Svensson - Head Of Music Manic Street Pr.- The Everlasting

Stachurski- Gdy Zaplathear

CHR Playlist Additions:Playlist Additions: Tina Cousins- Pray

2bignIew Preirmer Bo To Waystko Kik

Jan van Hooricks - Head Of Music Nek- Ste Con TePopsie- 24 Seven Will Smith- Miami

Marc Pinta Programmer Robbie William. No Regrets RADIO PLUS/Gdansk G

Playlist Additions: Sens Unik- Zak & LolyHIT FM 94.2rBromma S YLE 2/11ADIOINAFIA/Hethinki P

AC

2 Fabiola- Feel The Vibe. Touch & Go- Would You...?Dance CHR

Piety Felgentreu - Head Of Music

All Saints- War Of NervesJocke Bring- Prog Dir Jukka Haarma - MD

Power Rotation:

Danny Tenagiia- Music Is The Answer RADIO BASILISK/Basel GPlaylist Additions: Wille Wileo - Head Of Music

Era- Misere Mani

Faithless- Take The Long Way ACDisco- The K.Mark Playlist Additions:

Playlist Addition.Hope Band- I Won't Let Nick &hula - Head Of Music

Los Umbrellas, Drive Aikakoae- HiljaisuusBudka Suflera- Memo Miastu

Van Dale & Enrico- Power Woman Playlist Additions:Ned- Wan. Live Arkadio- Salaperainen

Corm- So Young

Arens/Anthony. Mask Of Zone Britney Spears. Baby One Mom TimeSandance- Sundance Wrenched- To You I Belong

Hand In Hand- Children

Gil- Talk To YouEgotrippi- Lauttori

Spice Girls- Goodbye

VAT STUDIO BRUSSEL/Brussels P Mandalay- BeautifulFemi Kati- Beng Beng Bong

Rock/CHR Princessa- SnowflakesGeorge Michael/MaryJ- As

Jenita- If There Is AnythingRADIO ZACHOD/Zielona Gore GDENMARK

Jan flautekiet - ProducerMolotov- Veto Latino

CHR

Playlist Additions: RADIO EXTRA BERN/Beni 0 THE VOICE/Copenhagen PPrincessa- Snowflakes

Eugenium Banachowicz Head Of

Alliance Munk- Fat Come Beck AC CHRSavage Garden- Team Of Pearls

Music

Cypress Hill- Dr. Greenthumb Pierre Barbezat - Head Of Music Eik Frederiksen - Prog Dir Power Rotation:

Ian Peeler What's Your Number Power Rotation: Power Rotation: Lionel Richie- Lady

PJ Harvey- The Wind Gotthard -Let It Rain Denney Spears- Baby One More TimeKISS FM/Helsinki G

Playlist Addition.Sheryl Crow- There Goes The Playlist Additions: Jon B.- They Don't Know

CHRAll Saints- War Of Nerves

Blondie- Maria Raft Drivers/Arrola- DreamingToni Yrjola Pros Dir

Beata- Wieczna Zima

BEL-RTL/Brumele G Natacha- Die Ewige Frou Playlist Addition.Playlist Additions:

Billie- She Wants You

CHR Touche This Goodbye All Seeing I- Walk Like A PantherDes'ree- What's Your Sign,

Boysone- I Love The Way...

Serge Jonekers - Music Manager Bob Sinclar- My Only LoveSarah Brightman- Eden

Budka Suflera- Memo Miastu

Alain Simons - Head Of Music RADIO FOERDERBAND/Berne G Fatboy Slim- Praise YouSavage Garden- Tears Of Pearls

Dr. Alban- Papaya Coconut

Playlist Additions: CHR Honey.- End OfSpice Girls- Goodbye

Fun Factory- Party With

Ace Of Base. Travel To &mantis Michael IBMT &Molter Head Of Music Offspring. Pretty Fly (For A Witte Guy)

Alliage- Je L'Aime A Mourir Jean-Claude Frick - Music Coordinator Soren Sko- Min Engel

Bryan Adams. When You're Gone


Power Rotation:

4 The Cause- Let Me

Senile Salomon. lb Lover Emden

Ultra Nate- PressureRUSSIA CZECH

Guy Marchand- Regatta Jewel- Hands RADIO MAXIMUM REPUBLICNeje- Shock Manic Street Pr.- The Everlasting ARHUS naRRAnionumo COLOMXV Moscow/St. Petersburg P

Whitney & %nab. When You Believe Arhus G CHB CITY 93.7 FM/Prague

RADIO FRAMBOISEJ CHR Mikhail Edelman Prograromme Director CHR

BRTN RADIO 2 -EAST FLANDERS/ Lausanne-Crissier G Jesper Raab - Music Director Power Rotation: Peter Kral - Prog Dir

Ghent G CHR Power Rotation: Robbie Williams- No Regrets Dusan Hotora - Head Of Music

CHR Jean Luc Zwickert - Prog Dir Ruff DriveredArrols Dreaming Scooter- How Much Is The Fish Playlist Additions:Johan Van Aches - Producer Playlist Additions: PLOW Additions: Playlist Additions: Faith Hill- This Kiss

Playlist Additions: Mania Morissette- Thank U Cardigans- Eresealewind Chay-F- Moy Film Goo Goo Dolls- Iris

Five- Until The Time Eddie Amador- House Music Emilia- Good Sign Goatia Is Budutshego- Vremja Kele Le Roc- Little Bit Of loin'

Michael's Beagles Kwakhak Matmatah- L'Ambe An Dro Five- Until The Time Jumangee- Mama

Volumial- Afscheid Jam Pack- Love Dot Com Sheryl Crew- There Goes The EVROPA 2/Prague G

Whitney & Radek When You Believe RADIO PILATUS 104.9/Luzern G Jennifer Brown- Alive Svintsovy Taman- Christmas AC

CBE Kisha- Why Milos Pokorny

NOSTALG1E NETWORK BELGIQUE/ Ralf Tschuppert - Mimic Coordinator Touch & Go- Would You...? RADIO MAXIMUM/Perm G Head Of Programming

Brussels C Rate Fischer - Head Of Music CHR Roman Ondracek - Head Of Music

AC Power Rotation: ANR/Aalhorg Alesey Glasatov - General Direcor Playlist Additions:

Axel Deleour - Programmer Rote Rosen- Wohnachtsman CHR Oleg Postnikov - Programme Director 98 Degrees- True

Playlist Additions: Playlist Additions: Lars Trillingsgaard - Head Of Music Playlist Additions: Emilia- Big Big World

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AIRPLAYKra.berry. Story CasLucie- Medvidek


FREKVENCE 1/Prague (;

AC

Rene Hnilicka MuMc Manager

Playlist Additions:

98 Degrees- True

C.Dionill-Kelly. Fin Your Angel

Lucie- Medvidek

RADIO ALFA/Prague 0AC

Simon Ticha - Head Of Music

Playlist Addition.Mania Morissette- Thank U

Chantal Kreviazuk- Leaving

Whitney & Maria], When You Believe

SLOVAKIAFUN RADIO/Bratislava S

CHR

Peter Grans Music Director

Playlist Additions:Bryan Adams. When You're Gone

David Gerza- Slave

James- Sit Down

M -People- What A Fool

TOP RADIOiliosice S

AC

Oto Tache Prog Dir

Playlist Additions:Beautiful South -Dumb

James. Sit Down

M.People- What A Fool

Petr Mob- Lasko Tim

Vonda Shepard- Searchon.

