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1 AmericanRadioHistory.Com Music MARCH 27, 1999 Volume 16, Issue 13 M&M chart toppers this week Eurochart Hot 100 Singles BRITNEY SPEARS...Baby One More Time (Jive) European Top 100 Albums CHER Believe (WEA) European Radio Top 50 BRITNEY SPEARS...Baby One More Time (Jive) Inside M&M this week SHARPENING BRUSSEL Flanders' alternative station VRT Studio Brussel is making a series of changes designed to strengthen its appeal to its core target audience of year -olds. Page 7 FUR IS COOL THIS SPRING Parisian Quentin Dupieux (a.k.a. Mr. Oizo) may not be a household name in Europe, but his furry alter ego Flat Eric-the funky puppet in the Levi's Sta-Prest TV ads certainly is. That's how Flat Beat (F - Communications), the techno track Eric grooves to, could give Dupieux a surprise European number one this spring. Page 9 EUROPE'S E -BILL PROGRESSES The EU's e -Commerce Directive is making steady and quiet progress to the statute books, and is now being prepared for presentation to a full meeting of the European Parliament. Page 8 edia we tea ll d4c30 1"-.1:1_41:1_ Dickins chooses Sony for his Instant Karma by Adam White International editor in chief, Billboard LONDON - Rob Dickins hopes that Instant Karma's gonna get you. The ex -Warner Music U.K. chief has chosen Sony as the joint -venture partner for his ambitious new, London -based label venture, and called it after John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1970 hit. Instant Karma Records will be 3.95 DM11 FFR35 US$7 Da11.50 jointly owned by Dickins and Sony Music Entertainment U.K. The latter is providing funding, and the label's artists and music will be handled worldwide by Sony affiliates. Dickins says he anticipates hiring a maximum of 20 staff. A music publishing wing is also planned. "We'll have a small roster of longterm career artists," explains Dickins, which will be built in the spirit of such talent -oriented imprints as Island, A&M and Chrysalis. "When I was growing up in the business, I loved those labels." He adds, "They seemed continued on page 21 Slippy progress for Underworld's Fish by Christian Lorenz LONDON - Two weeks after its March 1 release, Underworld's Beau - coup Fish (JBO/V2)-"the biggest album for V2 since the launch of the label"-is striving to reach beyond the act's core fan base. It's a rather unexpected turn of events for the act which shot to international fame with Born Slippy, the "lager, lager, lager" hymn of 1996's Trainspotting movie, and has since established itself as a main draw on the European festival circuit. The U.K. dance trio's album falls from number seven to 27 in M&M's European Top 100 Albums chart this week, while on CIN's official U.K. album chart it slips from number three to 20. However, the slightly disappointing chart performance is offset by the wide range of radio formats picking con ti n ued on page 21 Underworld TOTP set for Italian launch by Mark Dezzani Mn..N - The U.K.'s famous Top Of The Pops (TOTP) brand is set to debut in Italy later this year, following a deal agreed between Rome - based in -dependent TV production company Einstein Multimedia and BBC Worldwide, the international marketing arm of the British public broadcaster. Einstein Multimedia managing director Andrea Olcese says he is cur - continued on page 21 MTG, NRJ 'colonise' Finnish radio market by Kai R. Lofthus HELSINKI - Sweden's Modern Times Group (MTG) and France's NRJ have emerged as the major beneficiaries of the Finnish government's review of all commercial radio frequencies, the results of which were announced on March 11. In the review, conducted by the Finnish ministry of transport and communication, each station had its broadcast licence renewed for a further term or taken away and given to another operator. There were also brand new licences awarded-the total number of commercial radio frequencies has increased from 61 to 77 under the plan. MTG, which operates the Swedish networks Rix () and Power Hit Radio (), has been granted 14 frequencies covering around half the continued on page 21 OR RADIO now TNHCI from TIC COMIDG BLHSTIICET PLUM -rioniv

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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.!aboard Music Group President: Howard Lander Vice presidents: Irwin Kornfeld, Karen Oertley, Adam White Director of strategic development: Ken Schlager Business manager: Joellen Sommer Br! Corr-IrriurticotIons Chairman: Gerald S. Hobbs President & CEOt John B. Babcock, Jr. Executive vice-presidents: Mark Decoy, Robert J. Dowling, Howard Lander Senior vieepresidents: Georgina Challis, Paul Curran, Ann Haire, Rosalee Lovett, Craig Reiss Vice-president, Glenn Heffernan Chairman Emeritus: W.D. Littleford Upfront by Emmanuel Legrand, Music & Media editor -in -chief In the late 1980s, Island Records-at that time still owned by Chris Blackwell-sent to all its affiliates a nicely coloured poster, representing a stylised palm tree on a small island with the catch line: "What happens if you don't promote a record?" To find out the answer, it was necessary to examine the palm tree very closely and discover in the smallest typeface possible one word: "Nothing." A few major artists are re -discovering this very simple rule with some pain, as M&M's recent European sales charts reveal. Take Whitney Houston's My Love Is Your Love (Arista). Released five months ago, what was meant to be one of the great successes of the season made a very disappointing start in most major markets in Europe and quickly disappeared from the upper reaches of the charts. Radio stations had the first single, TV channels the video, but the artist was nowhere to be seen. The album was quickly written off by industry pundits, an unusual and embarrassing situation for an artist the calibre of Houston. So, in a attempt to rescue the album, the label and the artist pulled out all the stops, called up all the radio stations, and eventually Houston embarked on a genuine European promo tour, performing in some key TV shows to coincide with the release of her new single. Now, the album is back from the dead and is getting a new lease of life. Fellow Americans REM experienced a similar fate. In their case, their inaptly titled album Up had simply disappeared from the European Top 100 Albums chart. Last week, it made an impressive comeback, re-entering M&M's album chart at number 38. To achieve this result, the band had rolled up their sleeves and spent time in Europe over the past few weeks, playing to radio audiences, performing on TV shows and giving interviews. In this magazine a few years ago, Julio Iglesias was quoted saying that what experience has taught him is that "you're as good as your last record, as your last hit." This was a comment from an expert who has sold over 300 million albums during his 30 -year career. There's no secret formula-the fact is Snr. Iglesias knows that if he's not showing his face around the world, what happens? Nothing! Skyrock sold to merchant bankers by Bean Bouton PARIS - French /urban network Skyrock will keep both its format and management team, despite its sale on March 15 to British merchant bank Morgan Grenfell. Formerly controlled (87.5 percent) by Largardere Group subsidiary Hachette Filipacchi Media (HFM), the transaction was worth Ffr250 million (euro 38.1 million). However, the deal has still to receive the official approval of broadcasting authority the CSA. Pierre Bellanger, Skyrock president, founder and minority shareholder, says the sale represents the end of an 18 month -long process. "I don't want to comment before the CANs approval, but I'm very happy," he says. Vortex-the official name of Skyrock's holding company-will pass control of the station to a new company named Orbus, which is owned by Morgan Grenfell (80 percent) and Pierre Bellanger (20 percent). "I will be CEO of both Vortex and Orbus," says Bellanger. Bellanger will also be bringing to Orbus all the other activities of Vortex, including pay - phone services company Telefun, cable/satellite channel CTV and the cable/satellite digital radio service MultiRadio, which is broadcast in France, Belgium and Spain. Morgan Grenfell Munns to quit Universal LONDON - David Munns, the last high-ranking member of the team which ran PolyGram prior to its acquisition by Seagram, is leaving Universal Music in London. He was PolyGram's senior VP of pop marketing worldwide, and had been with the company 12 years. The exit follows a protracted-and awkwardperiod during which Munns continued to work at Universal Music International's London base (previously the PolyGram HQ) without any formal Universal rank or title. UMI chairman/ceo Jorgen Larsen announced in a memo to the company's staff that he will be working from April 1 as a consultant for UMI "while he firms up his future plans." "I had a really good time at PolyGram," says Munns, "and now it's time to move on." Last month, Max Hole was appointed senior VP of marketing and A&R at UMI, a post which includes David Munns responsibilities previously held by Munns. Larsen called Munns "a highly professional and experienced executive," and said he was sorry to see him leave. After 15 years with EMI, Munns was hired in 1987 by PolyGram UK chairman Maurice Oberstein as managing director of Polydor Records, to succeed Richard Ogden. In 1991, he advanced to PolyGram's international marketing unit, subsequently becoming a key member of the company's senior management under music group president Roger Ames, and a primary link with its major artists. will acquire the 50 percent of these activities currently owned by HFM, "to enable [Morgan Grenfell] to build a media group," explains Bellanger. According to a Skyrock statement, the sale to the bank "will reinforce the independence and the spirit of freedom which have made Skyrock a success." The sale of Skyrock means that Lagardere is now within the legal radio ownership limits set out by the French government. Its Europe 1 Communication group will continue to operate Europe 1 (full service), Europe 2 () and RFM (gold). Rising Italian star Anna Oxa is pictured after her triumph at the recent San Remo song festival with her label bosses Sony Music Italy president and MD Franco Cabrini (left), and Fabizio Intra (MD, Coumbia, Sony Music Italy). 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3 1 rb AmericanRadioHistory.Com VEWS Sharper profile for Studio Brussel by Marc Maes BRUSSELS - Flemish alternative station VRT Studio Brussel is aiming to return to its core audience of year -olds with a series of programming changes scheduled for April 1. The public station's audience figures have plummeted from 10 percent in 1996 down to 7.5 percent at the end of last year (M&M, March 13). Most of the audience has been lost to sister VRT station Radio Donna, which last year adopted a more contemporary focus in order to differentiate itself more clearly from VRT's network Radio 2. "The changes are meant to reverse the downward trend in ratings," says Studio Brussel managing director Jan Hautekiet. "What we really want to focus on is our core audience. Before, Studio Brussel was more like a 'state of mind' rather than a strict musical format." There will be no hasty changes made to the station's music policy, although Hautekiet says that "we plan to include album tracks in a more consistent way than before." The overall feel of the station will be more edgy and less AOR from April 1, with sharper presentation, a brand new jingle package. "I guess that we may lose some of the 'older youngsters' who will have to do without their John Hiatt from now on," concedes Hautekiet, "but I'm convinced that our new profile will help position us as the station a brand new breakfast show WINE UP N A DUPREE INVELEINN /dance station Atlantic 252, which broadcasts on longwave to a large part of the U.K. from its base in Ireland, has launched a new poster campaign, featuring its brand new logo. Many of the posters (including the one pictured) are promoting the station's new breakfast show, presented live from London each morning by stand-up comic Marc Brow. STUDIO 131RiSSIEL, r c.iteffo singles_' ng' and 'pi for the younger audience, who will tune in to Studio Brussel to hear bands such as deus, Underworld and Orbital. We will be sounding much more contemporary." Belgian record companies are generally optimistic about Studio Brussel's fresher approach-pluggers hope the programming changes will make the station' more popular, giving it more of an impact on record sales. "Studio Brussel is very important to us," says Ilse Matton, radio promotion manager with Virgin Benelux, "because we share the same target audience. In my opinion, enhancing the station's profile will boost audience ratings. I only hope that the programmers won't enforce too many [musical] compromises as a result. Studio Brussel should essentially remain what it is." E!f (Art (_ndcr aric -IL 1A-lai n( At the recent Edison Music awards, Emilia was presented with a platinum disc in recognition of 100,000 sales in the Netherlands of her single Big Big World (Universal Sweden). Making the presentation was Dutch cabaret singer Arthur Umbgrove. d cocktails on tour throughout europe in may 06th Ireland Belfast 07th Ireland Dublin 10th Germany Hamburg 11th Germany Bochum 13th Germany Frankfurt 16th Italy Rome (tbc) 17th Italy Milan 19th France Marseille 20th France Toulouse 22nd Germany Rock Am Ring Festival 24th France Strasbourg 25th France Paris 26th France Nantes 27th Holland Amsterdam ( tbc ) 116 MUSIC & MEDIA CI MARCH 27, 1999

4 NEWS ON I/ B AT PSR BUYS INTO GOLD LEIPZIG - Saxony's leading commercial radio station, Radio PSR, has bought the gold -formatted Oldie.FM from RadioRopa. PSR's managing director Erwin Linnenbach says that the acquisition will enable the company to supplement its station PSR with a service aimed at an older audience, enabling advertisers to reach all age demographics. Oldie.FM was originally launched by Leipzig -based RadioRopa as RadioRopa Infowelle, but switched to oldies when the news/talk format failed. Saxony media regulator SLM has approved the deal on condition that the station's gold format remains unchanged. Yosh Malzon-Jessen and Uwe Loll will be staying in their respective positions as Oldie.FM's MD and programme director. GREEN LIGHT FOR TLR SALE LONDON - U.K. regulator the Radio Authority (RA) has given its blessing to the acquisition of Thanet Local Radio/Margate (TLR) by the Kent Messenger newspaper group. Under the terms of the 1996 Broadcasting Act, the RA was required to carry out a cross -media public interest test because of the newspaper group's ownership of a FM R Thanpt I nral Radio free newspaper within TLR's transmission area. However, although the RA has approved the sale in principle, it has stipulated that TLR should maintain its own separate news service, and that there should be no cross -selling between the radio station and newspaper group. OCR SALE MOVES CLOSER MADREo- The acquisition of the Onda Cero Radio group by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica took a further step on March 12, when Telefonica increased its presence on the board of commercial TV broadcaster Antena 3. Talks on the purchase, which will be made by Antena 3 on behalf of Telefonica through its 40.5 percent stake in the TV company, are at an advanced stage. RADIO 2 GOES INTO THE NIGHT BRUSSELS - One month after its sibling Radio Donna launched its own overnight programme, public network VRT Radio 2 has launched programming to cater for its own night birds, replacing the Nachtradio service which had previously been simulcast on all VRT radio services in Flanders. The new Radio 2 night-time service will consist of three different programmes broadcast between and COUNTRY FM IN RoCo DEAL HILVERSUM - Dutch cable station Country FM has signed an agreement with country music promotion bureau RoCo Productions to co-operate on a number of different projects. They include RoCo's country info and ticket line, internet site BizzCity and the country music magazine Nashville, which is scheduled for an April launch. Country FM will also be moving studios to RoCo's headquarters in Waalwijk. MOVING CHAIRS NEW YORK - Thomas C Tyrrell has been named senior VP, general counsel and secretary, Sony Music Entertainment (SME). He will report to SME chairman and CEO Thomas D. Mottola. LONDON - Steve Parkinson has been appointed brand director of Chrysalis Radio's chain of Galaxy dance music stations. He was formerly MD at Galaxy 105/Leeds, where he will be replaced by Matthew Levington, previously MD of Liverpool alt. rock/dance station Crash FM. Former Radio City 96.7/Liverpool sales director Zita Richardson succeeds Levington at Crash. EU's e -Commerce directive progresses by Jeff Clark -Meads International news editor, Billboard BRUSSELS - The second string of Europe's new law for the online environment is making steady and quiet progress to the statute books. The controversy surrounding the EU's draft Copyright Directive (M&M, February 20) has taken attention away from its cousin, the draft Electronic Commerce ("e -Commerce") Directive. However, both documents are seen as essential for healthy electronic trading by labels and rights holders. The e -Commerce Directive has passed through the committees of the European parliament and is now being prepared for presentation to a full meeting of the parliament. The document is scheduled for debate prior to the May election break. Olivia Regnier, legal adviser at the IFPI offices in Brussels, notes that the e -Commerce Directive has been spared the political battles which have dogged the Copyright Directive. The e -Commerce Directive is far less contentious as it is based on agreements already hammered out in the U.S. Its purpose is mainly to give Internet companies the reassurances they need to feel comfortable in allowing music to be sold via their services. The current draft of the directive says that Internet companies must not remove technical protections against unauthorised copying by consumers, and must take at least some responsibility for the content they carry. Explains Regnier: "If a company carried a site called Pirate Music For Free, the company may not necessarily be aware that this is illegal, but it gives a serious indication. "It would be for a national judge to decide if the company should have been aware, but a record company could make a good argument that they should have been aware." Sanctions under national copyright laws in the EU would be available to a record company which had its rights infringed in this way. Digital unites public, private sectors by Gesa Birnkraut SaurTGART - Stuttgart -based public broadcaster Suedwestrundfunk (SWR) and several commercial broadcasters from Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rheinland-Pfalz have come together with Deutsche Telekom to form a new company which will operate digital radio multiplexes in the region. Digital Radio Suedwest (DRSW) is 45 percent owned by Deutsche Telekom, and 45 percent by SWR. The commercial broadcasters (which include Antenne 1, Radio Regenbogen, Radio 7 and Radio RPR) are providing the remaining 10 percent of investment. Head of frequency planning at SWR, Dr. Theodor Prosch, will be CEO of the new company, while Philipp von Martius, CEO of commercial station Antenne 1, will look after the interests of the commercial stations. Says Prosch: "DRSW will provide the technical facilities, and will finance itself through the fees broadcasters will pay to have their stations digitally transmitted." The development of the company will depend on the growth of digital receiver sales, but it is provisionally planned to have at least 12 digital radio stations serving the two states within the next five years. Reinhard Wartenberg, head internet in -site U.K. commercial radio trade association the CRCA launched its own web site on March 12, featuring full details of its member stations, including Internet and addresses. For those wanting to get a foot in the door of commercial radio, there is also a handy list of stations which take work placement students. The CRCA is also posting all its press releases, public of Deutsche Telekom's broadcasting department, predicts that "DRSW will provide [digital radio] coverage reaching 80 percent of all inhabitants of the two states by the year 2002." A pilot project for digital radio has existed in Baden-Wuerttemberg since 1988, but until now there has been no digital activity in Rhineland-Pfalz. The first DRSW digital channels are expected go on air at the end of this year. CRCA affairs papers and the text of important speeches on the site, which is quick to download and clearly laid out-the station TSA maps are particularly effective. Jonathan Heasman... COMM, d At.samat.an wm SGAE, LARAS plan Latino Grammys by Howell Llewellyn MADRID - U.S. Grammy organiser NARAS is to fulfil what it describes as a "sevenyear -old dream" with the launch of a Grammy Latinos award ceremony in The new event was unveiled at a Madrid press conference by its organisers, Spanish authors' and composers' society SGAE and the Miami -based Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (LARAS), a NARAS affiliate. SGAE executive president Teddy Bautista said that his society believed a separate international ceremony to recognise Latino music from the U.S., Latin America, Spain and Portugal had become a necessity: "Music in Spanish and Portuguese is the fastest growth area in terms of composition and creation, and the second most important in absolute terms." It has not yet been decided where the first awards show Will be held, although LARAS executive director Sergio Rozenblat indicated that it would not have a permanent home. "It is indisputable that the Grammy Latinos will be held in Spain some years," he MUSIC & MEDIA 0 MARCH 27, 1999 AmericanRadioHistory.Com said. Bautista cautioned that "if the event were staged in Madrid, Barcelona or Seville, it would be great, but we must bear in mind that NARAS is a deeply American organisation." Rozenblat stressed that, despite the new event, the main U.S. Grammy ceremony would retain its current five Latino awards, because "the Grammys reflect only the U.S. market-it could easily be the case that an artist could sweep the Grammy's Latino section based on U.S. members' votes, and do nothing in the Grammy Latinos, or vice versa."

