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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 4, 1996

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 04/27 05/11 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	2	5	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Always Be My BabyMARIAH CAREY COLUMBIA 78276	1
2	1	1	9	Because You Loved Me (FROM "UP CLOSE & PERSONAL")CELINE DION 550 MUSIC 78237	1
3	3	3	21	Nobody KnowsTHE TONY RICH PROJECT LAFACE 2-4115/ARISTA	2
4	4	4	8	IronicALANIS MORISSETTE MAVERICK 17698/REPRISE	4
5	5	6	9	1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New)COOLIO TOMMY BOY 7721	5
6	7	9	3	You're The OneSWV RCA 64516	6
7	6	5	10	Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)R. KELLY featuring RONALD ISLEY JIVE 42373	4
8	9	10	7	Count On Me (FROM "WAITING TO EXHALE")WHITNEY HOUSTON & CECE WINANS ARISTA 1-2976	8
9	8	8	9	Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check/Everything Remains RawBUSTA RHYMES ELEKTRA 64335/EEG	8
10	11	13	13	Follow You Down/Til I Hear It From YouGIN BLOSSOMS A&M 581380	9
11	10	7	19	Sittin' Up In My Room (FROM "WAITING TO EXHALE")BRANDY ARISTA 1-2929	2
12	12	12	9	Doin ItLL COOL J DEF JAM 576120/MERCURY	9
13	13	16	39	MissingEVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL ATLANTIC 87124	2
14	22	33	5	Give Me One ReasonTRACY CHAPMAN ELEKTRA 64346/EEG	14
15	14	14	13	All The Things (Your Man Won't Do) (FROM "DON'T BE A MENACE...")JOE ISLAND 854530	11
16	19	21	9	Closer To Free (FROM "PARTY OF FIVE")BODEANS SLASH 17674/REPRISE	16
17	20	19	14	Who Do U LoveDEBORAH COX ARISTA 1-2950	17
18	15	15	10	LadyD'ANGELO EMI 58543	10
19	26	35	13	InsensitiveJANN ARDEN A&M 581274	19
20	16	11	15	Not Gon' Cry (FROM "WAITING TO EXHALE")MARY J. BLIGE ARISTA 1-2957	2
21	17	18	13	1979THE SMASHING PUMPKINS VIRGIN 38534	12
22	28	—	2	Old Man & Me (When I Get To Heaven)HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH ATLANTIC 87074	22
23	25	30	21	Just A GirlNO DOUBT TRAUMA 98116/INTERSCOPE	23
24	24	29	10	5 O'clockNONCHALANT MCA 55075	24
25	18	17	23	One Sweet DayMARIAH CAREY & BOYZ II MEN COLUMBIA 78074	1
26	21	20	26	Be My LoverLA BOUCHE RCA 64446	6
27	23	22	22	WonderNATALIE MERCHANT ELEKTRA 64376/EEG	21
28	35	48	8	Keep On, Keepin' On (FROM "SUNSET PARK")MC LYTE featuring XSCAPE FLAVOR UNIT/EASTWEST 64302/EEG	28
29	29	27	30	NameGOO GOO DOLLS METAL BLADE 17758/WARNER BROS.	5
30	33	44	6	★★★ GREATEST GAINER/AIRPLAY ★★★ Sweet DreamsLA BOUCHE RCA 64505	30
31	27	25	25	The World I KnowCOLLECTIVE SOUL ATLANTIC 87088	19
32	31	26	12	I Want To Come OverMELISSA ETHERIDGE ISLAND 854528	22
33	34	36	7	Renee (FROM "DON'T BE A MENACE...")LOST BOYZ ISLAND 854584	33
34	36	24	12	I Will SurviveCHANTAY SAVAGE RCA 64492	24
35	30	23	31	Anything3T MJJ 77913/550 MUSIC	15
36	32	34	5	In The MeantimeSPACEHOG HIFI/SIRE 64303/EEG	32
37	38	49	12	A Thin Line Between Love & Hate (FROM "A THIN LINE...")H-TOWN JAC-MAC 17699/WARNER BROS.	37
38	50	52	3	ChainsTINA ARENA EPIC 78281	38
39	49	51	4	Don't Wanna Lose YouLIONEL RICHIE MERCURY 852857	39
40	39	39	31	HookBLUES TRAVELER A&M 581176	23
41	41	40	12	Don't CrySEAL ZTT 17708/WARNER BROS.	33
42	37	28	22	One Of UsJOAN OSBORNE BLUE GORILLA 852368/MERCURY	4
43	51	57	4	MachineheadBUSH TRAUMA 98079/INTERSCOPE	43
44	44	43	26	TimeHOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH ATLANTIC 87095	14
45	40	32	15	WonderwallOASIS EPIC 78216	8
46	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ The Earth, The Sun, The RainCOLOR ME BADD GIANT 17654	46
47	47	47	13	Get MoneyJUNIOR M.A.F.I.A. featuring THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. UNDEAS/BIG BEAT 98087/ATLANTIC	30
48	42	45	15	Feels So Good (Show Me Your Love)LINA SANTIAGO GROOVE NATION 56004/UNIVERSAL	35
49	43	37	11	Lucky LoveACE OF BASE ARISTA 1-2979	30
50	45	38	38	Gangsta's Paradise (FROM "DANGEROUS MINDS")COOLIO featuring L.V. MCA SOUNDTRACKS 55104/MCA	1