HUNGARYDANUBIUS RADIO/Budapest I'

CHR

Sander Bum Music DirGabriella Csik Music Programmer

Playlist Additions:Cs.ar Elod- Baled Almodom 98

Whitney & When You Believe

RADIO BRIDGE/Budapest 0

AC

Orsolya Megyeri - Head Of Music

Playlist Additions:Bryan Adams- When You're Gone

IRELAND2 FM/Dublin PCHR

John Clarke - Prog Dir

Playlist Additions:Ace Of Base- Always Have, Always

Beck- Tropicalia


Blackstreet/MyaMase- Take Me There

Brandy -Have You Ever?

Denise And Johnny. Especially

Honeys- End Of

Kirk Franklin- Lean On Me

Lutricia McNeal. The Greatest Love

Phat Ti Funky- Friday Night

PJ Harvey- The Wind

Steps- Tragedy

GREECE

KISS 909 FM/Athens 0CHR/Dance

Michael Tsaoussopoulos - Prog Dir

Power Rotation:Roy Vedas- Fragments Of Life

Playlist Additions:Diva Surprise/Jones. On The Top

George hfichael/Maryd- A,

Lovestation. Sensuality

N -Trance- Tears

Tina Co.i.- Pray

TURKEYRADIO 5/Istanbul 0CHR

Tim Verbeyen - SupervisorHakan Tamar - Music Director

Playlist Addition.Illackstreetialya/Mase- Take Me There

Cardigans. Bram/Rewind

Jessica Fokker- How Will I Know

ESTONIARADIO KUKU/Tallinn GRock/AC

Joan Riikoja Head Of Music

Playlist Additions:Savage Garden- Tears Of Pearls

Wynorma- Freedom

LATVIARADIO SWEURiga 0

AC

J. Sipkevics Prog Dir

Power Rotation:Miriays & Vanzovio- Penis Angelicas

Zivereff manta- Jos Bernini Nadel

Ace Of Base- Travel To Romantic

Cyndi Lauper- Rockin' Around

Rajeka/Gravers- Les Anges

Sarah Brightman. Anytime. Anywhere

Maybe( Additions:Beautiful South. Dumb

Blondie- Maria

Hootie/Blowfish- Only Lonely

Ziemassvetki. Bet betAmmzkoris

LITHUANIARADIO MliVilniusCHR

Asta Gujyte - Prog Dir

Power Rotation:Blacks.el/Myallase- Take Me There

Playlist Additions:Hysteric Ego- Time To Get Back

Jay -Z- Hord Knock Life

Manic Street Pr.- The Everlasting

Sonique- Feels

Stars On 54- If You Could Read

LUXEMBOURGELDORADIO/Luxembourg S

CHR

Luc Mclean - Head Of Mimic

Playlist Additions:Corrs. So Young

Emilia. Big Big World

Loons- Huo De La Luna

Watergate- The Battle

Will Smith. Miami

LIECHTENSTEINRADIO I/Liechtenstein B

CHR/AC

Daoi Sigel Programme Director

Roland Blum . Head Of Music

Playlist Additions:Emilia- Big Big World



WSOB. High Time

PROGRAMMESUPPLIERSFM RADIO NETWORK/Germany 0

CUR

Armin Weis Frog DirPower Rotation:

Divine -Lately

Jungle Brothers- Because I Got It

A ListAD Echt. Wo Bist Du Jetzt


Jay.Z. Hard Knock Life

Music Instructor- Get Funky

Spice Girls. Goodbye

MUSIC TELEVISION

MCM/Paris PMusic Television

Nerve Lemaire Frog DirCecile Estrade ProgrammerPower Rotation:

Doc Gyn.°. C'est Beau La Vie

Pres Blue Angels

A ListMI Saints. Under

Arsenik- Affairs De Female

Axelle Red- Rester Femme

Brandy feat. Mose. Top Of The World

Eagle -Eye Cherry- Falling to

Ensemble- tia Raison DEtre

Jamiroquai. Deeper Undergromd

J.Jacquee Goldman- Bonne Idea

Jennifer Paige- Crush

Leant Loin De Chez E.Lenny Kravitz. I Belong To You

Matmatah- L'Ambe An Dro

MC Solaar- Galaktika

U2- Sweetest Thing

New Videos

Funky Familly- Sans Remission


Metallica. Turn The Page

Offspring. Pretty Fly Tor A White Goy,

Rinocerose- Le Mobilier

Shurik'n. Les Miens

MTV/Central Region P

Music Television

Andre. Heineke Head Of MusicHeavy Rotation

Bin. Rhymes. Gimme Some More

Cher- Believe

Dru Hill- How Deep

Jay -Z- Hard Knock Life

Liquid.. Narcotic


Xavier Naidoo- Fur Mich Ana Licht

Hot

Absolute Beginner. Lieber Lied

Alanis Moriasette- Thank U

Faithless. Take The Long Way

Reaching over 10 million listeners

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Supplied in a kit form (with records, script and sound bites) and syndicatedby London -based company Unique Broadcasting, the Eurochart is a chartcountdown, with behind the songs stories, artist interviews, gossip, tips, new

entries, hits to happen and the album of the week.

Content of the Eurochart Hot 100 show this week:

J INTERVIEWS: The Corrs, Jane McDonald, Hole

Hits TO HAPPEN: 911/A Little Bit More (Virgin): Lighthouse Family/

Postcards From Heaven (Wildcard/Polydor); Hole/Malibu (DGC/Geffen)

-1 ALBUM OF THE WEEK: The Con/ Talk On Corners (143/Lava/Atlantic)

Stations interested in the show should contactOlivier Semonnay at Unique Broadcasting.

Tel: (+44) 0171 453 1618; Fax: (+44) 0171 723 6132.

George Michael- Outside

JD feat. Mariah- Sweetheart


Scycs- Next November



Buse Bin

Barenaked Ladies- One Week

Venus In Furs- Baby's On

Break Out

3.Generation- Voter

kr- Enjoy Yourself


Cirrus- Back On A Mission

Craig Smart- ITI Be Ready

Emilia Big Big WorldJanet Jackson- Every Time

Kelly Price- Friend Of Mine



Metallica- Turn The Page

R-Kelly/Murray- Home Alone

Seal. Human Beings

Stars On 54- If You Could Read

New Videos

Brandy- Have You Ever?

Cypress Hill- Dr. Greenthumb

Degtiny's Chili:17.h Get On The Bus


Natural Born Hippies- LolaOffspring- Pretty Fly ilk,. A White Guyi

MTV/Nordic Region P

Music Television

Hans Hagman Head Of MusicHeavy Rotation

Alanis Morissette- Thank U

Cher- Believe

Des'ree. What's Your Sign?



U2- Sweetest Thing

Will Smith- Miami

Hot

Antiloop. Believe

Bran Van 3000- Afrodisiac

Hone.- Finally Fomd

Kask- Golden Heart


Prae- Blue Angels

REM.- Daysleeper

REM.- Lotus

Semisonic- Closing Time


Break OutAce Of Base- Travel To Bemoans

All Saints- War Of Nerves

.Another Level- Guess I W. A Fool

Baron Popper -FreeBoyzone- I Love The Way._

Bryan Adams- When You're Crone

Faithless- Take The Long Way

Hole- Malibu

Lutricia McNeal -The Greatest Love

Ophelie Winter- I Spy

Popsie- 24 Seven


Breakout Extra

Dee -Tali- Relax

&Type. Here I Go


Sheryl Crow. There Goes The

Whitney & Meriah- When You Believe

New Videos

Boom Rhymes- Gimme Some Mom

E17- Each Time

Emilia- Good Sign

Jessica Fokker How Will I Know

Lutricia McNeal. When A Child Is Born

Offspring -Pretty Fly For A White Guy,

Selfish- Lonesome Road

MTV EUROPE/London P

Music Television

Hans Hagman - Head Of Music

Heavy RotationAaliyah. R U That Somebody

Alan's Morissette- Thank Li

Cardigans- My Favourite Game

Honey, Finally Found

Madonna -The Power Of Goodbye

Meja- All Bout The Money

Will Smith- Miami

HotAll Saints- War Of Nerves

Cher- Believe


Jewel -Hands

Laurym Rill- Doo-Wop (That Thing,


Sash! feat. Shannon. Move Mania


Tamperer- If You Buy

U2- Sweetest Thing


Break OutAir- All I Need

Boyzone- No Matter


D.'ree- What's Your Sign?