5 Dance grooves by Gary Smith PARTY TIME Guaranteed to brighten up the darkest of pre -spring days, Pacific Heights' Stand Up (For Your Love) (Celebrative/Holland) is quality party music. A manic, pumping groove, riffy bass and keyboards plus an in -your -face vocal chorus form the basis of a track which deserves a radio edit. It feels like an Ibiza tune, too. SRE FRANCE Mike 303's new single St Sylvestre I Summer Funk (Versatile/France) provides a lush, funky take on the style which has come to be known as French house. Although the phrase mainly means that a track originated in France and makes liberal use of low-pass filters, there is a certain pleasant uniformity to contemporary French funk, and these two tracks are no exceptions. Both have deep, sensual grooves, sinuous bass lines and, especially on St Sylvestre, lots of filter action. MO' FUNK It's been around since Christmas, but Sounds Of Life's Feel Good (ProgCity/Germany) is still rocking dancefloors. This is a tune which truly lives up to its title, with a gospel vocal hook and interweaving sax and piano creating a veritable whirl of sound. The Bob Sinclar Mix-by that French geezer who brought us Gym Tonic-is the choice cut, thanks to its pastiche Brazilian vibe. INDIEGROUND POP It starts all dark and moody, but then Angel by Deep Venus (24 Stroke/UK) blossoms into a dark, hook -laden pop song. In the Full Mix, heavily layered indie/soul vocals are married to a squelchy, retro-techno groove. Somewhat lighter, the DVR Mix has a distinct Euro flavour, and the track's pop potential is even more evident thanks to prominent melody lines and a few more beats per minute. TO BE OR NOT... Question: When is a pop record not a pop record? Answer: When it fails to get support from radio. Such is precisely the case with the album Remover by Belgian trio Lime's. Their debut release, on Munich -based independent UMT, is positively packed with splendid tunes wrapped up in radio -friendly arrangements, but due to a lack of radio exposure, the album might as well not exist. The group's publisher, Marcus Linde of Hamburg -based Freibank Pub- / fins. lishing, takes up the story: "This is a band that write real songs, but despite the best efforts of the label, getting airplay has proven impossible." It is ironic that, in an era when the idea of the lighter side of the club underground crossing over into the mainstream is accepted as being the best way to refresh playlists, an album like Remover is allowed to die. Helping to foster the A&R base upon which the future health of the industry rests is, it appears, much discussed but rarely followed through. Remover's potent recipe-pop melodies combined with a sound that somewhat recalls '80s German electronic band Propagandahas them coming across as very "adult contemporary." At times, they sound like a Fleetwood Mac for the '90s. They should be a programmer's dream. But it seems that, as long as there is a constant supply of already proven, charted material to draw upon, disturbingly few programmers really care about worthy new acts. All new releases, biographies and photographs for consideration for inclusion in the Dance Grooves column should be sent direct to: Gary Smith, c/o. Roger de Lluria , Barcelona, Spain. ARTISTS Eric's prospects anything but flat by Christian Lorenz Every time funky puppet Flat Eric starts his amazing headbanging routine in the TV ads for Levi's Sta-Prest range of leisurewear, he ups the chances of Mr. Oizo's Flat Beat (F- Communications)-the techno track that has Eric in raptures-becoming Europe's surprise number one this spring. Flat Beat is recorded by Parisian artist Quentin Dupieux, who also directs the Sta-Prest TV commercials for U.K. advertising agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty. It departs from French dance music's ongoing fascination with disco in favour of a vintage, analogue techno sound. Crisp, very minimal and blessed with a driving bass line, the track-along with its furry mascot-seems an unlikely candidate for pop stardom. But one only has to see the ad, or better still the longer Internet clip, to become a believer. It may not be a "hot" single yet, but "the market has certainly been warmed up by the Sta-Prest commercial over the past three to four weeks," observes Ben Houdijk, music director at Dutch network Radio 3. Flat Beat is currently the only techno single on evening rotation after 7pm on Radio 3. Houdijk admits "this is not unrelated" to the exposure the Levi's TV campaign has given the track. Usually, techno only gets aired during specialist late -night shows on Fridays and Saturdays. "The tune is brilliant," says Amanda Law, & music editor at London -based alternative rock commercial station Xfm. She first heard it on the Sta-Prest ad and phoned for the record before the station was plugged with a copy. Largely guitar -oriented Xfm even put Flat Beat on its highest rotation, "which would probably not have happened without the TV commercial," says Law. Flat Beat will be commercially released on March 22. The single will be distributed through Belgian indie Play It Again Sam (PIAS) in most European territories except for Germany, where it will be handled by Connected, the PIAS/Edel distribution joint venture. Dupieux is a relative newcomer to the French scene. He shot to fame as director of two videos for Laurent Gamier, the "Godfather of French techno." Crispy Bacon garnered much attention in dance circles back in February 1997, and Flashback followed in July of that year, consolidating Dupieux' burgeoning reputation. Soon after, Dupieux signed an album deal with Paris -based indie F -Communications, which releases Garnier's material, and his debut single, #1EP, under the moniker Mr. Oizo, was released in September A second single, M-SEQ, followed in August It is hard to say who benefits more from the Flat Eric craze: Levi's, who are suffering from a stagnant market for traditional denim; or Mr. Oizo, whose two previous singles had very little impact either on radio or the charts. Dover at start of worldwide voyage by Howell Llewellyn Spain's most successful ever alternative rock band, Dover, hit the rest of Europe this month with their debut album Devil Came To Me (Chrysalis), already a half -million seller in Spain. Dover also played their first ever U.S. gig-at the South by Southwest music convention in Austin, Texas-on March 19. The band then headed to Seattle to record their second album with producer Barrett Jones (Foo Fighters and Presidents of the United States of America). The move from Spanish indie Subterfuge to the larger Chrysalis label in 1998 seems to have paid off for Dover this year. "It's time to test the waters beyond the Pyrenees," says Chrysalis Spain head of international exploitation Virginia Perez. "By the' end of May, Devil Came To Me will be available all over Europe [except for the U.K.], in Japan and in Latin American." EMI international &ts not yet decided which of its labels-virgin or Capitol-will handle Dover in the U.S. "It will largely depend on executive reaction to the Austin concert," says Perez. "We're not planning a U.K. launch as yet, simply because it is a difficult market with a lot of competition." MUSIC & MEDIA 0 MARCH 27, 1999 The band has just finished a fast -paced, two-week tour of continental Europe which ended in Zurich on March 13. "EMI's international department in London is supporting the album and helping us work it in every territory," adds Perez. "We also want to do a few European summer festivals," says the band's manager, Roberto Grima. "Therefore it will probably be better to postpone a Latin American tour to October, which is spring down there. By that time the Latin American fans will have had a chance to become familiar with the album." Dover's downhome rock, sung in impeccable English by Cristina Llanos-her sister Amparo plays lead guitar-will be as melodic but more powerful and guitar - driven on the second album, which is due out in Spain by the end of June. Dover's initial success was largely due to extensive play on Spanish public broadcaster RNE's alternative network Radio 3, but once Devil Came To Me went gold (50,000 units sold) it was played on most music formats. The album stayed in the Spanish charts for more than a year, notching up a total of 68 weeks between May 1997 and September 1998.

6 SALES week 13/9 9 Eurochart Hot loo Singles BPI Communications Inc C) TITLE `8 ARTIST 2 original label (publisher)...baby One More Time 1 7 Britney Spears - Jive (Grantsville I Zomba) countries charted AB.DK.D.GREIREINL.N.S.CRUKHUN Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) ABOKFTN.F.D.GRE.IRE.INL.N.S.CRUK The Offspring - Columbia (Underachiver 1 Wixen) Big Big World Emilia - Rodeo I Universal (EMI) CD Strong Enough A.D.GRE.IRE.I.NL.C11.HUN AB.DK.FIN.F.D.CRE.IRKNL.E.S.CH.UK 4 Cher - WEA (Rive-Droite /Warner Chappell) # O6 6 Changes AB.D.IRE.NL.S.CH.UK 2Pac - Jive 1 Amaru (Joshua's Dream1MCA I Zappo 'Warner Chappell) 6 4 Believe RDK.F.D.GRE.IRE.LIVL.N.E.S.CH.UKHUN 22 Cher - WEA (Rive-Droite /Warner Chappell) Oa Tu M'Oublieras Larusso - DLA I EMI (Not Listed) When The Going Gets Tough 2 Boyzone - Polydor (Zomba /Aqua) IRE.UK TITLE ARTIST le 4 original label (publisher) 28 Heartbeat/Tragedy " Steps - Jive (All Boys I BMG) countries charted B.GRE.IRE.NL.&UK How Will I Know (Who You Are) A anls'ukuun 39 8 Jessica Folcker - Jive (BMG Ufa I Grantsville I Zomba) A.D.CH Lean On Me 2-4 Family - Epic (EMI) Ma Baker A.B.DKD.GRE.NL.S.CH 44 7 Boney M. vs. Sash! - Lautstark I BMG (Far I Intro) B.DKIRE.NL.N.S.UK Chocolate Salty Balls 0 Elle TITLE `8 ARTIST id iej original label (publisher) Pleure Ophelie Winter - East West (Not Listed) Can I Get A " 3 Jay -Z feat. Amil & Jo - Del Jam 1 Island (EMIlLi LuLs IDJ Iry IJa) How Deep Is Your Love Dru Hill - Island (EMI 'Various) Cassius 1999 Cassius - Virgin (Various) countries charted F.IRE.NL.UK BDKENL.S Chef - American /Columbia (Hilarity Music) fl 52 3 Erase/Rewind GRE.IRE.NL.N.S.UKHUN The Cardigans - Trampolene 1 Stockholm (MCA I PolyGram) 24 At My Most Beautiful R.E.M. - Warner Bros. (Warner Chappell) IRE.UK I Still Believe.D.NL.E.HUN F.I Mariah Carey - Columbia (Tom Sturges 1ChrysalislColgems 1 EMI1WC) #rep> Chanter Pour Ceux Qui Sont Loin De Chez Eux F Laam - DLA (Not Listed) O77 4 Phuture Vibes A.D Mellow Trax - Zeitgeist/Polydor (PolyGram I MCA) Tous Les Maus D'Amour 50 5 Norma Ray - M6 Int. (Not Listed) Maria A..D.GRE.IRE.NL.E.S.CH.UK A Klana Indiana Blondie - Beyond /RCA (Dick Johnson) A Klana Indiana - EMI (Teti Frutti) *11 You Don't Know Me B DK ED.GREIREINL.S.CH.UIC 7 Armand Van Helden - ffrr (Copyright Control) Belle Daniel Lavoie - Pomme I Sony (Not Listed) 0 BIRK. UK Better Best Forgotten Steps - Jive (EMI I All Boys I BMG) VeengLaikboeysT_oviPoientarty; IRE.CFLUK Mais Qui Est La Belette Jive (Vwlent Peermusic) Manau - Polydor (BMG).D.IRE.LNLCH.UK.HUN La Difference 13 2 AsGeorge Michael & Mary J. Blige - Epic (Jobete I EMI) 47 8 Lara Fabian - Polydor (Not Listed) 0 L'Ame-Stram-Gram I Wish "ev Mylene Farmer - Polydor (Not Listed) Oli P. - Hansa (EMI 1 BMG Ufa) D.IRE.IVL.E.S.UK It's Not Right But It's OK Ex-Factor 14 Whitney Houston - Arista (EMI /Famous) When You Believe A.B.DKF.D.NL.S.CH Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston Columbia (SEG (Sons Of SEGICherry Lane) Would You...? Touch & Go - Oval /V2 (Oval) AD.GRE.ICH 4 F A AD.CH DIRE.NL.S.CH.UKHUN Lauryn Hill - Ruffhouse I Columbia (BMG I EMI) Style Orbital - ffrr (Sony ATV) A Narcotic D.NL.CH Whiskey In The Jar AD.GRE.IRE.NL.N.S Liquido - Virgin (Denman) Metallica - Vertigo (MCA I PolyGram) #When You're Gone AB.DKED.GRE.TRE.NL.N.S.CH.UK Bryan Adams feat Melanie C. - A&M (Badams /Sony ATV) BYINFRKIRKLNLE.S.CH.UK is Nothing Really Matters 16 2 Madonna - Maverick /Warner Bros. (Warner Chappell /EMI) Westside TQ - Clockwork/Epic (Various) AB.DK.D.IRE.NL.N.S.CH.UK Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom Vengaboys - Vwlent I Jive (Violent I Peermysic) A.F.D.IRE.INL.CH ***** SALES BREAKER ***** Wish I Could Fly Roxette - Roxette Recordings /EMI (Hip Happy /EMI) Tender Blur - Food (EMI) CI) 36 6 You Stole The Sun From My Heart Lg4P Manic Street Preachers - Epic (Sony ATV) You Are Not Alone A.B.D.NLE.S.CH.UKHUN IRE.UK A.D.S.CH 24 6 Modem Talking - Hansa (Blue Obsession 'Warner Chappell 'Intro) La Vie Ne M'Apprend Rien 3 Liane Foly - Virgin (Not Listed) Fly Away 10 Lenny Kravitz - Virgin (Miss Bessie /EMI) Miami AD.IRE.CH.UK AB.D.NL.S.CH.HUN 17 Will Smith - Columbia (Notting Hill /Sony ATV 'Warner Chappell) King Of My Castle Wamdue Project - Airplane (Not Listed) Nie Wieder Sara@Tic Tac Two - RCA (Manuskript) Tarzan & Jane Toy -Box - Spin I Edel (Spin Off Songs) 32 Parisien Du Nord Cheb Maim & K -Mel - Virgin (BMG) Enjoy Yourself A+ - Kedar I Universal (Valentino I EMI) BF AD.CH ADKDIVL.N.S.Cli F B.M.E.NL.NS.CH.UK 54 IRE.UK How Long Does A Tear Take To Dry? Beautiful South - GolDiscs I Mercury (Island I MCA) Sikidim 66 9 Tarkan - Istanbul Plak (Not Listed) Oggi Sono Io 14P" Alex Britti - Universal (Not Listed) Get Freaky A.D.CH Music Instructor feat. ABE - Fuel East West (Triple MI EMI) Same 01' G/What's So Different UK g), n * W275 4 Les Valle& D'Irlande Helene Segara - Orlando /East West (Not Listed) Boy You Knock Me Out FIRE.NL.UK Tatyana Ali feat. Will Smith - MJJ 1Epic (Notting Hill 1Windswept Pacific) Protect Your Mind BAIL UK D.J. Sakin & Friends - Club -Tunes I Intercord (EMI) Elle Est Patrick Fiori - Tristar (Not Listed) On Ne Change Pas Celine Dion - Columbia (Not Listed) Just Looking