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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 5, 1998

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 11/28 12/12 →

The Hot 100 changes its rules this week. From this issue Billboard admitted tracks that were played on the radio but not sold as singles, and printed LAST WEEK, 2 WKS AGO and WKS ON CHART re-worked under the new rules rather than as the 11/28 page had them: half the records here were not on the 11/28 chart at all — the Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” and Shania Twain’s “From This Moment On” among them — yet carry a LAST WEEK figure and the weeks they would have charted under the new rules. The figures are shown as printed; the archive follows each record by its title and act. The exception is WKS ON CHART for six tracks that Billboard itself later counted afresh. From 12/26 on, Billboard counted “We Really Shouldn’t Be Doing This”, “It’s Your Song”, “Don’t Laugh At Me”, “Lean On Me” and “How Do You Fall In Love” from this week, and it counted “Luv Me, Luv Me”, new on 12/19, as in its fourth week then. Brandy’s “Have You Ever?”, printed 33 here and 7 the week after, is counted from the later figure. The archive shows those counts.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	46	53	6	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One I'm Your AngelR. KELLY & CELINE DION JIVE 42557	1
2	3	3	10	Nobody's Supposed To Be HereDEBORAH COX ARISTA 13550	2
3	2	2	13	LatelyDIVINE PENDULUM 15316/RED ANT	1
4	1	1	4	Doo Wop (That Thing)LAURYN HILL RUFFHOUSE 78868/COLUMBIA	1
5	34	35	27	From This Moment OnSHANIA TWAIN MERCURY (NASHVILLE) 566450	5
6	5	7	10	Because Of You98 DEGREES MOTOWN 860830	3
7	4	4	17	The First NightMONICA ARISTA 13522	1
8	6	5	9	How Deep Is Your LoveDRU HILL featuring REDMAN ISLAND/DEF JAM 572424/MERCURY	3
9	7	6	30	IrisGOO GOO DOLLS WARNER SUNSET ALBUM CUT/REPRISE	9
10	8	10	4	Love Like ThisFAITH EVANS BAD BOY 79117/ARISTA	10
11	9	8	38	This KissFAITH HILL WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 17247	7
12	12	14	11	LullabySHAWN MULLINS SMG ALBUM CUT/COLUMBIA	12
13	10	9	10	One WeekBARENAKED LADIES REPRISE 17174	1
14	14	16	11	Save TonightEAGLE-EYE CHERRY WORK ALBUM CUT	14
15	18	18	6	★★★ GREATEST GAINER/AIRPLAY ★★★ Have You Ever?BRANDY ATLANTIC ALBUM CUT	15
16	16	22	13	JumperTHIRD EYE BLIND ELEKTRA ALBUM CUT/EEG	16
17	11	12	10	Thank UALANIS MORISSETTE MAVERICK ALBUM CUT/REPRISE	17
18	28	40	3	★★★ GREATEST GAINER/SALES ★★★ ...Baby One More TimeBRITNEY SPEARS JIVE 42545	14
19	21	23	7	Love Me112 featuring MASE BAD BOY 79184/ARISTA	17
20	23	31	5	Trippin'TOTAL featuring MISSY ELLIOTT BAD BOY 79185/ARISTA	18
21	13	11	25	Are You That Somebody?AALIYAH BLACKGROUND ALBUM CUT/ATLANTIC	21
22	15	15	11	I'll BeEDWIN McCAIN LAVA 84191/ATLANTIC	5
23	19	19	13	My Favorite MistakeSHERYL CROW A&M ALBUM CUT	23