Janet Jackson. Every Time

JD feat, Mariah- Sweetheart


Ophelie Winter- I Spy

Pros- Blue Angels

Robbie Williams. No Regrets

Sheryl Crow- There Gulls The

Breakout ExtraDru Hill- How Deep

E -Type- Angels Crying

Offspring. Pretty Fly IFor A White Guy,

New Videos

Busts Rhymes. Gimme Some More

Cypress Dr. Greenthumb

E -l7- Each Time

Hole. Malibu

Jennifer Brown. Tuesday Afternoon

Lighthouse Family- Lost In Space

REM.. Lotus

MTV ITALY/Southern Region P

Music Television

Clive Evan Head Of MusicHeavy Rotation

Manic Morissette- Thank U

Cher- Relieve


Jennifer Paige- Crush



U2- Sweetest Thing

Hot

Alex Britti- Gelido



Manic Street Pr.. The Everlasting

Max Cease- La Fmola Di Adamo

Paola & Chime Non Puoi Dim Di No

RE.M.. Daysleeper

Touch & Go- Would You...?

Whitney & Mari.. When You Believe

Buz. Bin

Ash. Wildsurf

Dr. Livingstone- Oggi


Break Out

Anggun. Snow On The Sahara

Articolo 31. Venerdi


Carmen Consoli- Be.me Giuda

Faith Evans- Love Like

Hole- Malibu

Irene La Medics- Sette Giorni

Offspring- Pretty Fly (For A White Guyl

Seal. Human Beings

Breakout Extra

Fatboy Slim- Pro. You

Gemelli Diversi- Un Anima Ancora

Ultra- Blind To The Groove

New Videos

Beastie Boys. Body Movin

Boyzone. I Love The Way...


Madaski- Tonight

Marlene Kuntz. L'Odio Migliore

Rat Vita. Steele

Rolling Stones- Gimrne

Semisonic. Singing to My Sleep

Sheryl Crow- There Goes The

MW U.K/London PMusic Television

Heavy Rotation

All Saints- War Of Nerves


Corrs. So Young

Eagle -Eye Cherry- Falling In

Madonna. The Power Of Goodbye


Will Smith. Miami

Hot


Boyzone- I Love The Way...


Cher- Believe


Five. Until The Time

Joy -Z- Hard Knock Life

Savage Garden- I Want You


Step. Heartbeat

Steps- Tragedy

U2- Sweetest Thing

Buse Bin




Stereophoni.- The Bartender

Break OutMania Morissette- Thank U

Aliaha's Attic- Wish I Were You

Beautiful South -Dumb

BlackstreetalyafMase- Take Me There


Honeys- End Of

Lutricia McNeal- The Greatest Love

Pr.. Blue AngelsREM.. Lot.Ruff DrivereArrola- Dreaming

Sash! feat. Shannon. Move Mania


Venga Boys. Up

Whitney & Mariah- When You Believe

New Videos

Chef- Chocolate

Offspring. Pretty Fly (For A White Guyl

THE MUSIC FACTORY/

Bussuzu Holland PMusic Television

Erik Kress Music Director

Power Rotation:Bryan Adams- When You're Gone

A List:

98 Degrees. True

Cher. Believe

Dro Hill- How Deep





Venga Boys- Boom

Will Smith. Miami

New Videos

Divine -Lately

Dope Smuggles- The Word

Loona- Hijo De La Lunn

Van Dale & Enrico- Power Woman

Mike Koglin- The Silence

Ruff Drivers/Ai/rola- Dreaming

VHULondon PWIMP Television

Lester Mordue -Head Of Programming

Heavy RotationBeautiful South- Perfect 1U

Cher- Believe

Cerra- So Young

Spice Girl.- Goodbye

U2- Sweetest Thing

Medium RotationAerosmith- I Don't Want To Miss


C.Dion/R.Kelly- Pm Your Angel

Eagle -Eye Cherry. Falling In


Vonda Shepard- Searchin'

Whitney & Mari.. When You Believe

Break Out

Faith Hill- This Kiss



ActiveEmilia- Big Big World

Garth Brooks- To Make You Feel



Savage Garden- I Want You

Shania Twain. From This Moment On

New VideosBeautiful South- Dumb

Ladysmith Black Mamba.- Inkanymneme

Lutricia McNeal- l'he Greatest Love

VIVA TV/Cologne PMusic Television

Tina Busch .Prog Dir

A List:Boyzone- No Matter

Cher -Believe

Deem Low. Once Upon A Time

Dru Hill- How Deep

Falco- Egoist

Guano Apes- Lords Of The Boards

Liquido- Narcotic

Loo.. Hijo De La Luna

Madonna- The Power Of Goodhue.

Musk Instructor. Get FunkyOli P.- Flugseuge In. Bauch

Sasha- If You

Spike -Respect

Yen. Boys- We Like To PartyWesternhagen- Wieder Hier

B List:

Al- Enjoy Yourself

Aerosmith- I Don't Want To Mica

Alanis Moriasette- Thank U

ATB- 9 PM oTill I Come

Banana Rah Bones- Come To Sin

Bliiinchen- Es let Vorbei

Die 3 Generation. Voter Wo Biel Du?

DJ Saki. PrateelYour Mod (Braveheart,

Dr. Bombay. CalcuttaFaithless- God Is A DJ

Five- Everybody Get Up


JD feat. Mariah- Sweetheart

Lauryn Doo-Wop (That Thing)

Princes.- Snowflakes

Rap Misters- Laat Christmas

Richie- Suparichie

Ricky- Schmerz In Mir

Rote Rosen- Weihnach.m.Scycg- Next November

Spice Girls- Viva Forever

Watergate -The Battle


Wolfsheim. Once In A Lifetime

Xavier Naidoo. Fur Mich Ann Licht

C List:

98 Degrees- Time

Aeliyah- R U That Somebody

Ayla- Liebe

C,Dion/R.Kelly- I'm Your Angel

Christian Wunderlich- In Heaven

Die Arzte- 1/2 Lovesong



Hand In Hand -Children

Kai Tracid- Liquid Skies

Kraytee/C.C. Catch. C.C. Catch Mega=

Lenny Kravitz- Fly AwayMel B/Misay Elliott I Want You Back

Metallica- Turn The Page

Piet Blank/Jaspa- Flying To The Mom

Robbie Williams. No Regrets

Storm -Hun -Khan

Touche- Y.M.C.A.