Stereophonics - V2 (MCA I PolyGram) F IRE.UK AD.NL.LIKHUN Written In The Stars Elton John & LeAnn limes. Rocket (Mercury (Wonderland IHappenstance I Evadon) Poco Loco Poco Loco Gang - Poco Loco /Bit (Not Listed) 04* The Way Dreams Are UK Daniel O'Donnel - Ritz (Michael Hanley 'Doghouse) Once Upon A Time Fl Down Low - K -Town -Shift 1 Zyx (Famous I BMG Ufa) Die Liingste Single Der Welt 2 Wolfgang Petry - Na Klar! I BMG (Various) Tell Me What You Like Jessica Folcker - Jive (Grantsville I Zomba) I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving YouFNL Tina Arena & Marc Anthony - Columbia (Sony A7'V Horner1Rondor) Everybody Get Up Five - RCA (Rak /Sony ATV I Mega) D.NLUK Ginuwine Music (EMI I Warner Chappell) Di> Put Your Hands Up FIRE The Black & White Brothers - United Music' Edel (Copyright Control) Respect Spike - What's Up IPolydor (Maxximum /Warner Chappell) Vi Drar Till Fjfillen Markoolio - CNR (Not Listed) Writing To Reach You (011)L40' Travis - Independiente (Sony ATV) 46 AD.CH Runaway IRK UK The Corrs Lava I Atlantic (MCA I PolyGram) 9 P.M (TillI Come) DKI.NL.N AID"' - Motor (Sony ATV) Lullaby - Columbia (EMI) If You Believe Sasha - WEA (Click I BMG Ufa) Hard # NS UK D.IRE.NL.S.UK AD.NL.S.CH Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) A.D.S.CH Jay -Z - Roc -A -Fella Northwestside (EMI!Warner Chappell I MPL) The Launch 70 3 DJ Jean - Digidance (Not Listed) RAIL go I Won't Forget You Princessa - East West (Warner Chappell) Call Me Maimna Scooter - Club Tools (Loop Dance Constructions) To The Moon And Back Savage Garden - Columbia (EMI) Liebeslied B D F F CH D.CH B.D.S AD.CH Absolute Beginner - Universal (Sempex I Ja I Nein) I Want You Back 'N Sync - Ariola I Northwestside (Cheiron I BMG) Independenza IAM - Delabel (Not Listed) Vater Wo Bist Du? Die 3. Generation - RCA (Telemedia) Betcha Can't Wait E-17 - Telstar (MCA I PolyGram I Strongsongs) Bla Bla Bla Gigi D'Agostino - BX /Media (Not Listed) IRE.S.UK Lilali Kim Kay - DLA (Not Listed) Praise You A.IRE.CH.UK.HUN Fatboy Slim - Skint 1 Epic (PolyGram I Moat) 2 Times LelP Ann Lee - X -Energy (Not Listed) Simarik Tarkan - Istanbul Plak (Not Listed) One Week Barenaked Ladies - Reprise (Warner Chappell 'Treat Baker) D.CH UK IRE.UK D.NL A. Ausicia.13 = Belgium, CZE = Cdedi Rebublic, D%= Denmark FIN = FInland.F Fiance, D. Germany, beland,1.- Italy, Hungary. NI =Netherlands, N. Norway. P. Portugal, E Spain. S =SwedeA = Swaserland, CR. linked Kingdom_ 0 = 9AF 55 MOVER OOP a NEW ENTRY fj> a RE-ENTRY ****** SALES BREAKER ****** indicates the single registering the biggest increase in chart paints. The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles is compiled by Music & Media and based on the following national singles sales charts: CIN (UK); Ireland; Full chartserviceby Media Control GmbH (Germany); SNEPTLFOP Tite-Live (France); singles: Musics E Dischi/Mario De Luigi, albums, Fimi-Nielsen (Italy); Stichting Mega Thu 100 (Holland); Stichting Promuvi (Belgium); GLF/IFPI (Sweden); IFPUNielaen Marketing Research (Denmark); VG (Norway); ALEF MB/AFYVE (Spain); YLE 2 liadionuifia/ifp1 (Finland); Austria Top 30 (Austria); Full chart service by Mesa Control (Switzerland); IPSOS/Mahass.IFPI (Hungary/ IFPI (Czech Republic). MUSIC & MEDIA 0 MARCH 27, 1999 AmericanRadioHistory.Com

7 AmericanRadioHistory.Com week 13/99 ARTIST `s: TITLE original label European Top 100 Albums countries charted Cher A.B.DKFIN.F.D.GRE.IRE.LNL.N.P.E.S.CH.UKHUN.CZE Believe - WEA IJ Roxette ARDILFIND.GRE.INL.NPXS.UN.CZE Have A Nice Day - Roxette Recordings /EMI Lauryn Hill A.B.DKFIN.F.D.GRE.IRE.INL.N.P.E.S.CH.UKCZE 4 24 The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill - Ruffhouse Columbia The Offspring ARDIGFIN.F.D.GRE.IRE.I.NL.N.P.E.S.CH.UKCZE Americana - Columbia The Corrs Talk On Corners I Lava I Atlantic IRENL.E.S.IX ***** SALES BREAKER ***** Britney Spears AB.DKFIN.D.IRE.INL.N.S.CH.UK Baby One More Time - Jive Modern Talking Alone (The 8th Album) - Hansa 0 Whitney Houston My Love Is Your Love - Arista Stereophonics LW' Performance & Cocktails - V2 Madonna EI A.FIN.DGRE.CHHUNCZE A..D.1VL.E.S.CH.UKCZE FDJRE.UK AB.DK.FINF.D.GRE.IRE.NL.NE.S.CFLUKHUNCZE Ray Of Light - Maverick /Warner Bros. Falco The Final Curtain - The Ultimate Best Of - EMI Morrison DKD.GRE.IRE.NL.N.S.CH.UK telp Back On Top - Exile /Pointblank /Virgin 0 Robbie Williams.D.IRENL.S.CH.UK I've Been Expecting You - Chrysalis The Cardigans RDKFIND.GREIRE.INL.NE.S.UK Gran Turismo - Trampolene I Stockholm Lenny Kravitz Virgin A.DK.D.GRE.IRELIVL.N.P.S.CH.UK George Michael C) Ladies & Gentlemen, The Best Of George Michael - Epic Toto Mindfields - Columbia Lara Fabian 0_.) Live - Polydor Mariah Carey #1'S - Columbia Manic Street Preachers This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours - Epic LLir ADILD.IRE.INL.E.S.CH.UK.HUN B.DKFIN.F.D.NL.N.S.CH AF A.IND.GRE.IRE.INL.E.CH.UKHUN Kula Shaker Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts - Columbia B.DKFIN.D.GREIRE.NL.N.S.UK A.IN.D.IRE.IVL.N.S.UK Original Cast Notre Dame De Paris - Pomme I Sony I Universal Blondie A* 22 5 NO Exit - Beyond /RCA Vonda Shepard Songs From Ally McBeal - Epic Will Smith Big Willie Style - Columbia 2Pac a 18 9 Greatest Hits - Jive/Amara Underworld Beaucoup Fish - Junior Boy's Own /V2 Litfiba Infinito - Ira /EMI Xavier Naidoo Nicht Von Dieser Welt - 3P I Epic Manau Panique Celtique - Polydor BF A.AF.D.GRE.IRE.PE.S.0.UKCZE DEFIN.F.IRE.NL.N.S.UK AlIDIEEDIRE.IVL.CH.UK B.D.IRE.1VL.CH.UK B.DK.F.D.IRE.NL.N.S.UKCZE ICH AD.CH Alanis Morissette A.DIRE.I.NL.CH.UK supposed Former Infatuation Junkie - Maverick/ Warner Bros. ci U The Best Of /B Sides - Island BF A.B.D.IRE.NL.P.CH.CZE Fatboy Slim You've Come A Long Way Baby - Skint /Epic A.AD.GRE.IRE.NL.CH.UKCZE ARTIST v TITLE original label FanmCail - Laface/Arista " Biagio Antonacci Mi Fai Stare Bene - Mercury countries charted A.F.D.NL.S.CRUK 36 Emilia A.DK.D.GRE.P.E.CH.HUN.CZE # Big Big World - Rodeo/ Universal Alex Britti 97 2 It. Pop - Universal Original Cast RF Notre Dame De Paris (Integral) - Pomme I Sony I Universal The Chieftains Tears Of Stone - RCA Victor Cartoons 'nonage - Flex /EMI -Medley F.D.IRE.NL.N.E.CH.UK The Corrs B.IRE.E.UK Forgiven Not Forgotten /Lava /Atlantic CI Fiorella Mannoia 53 8 Certe Piccole Voci - Harpo I Sony R.E.M Up - Warner Bros..D.GRE.IRE.LUKCZE Gotthard Open - Ariola Celine Dion S'Il Suffisait D'Aimer - Epic/Columbia Boyzone Where We Belong - Polydor AD.CH.NL A.B.D.IRE.NL.CH.UK 0 AD.CH CliltrortZieNV/ruf - Koch / Anola Abba Gold - Greatest Hits - Polar 52 Laura Pausini La Mia Risposta - CGD Savage Garden 16 Savage Garden - Columbia 17 Metallica 41Garage Inc. - Vertigo Alejandro Sant Mas - WEA 27 Steps " Step One - Jive LaOreja De Van Gogh Dile Al Sol - 51 Guano Apes Proud Like A God - Ariola Down Low 83 3 Moonlight - K -Town /Shift / Zyz Bee Gees One Night Only - Polydor 'Liquido " Liquido - Virgin IRE -UK DKLNL IIFINFGRENLOK ARD.GRE.NL.N.S.CH.HUN RE CI B.IRE.UK A.D.ECH.CZE IRE.NL.UK AD.CH 0 Robbie Williams IRE U% Life Thru A Lens - Chrysalis 0 CI Hevia 64 5 Tierra De Nadia - Hispavox rvt, C*P' Ziiri West Super 8 - Witra Element Of Crime C2 0ilt Psycho - Motor Manu Chao 90 2 Clandestino - Virgin 010> Wilco Teeth - Reprise BAP Comics & Pickups - Electrola M People The Best Of M People - M People I BMG, El Chaval De La Peca LqP El Chaval De La Peca - WEA CH D IRE.IV.S.UK D DIRENUK ;.$ ARTIST t "8 TITLE a original label SALES BPI Communications Inc countries charted Phil Collins 6024 Hits - Virgin I WEA B.D.GREIRE.NL.E.IIK Use DeLange 1:1> World Of Hurt - Warner Bros. OM> ltacrkker71114r)dt - CNR Helene Segara Coeur De Verre - Orlando I East West #U The Best Of Island Liane Foly # 69 7 Acoustique - Virgin Dedicatedalia - WEA 0 Des'ree 81 4 Supernatural - Sony S2 Garbage 56 9 Version Mushroom 0 Charlotte Church la, - Voice Of An Angel - Sony Classical 0 Gnags u'o'" Greatest - Genlyd Wolfsheim Spectators - Strange Ways/Indigo ra>unrig lin Search Of Angels - Ridge Placebo 67 7 Without You I'm Nothing - Elevator 'Virgin I3.1VL S AF GRE.N.E.UKHUN BF AFIN.D.CH FEE ELIRE.E.UK.D.NL.CH DK D.UK.D.UK Dimmu Borgir A.FIIV.D.N.S Spiritual Black Dimensions - Nuclear Blast/Voices Of Wonder/ East West Zucchero Blue Sugar - Polydor 0 Clouseau IZIP In Stereo - EMI BlondieThe Very Best Of - EMI LN4- Carly Simon Nobody Does It Better - The Very Best Of - Warneresp I Global TV Acda & De Munnik 1-3. Naar Huis - S.M.A.R.T. /Columbia Loona 88 " 7 Lunita - Motor Vengaboys Up & Down - Greatest Hits - Violent I Jive Volumia! Volumia! - RCA Westernhagen Radio Maria - WEA Anna Oxa WA 45 2 Senza Pieta' - Columbia Louise Attaque Louise Attaque AtmospUriques /Sony Bisso Na Bisso Racines - V Ut.T.t Dervo - Sound Service Michael Ball At The Movies - PolyGram TV fystein Sunde 62 2 Na Er Begeret Nadd - Tylden & Co. Joe Cocker Greatest Hits - EMI Anggun Anggun - Epic Dr. Hook Love Songs - EMI *Ik*** SA IRS BREAKER a***** indicates the album registering the biggest increase in chart points. 0:1 IFPI Platinum Europe certification for sales of 1 million units, with multi -platinum titles indicated by a number in the symbol. The European 1hp 100 Albums is compiled by Music & Media. All rights reserved. Compiled from the national album sales charts of 18 European territories. A. Austria, B MUSIC & MEDIA MARCH 27, 1999 LCH ANL IRE.UK IRE.UK NL AD.CH A.B.D.NL.HUN.CZE B.NL B. CH N B.D.IVL.N.CH Belgium, C2E CNA Repubbe, DR Denmark, FIN= Finland, R= France, GEE. Greece, D Germany, DU.. Ireland, I.IWy. HUN. }Emmy, NE. Netherlands, N = Norway, P. Portugal. E Sweden, CH = Senterland, UR= United limgdom 0. BALES MOVER 1..NEW ENTRY Li> RE-ENTRY UK

8 AmericanRadioHistory.Com Top National Sellers UNITED KINGDOM GERMANY FRANCE ITALY 1 1 Boyzone - When The Going Gets Tough (Polydor) 2 NE Steps - Better Best Forgotten (Jive) 3 2 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Jive) 4 3 Vengaboys - We Like To Party (Positiva) 5 NE Manic Street Preachers - You Stole... (Epic) 6 5 Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's OK (Arista) 7 4 George Michael & Mary J. Blige - As (Epic) 8 8 Cher - Strong Enough (WEA) 9 6 Blur - Tender (Food) 10 NE R.E.M. - At My Most Beautiful (WEA) 1 NE Stereophonics - Performance & Cocktails (V2) 2 1 The Corrs - Talk On Corners (East West) 3 4 Robbie Williams - I've Been Expecting You (Chrysalis) 4 2 Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Columbia) 5 10 Whitney Houston - My Live Is Your Love (Arista) 6 14 George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen, The Best Of... (Epic) 7 15 Cher - Believe (WEA) 8 NE Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Jive) 9 NE Kula Shaker - Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts (Columbia) 10 7 The Corrs - Forgiven Not Forgotten (East West) 1 1 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time Tough Trade) 2 2 2Pac - Changes (Rough Trade) 3 3 The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Columbia) 4 4 Cher - Strong Enough (WEA) 5 14 Sara@Tic Tac Two - Nie Wieder (RCA) 6 12 Blondie - Maria (RCA) 7 7 Modern Talking - You Are Not Alone (Hansa) 8 5 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal) 9 8 Wolfgang Petry - Die Ldngste Single Der Welt 2 (Hansa) 10 6 Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom (Motor) ALouuss 1 1 Modern Talking - Alone (The 8th Album) (Hansa) 2 3 Cher - Believe (WEA) 3 2 Falco - The Final Curtain - The Ultimate Best Of (EMI) 4 4 Roxette - Have A Nice Day (EMI) 5 NE Britney Spears - Baby One More Time (Rough Trade) 6 6 Xavier Naidoo - Nicht Von Dieser Welt (Epic) 7 5 The Offspring - Americana (Columbia) 8 10 Lenny Kravitz - 5 (Virgin) 9 14 Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love (Ariola) 10 7 Madonna - Ray Of Light (WEA) 1 1 Larusso-Tu M'Oublieras (EMI) 2 NE Mylene Farmer - L'Ame-Stram-Gram (Polydor) 3 2 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal) 4 3 Cher - Believe (WEA) 5 8 Liane Foly - La Vie Ne M'Apprend Rien (Virgin) 6 5 Cheb Mami & K -Mel - Parisien Du Nord (Virgin) 7 9 Armand Van Heiden - You Don't Know Me (Barclay) 8 10 Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle (Private) 9 4 Learn Chanter Pour Ceux Qui Sont Loin De Chez Eux (EMI( Norma Ray - Tous Les Maux D'Amour (M6 Int.) 1 1 Lara Fabian - Live (Polydor) 2 2 Original Cast - Notre Dame De Paris (Pomme) 3 4 Manau - Panique Celtique (Polydor) 4 3 Original Cast - Notre Dame De Paris (Integral) (Pomme) 5 5 The Corrs - Talk On Corners (East West) 6 8 Celine Dion - S'll Suffisait D'Aimer (Columbia) 7 12 Manu Chao - Clandestino (Virgin) 8 11 Helene Segara - Coeur De Verre (East West) 9 10 Liane Foly - Acoustique (Virgin) The Offspring - Americana (Columbia) SPAIN HOLLAND BELGIUM SWEDEN 1 NE Madonna - Nothing Really Matters (WEA) 2 1 Des'ree - You Gotta Be (Sony) 3 2 Blondie - Maria (Ariola) 4 8 Cher - Strong Enough (WEA) 5 3 Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's OK (Ariola) 6 6 Navajita Plates Y Alba Molina- Noches De Bohemia (Chrysalis) 7 RE Five - When The Lights Go Out (RCA) 8 5 Blur - Tender (EMI) 9 NE Mariah Carey - I Still Believe (Columbia) 10 4 Cher - Believe (WEA) 1 1 La Oreja De Van Gogh - Die Al Sol (Epic) 2 3 Hevia - Tierra De Nadie (Hispavox) 3 9 El Chaval De La Peca - El Chau! De La Pecs (WEA) 4 4 Alejandro Sanz - Mas (WEA) 5 2 Roxette - Have A Nice Day (EMI) 6 6 Cher - Believe (WEA) 7 5 Pedro Guerra - Raiz (Ariola) 8 10 Des'ree - Supernatural (Epic) 9 7 Jarabe De Palo - Depends (Virgin) 10 8 Soundtrack - 54 Vol. 1 (Blanco Y Negro) 1 1 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Zomba) 2 2 DJ Jean - The