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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 27, 1997

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/20 01/03/98 →

This chart comes from the chart file, not from a page. The scans supplied don’t include the issue dated December 27, 1997, so its ranks, titles, artists and LAST WEEK figures come from the owner’s 1980-2009 Hot 100 chart file, which agrees with the pages either side: the next page’s LAST WEEK column names the same ranks. 2 WKS AGO and WKS ON CHART follow the pages’ own count, and each label is the one the pages print for the record. The bullets and the Hot Shot Debut are inferred from the chart’s movement, by the rule the archive uses for 1958-1979: a record is bulleted when it is new, re-entering, up on last week, or at last week’s rank for the second week running, unless it stood higher earlier in the same run; and a record that has peaked and moves up three places or fewer gets no bullet when it has none in the two weeks before and the two weeks after.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★12 weeks at No. One Something About The Way You Look Tonight/Candle In The Wind 1997ELTON JOHN ROCKET 568108/A&M	1
2	2	2	28	How Do I LiveLEANN RIMES CURB 73022	2
3	3	3	19	You Make Me Wanna...USHER LAFACE 24265/ARISTA	2
4	9	—	2	Together AgainJANET VIRGIN 38623	4
5	8	10	4	Been Around The WorldPUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY BAD BOY 79130/ARISTA	5
6	4	4	9	My BodyLSG EASTWEST 64132/EEG	4
7	5	5	9	Feel So GoodMASE BAD BOY 79122/ARISTA	5
8	10	7	7	Show Me LoveROBYN RCA 64970	7
9	12	17	4	Truly Madly DeeplySAVAGE GARDEN COLUMBIA 78723	9
10	6	6	18	My Love Is The Shhh!SOMETHIN' FOR THE PEOPLE featuring TRINA & TAMARA WARNER BROS. 17327	4
11	7	8	16	TubthumpingCHUMBAWAMBA REPUBLIC 56146/UNIVERSAL	6
12	13	27	3	A Song For MamaBOYZ II MEN MOTOWN 860720	12
13	11	9	5	I Will Come To YouHANSON MERCURY 568132	9
14	14	12	9	I Don't Want To WaitPAULA COLE IMAGO 17318/WARNER BROS.	12
15	17	13	13	The One I Gave My Heart ToAALIYAH BLACKGROUND 98002/ATLANTIC	9
16	22	30	3	We're Not Making Love No MoreDRU HILL LAFACE 24295/ARISTA	16
17	15	11	18	All Cried OutALLURE featuring 112 TRACK MASTERS 78678/CRAVE	4
18	20	19	8	Spice Up Your LifeSPICE GIRLS VIRGIN 38620	18
19	16	16	17	Butta LoveNEXT ARISTA 13407	16
20	24	28	8	I Don't Ever Want To See You AgainUNCLE SAM STONECREEK 78689/EPIC	20
21	21	18	11	Sock It 2 MeMISSY "MISDEMEANOR" ELLIOTT featuring DA BRAT EASTWEST 64144/EEG	12
22	18	14	57	You Were Meant For Me/Foolish GamesJEWEL ATLANTIC 87021	2
23	23	23	9	I DoLISA LOEB GEFFEN 19416	23
24	19	15	14	4 Seasons Of LonelinessBOYZ II MEN MOTOWN 860684	1
25	25	22	26	Semi-Charmed LifeTHIRD EYE BLIND ELEKTRA 64173/EEG	4
26	26	20	27	Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE 42453	2
27	31	31	4	How's It Going To BeTHIRD EYE BLIND ELEKTRA 64130/EEG	27
28	27	21	18	What About UsTOTAL LAFACE 24272/ARISTA	16
29	35	48	3	Lollipop (Candyman)AQUA MCA 55410	29
30	30	26	22	Mo Money Mo ProblemsTHE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. featuring PUFF DADDY & MASE BAD BOY 79100/ARISTA	1
31	28	24	13	CriminalFIONA APPLE CLEAN SLATE 78595/WORK	21
32	32	32	8	Breaking All The RulesSHE MOVES GEFFEN 19415	32
33	36	36	12	HeavenNU FLAVOR REPRISE 17408	33
34	29	25	25	All For YouSISTER HAZEL UNIVERSAL 56135	11
35	40	52	5	No, No, NoDESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA 78618	35
36	33	29	17	Building A MysterySARAH McLACHLAN ARISTA 13395	13
37	44	53	4	Going Back To CaliTHE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. BAD BOY 79131/ARISTA	37
38	38	41	12	They Like It SlowH-TOWN RELATIVITY 1642	35
39	34	33	11	If I Could Teach The WorldBONE THUGS-N-HARMONY RUTHLESS 6344/RELATIVITY	27
40	37	35	29	I'll Be Missing YouPUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS featuring 112 BAD BOY 79097/ARISTA	1
41	39	34	16	HoneyMARIAH CAREY COLUMBIA 78648	1
42	43	43	18	No Tengo DineroLOS UMBRELLOS FLEX/EMI 58663/VIRGIN	42
43	49	45	5	The Memory RemainsMETALLICA ELEKTRA 64126/EEG	28
44	42	38	25	Invisible Man98 DEGREES MOTOWN 860650	12
45	45	39	20	2 Become 1SPICE GIRLS VIRGIN 38604	4
46	47	40	25	Sunny Came HomeSHAWN COLVIN COLUMBIA 78528	7
47	46	46	14	EverythingMARY J. BLIGE MCA 55353	24
48	54	59	4	Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY (NASHVILLE) 568242	48
49	41	37	18	I Care 'Bout YouMILESTONE LAFACE 24264/ARISTA	23
50	48	44	11	So Help Me GirlGARY BARLOW ARISTA 13428	44