Sweetest Thing

Will Smith- Miami

N List:Ti Sync- Merry Christmas

Absolute Beginner- Liebea Lied

Another Level. Guess I Was A Fool

Beadles Feat. Reel. Come Into My Club

Blackstreet/Mya/Mase. Take Me There

Bomfunk MC's- Uprocking Beats

Boys- God Bless

Echo Wo Bist Du Jetzt

Fetter Brot- Konnen Diese Augen

Gil- Talk To You

Jonestown- Tonite

Nana -Father

WNG Doehu-

RAIL feat, Trooper. Only YouTouche- This Goodbye

New Videos


E -La- Schei. Dread

Miss Jane- It's A Fine Day

Risquee- Upside Down

Spice Girl.. Goodbye

VIVA ZWEI TV/Cologne P

Music Television

Marcel Hamacher Programme Director

A List:Mania Marionette- Thank U

Banana Fish Bones- Come To Son

Guano Apes. lords Of The Boards

Jay -Z. Hard Knock Life

Lenny Kravitz. Fly AwayLiquid°. NarcoticMetallica. Turn The Page

Rote Rosen. Weihnmhtsman

U2- Sweetest Thing

Wolfsheim- Once In A Lifetime

B List:Absolute Beginner- Liebe, Lied

Cypress Hill- Tequila SUILOPP

Depeche Mode- Only When

Die Arzte- 1/2 Lovesong

Faith No More- Started A Joke


FurySlaughterboase- Dancing In The

Loaryn Hill. Doo-Wop That Thing:

Madonna. The Power Of Goodbye

Method Mao -Judgement

Offspring. Pretty Fly (For A White Cup

HEM.- Daysleepee

Seal. Human Beings


Wolfsheim- It's Hurting

C List2Pac/Dr, Dre- California Love

Beautiful South. Perfect 10

Eagle -Eye Cherry- Falling In

Faithless. God Is A DJ

Fetter Brot- Konnen Diese Augen

Herbert Gronemeyer- Fanatisch

Joachim Witt- Und...lch Lauf

Massive Attack- Inertia Creeps

Mel ILMissy Elliott. I Want You Bark

Pearl Jam. Do The Evolution

Pres- Blue Angela

Rolling Stones- Out Of Control

N List:Ash- Wild Surf

Barenaked Ladies- One Week

BM- Eurodisco

Candyskins. Feed It

Core- Innocent Eyes

Cuba. Havana

Cypress Hill- Dr. Greenthumb

Freemylers- Waming

Hole- Malibu

Ian Pooley- What's Your Number

Jon Spencer- Talk About The Blues

King & I- Whole Lotto Rosie


Monster Magnet. Powertrip

Thievery C,orporation. Lebanese Blood

New Videos

2Pac- How Do You W.t It

Embrace- All You Good People

Fatboy Slim. Praise You

Lo -Fidelity Allston- Battleflag

Touch & Go- Would Yon..?

THE BOX/London 0

Music Telerision

Liz Laskowski - Dir of Prog

Box Tops

Cher- Believe

Steps. Tragedy



Will Smith- MiamiVengaboym Up & Down

Steps. One For Sorrow

Celine Dion. My Heart Will Go On

George Michael. Outside


Five- Megamix

Five- Until The Time Is Through

Offspring- Pretty Fly

Blaclatreet/Illam. Take Me There

Boyzone No Matter What

Five- Everybody Get Up

Emilia. Big Big World

Fat Les- Naughty Christmas

Alberta- Yo -Yo Boy

Aerosmith- I Don't Want To Mies A Thong

Breakin' Out Of The Bon911- A Little Bit More


Destiny's Child. Get On The Bus

Billie. She Wants You

Honeys- End Of The Line

Trubble- Dancing Baby

Wilouston & AL Carey -When You Believe

TQ- Westside

112- Love Me

UB40. Holly Holly

B.. Rhymes- Gimme Some More

Leibmi. Madness Thing

Meat Loaf- A Km Is A Terrible Thing

Prince -1999

Jade. Walk The Dog


Chef- Chocolate Salty Balls

New Videos

Imago- No Doubt.

Bribed Spears Baby One More Time

Johnny & Denise- Especially For You

Are Of Rase- Always Have. Always Will

Moffat.. CrazyAll Seeing I. Walk Like A Panther

98 Degrees- Because Of You

M -People. Dreaming

Paul Weller- Wild Wood

MUSIC MEDI A DECEMBER 26, 1998AmericanRadioHistory.Com

AIRPLAY

On the airM&M's weekly airplay analysis column

Big big things are happening for Emilia, asreflected in the European Airplay Top 50.

Her successful Big Big World (Universal), ris-ing to number 10, is the most added record thisweek with 18 new additions, and gained the

most chart points as well.Besides that, the song hasclimbed to the top of the Bor-der Breakers chart withsuch speed that it wins theRoad Runner Award-forgreatest Border Breakerchart points gainer-for thesecond consecutive week.

The highest new entrythis week is Travel To Ro-mantis by Ace Of Base(Mega/Polydor), due to sup-port in Belgium, Denmark,and the G/S/A countries. But

in the United Kingdom, another Ace Of Basetrack is gaining airplay: the Motown -influencedAlways Have, Always Will (Mega/Polydor) isnumber 14 in the regional U.K. airplay charts, asthe Major Market Airplay section shows.

Reto Fischer, Head Of Music at Swiss CHRstation 104.9 Radio Pilatus/Luzern, is one of thefew programmers who plays both tracks. He ex-plains why: "I noticed in M&M that U.K. sta-tions are playing Always Have..., so, as our newslogan is 'Radio Pilatus and you hear it first,' Idecided to give that track a spin!" But Fischerprefers Travel To Romantis because "it's gotthat typical Ace Of Base sound and it's moredance -oriented."

Radio Pilatus is currently re -targeting to ayounger audience, and the station recently or-ganised a big house party. At the moment thepowerplay track is Bananafischbones with ComeTo Sin (Polydor), a single Fischer imported fromGermany, although he has checked with local la-bels and record shops that the record is avail-able locally.

For New Year's Day, the station is planning tobroadcast the Top 50 singles and albums of 1998.To spice things up a little bit, in between theywill also play the 10 worst records of the year.Says Fischer: "You don't want to know what theyare-mostly Swiss schlagers. But we are lookingforward to good Swiss releases next year fromYello and Stephan Eicher."

Back to thechart, we find awhole bunch ofR&B artists fromthe Rugrats moviesoundtrack com-ing in at 46 withTake Me There(Interscope). Thesingle by Blackstreet & Mya featuring Mase &Blinky Blink is popular in the U.K., Holland andDenmark. Two places lower, R.E.M. enters withLotus (Warner Bros.), due to support from theU.K. and Spain. And the Christmas ballad ToYou I Belong (Glow Worm/Epic) by Irish young-sters B*witched is new in at the very bottomof the chart, propelled by interest in the U.K. andIreland.

Finally, bubbling under this week are ThisKiss by Faith Hill (Warner Bros.), Hands byJewel (Atlantic), War Of Nerves by All Saints(London), How Will I Know by Jessica Folcker(Jive/Zomba) and Malibu by Hole (Geffen).

Menno Visser

week ""8 European Radio Top 50©BPI Communications Inc.