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	52	42	19	Fu-Gee-LaFUGEES RUFFHOUSE 78195/COLUMBIA	29
52	59	59	7	Release MeANGELINA UPSTAIRS 0115	52
53	53	53	6	Amish Paradise"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC ROCK'N'ROLL/SCOTTI BROS. 78061/ALL AMERICAN	53
54	46	31	9	PeachesTHE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COLUMBIA 78254	29
55	58	58	9	Only Happy When It RainsGARBAGE ALMO SOUNDS 89002/GEFFEN	55
56	57	54	9	Do You Want To/Can't HangXSCAPE SO SO DEF 78263/COLUMBIA	50
57	NEW▶		1	Please Don't GoIMMATURE MCA 55158	57
58	60	66	3	ReachGLORIA ESTEFAN EPIC 78285	58
59	NEW▶		1	Kissin' YouTOTAL BAD BOY 7-9056/ARISTA	59
60	66	71	8	C'mon 'N Ride It (The Train)QUAD CITY DJ'S QUADRASOUND/BIG BEAT 98083/ATLANTIC	60
61	76	—	2	★★★ GREATEST GAINER/SALES ★★★ Tres DelinquentesDELINQUENT HABITS PMP/LOUD 64526/RCA	61
62	65	69	7	Can't Get You Off My MindLENNY KRAVITZ VIRGIN 38535	62
63	63	63	5	Ain't No Nigga/Dead PresidentsJAY-Z featuring FOXY BROWN ROC-A-FELLA/FREEZE 53233/PRIORITY	63
64	64	80	6	Soul FoodGOODIE MOB LAFACE 2-4145/ARISTA	64
65	54	55	16	CumbersomeSEVEN MARY THREE MAMMOTH 98111/ATLANTIC	39
66	56	56	15	GlycerineBUSH TRAUMA 98088/INTERSCOPE	28
67	80	—	2	ScarredLUKE LUTHER CAMPBELL 164000	67
68	69	70	4	Ain't Nobody/Kissing YouFAITH EVANS BAD BOY 7-9055/ARISTA	68
69	62	64	6	One For The MoneyHORACE BROWN MOTOWN 860512	62
70	73	83	5	Counting Blue CarsDISHWALLA A&M 581462	70
71	71	88	13	Your Loving ArmsBILLIE RAY MARTIN SIRE 64450/EEG	71
72	67	67	5	Shadowboxin'GENIUS/GZA featuring METHOD MAN GEFFEN 19396	67
73	82	—	2	Live And Die For Hip HopKRIS KROSS RUFFHOUSE 78270/COLUMBIA	73
74	75	75	7	Esa Nena LindaARTIE THE 1 MAN PARTY GROOVE NATION/SCOTTI BROS. 78065/ALL AMERICAN	74
75	77	73	8	Ever Since You Went AwayART N' SOUL NATURE BOY/BIG BEAT 98112/ATLANTIC	73
76	68	72	3	Slow JamsQUINCY JONES featuring BABYFACE & TAMIA with PORTRAIT & BARRY WHITE QWEST 17673/WARNER BROS.	68
77	78	—	2	Feel The MusicPLANET SOUL featuring BRENDA DEE STRICTLY RHYTHM 12430	77
78	79	76	7	Have I NeverA FEW GOOD MEN LAFACE 2-4142/ARISTA	76
79	87	91	3	Love Don't Live Here AnymoreMADONNA MAVERICK 17714/WARNER BROS.	79
80	72	68	11	Jesus To A ChildGEORGE MICHAEL DREAMWORKS 59000/GEFFEN	7
81	81	74	11	Take A LookJ'SON HOLLYWOOD 64003	74
82	83	81	20	I Got Id/Long RoadPEARL JAM EPIC 78199	7
83	61	62	10	Only Love (The Ballad Of Sleeping Beauty)SOPHIE B. HAWKINS COLUMBIA 78177	49
84	84	99	10	Ain't No PlayaRAPPIN' 4-TAY CHRYSALIS 58528/EMI	73
85	85	90	8	Give Me...A ReasonBUFFY VELOCITY 0629	78
86	74	65	12	Can't Be Wasting My Time (FROM "DON'T BE A MENACE...")MONA LISA featuring LOST BOYZ ISLAND 854538	65
87	89	84	16	Stayin' AliveN-TRANCE RADIKAL 15562/AVEX-CRITIQUE	62
88	70	60	7	Real LoveTHE BEATLES APPLE 58544/CAPITOL	11
89	96	—	2	My MariaBROOKS & DUNN ARISTA 1-2993	89
90	90	—	2	Mr. Ice Cream ManMASTER P NO LIMIT 53218/PRIORITY	90
91	NEW▶		1	Don't RushSILK ELEKTRA 64324/EEG	91
92	92	—	2	No More GamesSKIN DEEP featuring LIL' KIM LOOSE CANNON 852706/ISLAND	92
93	NEW▶		1	Scary KissesVOICE OF THE BEEHIVE DISCOVERY 77036	93
94	NEW▶		1	The World Is A GhettoGETO BOYS featuring FLAJ RAP-A-LOT/NOO TRYBE 38544/VIRGIN	94
95	91	92	8	High And DryRADIOHEAD CAPITOL 58537	78
96	NEW▶		1	I Don't Wanna Be AloneSHAI GASOLINE ALLEY 55178/MCA	96
97	95	98	4	GuiltyGRAVITY KILLS TVT 5912	91
98	94	100	8	Stairway To HeavenPURE SOUL STEP SUN 98086/INTERSCOPE	79
99	86	85	8	Envy/FirewaterFAT JOE VIOLATOR 1546/RELATIVITY	76
100	88	79	18	Where Do U Want Me To Put ItSOLO PERSPECTIVE 587512/A&M	50

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.