Launch (Digidance) 3 3 2Pac - Changes (Zomba) 4 4 Tarkan - Simarik (Polydor) 5 10 Toy -Box - Tarzan & Jane (Edel) 6 5 Tina Arena & Marc Anthony - I Want To Spend My... (Columbia) 7 6 Jessica Folcker - How Will I Know (Who You Are) (Zomba) 8 13 Liquido - Narcotic (Virgin) 9 11 De Kest - In De Wolken (CNR) 10 9 Ginuwine - Same 01' G/What's So Different (Epic) Aunterts 1 5 Use DeLange - World Of Hurt (Warner) 2 10 U2 - The Best Of B Sides (Mercury) 3 8 Acda & De Munnik - Naar Huis (S.m.a.r.t) 4 4 Bee Gees - One Night Only (Polydor) 5 7 Volumia! - Volumia! (BMG) 6 2 Rob De Nijs - Ballades (EMI) 7 21 Herman Brood - Back On The Corner (BMG) 8 1 2Pac - Greatest Hits (Zomba) 9 11 Emma Shapplin - Carmine Meo (EMI) 10 3 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Zomba) 1 1 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Zomba) 2 2 The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Sony) 3 3 Poco Loco Gang-Poco Loco (Arcade) 4 4 Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle (Arcade) 5 7 Larusso - Tu M'Oublieras (EMI) 6 6 Cher - Strong Enough (Warner) 7 9 2Pac - Changes (Zomba) 8 10 A+ - Enjoy Yourself (Universal) 9 5 Volumia! - Afscheid (BMG) 10 8 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal) 1 NE Clouseau - In Stereo (EMI) 2 1 Original Cast - Notre Dame De Paris (Universal) 3 NE deus - The Ideal Crash (Universal) 4 2 Roxette - Have A Nice Day (EMI) 5 10 Lara Fabian - Live (Universal) 6 4 Underworld - Beaucoup Fish (V2) 7 12 Cher - Believe (Warner) 8 3 U2 - The Best Of B Sides (Universal) 9 9 The Corrs - Talk On Corners (Warner) Pac - Greatest Hits (Zomba) DENMARK NORWAY FINLAND IRELAND 1 1 BIA Ojne - Romeo (Ede)) 2 3 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Virgin) 3 2 The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Sony) 4 4 Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls (Sony) 5 5 Toy -Box - Tarzan & Jane (Edel) 6 9 ATB - 9 P.M. (Till I Come) (Edel) 7 8 Bryan Adams feat Melanie C. - When You're Gone (Universal) 8 7 Zoom -Words (BMG) 9 6 Olsen Bandet - Kupet Over Me Kup (Sony) Boney M. vs. Sash! - Ma Baker (BMG) 1 1 Cher - Believe (Warner) Gnags - Greatest (BMG) 3 Vonda Shepard - Songs From Ally McBeal (Sony) 6 Brydenfelt Og Hannibal - Memory (CMC) 2 Cartoons - Toonage (Flex/EMI-Medley) 8 Roxette - Have A Nice Day (EMI) 5 The Offspring - Americana (Sony) 40 Toto- Mindfields (Sony) 15 Lenny Kravitz - 5 (Virgin) 10 Kashmir - The Good Life (Sony) 1 1 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Virgin) 2 NE Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here (Virgin) 3 3 ATB - 9 P.M. (Till I Come) (Universal) 4 2 The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Sony) 5 4 Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar (Universal) 6 11 Markoolio - Vi Drar Till Fjallen (Arcade) 7 NE Maddrugada - New Depression E.P. (Virgin) 8 5 Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls (Sony) 9 7 A+ - Enjoy Yourself (Universal) 10 8 TQ - Westside (Sony) 1 NE Van Morrison - Back On Top (Virgin) 2 2 Vonda Shepard - Songs From Ally McBeal (Sony) 3 4 The Cardigans - Gran Turismo (Universal) 4 1 Oystein Sunde Na Er Begeret Nadd (Tylden & Co.) 5 NE Wilco - Summer Teeth (Warner) 6 NE Kula Shaker - Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts (Sony) 7 23 Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Sony) 8 8 Roxette - Have A Nice Day (EMI) 9 5 Maggie Reilly - There And Back Again (EMI) 10 9 Cher - Believe (Warner) 1 NE Aikakone - Anna Mun Bailaa (BMG) 2 1 Children Of Bodum - Downfall (Spinefarm) 3 2 Don Huonot - Tule Sellaisena Kuin Olet (BMG) 4 5 Nightwish - Sacrament Of Wilderness (Spinefarm) 5 4 Amorphis - Divinity (Spinefarm) 6 6 Madonna - Nothing Really Matters (Warner) 7 7 Cher - Strong Enough (Warner) 8 8 Bomfunk MC's - B -Boys & Fly Girls (Sony) 9 3 The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Sony) Eyes - Wasting The Dawn (Poko) 1 1 HAI, Hector, Pave & Pepe - Mestarit Areenalla (EMFBMG) 2 2 Janne Tulkki - Janne Tulkki (BMG) 3 3 The Offspring - Americana (Sony) 4 4 J. Karjalainen Electric Sauna - Electric Picnic (Poko) 5 7 La Cream - Sound & Vision (Arcade) 6 18 Kaija Karkinen & Be Kallio - Noitavoimaa (Audiovox) 7 5 Toto - Mindfields (Sony) 8 9 Nylon Beat - Valehtelija (MTV-Musiikki) 9 8 Roxette - Have A Nice Day (EMI) 10 6 Children Of Bodum - Hatebreeder (Spinefarm) SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA PORTUGAL HUNGARY 1 1 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Musikvertrieb) 2 2 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal) 3 3 Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston - When You Believe (Sony) 4 4 Liquido - Narcotic (Virgin) 5 5 Will Smith - Miami (Sony) Pac - Changes (Musikvertrieb) 7 10 Cher - Strong Enough (Warner) 8 9 The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Sony) 9 11 Blondie - Maria (BMG) 10 7 Cher - Believe (Warner) 1 1 Gotthard - Open (BMG) 2 NE &hi West - Super 8 (Witra) 3 3 Modern Talking - Alone (The 8th Album) (BMG) 4 2 Roxette - Have A Nice Day (EMI) 5 4 Gold - Ut U Dervo (Phonag) 6 26 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Musikvertrieb) 7 5 Cher - Believe (Warner) 8 6 Falco - The Final Curtain - The Ultimate Best Of (EMI) 9 7.Emilia - Big Big World (Universal) 10 8 The Offspring - Americana (Sony) 1 2 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Rough Trade) 2 1 A Klana Indiana - A Klana Indiana (EMI) 3 13 The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Sony) 4 3 Liquido - Narcotic (Virgin) 5 4 Cher - Strong Enough (Warner) Family - Lean On Me (Sony) 7 12 Modern Talking - You Are Not Alone (BMG) 8 5 Will Smith - Miami (Sony) 9 15 Jessica Folcker - How Will I Know (Who You Are) (Rough Trade) 10 6 OH P. - I Wish (BMG) 1 1 Falco The Final Curtain - The Ultimate Best Of (EMI) 2 5 The Offspring - Americana. (Sony) 3 2 Modern Talking - Alone (The 8th Album) (BMG) 4 NE Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Rough Trade) 5 3 Cher - Believe (Warner) 6 4 Roxette - Have A Nice Day (EMI) 7 7 Xavier Naidoo - Nicht Von Dieser Welt (Sony) 8 10 Wolfgang Ambros - Voom Voom Vanilla Camera (BMG) 9 15 Will Smith - Big Willie Style (Sony) 10 6 Liquido - Liquido (Virgin) 1 1 Abbe - Love Stories (Universal) 2 2 Alejandro Sanz - Mas (Warner) 3 3 The Offspring - Americana (Sony) 4 4 Cher - Believe (Warner) 5 7 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal) 6 9 Blondie - No Exit (BMG) 7 11 Ala Dos Namorados - Solta-Se 0 Beijo - Ao Vivo (EMI) 8 5 Banda Cheiro De Amor - Ao Vivo (Universal) 9 6 Lenny Kravitz - 5 (Virgin) Lloyd Cole - The Collection (Universal) Silence 4 - Silence Becomes It (Universal) 12 8 Fafa De Belem - Corapao Brasileiro (Warner) Various Artists - XX Anos XX Bandas -Xutos & Ponta* Tribute OE Daniela Mercury - Eletrica (Sony) Bryan Adams - On A Day Like Today (Universal) Lighthouse Family - Postcards From Heaven (Universal) U2 - The Best Of B Sides (Universal) Roxette - Have A Nice Day (EMI) Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Sony) Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing - The Very Best Of (Universal) 1 6 Alex Britti - Oggi Sono Is (Universal) 2 5 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Virgin) 3 11 Ann Lee 2 Times (Energy) 4 1 The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Columbia) 5 4 Gigi D'Agostino - Bla Bla Bla (Media) 6 17 Anggun - La Neige Au Sahara (Epic) 7 2 Vengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom (Time/Dance Pool) 8 NE Mr. Ozio - Flat Beat (Level One/Universal) 9 3 ATB - 9 P.M. (Till I Come) (More Music) Marina Rei - Un Inverno Baciare (Virgin) 1 1 Litfiba - Infinito (EMI) 2 2 Biagio Antonacci - Mi Fai Stare Bene (Mercury) 3 13 Alex Britti - It. Pop (Universal) 4 5 Fiorella Mannoia - Certe Piccolo Voci (Columbia) 5 9 Down Low - Moonlight (Baby) 6 11 Laura Pausini - La Mia Risposta (CGD) 7 7 Cartoons - Toonage (EMI) 8 3 The Offspring - Americana (Columbia) 9 15 Mariah Carey - #1's (Columbia) The Cardigans - Gran Turismo (Polydor) 1 2 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Virgin) 2 1 Markoolio - Vi Drar Till Fjallen (Arcade) 3 3 The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Sony) 4 4 Steps - HeartbeatiTragedy (Virgin) 5 5 Ken - Mamma (EMI) 6 13 Dromhus - Stjama Pa Himlen (Arcade) 7 6 Scooter - Call Me Mariana (Edel) 8 21 Martin (Du Ar Si) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow (Universal) 9 17 E -Type - Princess Of Egypt (Stockholm) 10 8 Toy -Box - Tarzan & Jane (Edel) 1 1 Roxette - Have A Nice Day (EMI) 2 2 Cher - Believe (Warner) 3 5 Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Sony) 4 9 Markoolio - Sticker Hardt (CNR) 5 NE Van Morrison - Back On Top (Virgin) 6 10 Manic Street Preachers -This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (Sony) 7 3 The Corrs - Talk On Corners (Warner) 8 6 Bjorn Afzelius - Den Rode Traden (M1NW) 9 8 Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love (BMG) 10 4 Bo Kaspers Orkester - I Centrum (Sony) 1 1 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (Jive) 2 2 Boyzone - When The Going Gets Tough (Polydor) 3 4 Vengaboys - We Like To Party (Positive) 4 3 DJ. Sakin & Friends - Protect Your Mind (Positive) 5 5 The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Columbia) 6 6 2Pac - Changes (Jive) 7 8 Blur -Tender (Food) 8 7 Blondie - Maria (RCA) 9 10 A+ - Enjoy Yourself (Universal) 10 9 Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away (Virgin) 1 2 Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Columbia) 2 1 The Chieftains - Tears Of Stone (RCA) 3 3 Fatboy Slim - You've Come A Long Way Baby (Skint) 4 NE Stereophonics - Performance & Cocktails (V2) 5 5 The Corrs - Talk On Corners (East West) 6 4 Various - Euphoria (Telstar) 7 NE Van Morrison - Back On Top (Virgin) 8 10 Abba - Gold - Greatest Hits (Polydor) 9 8 The Cardigans - Gran Turismo (Polydor) 10 6 Robbie Williams - I've Been Expecting You (Chrysalis) 1 1 Ganxsta Zolee Es A Kartel - Feher H6 (Sony) 2 2 Mariah Carey - I Still Believe (Sony) 3 3 Emilia - Big Big World (Universal) 4 4 UFO - Tarzan (Universal) 5 5 Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time (EMI) 6 6 Roxette - Wish I Could Fly (EMI) 7 7 Will Smith - Miami (Sony) 8 8 V -Tech - Vele Minden J6 (EMI) 9 9 George Michael & Mary J. Bilge As (Sony) Fatboy Slim - Praise You (Sony) 1 1 Ganxsta Zolee Es A Kartel - Helldorado (Sony) 2 3 Tankcsapda - Ha Zajt Akatok! (Sony) 3 4 Modern Talking - Alone (The 8th Album) (BMG) 4 2 Jazz+Az - A Kaldzok Cimit Film Dalai (BMG) 5 5 Apostol - Hmokvar, Legvar Kartyavar (Magneoton) 6 6 Cher - Believe (Warner) 7 12 Nika - Papa, Ne Felts (Universal) 8 7 Zoran Hozzam Tartozol (PolyGram) 9 NE Zink, Jimmy - A Budapest SportesarnoPflan (Magneoton) 10 9 Apostol Aranyaalbum (Hungaroton) Based on the national sales charts from 16 European markets. Information supplied by CIN (UK); Full chartservice by Media Control GmbH (Germany); SNEP i France); singles: Musics E Disehi/ Mario De Luigi, albums: Fimi-Nielsen (Italy); Stiebting Mega Top 100 (Holland); Stiehting Promuvi (Belgium); IPSOS/Mahass-IFPI (Hungary); GLF/IFPI (Sweden); IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research (Denmark); VG (Norway ); ALEF ME/AFTVE (Spain); YLE 2 RadiomaRa6FPI (Finland); IFPI (Ireland); AFP (Portugal); Austria Top 30 (Austria); Full chartserviee by Media Control AG (Switzerland); IFPI CR (Czech Republic). Labels listed are the national marketing companies. MUSIC&MEDIA CD MARCH 27, 1999

9 AmericanRadioHistory.Com A 1 IC)01_ by Christian Lorenz ABBA THE COLLECTION Polydor International release date: April 6 A true labour of love, The Singles Collection features every single ABBA ever released during their career-all in their original picture sleeves and complete with 'A' and 'B' sides. The tracks span the period , and, spread over 28 CD -singles, this set takes you on an amazing journey through time. From ABBA's 1972 recording debut People Need Love, released under the name Bjorn & Benny Agnetha & Anni-Frid, to their final bow in 1982 with Under Attack, the years and the fashions really do come alive. The release date is set to coincide with the 25th anniversary of ABBA's win at the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, England on 6 April In this box you will find not only the Eurovision-winning English version of Waterloo, but also the original Swedish version and the German and French language recordings. If you want to get hold of a set, hurry. The Collection is limited to 20,000 copies worldwide. That this is not purely for trainspotters becomes clear when you look at the chart history of Gold, ABBA's 1992 greatest hits compilation. Gold is back in the U.K Top 20 after 214 weeks on the charts, and re-entered the M&M * * * Bii MARCH cn w w TOP 20 US SINGLE I- w c 0 w.ii NE SoundScan ' TITLE ARTIST LABEL/DISTRIBUTING LABEL (11), I BELIEVE WARNER BROS. a) 2 HEARTBREAK HOTEL ARISTA 3 3 ANGEL OF MINE ARISTA a) 4 I STILL BELIEVE COLUMBIA O 7 CHER WHITNEY HOUSTON FEAT. FAITH EVANS & KELLY PRICE KISS ME SQUINT/COLUMBIA NO SCRUBS 6 8 LAFE/ARISTA a) 9 EVERY MORNING LAVNATLANTIC MONICA MARIAN CAREY SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER TLC SUGAR RAY WHAT'S IT GONNA BE?! (1) - FLIPMODE/ELEKTRNEEG BUSTA RHYMES FEATURING JANET 9 6 ALL I HAVE TO GIVE JIVE BKSTREET BOYS 5 ANGEL 10 ARISTA/WARNER SUNSET/REPRISE SARAH MCLHLAN C) 19 ALL NIGHT LONG BAD BOY/ARISTA FAITH EVANS FEATURING PUFF DADDY SLIDE WARNER BROS. GOO GOO DOLLS BABY ONE MORE TIME JIVE BRITNEY SPEARS a) 17 STAY THE SAME C2 JOEY MCINTYRE M 20 HARD KNOCK LIFE (GHETTO ANTHEM) ROC-A-FELLA/DEF