TW LW WOC Artist/TitleOriginal

LabelTotal

StationsNewAdds

11 1 10 CHER/BELIEVE (WEA) 147 2

2 2 8 Madonna/The Power Of Good -Bye (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 145 4

3 3 13 George Michael/Outside (Epic) 108 0

7 4 Spice Girls/Goodbye (Virgin) 114 18

5 4 12 Alanis Morissette/Thank U (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 102 2

6 8 6 Robbie Williams/No Regrets (Chrysalis) 109 14

7 9 5 Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey/When You Believe (Columbia) 105 14

8 10 6 Bryan Adams & Melanie C./When You're Gone (A&M) 111 11

9 5 12 U2/Sweetest Thing (Island) 93 1

10 12 6 Emilia/Big Big World Ittp,k1; (Rodeo/Universal) 107 18

11 6 18 Jennifer Paige/Crush (Edel) 73 0

'12. 13 7 The Tamperer feat. Maya/If You Buy This Record littetg (Time/Jive) 88 3

13 11 10 Des'ree/What's Your Sign? (Sony S2) 80 3

14 14 6 Celine Dion & R. Kelly/I'm Your Angel (Epic/Columbia) 90 7

15i 16 5 Manic Street Preachers/The Everlasting (Epic) 77 7

1.-6, 15 6 Will Smith/Miami (Columbia) 84 6

J7) 19 3 Janet Jackson/Every Time (Virgin) 80 12

18 17 13 Meja/All 'Bout The Money BVE, ,. (Columbia) 65 2

,19,1 22 5 98 Degrees feat. Stevie Wonder/True To Your Heart (Motown) 60 2

0 26 6 Touch & Go/Would You...? (Oval/V2) 62 5

21 18 13 R.E.M./Daysleeper (Warner Bros.) 54 0

22 25 14 The Cardigans/My Favourite Game Illakf, (Trampolene/Stockholm) 53 2

23 23 8 Seal/Human Beings (Warner Bros.) 50 0

24 20 19 Boyzone/No Matter What (Polydor) 46 0

25 37 3 Five/Until The Time Is Through (RCA) 60 11

26 21 25 Aerosmith/I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (Columbia) 39 0

It 32 3 Lenny Kravitz/Fly Away (Virgin) 50 4

28 24 7 Stars On 54/If You Could Read My Mind (Tommy Boy) 54 1

,g4 34 5 Sheryl Crow/There Goes The Neighborhood (A&M) 58 6

30 30 13 Beautiful South/Perfect 10 (Go Discs!/Mercury) 44 2

31 27 7 Sash! feat. Shannon/Move Mania B*Vbg (X -IT) 49 1

32 31 19 Eagle Cherry/Falling In Love Again BISMg (Superstudio/Polydor) 40 0-Eye

33 29 15 Phil Collins/True Colours (Virgin/WEA) 38 0

4t 41 2 Bruce Springsteen/Sad Eyes (Columbia) 36 4

35 33 8 Joe Cocker/What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted (EMI) 44 0

36 43 2 Jay-Z/Hard Knock Life (Northwestside) 46 6j 40 4 The Corrs/So Young (Lava/Atlantic) 61 6

E'*, 39 3 Sasha/If You Believe (WEA) 38 4

`39 44 4 Eros Ramazzotti & Joe Cocker/That's All I Need To Know RU P,b,?. (DDD) 38 4

40 28 18 Robbie Williams/Millennium (Chrysalis) 33 1

41 35 10 M-People/Testify (M People/BMG) 42 0

(41* ).- NE Ace Of Base/Travel To Romantis BIght (Mega/Polydor) 41 4

43 36 11 Culture Club/I Just Wanna Be Loved (Virgin) 39 0

44 45 2 Boyzone/I Love The Way You Love Me lit q, (Polydor) 46 5

45 46 2 Lauryn Hill/Can't Take My Eyes Of Off You (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 22 2

46 ).- NE Blackstreet & Mya feat. Mase & Blinky Blink/Take Me There (Interscope) 35 7

47 42 7 Simply Red/To Be Free (East West) 36 2

48 )- NE R.E.M./Lotus (Warner Bros.) 31 8

49 47 2 Zucchero/Blu BV F:44.1,- (Polydor) 29 0

* .. NE B*witched/To You I Belong (Glow Worm/Epic) 31 6

The European Radio Top 50 chart is based on a weighted -scoring system.Songs score points by achiering airplay on all of M&M's reporting stations with contemporary cooed fulltime or during specific dayparts.

Stations are weighted by market sue and by the number of hours per week.7W = This Week, LW = Last Week, NE = New Entry, TS = Total Stations

Indicates singles which previously featured in the Border Breakers chart 1_1 Highest new entry gm, Greatest chart points gainer


NE WS

Founders out of The Boxby Mike McGeever

LONDON - The U.K's version ofinteractive music TV channel TheBox is mapping out a major distribu-tion push following the departure ofits founders.

The Emap Radio -owned channel'smanaging director Vince Monsey andprogramme director Liz Laskowski,who together launched The Box inthe U.K. six years ago, have "left" thechannel "to pursue new projects,"Emap announced on December 15.

Stuart. Pinches, who was involvedin the launches of music channelsVH-1 in Europe and ARC in Aus-tralia, has been named acting man-aging director. Laskowski's deputyStephanie Price has assumed theprogramming duties.

Emap acquired The Box in Octo-ber 1996 for $12.5 million from itsU.S. parent companies, Video Juke-box Network and Ticketmaster. Oth-er Box franchises operating else-where in Europe are independentfrom the U.K. concern.

Tim Schoonmaker, chief executiveof Emap Radio says of the group'splans: "The view is to get more dis-tribution alongside other music sta-tions. We've got to make the channelas famous outside the record indus-try as it is inside the record indus-try." He adds: "The music industryknows how The Box works and whatit stands for, but to many [potential]advertisers and viewers it is virtual-ly unknown. It's time to take it to thenext level."

According to the latest availablefigures, The Box reaches around 2.8million U.K. viewers a month, viacable and satellite. Those figureswere released prior to its launchas part of a package on BSkyB'snew digital TV satellite servicein October.

Schoonmaker points out thatthere will be no major changes in thechannel's output or music policy-rather Emap will concentrate onraising its awareness.

"The Box's position of being firstwith the mainstream hits is a valu-able place to be and that is where itwill stay," he says. The channel,which plays a significant amount ofnew material, has been credited withbreaking a number of new acts, mostnotably the Spice Girls.

Emap intends to use its musclein youth -oriented consumer maga-zine publishing and commercialradio to cross promote The Box andvice versa, but Schoonmaker saysthere is no intention of aligning thecultures of Emap's radio, publish-ing and TV interests any closer."It's not a smart media companythat tries to make everything thesame," he comments. The Box willalso continue its involvement in theannual Brit Awards, where it spon-sors two video awards.

Emap will shortly include TheBox in sales packages for its localCHR and Kiss FM radio brands. Thegroup is also planning an AC musicTV channel which will reflect its newMagic radio brand.

Digital: the dialogue starts herecontinued from page 1

copyrighted music in all existing andemerging digital forms, and throughall delivery channels." SDMI's firsttask is "to create a voluntary digitalmusic security specification" by nextautumn which would become a stan-dard for the delivery of musicthrough the Internet.

While addressing the issue ofbuilding a legitimate music market ina digital world, the announcement isalso intended to counter the percep-tion that record companies areagainst new forms of consumption ofmusic, highlighted by the negativereaction to the recent introduction ofDiamond Multimedia's Rio player."We need copyright protection, but wemust not stifle technology to get it,"says RIAA president Hilary Rosen.

This initiative will be driven bythe SDMI Forum, which will bringtogether both "hardware" and "soft-ware" companies dealing with music.The Forum will have three mainobjectives: to meet consumer demandfor convenient access to qualityrecordings; to ensure copyright pro-tection for artists' works; and toenable both technology and musiccompanies to build successful busi-nesses. Issues to be discussed includecopyright protection, encryption andwatermarking.

As London -based IFPI director oftechnology Paul Jessop puts it, thisinitiative "demonstrates the indus-try's confidence in the future of digitalmusic." Jessop adds that the Forumwill tackle the digital music issue inall its various forms-digital carriers

Enter the 'computerised plugger'service.

A trial run of Fastrax is scheduledto be conducted early in the new yearwithin the Essex Radio Group.

Unlike the satellite distribution oftracks to radio in the U.S., the Fas-trax system is designed to provide theprogrammer with additional informa-tion in the form of a text file, such asartist details, tour dates, interviewavailability, bar codes and publishers'copyright details.

Programmers will also beinformed of changes in releasedates-a perennial problem forthem-and information will be fedback to IMD on when exactly a radiostation downloads the track. Thatinformation can then be continuouslyrelayed back to the record company,independent promotions company,plugger or distributor. Programmerscan also request additional informa-tion on the releases.