24	24	27	7	HandsJEWEL ATLANTIC ALBUM CUT	24
25	25	30	11	SlideGOO GOO DOLLS WARNER BROS. ALBUM CUT	25
26	17	13	23	CrushJENNIFER PAIGE EDEL AMERICA 164024/HOLLYWOOD	3
27	31	37	10	Can I Get A...JAY-Z featuring AMIL & JA DEF JAM 567683/MERCURY	27
28	22	18	18	Touch ItMONIFAH UPTOWN 56207/UNIVERSAL	9
29	20	17	10	WestsideTQ CLOCKWORK 79022/EPIC	12
30	26	26	8	The Power Of Good-ByeMADONNA MAVERICK 17160/WARNER BROS.	11
31	36	38	20	Inside OutEVE 6 RCA ALBUM CUT	31
32	32	32	43	Too CloseNEXT ARISTA 13456	1
33	39	42	8	All The Places (I Will Kiss You)AARON HALL MCA 55473	26
34	30	29	18	I Still Love YouNEXT ARISTA 13509	14
35	33	24	20	I'll Never Break Your HeartBACKSTREET BOYS JIVE ALBUM CUT	35
36	43	43	5	Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)JAY-Z ROC-A-FELLA/DEF JAM 566493/MERCURY	32
37	29	21	14	I Don't Want To Miss A ThingAEROSMITH COLUMBIA 78952	1
38	40	36	30	Real WorldMATCHBOX 20 LAVA ALBUM CUT/ATLANTIC	38
39	47	54	8	Let Me Let GoFAITH HILL WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) ALBUM CUT	39
40	44	44	10	It Must Be LoveTY HERNDON EPIC (NASHVILLE) ALBUM CUT	40
41	35	28	14	Wide Open SpacesDIXIE CHICKS MONUMENT 79003	41
42	27	20	7	Come And Get With MeKEITH SWEAT featuring SNOOP DOGG ELEKTRA 64080/EEG	12
43	38	34	6	A Little Past Little RockLEE ANN WOMACK DECCA 72068/MCA NASHVILLE	43
44	53	67	6	Pushin' WeightICE CUBE featuring MR. SHORT KHOP PRIORITY 53456	28
45	45	46	3	Someone You Used To KnowCOLLIN RAYE EPIC (NASHVILLE) 79011	45
46	37	25	7	My Little SecretXSCAPE SO SO DEF 79036/COLUMBIA	9
47	41	41	30	TornNATALIE IMBRUGLIA RCA ALBUM CUT	47
48	48	50	8	Husbands And WivesBROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT	48
49	49	48	1	We Really Shouldn't Be Doing ThisGEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT	49
50	51	56	8	You're Easy On The EyesTERRI CLARK MERCURY (NASHVILLE) ALBUM CUT	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	50	47	4	When You Believe (From The Prince Of Egypt)WHITNEY HOUSTON & MARIAH CAREY DREAMWORKS ALBUM CUT/GEFFEN	51
52	54	55	10	Fly AwayLENNY KRAVITZ VIRGIN ALBUM CUT	52
53	55	57	5	Right On The MoneyALAN JACKSON ARISTA NASHVILLE ALBUM CUT	53
54	69	82	3	Ghetto CowboyMO THUGS FAMILY featuring BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY MO THUGS/RUTHLESS 1707/RELATIVITY	29
55	60	66	9	For You I WillAARON TIPPIN LYRIC STREET 164023	55
56	65	75	4	These Are The TimesDRU HILL UNIVERSITY ALBUM CUT/ISLAND	56
57	67	84	3	MiamiWILL SMITH COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT	57
58	61	65	6	You're Beginning To Get To MeCLAY WALKER GIANT (NASHVILLE) 17158/REPRISE (NASHVILLE)	58
59	56	51	20	Tearin' Up My Heart'N SYNC RCA ALBUM CUT	59
60	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You'N SYNC RCA ALBUM CUT	60
61	72	73	15	Wrong AgainMARTINA McBRIDE RCA (NASHVILLE) 65456	61
62	57	60	1	It's Your SongGARTH BROOKS CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) ALBUM CUT	62