JAM/MERCURY JAY -Z IF YOU (LOVIN' ME) (E/ - ELEKTRNEEG SILK NOBODY'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE ARISTA DEBORAH COX (GOD MUST HAVE SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME ON YOU RCA 'N SYNC HAVE YOU EVER? ATLANTIC YOU SILAS/MCA BRANDY JESSE POWELL European Top 100 Albums chart three weeks ago. To commemorate ABBA's Eurovision victory, Gold will be re-released on April 6 in a digitally remastered version bearing the signatures of the four ABBA members on the jewel case. BJORN SVIN BENENE PA NAKKEN April Records International release date: t.b.c. This is a bit of a find: an innovative, highly addictive techno album which is extremely popular in its native Denmark. Benene Pet Nakken has only been out for a month but it's already sold 5,000 copies at home. That is a figure only a few, longer -established dance artists can hope to achieve in the much larger U.K or German markets. Benene shows two different sides of hard working DJ Bjorn-as Svin, that's Danish for pig, he records sleazy, funky techno, and as Bjorn Escobar he indulges in softer, trance inspired tracks such as Sode (Sweetie) and 101 Engle. The Svin tracks such as Mand Over Bord, Benene Pet Nakken (Do A Runner) and Han Tog Til Koge update techno for the post -Daft Punk generation: cheap, dirty fun. It's worth noting that Frenchman Mr. Oizo (see story page 9) is attracting massive attention for his upcoming Levi's advert single Flat Beat (F -Comm), which displays a similar feel to Svin's work. If this techno revival takes hold then Benene will be the record to have this summer. Please send review copies, information and artist photographs for consideration as Album Spotlight entries to: Christian Lorenz, Music Editor, Music & Media, 23 Ridgmount Street, London, WC I E 7AH, U.K. rd P 20 '4 w(i)i- Ill * * * US TITLE LABEL/DISTRIBUTING LABEL FANMAIL 1 1 LAFE/ARISTA (1) NEwp. BOSSALINIE NO LIMIT/PRIORITY BABY ONE MORE TIME JIVE 4 3 THE SLIM SHADY LP WEB/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE SoundScan W W1 ARTIST TLC C -MURDER BRITNEY SPEARS EMINEM 5 2 THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL RUFFHOUSE/COLUMBIA LAURYN HILL 6 5 COME ON OVER MERCURY (NASHVILLE) 7 7 BELIEVE WARNER BROS AMERICANA COLUMBIA ial NEW 'N SYNC RCA M - 14:59 WIDE OPEN SPES MONUMENT/SONY (NASHVILLE) WHITEY FORD SINGS THE BLUES TOMMY BOY THE MOVEMENT ALL OUT/SO SO DEROOLUMBIA SHANIA TWAIN CHER DIXIE CHICKS THE OFFSPRING EVERLAST MASE PRESENTS... HARLEM WORLD FLESH OF MY FLESH BLOOD OF MY BLOOD RUFF RYDERS/DEF JAM/MERCURY DMX ALWAYS NEVER THE SAME MCA NASHVILLE GEORGE STRAIT 'N SYNC VOL HARD KNOCK LIFE ROC-A-FELLNDEF JAM/MERCURY JAY -Z 400 DEGREE CASH MONEY/UNIVERSAL GREATEST HITS AMARU/DEATH ROW/INTERSCOPE THINGS FALL APART MCA JUVENILE 2P THE ROOTS WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION WWF THE MUSIC VOLUME 3 KOCH VARIOUS ARTISTS LAVNATLANTIC/AG Records with greatest sales and/or airplay gains. 1999, Billboard/BPI Communications. SUGAR RAY Eurochart A/Z Indexes Hot 100 singles 2 Times 9 P.M. (Till I Come) A Klana Indiana As At My Most Beautiful...Baby One More Time Believe Belle Betcha Can't Wait Better Best Forgotten Big Big World Bla Bla Bla Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom Boy You Knock Me Out Call Me Mariana Can I Get A... Cassius 1999 Changes Chanter Pour Caul Qui Sont Loin De Chez Dix Chocolate Salty Balls Die Lfingste Single Der Welt 2 Elle Est Elle Pleure Enjoy Yourself Erase/Rewind Everybody Get Up Ex -Factor Fly Away Get Freaky Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) Heartbeat/Tragedy How Deep Is Your Love How Long Does A Tear Take To Dry?51 How Will I Know (Who You Are) 35 I Still Believe I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You I Want You Back I Wish I Won't Forget You If You Believe Independenza It's Not Right But It's OK Just Looking King Of My Castle L'Ame-Stram-Gram La Difference La Vie Ne M'Apprend Rien Lean On Me Les Vallees D'Irlande Liebeslied Top 1 00 ciibums 2Pac Abbe Acda & De Mum& Anggun Biagio Antonacci Michael Ball BAP Bee Gees Bisso Na Bisso Blondie Blondie Boyzone Alex Britti The Cardigans Mariah Carey Cartoons Manu Chao El Chaval De La Peca Cher The Chieftains Charlotte Church Clouseau Joe Cocker Phil Collins The Corrs MUSIC & MEDIA e MARCH 27, Lilali Lullaby Ma Baker Mais Qui Est La Belette Maria 9 1 Miami 28 6 Narcotic Nie Wieder Nothing Really Matters Oggi Sono Io 53 3 On Ne Change Pas Once Upon A Time One Week Parisien Du Nord Phuture Vibes Poco Loco Praise You 99 5 Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) 2 40 Protect Your Mind Put Your Hands Up Respect Runaway Same 01' G/What's So Different Sikidim Simarik Strong Enough 4 48 Style Taman & Jane Tell Me What You Like Tender The Launch The Way Dreams Are 83 To The Moon And Back 92 Tons Les Maux D'Amour Tu M'Oublieras 7 87 Vater Wo Bist Du? Vi Drar Till Fiallen We Like To Party Westside When The Going Gets Tough 8 95 When You Believe When You're Gone Whiskey In The Jar Wish I Could Fly Would You...? Writing To Reach You Written In The Stars You Are Not Alone You Don't Know Me You Stole The Sun From My Heart The Corrs 41 Ilse DeLange 69 Des'ree 75 Dimmu Borgir 82 Celine Dion 45 Down Low 56 Dr. Hook 100 Element Of Crime 62 Emilia 36 Lara Fabian 18 Falco 11 Liane Foly 73 Garbage 76 Gnags 78 Gold 95 Gotthard 44 Guano Apes 55 Hevia 60 Lauryn Hill 3 Whitney Houston 8 Lenny Kravitz 15 Kula Shaker 21 Liquids 58 Litfiba 28 Loons 88 Louise Attaque M People Madonna Manau Manic Street Preachers Fiorella Mannoia Markoolio Metallica George Michael Modern Talking Alanis Morissette Van Morrison Xavier Naidoo The Offspring La Oreja De Van Gogh Original Cast - Notre Dame De Paris Original Cast - Notre Dame De Paris Anna Oxa Laura Pausini Placebo R.E.M. Roxette Runrig Alejandro Sanz Sasha Savage Garden Schiirzenjager Helene Segara Vonda Shepard Carly Simon Fatboy Slim Will Smith Britney Spears Steps Stereophonics Oystein Sunde TLC Toto U2 U2 Underworld Vengaboys Volumial Zitri West Westernhagen Wilco Robbie Williams Robbie Williams Wolfsheim Zucchero

10 Each week, M&M brings you the latest airplay additions from 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) Denmark: Radio P3 Italy: RTL FORMAT: PLAYLIST MEETING: Wednesday AM GROUP/OWNER: Public Broadcaster Morten Rindholt Head of music FORMAT: PLAYLIST MEETING: varies GROUP/OWNER: RTL TinaCousins/B*witched/ Billie/Cleopatra/Steps Thank Abba For The Music (Epic) "The combination of strong, young artists appeal to our under 20s audience at the same time as the track is popular with older listeners-abba is and stays a dance classic." Pete Simmons programme controller 95.8 Capital FM/UK Stereophonics/Pick A Part That's New (23) Blackstreet & Janet Jackson/Boyfriend Girlfriend (7) Garmarna/Gamen(2-3) Jessica Folcker/Under (2-3) P 18/Escuchen Mi Conga (2-3) Italy: Radio Dimensione Suono FORMAT: C H R PLAYLIST MEETING: varies GROUP/OWNER: Radio Dimensione Suono Incognito/Nights Over Egypt (28) Medusa's Spite/Someone By My Side (28) Moloko/Sing It Back (28) Sixpence/Kiss Me (28) Texas/Once In A Lifetime (28) Tina Turner/He Lives In You (28) Carlo Mancini Music director IWO lailio vsoo Spain: Cadena 40 Principales FORMAT: PLAYLIST MEETING: Friday AM GROUP/OWNER: Cadena 40 Principales Jaime Baro Music manager Whitney Houston/It's Not Right But It's OK (n/a) Barenaked Ladies/It's All Been Done (n/a) Pedro Guerra/Otras Formas De Sentir (n/a) Sexy Sadies/You Know That's The Way I Like It (n/a) Anggun/Snow On The Sahara (n/a) TLC/No Scrubs (n/a) DJ Kun/C'Est La Vie (n/a) Chayanne/Salome (n/a) Australian Blonde/Cool Dive (n/a) FORMAT: PLAYLIST MEETING: Tuesday AAl GROUP/OWNER: Public. Broadcaster, Blackstreet & Janet Jackson/Boyfriend Girlfriend (15) Liquido/Narcotic (15) Terrorvision/Tequila (15) Sanderfinger/Racerbil (8-10) Suede/Electricity (8-101 C A A PR INC 'PALES Norway: NRK P3 Marius Lillelien Head of music 4-7" ze MUSIC & MEDIA MARCH 27, 1999 AmericanRadioHistory.Com Bon Jovi/Real Life (21) Tina Turner/He Lives In You (21) Propellerheads/Crash (18) FORMAT: UK: Atlantic 252 PLAYLIST MEETING: Monday GROUP/OWNER: C LT-LTFA Another Level/Be Alone No More (30-35) Eminem/My Name Is... (30-35) Honeyz/Love Of A Lifetime (30-35) Sound 5/Ala Kaboo (30-35) Stoneproof/Everything's Not You (30-35) Suede/Electricity (20-25) Basement Jaxx/Red Alert (20-25) Fatboy Slim/Right Here (20-25) Reef/I've Got Something lb Say (20-25) FORMAT: PLAYLIST MEETING: Wednesday AM GROUP/OWNER: Tele Danmark Radio A'S Crispy/Love is Waiting (10-16) Michael Teschl/Denne Gang (10-16) Shania Twain/That Don't Impress Me Much (10-16) FORMAT: Hot SERVICE AREA: Essex County PLAYLIST MEETING: Tuesday 1.1:i10 GROUP/OWNER: Essex Radio Group, DMG Luca Viscardi Group programme director RTL 712.2'. FfIT David Dunne Programme director atlantic 252 Denmark: Radio 2 Jan Brodde Head of music St -tt. I UK: Essex FM Paul Chantler Group programme director Catatonia/Dead From The Waist Down (9-12) The Cranberries/Promises (9-12) New Radicals/You Get What You Give (9-12) Bon Jovi/Real Life (9-12) Texas/Once In A Lifetime (9-12) Candi Station/Love On Love (9-12 [SF

11 U. K: Capital Radio France: Skyrock Ireland: FM 104 FORMAT: SERVICE AREA: London PLAYLIST MEETING: varies GROUP/OWNER: Capital Radio PLC Beverly Knight/Made It Back '99 (30-40) Fatboy Slim/Right Here, Right Now (30-40) Honeyz/Love Of A Lifetime (30-40) Various/Thank ABBA For The Music (30-40) Westlife/Swear It Again (30-40) Richard Park Group programme director Turkey: Number One FM FORMAT: PLAYLIST MEETING: Friday 14:00 GROUP/OWNER: The Media Group, Karacan & RAKS Ernie Yanter music & Programming director Britney Spears/...Baby One More Time (20-25) Echo & The Bunnymen/Rust (20-25) Jennifer Brown/Tuesday Afternoon (15-20) Savage Garden/The Animal Song (15-20) Sweden: P5 Radio Stockholm FORMAT: SERVICE AREA: Stockholm PLAYLIST MEETING: Thursday 11:00 GROUP/OWNER: Public Broadcaster Robert Sehlberg Music director Bachelor Girl/Buses And Trains (10-15) Texas/Once In A Lifetime (10-15) Catatonia/Dead From The Waist Down (5-8) Liquido/Narcotic (5-8)!;: P5 Radio Stockholm FORMAT: SERVICE AREA: Region of Hessen PLAYLIST MEETING: WednesdayPM GROUP/OWNER: Hessen Newspaper Publishers Germany: Radio FFH Ralf Blasberg Head of music Jack Radics/No Matter (n/a) Kami & Purple Schulz/Ich Will Raus (n/a) Lenny Kravitz/Fly Away (n/a) Rah-Band/Clouds Across The Moon (n/a) FORMAT: Dance SERVICE AREA: Yorkshire PLAYLIST MEETING: Wedoesda%Ali GROUP/OWNER: Chrysalis Radio E1NfH NAHER WAN UK: Galaxy 105 Ande MacPherson Programme director Dee-Tah/E1 Paradiso Rico (n/a) Britney Spears/...Baby One More Time (n/a) Lynden David Hall/Medicine 4 My Pain (n/a) Sub City & Kathy Brown/Joy (n/a) at '1 0 0 Galaxy ios FORMAT: /Urban PLAYLIST MEETING: no meeting GROUP/OWNER: Orbus Laurent Bouneau GM/Programme director Akhenaton/L'Art De La Guerre (ii/a) Blackstreet/Can U Feel Me (n/a) Lord Kossity/Tout C'Que T'As (n/a) Teemour/Millenium (n/a) SKYHOCK FORMAT: PLAYLIST MEETING: Thursday 11:30 GROUP/OWNER: Public Broadcaster UK: BBC Radio 1 Jeff Smith Head of music Blackstreet & Janet Jackson/Boyfriend Girlfriend (15-18) Fatboy Slim/Right Here, Right Now (15-18) Gene/Fill Her Up (15-18) Glamma Kid & Shola Ama/Sweetest Taboo (15-18) Mariah Carey/I Still Believe (15-18) Martine McCutcheon/Perfect Moment (15-18) Mariah Carey/Pure Imagination (15-18) The Offspring/Why Don't You Get A Job (15-18) Reef/I've Got Something To Say (15-18) Ruff Driverz feat. Arrola/La Musica (15-18) Steps/Better Best Forgotten (15-18) Texas/Once In A Lifetime (15-18) 97-99Riallgiln RADIO 1 Switzerland: Radio 105 Network FORMAT: SERVICE AREA: German Region PLAYLIST MEETING: varies GROUP/OWNER: Radio 105 Fusion/China In Your Hand (n/a) Guano Apes/Don't You Turn (n/a) Kinderzimmer/Doobie (n/a) Liquido/Doubledecker (n/a) Mellow Trax/Phuture Vibes (n/a) Mosquito Headz/E1 Ritmo (n/a) Silverchair/Anthem For The Year 2000 (n/a) Underworld/Push Upstairs (n/a) FORMAT: SERVICE AREA: Regional (North Rhine/VV'estphalia PLAYLIST MEETING: Friday AM GROUP/OWNER: Public Broadcaster Grant Benson Programme director Germany: Eins Live Jochen Rausch Music director Cappuccino/Regenbogen (14) Venga Boys/Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom! (14) Binary Finary/1999 (7) Chef/Chocolate Salty Balls (7) Everlast/What It's Like (7) MC Sultan/Mambo (7) L VE Radio Eins Live FORMAT: Hot SERVICE AREA: Dublin City and County PLAYLIST MEETING: thursdaygriday GROUP/OWNER: Consortium of business entrepreneurs Fatboy Slim/Right Here Right Now (n/a) Reef/I've Got Something To Say (n/a) Spacedust/Let's Get Down (n/a) Steps/Better Best Forgotten (n/a) F Suede/Electricity (n/a) Dave Kelly Music director & deputy programme editor Belgium: Radio Contact F FORMAT: SERVICE AREA: French Speaking Belgium PLAYLIST MEETING: varies GROUP/OWNER: C LT-UFA Jean -Lou Bertin Programme & music director Celine Dion/On Ne Change Pas (21) Janet Jackson/Every Time (21) Natacha Atlas/Mon Anne La Rose (6-7) Les Gauf' Au Suc/Car Wash (3-4) FORMAT: Rock PLAYLIST MEETING: Wednesday 10:00 GRouR/OwNER: Ginger Media Group radio ONT4CT UK: Virgin Radio Fatboy Slim/Right Here, Right Now (n/a) The Offspring/Why Don't You Get A Job (n/a) Sound 5/Ala Kaboo (n/a) Suede/Electricity (n/a) Texas/In Our Lifetime (n/a) FORMAT: PLAYLIST MEETING: Friday AM GROUP/OWNER: Public Broadcaster Bobby Hain Programme director The Netherlands: 3FM Arthur Umbgrove/Contract (Live) (23-24) Faith Evans & Puff Daddy/All Night Long (7-8) System F/Out Of The Blue (7-8) FORMAT: Dance SERVICE AREA: London PLAYLIST MEETING: Th urs4day PM GROUP/OWNER: Emap Radio Paul Van Der Lugt Programme coordinator U. K: Kiss 100 FM Simon Sadler Head of music Beverly Knight/Made It Back '99 (n/a) Blackstreet & Janet Jackson/Boyfriend Girlfriend (n/a) BMR/Check It (n/a) Eminem/My Name Is... (n/a) Johnson/Say You Love Me (n/a) Phats & Small/Turn Around (n/a) Shanks & Bigfoot/Sweet Like Chocolate (n/a) MUSIC & MEDIA MARCH AmericanRadioHistory.Com