IMD sales director Gary Johnsonsays talks with record companiesabout Fastrax have been encouraging."Record companies are faced with cov-ering a diverse market," he notes."They have a fundamental need to gettheir product out there quickly."

The company's operations director,Bob Cole, adds: "With more than 8,000releases a year, this system helpsthem [programmers] manage releases

in their own time. It's simple logistics.Fastrax helps the programmer keepup with what's going on. It's accessi-bility at the touch of a button. There isalso the interactive dimension."

Besides the "verification trail" oftracking programmers downloadingreleases, Johnson says the system hasother benefits for the music industry."Even though there is no substitute forCDs, Fastrax has the potential to cutdown on the duplication of productsent to the radio station," he says, "andit won't get 'lost' in the mailroom."

Comments Cole: "The service canassist the independent promotionsexecutives in relation to the time andeffort spent travelling [to stations]."The system also allows for "efficientgrouping" of broadcasters, possiblywith the same format. "It's more of asharpshooter approach [to plugging]rather that a blunderbuss attempt. Itwill be a tool for pluggers."

But should the label promotionsexecutive or plugger worry that theirjobs might be threatened by this newtechnology? "Absolutely not," saysEssex's group programme directorPaul Chantler. "Nothing can replacethe human interaction of the pluggerand the knowledge and enthusiasmthey have for an artist. Besides, anISDN line can't buy lunch for you." Headds, "We are keen to be the testing

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ground for Fastrax, and will share ourknowledge with other stations."

Steve Tandy, managing director ofregional promotions at independentpromotions company Intermedia, seesFastrax as an important innovation inrecord promotions. "The releases getright to [programmer's] desktopsrather than someone else opening the[CD] envelope. It is very hard hittingand in your face," he says. " That's whyI'm approaching it with excitement. Itcan work." But, predicts Tandy, "it willnever replace phone calls and meet-ings with programmers."

such as DVD, digital TV and radioand, of course, downloading andstreamlining through the Internet.

Sources say that the project hasbeen in the works for several months,and that the music industry came toa conclusion that there was "a needfor a forum to discuss with the tech-nology community and look at all thepieces of the problem."

Technology companies such asAT&T, IBM, AOL, Microsoft, Mat-sushita, Sony Corp. and Toshiba havealready announced their support forthe initiative. However, Dutch elec-tronics manufacturer Philips, whichrecently launched its recordable CDon a global scale, is absent from theinitial list of companies supportingthe project. "They are welcomed," saysan IFPI source. "We would like themto participate, and we would find itodd for them if they weren't there."

The SDMI Forum is expected tostart its work at the beginning of1999. Jessop expects more technologycompanies to join in. "We alreadyhave the commitment of significantplayers, but we will make sure thatwe have all the players on board," hesays. "NOw that we have gone public[with the initiative], it'll be easier topersuade them to join, start the seri-ous work and move forward."

German downturncontinued from page 1

months, and particularly in the lastfew weeks, we have had calls fromretailers attributing falling sales togroups of school kids systematicallybuying pre-recorded CDs and blankCD -Rs with the purpose of copyingthe pre-recorded item and spreadingit among friends."

The phenomenon is hitting theindustry especially hard, since "hometaping was practically dead," accord-ing to Zombik. "CD -R now elevatesprivate copying to a completelynew status, with the copy being adesirable object."

Zombik warns that "marketresearch shows that private copyingdoes not serve as a multiplicator, butas a substitute for pre-recordedCD sales."

Controversial Danish TV and radio presenter Casper Christensen (left)has returned to Copenhagen CHR station The Voice to present some spe-cial Christmas programming together with his on -air partner JesperBsehrenz (right). Christiansen started his career as a Voice DJ a decadeago, but is best known for his outrageous humour -based shows on nation-al CHR station DR P3.

MUSIC & MEDIA DECEMBER 26, 1998


AIRPLAY

week52/98 Border Breakers

Mainland European records breaking out of their country of signing


TW LW WOC Artist/Title Original LabelCountryOf

Signing TS

1.

2 7 EMILIA/BIG BIG WORLD ', (RODEO/UNIVERSAL) SWEDEN 94

2 1 15 Meja/All 'Bout The Money (Columbia) SWEDEN 65

3 3 10 The Tamperer feat. Maya/If You Buy This Record(Time/Jive) ITALY 80

4 5 15 The Cardigans/My Favourite Game (Trampolene/Stockholm) SWEDEN 47

5 4 21 Eagle -Eye Cherry/Falling In Love Again (Superstudio/Polydor) SWEDEN 42

6 8 Sash! feat. Shannon/Move Mania (X -IT) GERMANY 37

7 7 7 Eros Ramazzotti & Joe Cocker/That's All I Need To Know (DDD) ITALY 34

8 8 16 Lutricia McNeal/Someone Loves You Honey (Siljemark/CNR/Wild Star) SWEDEN 27

9 9 12 Venga Boys/We Like To Party (Violator/Jive) HOLLAND 27

10 11 7 Ace Of Base/Travel To Romantis (Mega/Polydor) DENMARK 32

la 16 4 Ace Of Base/Always Have, Always Will (Mega/Polydor) DENMARK 26

12 10 9 Aqua/Good Morning Sunshine (Universal) DENMARK 27

13 I 19 2 Lutricia McNeal/The Greatest Love You'll Ever Know(Siljemark/CNR/Wildstar) SWEDEN 22

14 12 7 Venga Boys/Up And Down (Violator/Jive) HOLLAND 19

15 14 8 Zucchero/Blu (Polydor) ITALY 22

16 17 9 Ophelie Winter/I Spy (East West) FRANCE 16

17 15 27 4 The Cause/Stand By Me (RCA) GERMANY 10

18: >. NE Jessica Folcker/How Will I Know (Jive/Zomba) SWEDEN 13

19 18 7 Anggun/Snow On The Sahara (Columbia) FRANCE 8

20 13 22 Stardust/Music Sounds Better With You (Roule/Virgin) FRANCE 18

21 20 6 Bacon Popper/Free (S.A.I.F.A.M.) ITALY 17

22 21 6 Jessica Fokker/Tell Me What You Like (Jive/Zomba) SWEDEN 13

23 22 10 Edyta Gorniak/Anything (Orca/EMI) POLAND 17

24 23 6 Cartoons/Doodah (Flex/EMI-Medley) DENMARK 9

25 ).- NE Neja/Shock (LUP/New Music) ITALY 13

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.

indicates the Road Runner award, assigned to the single with the biggest increase in chart points.

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Off the recordEdited by Jonathan Heasman & Christian Lorenz

Senior -level reorganisations atthe Universal Music Groupcontinue in the wake of lastweek's announcements result-ing from the company's mergerwith PoyGram. It is under-stood that Universal MusicGermany (UMG) managingdirector Heinz Canibol leftthe company on December 11,although Canibol did not returncalls at presstime. Meanwhile, newly -appointedUMG president, music group Tim Renner ishanding the baton at PolyGram Germany's suc-cessful dance/alternative imprint Motor Musicover to his wife Petra Husemann, who becomesgeneral manager. Husemann joined Motor in 1995as head of its progressive department.

The reorganisation of Universal MusicFrance (UMF) continues with the announce-ment that Yan-Philippe Blanc, the 34 -year -oldmanaging director of Mercury France, willalso become MD of Island. UMF president/CEOPascal Negre has confirmed that Island MDHerve Defranoux has exited the company andthat the staff of both labels will be merged, withIsland retaining an A&R presence withinMercury.