63	NEW▶		1	AngelSARAH McLACHLAN ARISTA/WARNER SUNSET B/W ADIA/REPRISE	63
64	NEW▶		1	You Get What You GiveNEW RADICALS MCA ALBUM CUT	64
65	70	77	5	There You Have ItBLACKHAWK ARISTA NASHVILLE 13134	65
66	NEW▶		1	Sweetest ThingU2 ISLAND ALBUM CUT	66
67	73	74	7	How Do You Sleep At NightWADE HAYES COLUMBIA (NASHVILLE) ALBUM CUT	67
68	NEW▶		1	Changes2PAC AMARU/DEATH ROW ALBUM CUT/INTERSCOPE	68
69	62	62	14	HoochEVERYTHING BLACKBIRD ALBUM CUT/SIRE	69
70	NEW▶		1	Take Me ThereBLACKSTREET & MYA featuring MASE & BLINKY BLINK INTERSCOPE ALBUM CUT	70
71	82	99	3	Home AloneR. KELLY featuring KEITH MURRAY JIVE ALBUM CUT	71
72	79	83	5	Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)THE OFFSPRING COLUMBIA ALBUM CUT	72
73	66	63	1	Don't Laugh At MeMARK WILLS MERCURY (NASHVILLE) ALBUM CUT	73
74	NEW▶		1	Angel Of MineMONICA ARISTA ALBUM CUT	74
75	NEW▶		1	Rosa ParksOUTKAST LAFACE ALBUM CUT/ARISTA	75
76	68	58	18	Movin' OnMYA featuring SILKK THE SHOCKER UNIVERSITY 95032/INTERSCOPE	34
77	RE-ENTRY		3	Father Of MineEVERCLEAR CAPITOL ALBUM CUT	77
78	78	80	4	Angel In DisguiseBRANDY ATLANTIC ALBUM CUT	78
79	76	64	17	Where The Green Grass GrowsTIM MCGRAW CURB ALBUM CUT	79
80	74	71	1	Lean On MeKIRK FRANKLIN featuring MARY J. BLIGE, BONO, R. KELLY, CRYSTAL LEWIS & THE FAMILY GOSPO CENTRIC ALBUM CUT/INTERSCOPE	80
81	92	100	8	Wherever You GoVOICES OF THEORY H.O.L.A. 341075/RED ANT	36
82	71	61	1	How Do You Fall In LoveALABAMA RCA (NASHVILLE) ALBUM CUT	82
83	81	78	5	Absence Of The HeartDEANA CARTER CAPITOL (NASHVILLE) ALBUM CUT	83
84	89	95	3	Spirit Of A Boy, Wisdom Of A ManRANDY TRAVIS DREAMWORKS (NASHVILLE) ALBUM CUT	84
85	83	76	11	Celebrity SkinHOLE DGC ALBUM CUT/GEFFEN	85
86	NEW▶		1	For A Little WhileTIM MCGRAW CURB ALBUM CUT	86
87	94	91	4	Never ThereCAKE CAPRICORN ALBUM CUT/MERCURY	87
88	75	68	14	Thinkin' Bout ItGERALD LEVERT EASTWEST 64091/EEG	12
89	90	94	4	Fire EscapeFASTBALL HOLLYWOOD ALBUM CUT	89
90	NEW▶		1	Hold MeBRIAN McKNIGHT featuring TONE & KOBE BRYANT MOTOWN 8608852	90
91	98	—	2	Hold On To MeJOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY ATLANTIC (NASHVILLE) 84197	91
92	92	—	8	If I Lost YouTRAVIS TRITT WARNER BROS. (NASHVILLE) 17152	86
93	91	97	3	Here We ComeTIMBALAND featuring MISSY "MISDEMEANOR" ELLIOTT & MAGOO BLACKGROUND ALBUM CUT/ATLANTIC	93
94	81	78	17	Jump Jive An' WailTHE BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA INTERSCOPE ALBUM CUT	94
95	96	87	15	Everything's ChangedLONESTAR BNA ALBUM CUT	95
96	93	—	5	Can't Get EnoughWILLIE MAX featuring RAPHAEL SAADIQ POOKIE 860848/MOTOWN	49
97	89	86	16	Time After TimeINOJ SO SO DEF 79016/COLUMBIA	6
98	88	81	14	SplackavelliePRESSHA TONY MERCEDES/LAFACE 24302/ARISTA	27
99	RE-ENTRY		4	It's The Things You DoFIVE ARISTA 13569	53
100	85	79	13	Superthug (What What)NOREAGA PENALTY 0237/TOMMY BOY	36

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.