12 AmericanRadioHistory.Com AIRPLAY BPI Most Communications Inc. added morslc week 13/99 The Cranberries Promises (Island) 13 George Michael & Mary J. Blige As (Epic) 13 TLC Bon Jovi Emilia Eminem No Scrubs (LaFace/Arista) 13 Real Life (Reprise) 12 Good Sign (Universal) 11 My Name Is... (Interscope) 11 Alanis Morissette Joining You (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 11 Steps Suede Catatonia Ace Of Base Blackstreet & Janet Better Best Forgotten (Jive) 11 Electricity (Nude) 11 Dead From The Waist Down (Blanco Y Negro) 10 Always Have, Always Will (Mega/Polydor) 9 Boyfriend Girlfriend (Interscope) 9 edia. Most Added are those songs which received the highest number of playlist additions during the week. In the case of a tie, songs are listed alphabetically by artist. Station Reports include all new additions to the playlist. Some reports will also include "Power Play" songs, which receive special emphasis during the week. All Power Play songs are printed, whether they are reported for the first time or not. Some lists include featured new albums, as indicated by the abbreviation "AL." Within each country, stations are grouped by ranking and listed alphabetically. Rankings include: platinum (P), Gold (G), Silver (S) and Bronze (B). All playlists must be received by Monday at h. CET. GERMANY ANTENNE BAYERN/Munich P Stephan Offierowaki - Programme Director Playliet Unchanged RR: 3/Frankfurt P Hans-lore Bombed,. Programme Director Cardigans- Erase/Rewind George MichaelftituryJ -Aa Madonna- Nothing NDR 2/Hamburg P / Jorg Bollmann- Programme Director Fred Schoenagel. Head Of Music 2Pac- Changes TLC- No Scrubs RADIO NRW/Oberhauron P Casten Hoye, Head Of Music Alanis Mori.ette- Joining You Moodie- Maria Bon Jovi. Real Life Brooke Russell- So Sweet Celine Dion- Treat Her Like Glow- Mr. Brown Lighthouse Family. Podmrd From Remo RADIO BPR 1/Ludwigshafen P Uwe Frigge - Programme Director Blondie- Maria Cappuccino- Regenbogen Edyta Gorniak- One Jennifer Paige- Sober Westernhagen Superman SWR 3/Baden-Baden/Stuttgart P Gerold Hug - Programme Director Eli FranklJorg Lange/Bern Mohrhof.Mus Ed Basta Rhymes- What's It Gonna Be Leona- Donde Vas Madonna- Nothing Regenundmild- Wir Mimeo Alle Viel SaraTic Tac Two- Nie Wieder WDR 2/Cologne P /CHB Michael Zimmermann Music Director Tom Petersen - Music Editor Playliet Unchanged RTL BERLIN/Berlin G Holger Lachman - Head Of Music Playliet Unchanged ANTENNE BRANDENBURG/Potsdam C Pies Stein MD Lute Schramm/Werner Voigt - PD's Playliet Unchanged DELTA RADIO/Hie/ G RockPop Adam Hahne - Prog Die Frank Wilkat - Head Of Music Bon Jovi- Real Life Faa Levin' Crieneak- Korean Bodega Manic Street Pr.- You Stole Shawn Mains- Lullaby Stone The Crow- Daylight Wilco- Can't Stand It HIT RADIO N 1/Nuremberg G Dance Stefan Meixner Prog Dir Eranie Funderbunk Made Editor Offspring- Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) Ace Of Base. Always Have, Always Fusion- China In Your Hand Pres- What'Clut Wanner Do HUMBERT 6/Berlin C Rainer Grake Music Dir Andrew Doualds- All Out Rolling Stones- Memory Motel Sasha- We Can Leave N.JOY RADIO/Hamburg G Thornton Engel Programme Director Henry Gross Head Of Music Down Low- H.1.V Liquido- Doubledecker Mike Koglio- The Silence Princessa- I Won't Forget You Sas.- We Can Leave ORB/FRIT7JPotsdam C Bernd Albrecht, Frank Menzel. Jens Molle Producers Cranberries- Promises DJ Hell- Cope Freundeskreiw Esperanto Jimi Tenor- The Year Of Members Of Mayday- Sountrepalis Outkast- Rosa Parks Rae & Christian- All I Ask Welkin' Large- Boy Meets World ORB/FRITZ: FRITZ ROADBROW/ Potsdam C CHB/Reck Bern Albrecht, Frank Menzel, Jens Molle Producers Cranberries- Promises Deine Lakaien- Return DJ Sammy- In 2 Eternity Freund.kreis- Esperanto Celine Apes- Don't You Turn Manic Street Pr.- You Stole Venga Boys- Boom, Boom, Boom. Boom, Welkin' Large- Boy Meets World RADIO ARABELLAIMunich G National Music Matthias Friedrich - Prog Dir Andy Borg- Carneval In Venedig Peter Kraus- Vereeih' Mir Vivian Lindt- Mochte Bei Dir Sein RADIO FFN/Hannover C Heiner M. Cahania Prog Dir Antje Schmidt. Head Of Music 4 Unique- Crazy `Bout You Ace Of Vase -Always Have, Always Anggun- Snow On The Sahara Everlant- What Ifs Like Madonna- Nothing Robbie Williams -Strong RADIO GONG/Nuremberg C Rock/ Peter 'Marc' Stingl - Prog Dir Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time Cher- Strong Enough Rosette- Wish I Could Fly Ace Of Base- Always Have, Always Alanis Morissette- Joining You BAP- Aluumfersieh Faray- Back To George Michael/MaryJ-As TLC- No Scrubs TQ- Westside RADIO REGENBOGEN/Mannheim G CH /Gold Martin Schwebel Music Dir Faray- Back To RADIO RPM 2/Ludwigshafen G National Music Guido Miller. Music Dir Bernd Rusineki- Ich Warde Kopf Carol Bee- Loverhoy Hoi- In Der Naeht Michael Stein- Lind Darum Lick' Yannis- Die Sterne Von Athen RADIO SALU/Searbruecken G / Jan -Michael Meinecke GM/Prog Dir Thornton Mathieu. Head Of Music Blondie- Maria Edyta Gonda- One Sasha- We Can Leave Tote- Mad About You Whitney Bowdon- It's Not Right RADIO SAW/Magdeburg G Mario Liese Programme Director Cornelia Eisert - Bead Of Music Sera@Tic Toe Two- Nie Wieder Purple Schuh- Sehnsucht Sahara- We Can Leave Westernhagen- Superman JAM FM/Berlin S Dance Frank Nordmann Programme Director Beverly Knight- Made It Back Brix. Poor Without Love Chef- Chocolate Pres. WhaeCha Warm Do RADIO F/Nuremberg S Ziggie Hoge Prog Dir Petra Steel - Prog Coord ILK. Henze- Alter Herren Lander Julian Frank- Barfu. Durch Die Mary Roos- Leider Liebich Dinh Silverwood- Already In Love Simone- Nimm Mich Einfach UNITED KINGDOM 96.4FM-BRAIBBirminghato P Paul Jackson Programme Controller Adam Bridge -Deputy Programme Controller Alisha's Attic- Barbarella Another Level- Be.Alene No More Phats & Small- Turn Around Robbie Williams- Carl. Song Supertroupers- Abbe Medley HEY 103/Manch.ter P Dave Shearer - Programme Director Luis Clark Head Of Music Aerosmith- Pink Alisha's Attic- Barbarella Another Level- Be Alone No More Blood- Just Say It Lis Horsman- Heavy High Stem- Better Rest METRO FM/Newcastle P Sean Marley - Programme Controller Playliet Unchanged VIRGIN RADIO/London P Rock Bobby Hain - Programme Director Cranberriea- Promises Garbage- You Look So Fine Reef- Something To Say CHOICE FM/London G Dance Ivor Etienne Programme Controller Kirk Anthony Head Of Music Beres Hammond- Pull It Up Busts Rhymes- What's It Gonna Be Glen Washington -Unity Is The Key Leroy Mafia- Win Your Lynden David Hall- Are SUB Cool Nine Yards- Matter Of Raphael Saadiq- Get Involved Trevor Walters- I Feel For U CITY FM/Liverpool C Paul Jordan Programme Director Richard Maddock - Head Of Music Ace Of Base- Everytime It Rains Capriccio- Get On Up Fool Boons -Popped New Radicals. You Get What You Give Sashlfeet. DrAlhaw Colour The World CLYDE 1 FM/Glasgow C Ross Macfedgen - Head Of Music Cake- Never There Dee-Tah- El Paradise Rico R.E.M. At My Most Beautiful Suede- Electricity COOL FM/Belfast G Hot John Paul Ballantine - Head Of Music Andrew Greer- St. Judea Parade Bell Curtis- It Should Have Catatonia- Dead From The Waist Martine McCatcheon- Perfect Moment Sound 5- Ala Kaboo Westlife- Swear It Again DOWNTOWN RADIO/Belfast G Full Service John Roshorough Frog Dir Playliet Unchanged FORTH FM/Edinburgh G Tom Faison - Music Co-ordinator Alieha's Attic- Barbarella Bewitched- Blame It On Beverly Knight- Made It Back Reef- Something To Say Steps- Better Best Travis- Writing To Reach You GALAXY 101 FM/Bristol C Dance/ John Dash - Programme Director Mike Cass. Deputy Programme Controller 2Pac- Changes Britney Speare...Bahy One More Time Monica- Inside HALLAM FM/Sheffield G Tony McKe.ie Programme Controller Chris Straw - Head Of Music Alisha's Attic- Barbarella Another Level- Be Alone No More Beverly Knight- Made It Back Electronic -Vivid Feeder- Day In Day Out Hurricane NI- The Greatest High Reef- Something To Say Suede- Electricity INVICTA FM/Whitstable G Tim Stewart Head Of Music Beverly Knight- Made It Back Cranberries- Promises Fatboy Slim- Right Here Honeys- Love Of A Lifetime Various- Thank ABBA Westlife- Swear It Again ROCK FM/Preston/Blackpool G CBR Andy Roberts - Acting Programme Director Stuart Baldwin - Head Of Music Beautiful South- How Long's A Tem Beverly Knight- Made It Back Billie- Honey To The Bee Eminem- My Name Is... Kele Le Roc- My Love Manic Street Pr.- You Stole New Power Generation- Good Life Venga Boys- We Like To Party FOX FM/Oxford S CBE Mark Flanagan Prog Dir Stuart Davies - Head Of Music Beverly Knight- Made It Back Bon Jovi- Real Life Candi Staten- Love On Honeys- Love Of A Lifetime Jennifer Brown- Tuesday Afternoon Matthew Marsden- Walk My Way Moloko- Sing It Back Spacedust- Lees Get Down Various- Thank ABBA Westlife- Swear It Again KIR 96/Coventry S Chris Brooks " Head Of Music Billie- Honey To The Bee Jennifer Brown -Tuesday Afternoon Phats & Small- Turn Around Shawn Mullins- Lullaby Ste.- Better Best Westlife- Swear It Again Q FM/Londonderry S Steve Kirk Head Of Music Bus Stop- Jump David Gray- This Years Dave FOXY BROWN HOT SPOT Violator/Def Jam/Mercury Producers: Iry Goth & Lil' Rob Publishers: Lili Lu Lu/DJ Iry irborne - Lynden David Ball- Medicine 4 My Pam Meat Loaf- Is Nothing Scared Rod Stewart- Faith Of The Heart Bon Jort- Real Life Emblem- My Name Is... Hot Chocolate- I'll Put You Nine Yards- Matter Of Westlife- Swear It Again TAY FM/Dundee S Arthur 'Ally' Ballingell - Prog Dir Gina McKie Another Level -Be Alone No More CHELMER FM/Chelmaford B Soft David Baker - Head Of Music Meja- How Crary Are You MORAY FIRTH RADIO/Inverness B Thomas Prag - Prog Cont/MD Tich McCooey Andy Williams -Music To Match Girls Beverly Knight- Made It Back Bus Stop -Jump Cranberries- Promises Kele Le Roc- My Love Maarja- First In Line Meat Loaf- Is Nothing Scared Mr. Oise- Flat Beat Mytown- Party All Night New Radicals -You Get What You Give Reef- Something To Say Rod Stewart- Faith Of The Heart Various- Thank ABBA ORCHARD FM/Taunton B Bob McCreadie Programme Controller lion Jovi- Real Life Brim Setser Orchestra Amp Jive TI lied Honeys- Love Of A Lifetime Jo Dee Metairie- Stand Beside Me Havana- Will You Wait For Me Manic Street Pr. -You Stole Phats & Small- Turn Around Picture House- Love In The Streets Runrig- Message Tin Tin Out- Here Where SUNSHINE 855 AM/Ludlow Graham Symonds Managing Director Another Level- Be Alone No More Jemnfer Brown. Tuesday Afternoon Martine McCutcheon. Perfect Moment Matthew Marsden- Walk My Way THE WAVE/Blackpool Simon Tate. Programme Controller Marc Henry Deputy Programme Controller Electronic- Vivid Jennifer Brown- Tuesday Afternoon B Nine Yards- Matter Of VIBE FM/Bury St. Edmunds Dance Barry Jon.. Programme Manager Glen White " Head Of Manic B B Bust,. Rhymes- What's It Gonna Be Cassius- Feeling For You Dee -Tab- El Paradise Rico Eminem- My Name Is... Hollis P. Monroe- I'm Lonely Honeys- Love Of A Lifetime Mr. Dime Flat Beat Niels Van Gogh- Pulverturm Paul Van Dyk- For An Angel Pulp Victim- The World Whitney Houston- It's Not Right %FM 104.9/London B Alternative Amanda Law - Manic Editor Ilith Dye- Fragile Add N To 11- Metal Fingers Barenaked Ladies- It's All Been Done Dens Instant Street Eminem- My Name Is... Prod- 24 Global Cycles Grand Atlantic- Waste Of Magic Little Mothers- Moody Medal -Possibility Mr. Dace Flat Beat No Doubt- New Straw- Movie' To California Suede- Electricity FRANCE EUROPE 2 NETWORK/Paris P Nicolas du Roy - Manic Dir Playliet Unchanged FUN RADIO/Paris P Axel Duroux - Pr.ident Christian Lefebvre Head Of Music Playliet Unchanged IPSOS CHART/Paris P Enjoy Yourself C,orrs- So Young Edyta Gorniak- One Faourt Tarlton- Le Nov Helene Segara- Les Vallees Roxette- Wish I Could Fly TLC- No Scrubs TQ- Westaxle NRJ NETIVORIC/Paris P CHB Max Guassini Dir Corn- So Young Edyta Gorniak- One Kirk Franklin- Lean On Me RTL/Paris P Alain Tiholla Head Of Prog A. Villa- J'En Rave Kashmir- Mom In Love Noe -Babel Sinclair- Ensemble Soldat Louis- Cheyenne RTL 2/Paris P Christian Lefebvre Programme Director Blondie- Maria Celine Dion- On Ne Change Pas Driving beats, a subtle but forceful bassline and a strong hook are the main ingredients of Ms. Brown's new single, the first from her current album Chyna Doll. Her raunchy and witty lyrics SpErig*zf top it off and confirm her status as one of today's leading female rappers. Probably the first programmer in Europe to feature the track in his station's regular output is Kirk Anthony, head of music at London R&B outlet Choice FM. He explains: "We started playing it at the beginning of the year and we've stuck with it up until now. Currently, we still play it up to 16 times a week between 03:00 and 19:00. The nights belong to specialised programming." Anthony adds: "I think it's an all right track, which fits our programming like a glove. We do think, however, that there are some other hot tracks on the album, and we started playing Bonnie & Clyde a while ago because we think it's an excellent song. We feel it should be the next single." Raul Cairo MUSIC & MEDIA 0 MARCH 27,

