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FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 18, 1997

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 10/11 10/25 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	—	2	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One Something About The Way You Look Tonight/Candle In The Wind 1997ELTON JOHN ROCKET 568108/A&M	1
2	2	1	4	4 Seasons Of LonelinessBOYZ II MEN MOTOWN 860684	1
3	4	3	9	You Make Me Wanna...USHER LAFACE 24265/ARISTA	3
4	3	4	18	How Do I LiveLEANN RIMES CURB 73022	3
5	5	2	6	HoneyMARIAH CAREY COLUMBIA 78648	1
6	6	5	17	Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE 42453	2
7	12	12	8	All Cried OutALLURE featuring 112 TRACK MASTERS 78678/CRAVE	7
8	7	7	16	Semi-Charmed LifeTHIRD EYE BLIND ELEKTRA 64173/EEG	4
9	9	10	47	You Were Meant For Me/Foolish GamesJEWEL ATLANTIC 87021	2
10	8	6	12	Mo Money Mo ProblemsTHE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. featuring PUFF DADDY & MASE BAD BOY 79100/ARISTA	1
11	10	8	10	2 Become 1SPICE GIRLS VIRGIN 38604	4
12	16	21	8	My Love Is The Shhh!SOMETHIN' FOR THE PEOPLE featuring TRINA & TAMARA WARNER BROS. 17327	12
13	13	13	7	Building A MysterySARAH McLACHLAN NETTWERK 13395/ARISTA	13
14	11	9	19	I'll Be Missing YouPUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS featuring 112 BAD BOY 79097/ARISTA	1
15	15	14	15	Invisible Man98 DEGREES MOTOWN 860650	12
16	14	11	15	All For YouSISTER HAZEL UNIVERSAL 56135	11
17	17	18	7	You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)BRIAN McKNIGHT featuring MASE MERCURY 574760	17
18	18	24	3	The One I Gave My Heart ToAALIYAH BLACKGROUND 98002/ATLANTIC	18
19	21	35	6	TubthumpingCHUMBAWAMBA REPUBLIC 56146/UNIVERSAL	19
20	20	22	8	What About Us (FROM "SOUL FOOD")TOTAL LAFACE 24272/ARISTA	20
21	26	27	7	Butta LoveNEXT ARISTA 13407	21
22	19	15	14	Up Jumps Da BoogieMAGOO & TIMBALAND BLACKGROUND 98018/ATLANTIC	12
23	31	36	8	I Care 'Bout You (FROM "SOUL FOOD")MILESTONE LAFACE 24264/ARISTA	23
24	24	25	4	★★★ GREATEST GAINER/AIRPLAY ★★★ EverythingMARY J. BLIGE MCA 55353	24
25	22	17	15	Not Tonight (FROM "NOTHING TO LOSE")LIL' KIM featuring DA BRAT, LEFT EYE, MISSY ELLIOTT & ANGIE MARTINEZ UNDEAS/ATLANTIC 98019/TOMMY BOY	6
26	23	20	15	Sunny Came HomeSHAWN COLVIN COLUMBIA 78528	7
27	30	30	7	I Miss My HomiesMASTER P featuring PIMP C & THE SHOCKER NO LIMIT 53290/PRIORITY	25
28	28	28	3	CriminalFIONA APPLE CLEAN SLATE 78595/WORK	28
29	25	23	21	Do You Know (What It Takes)ROBYN RCA 64865	7
30	27	19	11	Never Make A PromiseDRU HILL ISLAND 572082	7
31	63	—	2	★★★ GREATEST GAINER/SALES ★★★ Love Gets Me Every TimeSHANIA TWAIN MERCURY 568062	31
32	35	32	47	Barely BreathingDUNCAN SHEIK ATLANTIC 87027	16
33	32	29	35	The FreshmenTHE VERVE PIPE RCA 64734	5
34	38	33	12	Coco JambooMR. PRESIDENT WARNER BROS. 17331	21
35	37	37	5	Avenues (FROM "MONEY TALKS")REFUGEE CAMP ALL STARS featuring PRAS with KY-MANI ARISTA 13411	35
36	33	26	26	BitchMEREDITH BROOKS CAPITOL 58634	2
37	40	46	8	Backyard BoogieMACK 10 PRIORITY 53282	37
38	36	31	34	Return Of The MackMARK MORRISON ATLANTIC 84868	2
39	39	45	5	On My OwnPEACH UNION MUTE 78666/EPIC	39
40	34	34	6	You Light Up My LifeLEANN RIMES CURB 73027	34
41	44	—	2	Too Gone, Too LongEN VOGUE EASTWEST 64750/EEG	41
42	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ If I Could Teach The WorldBONE THUGS-N-HARMONY RUTHLESS 6344/RELATIVITY	42
43	29	16	7	Barbie GirlAQUA MCA 55392	7
44	41	41	24	Espn Presents The Jock JamVARIOUS ARTISTS TOMMY BOY 7780	31
45	47	51	6	Legend Of A CowgirlIMANI COPPOLA COLUMBIA 78651	45
46	54	57	9	Have A Little Mercy4.0 SAVVY/PERSPECTIVE 587580/A&M	46
47	43	38	12	Do You Like ThisROME GRAND JURY 64874/RCA	31
48	45	39	24	G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.CHANGING FACES BIG BEAT 98026/ATLANTIC	8