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	51	51	8	At The BeginningRICHARD MARX & DONNA LEWIS ATLANTIC 84037	51
52	56	66	8	Kiss The RainBILLIE MYERS UNIVERSAL 56140	52
53	50	47	12	Love Gets Me Every TimeSHANIA TWAIN MERCURY (NASHVILLE) 568062	25
54	52	49	16	Legend Of A CowgirlIMANI COPPOLA COLUMBIA 78651	36
55	53	42	17	I Miss My HomiesMASTER P featuring PIMP C & THE SHOCKER NO LIMIT 53290/PRIORITY	25
56	62	67	4	32 FlavorsALANA DAVIS ELEKTRA 64129/EEG	56
57	70	87	3	Still Waters (Run Deep)BEE GEES POLYDOR 569218/A&M	57
58	60	63	3	Just Clownin'WC FROM WESTSIDE CONNECTION PAYDAY/FFRR 570043/ISLAND	58
59	59	62	16	You Light Up My LifeLEANN RIMES CURB 73027	34
60	63	68	9	So GoodDAVINA LOUD 65303/RCA	60
61	55	54	18	Backyard BoogieMACK 10 PRIORITY 53282	37
62	57	57	9	I'm Not A PlayerBIG PUNISHER LOUD 64910/RCA	57
63	68	86	3	What IfREBA MCENTIRE MCA NASHVILLE 72026	63
64	61	56	10	You're Not AloneOLIVE RCA 64999	56
65	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Roxanne '97 - Puff Daddy RemixSTING & THE POLICE A&M 582449	65
66	71	71	6	I'm Afraid Of AmericansDAVID BOWIE VIRGIN 38618	66
67	NEW▶		1	Santa's A Fat BitchINSANE CLOWN POSSE PSYCHOPATHIC 572192/ISLAND	67
68	69	76	3	Tuck Me InKIMBERLY SCOTT COLUMBIA 78686	68
69	58	55	17	You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)BRIAN McKNIGHT featuring MASE MERCURY 574760	17
70	65	64	13	Last Night's LetterK-CI & JOJO MCA 55380	46
71	72	72	6	L-L-LiesDIANA KING WORK 78698	71
72	75	69	11	One More NightAMBER TOMMY BOY 786	69
73	81	83	7	Don't Stop The MusicPLAYA DEF JAM 571680/MERCURY	73
74	64	58	13	ValentineMARTINA McBRIDE with JIM BRICKMAN RCA (NASHVILLE) 64963	50
75	NEW▶		1	4, 3, 2, 1LL COOL J featuring METHOD MAN, REDMAN, DMX, CANIBUS & MASTER P DEF JAM 568321/MERCURY	75
76	76	—	2	Something That We DoCLINT BLACK RCA (NASHVILLE) 65336	76
77	66	60	7	Mourn You Til I Join YouNAUGHTY BY NATURE TOMMY BOY 7427	51
78	84	—	2	Say You'll StayKAI HB 19419/GEFFEN	78
79	67	73	3	I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto2PAC AMARU 42500/JIVE	67
80	RE-ENTRY		3	Deja Vu [Uptown Baby]LORD TARIQ & PETER GUNZ CODEINE 78755/COLUMBIA	80
81	79	78	18	Around The WorldDAFT PUNK SOMA 38608/VIRGIN	61
82	74	70	12	Too Gone, Too LongEN VOGUE EASTWEST 64750/EEG	33
83	83	94	6	In Harm's WayBEBE WINANS ATLANTIC 84035	83
84	80	77	11	The Rest Of MineTRACE ADKINS CAPITOL NASHVILLE 58680	70
85	77	75	19	Have A Little Mercy4.0 SAVVY/PERSPECTIVE 587580/A&M	46
86	NEW▶		1	Swing My WayK.P. & ENVYI EASTWEST 64135/EEG	86
87	78	65	8	All Of My DaysCHANGING FACES featuring JAY-Z BIG BEAT 98000/ATLANTIC	65
88	87	81	4	You Know My SteezGANG STARR NOO TRYBE 38624/VIRGIN	81
89	98	92	3	Man Behind The MusicQUEEN PEN featuring TEDDY RILEY LIL' MAN 97020/INTERSCOPE	89
90	90	—	2	Smack My Bitch UpPRODIGY XL MUTE/MAVERICK 43946/WARNER BROS.	90
91	91	91	3	Did I Shave My Legs For This?DEANA CARTER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 58672	91
92	NEW▶		1	Love Of My LifeSAMMY KERSHAW MERCURY (NASHVILLE) 568140	92
93	85	74	9	PhenomenonLL COOL J DEF JAM 568081/MERCURY	55
94	82	79	14	Don't GoLE CLICK featuring KAYO LOGIC 64975/RCA	62
95	88	99	19	FreeULTRA NATE STRICTLY RHYTHM 12512	75
96	96	—	2	Doin' TimeSUBLIME GASOLINE ALLEY 55390/MCA	96
97	95	84	4	I'm So Happy I Can't Stop CryingTOBY KEITH with STING MERCURY (NASHVILLE) 568144	84
98	89	98	7	DJ Keep Playin' (Get Your Music On)YVETTE MICHELE LOUD 64985/RCA	84
99	92	93	3	Up & DownBILLY LAWRENCE EASTWEST 64138/EEG	92
100	100	100	6	Brian WilsonBARENAKED LADIES REPRISE 17290	92

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.