13 AmericanRadioHistory.Com AIRPLAY Florent Pagay- Eet-Ce Que Tu Me Liane Poly- Le Vie N'Apprend Rien Tina Arena- I Want To Know VIBRATION/Orleans G Maxime Canbel Prog Coord Patrick Mori- Elle Est Teri Moise- Fais Semblant Tina Arena- I Want To Know WIT FM/Bordeaux G Gerard Babe Programme Director Playliat Addition.: Axelle Red- Ce Malin Bribiey Spears.. Baby One More Time Celtas Cortes- Tranquilo Majete Excalibur- Celtic Dream Lea Ivan.- Meme OUI FM/Paris S Adult Alternative Michael Gentile GM/Prom-am. Director JeamPatrick Laurent Head Of Music Mania Morissetto Joni. You Cranberries- Promises New Radicals- You Get What You Give ILEJ1L- Lotus Shawn Mullins- Lullaby Axel Bauer- Simple D'Esprit REAL- At My Moat Beautiful Vast- Touched ISABELLE FM/Tocane Saint Apre B Patrick Lapeyronnie - Prog Dir Boney M vs. Saahl- Ma Baker Cassius -Feeling For You Largo- Living Dead Nina- Excited ITALY ITALIA NETWORK: LOS CUARENTA/ Bologna P Dance Michele Menegon Prog Dir BMR- Check It Jola- Moon And Sun Moloko- Sing It Back Mr. Oiso- Flat Beat RADIO 105/Milan P Angelo De Roberto Head Of Music Cranberries- Promises Giaaluca Caprivi. n Giamo Perfettz Lene Unforgivable Sinner Ouriel Clark- Shake Your Bum Phata & Small- Turn Around RADIO DEBUT NETWORK/Milan P /Dmoe Dario Ustielli Head Of Music Alex Britti- Oggi boo lo Boysone- When The Going Banta Rhymes- What's It Gonna Be Jennifer Brown- Alive Lone Marlin. Unforgivable Sinner Madonna. Nothing Marina Rei- Un Inverin Mr. Oise- Flat Beat Phats & Small- Turn Around Shirley Ellis- The Name Game RADIO BABBOLEO/Genoa G Lenny Patton - DJ/Prog Dir Flavio Vidulich Head Of Music Playliat Addition: Cher- Strong Enough Crash TestDommies. Keep A Ld On Tongs E. John & L. Rim.. Written Beeriest- What It's Like Leda &WW1- Un Flume In Elena Massimo Di Cataldo. Come BM Bela Robbie Williams- Strong Studio- In Zaino RV1 FM/Turin G Max Desiato Head Of Music Cranberries- Promisee Deborah Cox- Nobody's Supposed Eels- Cancer For The Cure Lauryn Hill- Ex -Factor Melo- How Crary Are You RADIO SOUND STEREO/Ferrara S Sandra Alberghini Prog Dir Britney Spears- --Bala One More Time Mari. Rei- Un Laverne Soulsearcher- Can't Get.1 An Lee- 2 Times Boysone. When The Going Cranberries -Promises Down Low- Moonlight Peplab. Ride The Pony Plan Daniele- Neve AI Sole Stereophoni.- Just Looking Van Morrison- Precious ROCK FM/Milan S Rock Marco Garavelli Head Of Music DC Talk- Consume Me Furslide- Love Song Gene- Aa Good As SPAIN CADENA 100/Madrid P Rock/ Jo. Casoliva Dineter Of Programming Helaine Plat.- Neches De Bohm. Abel- Sin Tu Amor Axel- Vuelvo A Casa Divine- One More Try Los Cuero- Ultima Monday Michiru- You Make Me R.E.M.- At My Most Beautiful S. Segura- Qua Pena Contigo Tio TLC -No Scrubs CADENA DM/Madrid P National Made Paco Herrera Prog DV/Music Programmer Ratio Decal- Para Todo Le Vida Alabina- Ole Y Ola Buen Color- Cuentame Cesar Cuenca- Corazones Varies Clara Mantes- Buscador Dame Invisible- Junto A Ti El Alquimista Loco- &mina Mambo La Rabia Del Milano Bojo Le LIMa Liao- Mientras Camino Los Cum. Ultima Manuel De Angustias. Llegaste Tu Paco Sans- Malvarrosea Sara Gonzales- Quiero HablerContigo M-80/Madrid G / Sandra D'Angeh - Director Santiago Alcanda Prog Dir/Music Dir Playliat Additiona: Cher- Strong Enough Divine- One More Try Enrique lirquijm Demasiado Tarde M -People- Dreaming Menu Chao- Bongo Bong REAL- At My Most Beautiful PORTUGAL ANTENA 3/Lisbon P Jose Marinho Head Of Molds Curie Williams- Saturday Offspring- Why Don't You Get Robbie Williams. Strong Sequoia- Fruit And Songs Texas- Once In A Lifetime RFM/Lisbon P CDR Pedro Tojal Head Of Music Bon Jovi- Real Life Julia Iglesias Jr. -One More Change Scorpions- To Be No.1 HOLLAND AIRCHECK NETHERLANDS/Iiilversum P Mathilde Seating- Wonderful Life Ruth Jacott- Len Op Mij TLC- No Scrubs Whitney Houston- Its Not Right NOORDZEE FM/Nmrden P National Music/ Ron Sterreriburg - Head Of Manic Playliat Additiona: EMD- Midas Touch Ferry Van Loewe. Niemand Doet Nubia- Een Dak Seven NPS HORT EN HIJJN/Hilvereum P Tom Blomberg - DJ/Producer Conte 10Un DJ/Producer Playliat Additiona: Arthur Umbgrove. Contract (Live) Eminem- My Name Is... Mathilde Seating. Wonderful Life Mae Jane- It's A Fine Day Ophelie Winter. I Spy Saucermen- Aquarius System F- Out Of RADIO 2/Hilversum P Ron Stoeltie Ruth Jacott- Le. Op My RADIO 538/Hilversum P Erik de Zwart - Managing Director Bart van Lemmen Programme Director George MichaellMaryJ- As Burry B.- You Don't Stop Roasted& JeneLleckeoe. Boyhood Griffiend THOU Harder Mathilde Seating. Wonderful Life Sadd feat IhAlhan. Colour The World System F- Out Of Veep Boys- We're Going To Ibiza SKY RADIO 100.7FM/Buasum P Ton Lathouwers Managing Director We. van Meares -PD, Freda Vao Dun. MD Britney Speara...Baby Due More Time M.iah Carey- I Still Believe TROS RADIO 3/MEGA TOP 100/ Hilversum P Rises Samplonius Head Of Music Hussy Bus- You Don't Stop Jay -Z- Can I Get A... Status Qua- The Way It Goes System F- Out Of TLC- No Scrubs Veaga Boys. We're Going To Ibiza RADIO 10 GOLD/Amsterdam G Gold Tom Mulder - Prog Dir Playliat Unchanged KINK FM/Hilversum B Alternative Jan Hoogeatenn - Station Manager Deus- Instant Street Umajeta When I Wake Up LOVE RADIO/Amsterdam B Pleylist Unchanged RADIO BOLLARDS GLORIE/Busmun B National Music Ron Sterrenburg Head Of Music Bonnie St. Claire- Wasrom Wij Han Wellerdieck- Zou Het Niet Methane- Mijn Mammie Lief Saskia & Serge- Dear Was Hij BELGIUM RADIO 21/Brusaels P CHIVRock Christine Goor - Head Of Music Pierre Dubois Head Of Music Afghan Whigs -66 Alex Gopher- The Child Ins- Action & Drama Brian Sutler Orchestra. Rook Thle Town Britney Spears.. Roby One More Time Christopher Just. Pm A Disco Dancer Hell- Cope REAL- At My Most Beautiful Robbie Williams- Strong Speaking T- For I'm A Dreamer VRT RADIO DONNA/Brussels P Jan van Hoorickx - Head Of Musk Marc Pinta Programmer Steps- Better Beat Playliat -Additions: Aee Of Bast Always Have, Always Mane Dante- Get Ready ATH- 9 PM (Till I Coyne) Billie- Honey To The Bee Bon Jovi- Real Life Celine Dion- On Ne Change Pas Loodonbear Per Bees Thinking Abu% Matthew Marsden- Walk My Way Maurissio- New Edition Veega Boys- We're Going To Base VRT RADIO DONNA. DANSFOLIE/ Brussels P Dance Atlantis 6- Life Is A Mystery Scooter- Call Me Mane. VRT STUDIO BRUSSELTIrussels P Rock/ Jan Hautekiet - Producer Fatboy Slim. Right Here Right Now Looper- Ballad Of Ray Suzuki BELRTLABrussels G CRS Serge Jonekers. Music Manager Alain Simons Head Of Music Ace Of Base. Always Have, Always Cheb Maori- Parisien Du Nord Emma Shapplin. Discovering Yourself Kent/Ease Ent. Enna Seal Pierre Perret- La Bete Est Revenue NOSTALGIE NETWORK BELGIQUE/ Brumels G Axel Delcour Programmer Wane Poly- Le Vie N"Apprend len Tine Turner- He Lives In You Zmie- Chanson D'And BRF/Eupen S Guy Janssens - Producer Blur -Tender Gerirge Michael/MaryJ- As Hole- Malibu Modem Tenting- You Are Placebo- Every. You Every Me RTBF RADIO BRUXELLES CAPITALS/ Brumels S / Marc Vossen Frog Dir Laurent Fin. Head Of Music Playliat Addition. Ace Of Base- Always Have, Always Rod Stewart -Faith Of The Heart Solyma- Jerusalem Sophie Zelmaini- So Long TLC- No Scrubs V.Laslo/BAntonelli- Message Zaoie- Chanson D'Ann HIT -FM 106.1/Hasselt B Andre Hemeryck - Prog Dir Sandra Boussu Head Of Music Alan. Morismtte- Joining You DJ Jean- The Launch Natural Born Iles. The Damn Are Bee New Radicals You Get What You Give Red Drew.- Get Out Of My Scooter- Call Me Mamma Toybox- Carom & Jane RADIO MOL/Mol B Sonja Celen - Producer Playliat Additiona: Au- Enjoy Yourself Eminem- My Name la- Bee De Lange- When We Don't Talk Jewel- Hands Leary]] MIL Ex -Factor Steps- Better Bell Vanessa Chinitor- Like The Wind SWITZERLAND COULEUR 3/Laueenne G Rock Thierry Catherine - Head Of Music Barenaked Ladies- One Week Bimo Na Bison- Blase Na Dim Bleekureg had Jackson. &end Certhad Cranberries- Promisee New Radicals- You Get What You Give Propellerheada Crash Sargent Garcia -Medicine Man DRS 3rZurich Rock Christoph Allspach. Music Co -Ord Electronic- Vivid Felder- Tuesday Morning Incognito- Nights Over Jennifer Brown- Tuesday Allem. Zucchero- Pure Amore RADIO 24/Zurich G Daei Richiger - Head Of Music Britney Spears/...Baby One More Time Cher- Strong Enough Rosette- Wish I Could Fly Bon Jovi- Real Life Emilia- Good Sign Sugar Ray- Every Morning Tote- Mad About You TQ- Westside RADIO BASHASH/Basel C. Nick &kali Heed Of Music 2Pac- Changes Havana- Will You Wait For Me Lime Marlin- Unforgivable Sinner Rod Stewart- Faith Of The Heart Sasha- We Can Leave Tina Comdr. Killin"lime Wolfsheim- Once In A Lifetime RADIO EXTRA BERM/Berri C Pierre Harberat - Head Of Music Ast/Florenstein- I An Sheryl Crow- Anything But Down Playliat Addition. Gotthard- You Rod Stewart- Faith Of The Heart Tom Waits- Hold On RADIO FOERDERBAND/Berne G Michael IIMP Ruholler Head Of Music Jean-Claude Prick -Music Coordimator Alex Britti- Oggi Sono lo Alliance Ethaik- 5 Henrys Du Mat Andrew Donalda- Al Out Blebtretti.leatidelm Bortnend Gellind Blur -Tender Breda Sven- Bin Weider Da Beata Rhymes- What's St Gonna Be Connell.- Still Life Cranberries- Promises Dances Sheik- That Says It All Flying Hats- Home Now Gotthard- You Guano Apes- Don't You Turn J.BrackKlealUlata With A Link Hell "I go straight to Music & edia's sales and irplay chart section. It's asy to go through and ou can very quickly d the information you need. I pay a lot of attention to the sales charts in the different countries, and also pick up on what's going on in the music industry in the first half of the magazine." Jean -Lou Bertin, programme and music director, Radio Contact/Brussels Music imedi.- "I read M&M for two principal reasons. The first is that it's important to know what goes on in the media, radio and music television landscape across Europe. I feel it's important to be properly informed about these things. The second reason is the NCIPALES charts. We take a careful look at those and analyse the information to see how international es develop. This wealth of information,1 an only find in M&M-nowhere else." vier Pons, programme director at Cadena 40 ip Network/Madrid, Spain MUSIC & MEDIA ED MARCH 27, 1999

14 AIRPLAY Liquido- Doubledecker Matthew Menden- Walk My Way Michael Learns TR Strange Foreign Milky Bedeck- Raw New Radicals. You Get What'. GM Picture Home- All The Time Roots/Erykah Bade- You Got Honig- Big Sky Sasha- We Can Leave TQ- Weriside RADIO FRAMBOLSE/ Lausanne-Crissier G Jean Luc Zwickert - Prog Dir 2Pac- Changes Cranberries -Promises New Radicals. You Get What You Give TQ- Westarie RADIO PILATUS 104.9/Luxern G Ralf Tschupperi Music Coordinator Rob Fischer Head Of Munk Lene Marlin- Unforgivable Sinner Alex Britti- Oggi Sono Io Gotthard -You Lame- Sometimes Michael Learns TR. Strange Foreign Mosquito Heads- El Ritmo RootafErykah Bade- You Got Zilri West- Echo RADIO Zaurich G Chris Kramer Head Of Music TV Sync- Thinking Of You Allan Theo- Sonar Bon Jai- Real Life Boysone- When The Going Celine Dioo- Treat Her Like Fantastischen Vier- MFG Getto Pancieri- Dove Dove Gianluca Crignani B Crams Perfetto Kim Kay- Poupee De Cite MAZ- Belton Mariah Carey: I Still Believe Michael Von Der Heide, Bye Bye Bee Pfefferland- Aue Ain A Sinn Parte A Ton Chien Timeless- Papa Toto- Mad About You Xavier Naidoo- Sie Sieht Mich Welt RADIO ZUERISEE/Rapperswil G Mike Larnarr Music Editor Playlist Unchanged RADIO L/Geneva S Jacky Sanders - Prog Dir Andrea Bocelli- Conte Della Terra Emilia- Good Sign Florent Pagny- Est-Ce Que Tu Me Helena Neer:ens- Tomlin Des Nues ONE FM/Geneva B TOY -BOX TARZAN AND JANE Spin/Edel Producers: Golden Child Publisher: Spin Off Songs Michel Colin - Frog Dir Emilia- Good Sign Black Attack- Survival Edyta Gorniak- One Electronic- Vivid Loom- Asses ATB- 9 PM (Till I Come: Cranberries- Promises George Michael/MaryJ- As Offspring. Pretty fly (Far A White Gap Shelby -1+1 RADIO RHONE/Sion B Joel Perrier Prog Dir Andrea Bocelli- Canto Della Terra Axel Bauer- Simple D'Esprit Caton- Ennemie Rod Stewart- Faith Of The Heart Sandy Valentino- De La Peau RADIO TICINO/Incarno B Duilio Parietti Frog Dir Andrea Di Franco - Heed Of Music Bon Jovi- Real Life E-17- Bet'cha Cant Wait Pino Daniele- Neve Al Sole Sugar Bay- Every Morning TLC- No Scrubs Whitney Houston- Heartbreak NILairborne AUSTRIA 15 3/Vienna P Alfred Rosetutuer - Head Of Milsic Playlist Unchanged RADIO W4/Gmraul B PeterJungmann Programme Director 2Pac- Changes Edeilia- Second Floor PM Dawn- I Had No Right SWEDEN MIX MEGAPOLIStockholm P Mikael Dahl Music Director Robert Johans.n Playlist Unchanged SVERIGES RADIO P3: mesr SPELADEI Stockholm P Mats Grimberg - Producer Per Alexandersson Head Of Music Ph.D. Additions: A+- Enjoy Yourself Alma Stadling- HAIL Mig Hirt Blues- Andre Sid. Connie Willi8121/3- Saturday David Tainton: Watch Me Now Drimhus- StjArne Pi Himlen Eminem- My Name by.. Beeriest- Whet It's Like Jessica Einareson- En Harlig Dag Lars Whanerhick. Soles. I Ogonen Sheryl Crow-.Anything But Down RIX FM/Stockholm G / Anders Svensson - Head Of Music Blondie- Maria Lene Marlin- Unforgivable Sinner Sh.ia Twain -That Don't Impress HIT FM 94.2/Bromma S Dance Jocke Bring Prog Dir Bli Ojne- Romeo Bus. Rhymes- What's ft Gonna Be One of the silliest songs to come along in quite some time, this nonetheless incredibly catchy slice of Europop was very successful in the Danish duo's home country, and is now sweeping across most of continental Europe. It could be argued that artists such as Steps, Dr. Bombay and Aqua-who enjoy such mass appeal-have created a general environment where fresh, energetic, lightweight pop can flourish. It is remarkable, however, that most programmers won't touch this track with a bargepole, unlike comparable material by similar artists. One of the exceptions is Danny de Bruin, programme director at Belgian network Radio Contact N, which covers the Flemish speaking part of the country from its Brussels base. "I gave it a listen and I decided to fly with it because artists like Steps, and especially Aqua, worked very well for us and enjoyed massive chart success over here," de Bruin says. "I have a hunch," he continues, "that it will be really big over here too, and we play the song up to three times a day. In fact, we're playing it during all dayparts because we are a bit like Coca-Cola-we aim to purvey the same taste all the time." Raul Cairo Sevin Fisher's Big- Burning Up Hell -Cope Khandssa- It Must Mary Prado- I Get Up Manic Street Pr.