Still in France, Fun Radio has abandoned itsrock -oriented format and switched virtuallyovernight on December 15 to what it describes asa "groove" format. Fun will use the Christmasperiod to fine-tune the format before revealing fulldetails of its new programming on January 8.

NRJ, another French CHR network changingits music policy (see story, page 3) could be set torun into difficulties with the country's French -language music quotas law. Group programmedirector Christophe Sabot is refusing to sayhow his plans for a smaller playlist with extreme-ly high rotation levels will be able to meet thequota requirements.

On the U.K radio scene, OTR hears that MarkStory, MD of London's soft AC station Magic105.4 FM (formerly Melody FM) will shortly benamed to the same post at dance station Kiss 100FM, thereby overseeing all of Emap Radio's oper-ations in the capital. At Kiss, Story will replaceMike Soutar, who was became Emap Radio's cre-ative director (M&M, December 19).

Meanwhile, it appears that national commer-cial station Talk Radio is still in a state ofupheaval. Mike Parry, a former editorial stafferat the The Sun newspaper who was brought inas programme director only last month by thestation's new owners TalkCo., has left. Hisreplacement is understood to be Bill Ridley, cur-rently a consultant at controversial cable TVchannel L!ve TV.

The newcomer to the Czech Republic's nationalradio market, Radio Impuls, which is set to go onair at the end of February with a domestic musicformat, is doing its best to keep the names of itsstaff members under wraps. However, OTR hearsthat the new station's head of music is to be JosefVlcek, the former head of music at national com-mercial news/talk station Frekvence 1 and sisterCHR outlet Evropa 2.

Just as M&M was going to press, current SonyMusic Switzerland managing director NormanBlock announced his retirement after 29 yearswith the company. Block will spend one more yearat the company (as its president) while marketingdirector Annelies Hophan steps into his shoesas MD.

Finally, OTR hears that Annie Lennox andDave Stewart of The Eurythmics will receive aLifetime Achievement award at the next BritAwards show in February.


AIRPLAYweek 52/98

TW LW WOC

1 1 52 2 5

3 5 54 4 65 3 46 8 27 7 98 6 49 14 3

10 12 211 9 3

12 10 313 13 414 n NE15 11 516 n NE17 15 418 17 219 n NE20 19 12

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 KINGDOM GSA


FRANCE

Artist/15ft° Original Label TS TW LW WOC Artietnitle Original Label TS TW LW WOC ArtienTitle Local Label

WILL SMITH/MIAMI (COLUMBIA)Madonna/The Power Of Good -Bye (Maverick/Warner Bros.)

2627

1

221

710

iliADONNAITHE POWER OF GOODBYE

Cher/Believe(MAVERICK/WARNER BROS)

(WEA)3934

1

23

1210

1247

JENNIFER PAIGE/CRUSHCher/BelieveEnsemble/Sa Raison D'Etre

(EDEL). (WEA)

(V2)Robbie Williams/No Regrets (Chrysalis) 23 3 3 6 Sasha/If You Believe (WEA) 30 4 6 11 Meja/All 'Bout The Money (Columbia)Corrs/So Young (Lava/Atlantic) 26 4 17 2 Emilia/Big Big World (Universal) 31 5 7 12 Cleopatra/I Want You Back (WEA)

Bryan Adams/When You're Gone (A&M)

Beautiful South/Dumb (Go Discs/Mercury)Cher/Believe (WEA)

242528

5

67

11

10

8

349

Robbie Williams/No RegretsC.Dion/R.-Kelly/I'm Your AngelAlanis Morissette/Thank U

(Chrysalis)(Epic/Columbia)(Maverick/Sire)

282427

6789

31754

6964

Alanis Morissette/Thank UTeri Moise/Fais SemblaintZazie/Tout Le MondeCarey/Houston/When You Believe

(WEA)(Source)

(Mercury)(Columbia)

Emilia/Big Big World (Universal) 26 8 12 5 Bryan Adams/When You're Gone (A&M) 27 10 19 7 George MichaeUOutside (Epic)

Honeyz/End Of The Line (1st Avenue/Mercury)B'witched/To You I Belong (Glow Worm/Epic)Manic Street Preachers/The Everlasting (Epic)

232423

9

10

11

4713

7

73

Des'ree/What's Your Sign?U2/Sweetest ThingSpice Girls/Goodbye

(Sony S2)(Island)(Virgin)

272728

II121314

2114938

81443

Celine DionSTI SuffisaitLavoie/Fiori/BelleFlorent Pagny/Mourir Les Yeux OuvertsDis-moi/Faudel

(Columbia)(Pomme)

(Mercury)(Mercury)

Spice Girls/Goodbye (Virgin) 24 12 5 9 Oli P./Flugzeuge Im Bauch (Ariola) 25 15 27 5 House Music/Eddie Amador (Hot Tracks)

Savage Garden/I Want You (Columbia)Ace Of Base/Always Have, Always (Mega/Polydor)

2422

13

14

96

3

13

98 Degrees/TrueBoyzone/No Matter What

(Motown)(Polydor)

2519

161718

15138

11148

Lenny Kravitz/I Belong To YouEagle -Eye Cherry/Falling In LoveBrandy/Mase/Top Of The World

(Virgin)(Polydor)

(Eastwest)Boyzoned Love The Way... (Polydor) 24 15 n NE Loona/Hijo De La Luna (Motor) 21 19 11 6 Queen/Wyclef/Another One Bites The Dust (Universal)Blackstreet/Mya/Mase/Take Me There (Interscope) 19 16 16 10 George Michael/Outside (Epic) 22 20 28 4 My Favourite Game/The Cardigans (Island)

Venga Boys/Up And Down (Violator/Jive)Jay-Z/Hard Knock Life (Northwestside)

17

19

17

18

19

15

2

17

Janet Jackson/Every TimeJennifer Paige/Crush

(Virgin)(Edel)

2216

212223

182320

611

23

Stomy Bugsy/Gangster D'AmourLaam/Chanter Pour Ceux Qui Sont LoinStardust/Music Sounds Better

(Columbia)(DLA)

(Labels)Billie/She Wants You (Innocent/Virgin) 17 19 14 4 Down Low/Once Upon A Time (K -Town Record/Shift) 18 24 NE 1 Madonna/The Power Of Good -Bye (WEA)George Michael/Outside (Epic) 21 20 n NE Whitney & Mariah/When You Believe (Columbia) 22 25 51 2 Faith Evans/Love Like This (Ariola)

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

TW LW LW WOC

21 10

2 2 33 4 84 3 65 7 36 11 47 5 48 9 13

9 6 2

10 13 4

12 20 3

13 12 10

15 15 414 n RE

16 10 12

17 19 4

19 14 518 n NE

20 16 2


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.

ArtistTitle

11 8 12

J'1

L_I- MINMI =I

Original Label TS TW LW WOC TW LW WOC ArttitTitle Original Label TS

THE NETHERLANDSAro, I

Local Label

CHER/BELIEVE (WEA) 23 1 17 5 MADONNA/THE POWER OF GOOD-BYE (WARNER BROS) 1 1 6 JENNIFER PAIGE/CRUSH (EDEL) 9

Spice Girls/Goodbye (Virgin))Madonna/The Power Of Goodbye (Maverick/Warner Bros.)

2021

234

2812

1

6717

Cher/BelieveEmilia/Big Big WorldJennifer Paige/Crush

(Warner)(Universal)

(Roadrunner)

23

2

411

7George Michael/OutsideAnggun/Snow On The Sahara

(Epic)(Columbia)

9

7

Bryan Adams/When You're Gone (A&p)Mic)

Manic Street Preachers/The Everlasting (Epic)17

1756

327

113

Meja/All 'Bout The MoneyKelly/Dion/I Am Your Angel

(Columbia)(Columbia)

45

3

558

Karen Ramirez/If We Try (Manifesto)Alanis Morissette/Thank U (Maverick/Warner Bros.)