49	42	40	32	For You I Will (FROM "SPACE JAM")MONICA ROWDY/WARNER SUNSET 87003/ATLANTIC	4
50	56	56	8	No Tengo DineroLOS UMBRELLOS FLEX/EMI 58663/VIRGIN	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	57	49	14	Gotham City (FROM "BATMAN & ROBIN")R. KELLY JIVE 42473	9
52	52	52	5	Me And My Crazy WorldLOST BOYZ UNIVERSAL 56131	52
53	50	47	14	I Say A Little Prayer (FROM "MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING")DIANA KING WORK 78596	38
54	58	—	2	HeavenNU FLAVOR REPRISE 17408	54
55	NEW▶		1	Sock It 2 MeMISSY "MISDEMEANOR" ELLIOTT featuring DA BRAT EASTWEST 64144/EEG	55
56	51	42	13	SomeoneSWV featuring PUFF DADDY RCA 64926	19
57	55	48	16	C U When U Get There (FROM "NOTHING TO LOSE")COOLIO featuring 40 THEVZ TOMMY BOY 7785	12
58	59	54	9	After 12, Before 6SAM SALTER LAFACE 24253/ARISTA	51
59	72	84	3	Last Night's LetterK-CI & JOJO MCA 55380	59
60	70	—	2	They Like It SlowH-TOWN H-TOWN 1642/RELATIVITY	60
61	65	—	2	Electric BarbarellaDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 58674	61
62	64	66	4	Don't GoLE CLICK featuring KAYO LOGIC 64975/RCA	62
63	60	55	13	I Can Love YouMARY J. BLIGE MCA 55362	28
64	62	58	10	Big Bad Mamma (FROM "DEF JAM'S HOW TO BE A PLAYER")FOXY BROWN featuring DRU HILL VIOLATOR/DEF JAM 571441/MERCURY	53
65	78	70	5	The Way That You TalkJAGGED EDGE featuring DA BRAT & JD SO SO DEF 78639/COLUMBIA	65
66	61	61	8	Around The WorldDAFT PUNK SOMA 38608/VIRGIN	61
67	77	87	3	ValentineMARTINA McBRIDE with JIM BRICKMAN RCA 64963	67
68	68	68	8	Don't SayJON B. YAB YUM 78614/550 MUSIC	68
69	69	64	8	As We LayDANA TONY MERCEDES/LAFACE 24252/ARISTA	59
70	66	60	20	When I DieNO MERCY ARISTA 13367	41
71	71	79	4	Love Is Alive3RD PARTY DV8 582348/A&M	71
72	53	53	10	All I Want (FROM "GOOD BURGER")702 BIV 10/MOTOWN 860676/CAPITOL	35
73	67	59	13	To The Moon And BackSAVAGE GARDEN COLUMBIA 78576	37
74	73	62	20	Go The Distance (FROM "HERCULES")MICHAEL BOLTON COLUMBIA 78554	24
75	76	69	6	I'm Not A FoolIMMATURE MCA 55367	69
76	NEW▶		1	So Help Me GirlGARY BARLOW ARISTA 13428	76
77	79	72	8	Piece Of My HeartSHAGGY featuring MARSHA VIRGIN 38601	72
78	74	63	15	More Than This10,000 MANIACS GEFFEN 19411	25
79	75	75	7	We Can Get DownMYRON ISLAND 572064	75
80	85	76	9	FreeULTRA NATE STRICTLY RHYTHM 12512	76
81	86	91	3	PleaseTHE KINLEYS EPIC 78656	81
82	84	77	9	Hole In My SoulAEROSMITH COLUMBIA 78569	51
83	82	74	11	Down For YoursNASTYBOY KLICK featuring ROGER TROUTMAN NASTYBOY/GLASSNOTE 574748/MERCURY	69
84	81	67	18	Look Into My Eyes (FROM "BATMAN & ROBIN")BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY RUTHLESS 6343/RELATIVITY	4
85	91	—	2	AlrightJAMIROQUAI WORK 78703	85
86	87	—	2	A Smile Like Yours (FROM "A SMILE LIKE YOURS")NATALIE COLE ELEKTRA 64146/EEG	86
87	83	65	16	Things Just Ain't The Same (FROM "MONEY TALKS")DEBORAH COX ARISTA 13380	56
88	80	73	6	Jack-AssBECK DGC 22303/GEFFEN	73
89	NEW▶		1	One More NightAMBER TOMMY BOY 786	89
90	88	83	18	SmileSCARFACE featuring 2PAC & JOHNNY P RAP-A-LOT/NOO TRYBE 38581/VIRGIN	12
91	90	71	14	Take It To The StreetsRAMPAGE featuring BILLY LAWRENCE VIOLATOR/ELEKTRA 64171/EEG	34
92	NEW▶		1	You're The InspirationPETER CETERA featuring AZ YET RIVER NORTH 163018	92
93	NEW▶		1	The Rest Of MineTRACE ADKINS CAPITOL NASHVILLE 58680	93
94	94	95	3	Go AwayLORRIE MORGAN BNA 64914/RCA	94
95	95	80	19	You Bring Me UpK-CI & JOJO MCA 55346	26
96	93	82	6	Men Of Steel (FROM "STEEL")SHAQUILLE O'NEAL, ICE CUBE, B REAL, PETER GUNZ & KRS-ONE T.W.ISM./QWEST 17305/WARNER BROS	82
97	89	81	20	AloneBEE GEES POLYDOR 571006/A&M	28
98	92	—	2	Spin Spin SugarSNEAKER PIMPS CLEAN UP 38590/VIRGIN	92
99	99	99	12	Can We (FROM "BOOTY CALL")SWV JIVE 42445	75
100	100	78	14	WhateverEN VOGUE EASTWEST 64174/EEG	16

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