8

8

C.Dion/R.Kelly/I'm Your Angel (Epic/Columbia)Robbie Williams/No Regrets (Chrysalis)

1717

789

42

NE

12143

Boyzone/No Matter WhatVolumia!/Heu Me VastE'velyne/I Would

(RCA)(PolRdor

(SMART.)

6

7

67

95

Zucchero/BluTamperer/If You Buy

(Polydor)(Time/Jive)

7

8

Jennifer Brown/Tuesday Afternoon (Arista) 17 10 44 4 Carey/Houston/When You Believe (Columbia) 8 > NE Cher/Believe (WEA) 7

Whitney & Mariah/When You Believe (Columbia) 17 11 100 2 Trijntje Oosterhuis/Vlieg Met Me Mee (BMG) 9 8 8 U2/Sweetest Thing (Island) 8

Tamperer/If You Buy (Time/Jive)Alanis Morissette/Thank U (Maverick/Warner Bros.)

16

16

121314

NE8326

1

35

Spice Girs/GoodbyeTamperer/If You Buy This Record98 Degreesfrrue To Your Heart

(VirgM)(Zomba)

(Polydor)

10

ll9

xi-

4NE

Whitney & Mariah/When You BelieveEmilia/Big Big World

(Columbia)(Universal)

7

9

Will Smith/Miami (Columbia) 14 15 5 10 George Michael/Outside (Epic) 12 10 4 Spice Girls/Goodbye (Virgin) 7

Emilia/Big Big World (Universal) 16 16 NE 3 Kirk Franklin/Lean On Me (Universal) 13 15 4 Robbie Williams/No Regrets (Chrysalis) 8

U2/Sweetest Thing (Island)Stars On 54/If You Could Read (Tommy Boy)

14

15

171819

79NE14

418

Monifah/Touch ItJay-Z/Hard Knock LifeAaliyah/Are You That Somebody

(Universal)(BMG)

(Warner)

14

15

11

12

9

8

Goo Goo Dolls/IrisNeja/Shock

(Metal Blade/WEA)(LUP/New Music)

6

6

George Michael/Outside (Epic) 14 20 13 29 Henk Westbroek/Zelfs Je Naam Is Mooi (Mercury) 16 13 13 X-Treme/Love Song (Dance Factory) 6

Sheryl Crow/There Goes The (A&M) 14 21 10 5 Dru Hill/How Deep Is Your Love (Mercury) 17 14 8 Meja/All Tout The Money (Columbia) 9

Touch & Go/Would You...? (Oval/V2)Honeyz/Finally Found (1st Avenue/Mercury)

11

12

222324

NENENE

1

21

Bryan Adams/When You're GoneIlse De Lange/I'D Be YoursJanet Jackson/Every Time

(Polydor)(Warner)(Virgin)

18

19

16

17

12

9

R.E.M./DaysleeperLigabue/Ho Perso Le Parole

(Warner Bros.)(WEA)

7

6

Jessica Folcker/How Will I Know (Jive/Zomba) 11 25 NE 2 Five/Until The Time Is Through (BMG) 20 18 5 Wamdue Project/King Of My Castle (Airplane) 5


SPAINTW LW WOC Artist/Title

1 10 62 9 3

3 8 7

4 6 3

5 5 46 4 67 3 28 11 2

9 20 3

10 19 3

11 18 3

12 7 3

13 n NE14 17 10

15 16 316 1 917 15 218 14 519 13 220 n NE

Original Label TS

ELLA BALLA SOLA/DESPIDETE (HISPAVOX)La Oreja De Van Gogh/Cuentame Al Oido (Epic)Nell.Lo/La Banda DeVPalabras Vacias (Universal)Especialistas/Vivo VivoGloria Estefan/Cuba LibreMarta Sanchez/Quiero Mas De TiJarabe De Palo/AguaSheryl Crow/There Goes TheWhitney & Mariah/When You BelieveSeal/Human BeingsOasis/The MasterplanBruce Springsteen/Sad EyesBeautiful South/Perfect 10Manolo Garcia/ZapateroLenny Kravitz/Fly AwayRosana/ContigoMadonna/The Power Of Goodbye (Maverick/Wamer Bros.)Cher/Believe (WEA)

Jewel/Hands (Atlantic)Lauryn HilUCan't Take My (Columbia)

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

3 1 n NE3 2 n NE3 3 n NE

(Polydor) 3 4 1 5

(Epic) 3 5 17 2

(Mercury) 3 6 14 2(Virgin) 3 7 4 3

(A&M) 3 8 16 2

(Columbia) 3 9 19 2

(Warner Bros.) 3 10 n NE(Creation) 3 11 n RE

(Columbia) 3 12 2 3

(Go Discs/Mercury) 3 13 n NE(Ariola) 3 14 n NE(Virgin) 3 15 5 3

(MCA) 3 16 n RE3 17 n NE3 18 n NE3 19 n NE3 20 6 3


Original Label TS

SPICE GIRLS/GOODBYE (VIRGIN)Robbie Williams/No Regrets (Chrysalis)Maanam/Przystan (Pomaton)Eros Ramazzotti/That's All I Need To (DDD)Kirk Franklin/Lean On Me (Interscope)Basia/Clear Horizon (Epic)Madonna/The Power Of Good-Bye(Maverick/Warner Bros.)Bryan Adams/When You're Gone (A&M)

Rotary/Opowiesc (Izabelin)Hand In Hand For Children/Children (Ariola)George Michael/Outside (Epic)Kasia Kowalskafl Bedziez Znow (Izabelin)Elektryczne Gitary/Co Powie Ryba (Mercury)Janet Jackson/Every Time (Virgin)Seventeen/Co Mi Dasz (Pomaton)Mania Morissette/Thank U (Maverick/Warner Bros.)Corrs/So Young (Lava/Atlantic)Whitney & Mariah/When You Believe (Columbia)Five/Until The Time Is Through (RCA)Will Smith/Miami (Columbia)


TW LW WOC Artist/Fitle

ll 1 1 3 CHER/BELIEVE11 2 2 7 George Michael/Outside10 3 5 11 Robbie Williams/Millennium

8 4 4 3 U2/Sweetest Thing9 5 3 3 Up/Nap

10 6 6 2 Bryan Adams/On A Day Like Today8 7 12 2 Madonna/The Power Of Good -Bye9 8 n RE Spice Girls/Viva Forever8 9 n RE Jazz + Az/Ma Jol Vagyok9 10 n NE Des'ree/What's Your Sign?7 11 n RE Koncz Zsuzsa/Mindig Volt Mindig Lesz7 12 9 12 Jennifer Paige/Crush9 13 10 5 Amokfutok/Csak A Csillagok9 14 17 2 Bon Bon/Szamlak, IV, Szoda7 15 n RE Roy Es Adam/Trambulin7 16 19 2 Emberek/Forog A Enid8 17 14 2 C'Est La Vied Love You Baby

10 18 8 8 Phil Collins/True Colours9 19 n NE Csonka Andras/Mulnak A Gyermekevek6 20 20 2 Amokfutok/Nyugi Nyugi Bebi


Original Label

(WEA)(Epic)

(Chrysalis)(Island)

(Record Express)(A&M)

(Maverick/Warner Bros.)(Virgin)

(BMG)(Sony S2)

(Hungaroton)(Edel)

(Magneoton)(PolyGram)

(BMG)(BMG)(Sony)

(Virgin/WEA)(BMG)

(Magneoton)

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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