- You Stole Robbie Williams- Strong Suede -Electricity Zididada- Rock My Boat Stereophonics- Pick A Part Suede- Electricity Superheads- Heavenly High Catatonia- Dead From The Waist Dims Ch.back- Hey Sokoly Ellie Campbell- Sweet Lies Renate Dabkowska- Jens Na Caly Swiat 911- Private Number Monis Morissette- Joining You Emilia- Good Sign Mephisto- Wait.' For Love KISS F111/Heleinki G La Bouche- S.O.S. Andrea Rood& Canto Della Terra Mirror Ball- Given Up RADIO SILICEHORG/Silkeborg S Lis Phair- Johnny Feel.. De Press- Lade Nada Stonefunkers- This Kind Of Funk / Toni Yrjola - Prog Dir Nomads- Selibahr Dime Chaaback- Hey Sokoly Zoom- Words Michael Jorgensen - Head Of Music Orthington- All Or Emilia- Good Sign Celine Dion- Treat Her Like Renate Dabkowska. Jedna Na Caly Swiat Fuel- Shimmer POWER 106/Stockholm S Michael Learn. TR- Strange Foreign Mariah Carey- I Still Believe Robert Palmer- True Love IJa Phair- ahem Feelgood Dance/ Runrig- Message Lee Umbrellos- Drive Salem Ehring - Prog & Heed Of Music Beautiful South- How Longs A Tear Stereophonics- Just Looking Nek- Se Una Regale CT Benjamin Nilsson - Music Dir Catatonia- Dead From The Waist RUSSIA Nomad. Selibabi Juliet Roberts- Bad Girls RADIO LUBLIN/Lublin G Rolling Stone. Memory Motel RADIOEUROPA PLUS NETWORK/Moscow P Jessica Fokker- I Do Prim- What'Cim Manna Do Rock Scorpions- To Be No.1 Shirley/Jona:3W. L- Don't Look For Love Wiktor Jachacs DJ/Producer Sigma- Genes Na Dnie Francois Deymies - Prog Dir Christian Falk- Make It Power Flotation Stereophonic.. 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Private Number Offspring- Pretty Fly (For A White Guy: Emilia- Good Sign Alanis Morismtte- Joining You Beth Orton- Stolen Cars THE WAVE - RADIO 89.I/Relsinger George Michael/MaryJ- As Crash Test Dunn.. Keep A lid On Things BI2- Varvara Big- Addicted Lis Phair- Johnny Feelgood Emilia. Good Sign Hi-Fi- Besprizornik Black Star- Respiration Kim Jorgensen Programme Director Ins Umbrella Drive La Bouche- S.O.S. Mariah Carey- I Still Believe Connie Williams -Saturday Playlist Addition. Nomads- Selibabi Los Umbrellos- Drive TLC- No Scrubs DJ Hell- Cope Ace Of Base -Always Have, Always Renate Dabkowska-Jedna Se Caly Swiat Rolling Stones- Memory Motel Tanga Boys. Boom, Boom Boom. Boon Eminem- My Name Is... 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Can't Wait Eminem- My Name Is- Beeriest- What It's Like Jon Rristiatmen - Prog DirMead Of Music Anna Stedling- Nu Ar Jag ling Beautiful Soon, How Long's A Tear Butte Rhymes- What's It Gonna Be Catatonia- Dead From The Waist Mark King- Changing The Guard Status Quo- The Way It Goes Stereophonim- Pick A Part Suede -Electricity RADIO HOLHAiN/Holbaeck B Jacob Damkjaer Prog Dir Zoe- Man On The Moon Crispy- Love is Waiting Infernal- Your Crown Kelly Family- Oh. It Hurts Mania Twain- That Don't Impress Shawn Mullins- Lullaby Thomas Helmig- The One & Cher- Strong Enough E. John & L. Rimes- Written George Michael/MaryJ- As Madonna -Nothing Robbie Williams- Strang Rosette- Wish I Could Fly Ace Of Base- Always Have, Always EagleEye Cherry: Permanent Teem Linda -Ye Ne Mugu New Radicals. You Get What You Cive Valery Syutkin- Glavnoe Hebei to MUSIC RADIO/Perm S Alexey Glmatov General Director Lyudmila Gavrilenko Head Of Music Alexander Buinoff- Ne Sardis' Moya Igor Sarukhanov- Eto Ne Lmbov Valery Sutldn- 21 Vek POLAND 911- Private Number Alanis Morissette- Joining You Crash Test Minimise. Keep A Lid On Rings Emilia- Good Sign Golden Smog- Until You Came Along Nek- Se Una Resole CT Rolling Stones- Memory Motel Stereophonics-Just Looking Worthington- All Or RADIO PLUS/Gdansk G Piotr Felgentreu - Head Of Music Rolling Stones- Memory Motel Alanie Morimette- Joining You Cut- Another Day Emilia- Good Sign Mita & Pauline -America Scale Stankiewie. Dopier Od Jutra RADIO POMORZA I KUJAW/Bydgossca G /Rock RADIO HOLSTED/Holtrted B RMF-FM/Krakow P Zdzielaw Pajak - Head Of Music Hot Power Rotation Real Larsen - Programme Director Beautiful South- How Longs A Tear Bleelutreeti Janet Jecksaa.Boyhend Gall/lead Bata Rhymes: What's It Gonna Be Mike Koren- The Silence NORWAY J011.- U Know Suede- Electricity HISS FM/Romerike G Underworld- Push Upstairs Chrietian Pettersen - Head Of Music RADIO UPTOWN/Copenhagen G CajsaLisa Ejemy. Alla BehovarNie Jan Brodde - Music Cooed Benet & Evans- Georgy Porgy Infinity- This Time 98 Degrees- Because Of You Liquido- Narcotic Honey M vs. Stiehl- Ma Baker SL James- Do Anything (I Will) Resta Rhyme. What's It Gonna Be E17- Beectia Can't Wait RADIO 102/Haugesund G Inner City- Good Life Hot Scenic- Party Rights Egil Houelaud - Head Of Music The Jon. 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Step Out Tina Cousins- Forever RADIO MOJN/Aabenraa S Hot Jan Lambmk Hansen - Head Of Music Aeroomith- Full Hit 'N Hide- World Of FINLAND FINNISH MRPLAY TOP 3Offampere P Pentli Teriviinen - Director Aikakone- Rakkauden Linen Sari Tapio- Sinut Tulen Toto- Mad About You Ultra Bra- Reiteloauto Piotr Metz Head Of Music Catatonia- Dead From The Waist George Michael/MaryJ- As Guano Apes -Don't You Turn Abbe Pater- Pater blotter Anna Maria Jopek- Ja Wysladam Bon Joni- Real Life Boysone- When The Going Chumbawszna Mouthful Of Shit Bata- Zal Metamtych Nosy 'N Sync- Thinking Of You Cut- Another Day Gawlo Coombe- Je Sue Venue... Julita & Pauline- America Lenny Kravitz- Thinking Of You Linda McCartney. The Light Comes Madonna -Nothing Q Connection -Java Robert Janson- Nowy Soviet Scorpion. To Be No.1 CZECH REPUBLIC CITY 91.7 FM/Prague G Peter Kral - Prog Dir Dusan Kotora - Head Of Music 2Pac- Changes Anna K. Nebo Coma- Runaway Lucie Bile- Cas Dluhu Shawn Mullins- Lullaby EVROPA 2/Prague G Milos Pokorny - Head Of Programming Roman Ondracek - Head Of Music Celine Dioo- Treat Her Like Reef- Something To Say Shawn Mullins- Lullaby TLC -No Scrubs Zloty Haraseni FREKVENCE 1/Prague Rene Hnilicka - Music Manger Hone Csakova- Tomer RADIO 1MPULS/Prague G Jan Hanousek Head Of Music Cher- Strong Enough Faith Hill. This Kiss Cot- Another Day Emilia- Good Sign Steps- Heartbeat SLOVAKIA Medusa- Vivid Art TLC- No Scrubs Roots/Erykah Badu- You Got TQ- Western FUN RADIO/Bratieleva S Steps- Better Beet Westernhagen- Superman Zucchero- Va Pensiero Peter Grans - Music Director RADIO ESKA NORD/Gdynia 5 RADIO 4 U: DANCE/Warsaw G Banana Fish Bones- Come To Sin Dame Piotrt Patter - Head Of Music Blur- Tender Bogdan Fabianski DJ/Prod. Playlist Unchanged Cranberries- Promises GAM Gus- Ladyshave ATM- Don't Stop RADIO ESKA WROCLAW/Wroclaw S Molok. Sing It Back Bass Jumpers- Make Up Cher- Strong Enough Piotr Web - DJ Producer New Radicals -You Get What You Owe Cruise Control- U Winne Dance Vidiek- Vsetko Bezlave DONS- Jack To The Sound Alanis Moriseett. Joining You DJ Eric- We Are Love Emilia- Good Sign Killer. Bring It On Renate Dabkowsks. Jedna Na Caly Swiat HUNGARY Mirror Ball- Given Up HUNGARIAN TOP 20 AIRPLAY CHART/ George Michael/MaryJ- Ag Budapest P RADIO GDANSK/Gdanek G Mar& Cegielski - Head Of Music Ziyo- Ten Yeden Raz Crash Test Dummies- Keep A Lid On Things Emilia- Good Sign George Michael/MaryJ- As Los Umbrellos- Drive Lis Phair- Johnny Feelgood Nomads- Sehbabi Rolling Stones- Memory Motel Stereophonics- Just Looking Sugar Ray- Every Morning KATOLICKIE RADIO PODLASLV Siedlce Blondie- Maria Bribery Spears-,Baby One More Time Cardigans. Eraselliewind Jennifer Brown. Tuesday Afternoon Perfect Name- Hello Roy Es Adam- Egyetien Hang V -Tech- Vele Minden Jo Gt.:sego. 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Lotus Urban Species- Blanket Terrorvision- Tequila Rosette- Wish I Could Fly PROGRAMME Underworld- Push Upetaire Sotto Tone -Amer De Mi Vida THE MUSIC FTORY/ New Videoe SUPPLIERS Sugar Ray- Every Morning Bussum, Holland P Bkdotreetk headed.. Belied Guifitad Bum Bin Music Television Bon Jovi- Rea] Life BFI MUSIQUE/Paris P Everlmet- What It's Like Erik Bross Music Director Cher- Strong Enough Furalide- Love Song Foxy Brown Hot Spot Alain Romi Music Programmer Pepbrb- Ride The Pony Evans/Daddy- All Night Long Texas- Once In A Lifetime Eric Francais - Manic Programmer Shawn Mullins- Lullaby A List: A Lille Underworld- Push Upstairs 2Pac- Changes MTV/U.K. Feed P AD Delavoix- Couleur Cafe Break Out Britney Spears....Baby CM More Time Music Television Enee Enzo- Enfm Sm.! Blur- Tender DJ Jean. The Launch A List: Karlin lima. Passer Le Train Marilee Groff- Ademo George Michael/MaryJ- As Edney Spears-...Baby One More Time Lauryn Hill- Ex -Factor Kula Shaker- Mystical Machine G. Liquido- Narcotic Reding over 10 million listeners JINIOZUE Vseidcw hart hot 100 Eurochart radio show 13/99 Each week, some 10 million European listeners tune in to listen to the two hour Eurochart singles countdown show, based on Music & Media's Eurochart Hot 100. Supplied in a kit form (with records, script and sound bites) and syndicated by London -based company Unique Broadcasting, the Eurochart is a chart countdown, with behind the songs stories, artist interviews, gossip, tips, new entries, hits to happen and the album of the week. Madonna- Nothing Postmen- Renaissance Shawn Mullins- Lullaby Toybox- Taman & Jane New Videos Bon Jovi- Real Life Content of the Eurochart Hot 100 show this week: Hussy Bus -You Don't Stop Jay -Z- Can I Get A... Khamisaa- It Must INTERVIEWS: Blur, Tina Cousins, Travis HITS TO HAPPEN: AI ShO'S At+IC BOrba'eil0 Spacedust let 5 Get Gown \ etyv East. 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Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) Btveitched- Blame It On Beautiful South. How Longs A Tear W.tbam- Beatbox Rocker Underworld- Push Upstairs Billie- Honey To The Bee Blur- Tender Whitney Houston- It's Not Right B List: Blur- Tender Cmdigans- Erase/Rewind Whitney & Mariah. When You Believe 2Pac-Changes Boyzone- When The Going Lenny Kravitz- Fly Away Will Smith- Miami Blumfeld- Tausend Trenen Tief Bellamy Spears-...Baby One Mere Time Robbie Williams- Strong C List: Cardigans- Erase/Rewind Bus Stop. Jump Shawn Mullin.- Lullaby Connection- Java Creed- What's This Life For Cartoons- Witchdoctor Whitney Houston- It's Not Right Cypress Hill- Dr. Greenthumh Fatboy Slim- Praise You Dion- My Heart Mance WO Break Out Down Low- ILI.V. Foxy Brown- Hot Spot Chef- Chocolate Barenaked Ladies- One Week Div MU- These Are The Times Garbage Keep Breathing Corn- Runaway Brian Saber Orchestra -Jump Jive K Weil E -l7- Each Time Jay -E. Hard Knock Life Ellie Campbell- Sweet Lies E. John & L. 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Lauryn Hip -Ex -Factor R.E.M.- Lotus Whitney Houston- it's Not Right Cher- Strong Enough Leann RUH.- How Do I Live Welkin' Large- Boy Meets World Breakin' Out Of The Box Madonna -Nothing Romtte- Wish I Could Fly C List: Abi- Thanking You For Manic Street Pr.- You Stole Schiller- Das Glockenspel Absolute Beginner- Lieber Lied Cypress Hill- Dr. Greenthumb Robert Palmer- True Love SM-Trax- Got The Groove Mania Moriaeette- Thank LI LF0- Can't Have You Toybon Tartan & Jane Cypress Hill- Dr. Greenthomb Robbie Williams- Strong VIVA TV/Cologne P Wallin' Large- Boy Meets World Grumble- What's So Different? Shane Twain- That Don't Impress Music Television N List: Guano Apes- Lords Of The Boards New Videos Tina Busch - Pr. Dir 4 The Can.- Everytime You Guano Apes- Open Your Eyes 9rd Stores- If Ever ATB- Don't Stop King & I- Whole Lotto Rosie Alisha's Attic- Barbarella Fantastischen Vier- MFG Bon Joni- Reel Life Mantronix vs. EPMD- Strictly Beverly Knight- Made It Back A List: Cranberries- Promises Master P- Kenny's Dead Offspring- Why Don't You Get 2.4 Family- Lean On Me Five- Until The Time Massive Attack- Inertia Creeps Weatlife- Swear It Again 2Pac- Changer, Blondie- Maria Fruit- Firewalker Glow- Mr. Brown Pauline Taylor- The Letter Shawn Mullins- Lullaby Britney Spears -...Baby One More Time Guano Apes- Don't You Turn Touch & Go- Would You.. Emilia- Big Big World Bawl & Purple Schulz- lob Will Raus N List: Liquido- Narcotic Liquido- Doubledecker 3 Colours Red- Beautiful Day Mellow Phuture Vibes Mosquito Heads- El Ritmo Afrob & Ferris MC- Reimemonster Modern Talking- You Are Saaha- We Can Leave Bt.- Tender Music 'nab -enter- Get Funky Sash! teat. DrAlhan- Colour The World Cranberries- Promises Offspring- Pretty Fly For A White Guy) Squeezer- Wishing You Were Here Glow. Mr. Brown OH P. I Wish W.ternhagen- Superm. Guano Apes- Don't You Turn MUSIC MEDIA Q MARCH 27, 1999

16 OULU On the air Al&Al's weekly CI IT/Cly CI Hai VS1 S CO w eek 13"9 European Radio Top 50 BPI Communications Inc. While Britney Spears performs her trick on top yet one more time, in the lower regions of the European Radio Top 50 the iron curtain has finally been torn aside with the historic new entry of Polish chanteuse Edyta Gorniak. Britney Spears still enjoys a comfortable lead with...baby One More Time (Jive)-now the most played song in Italy, the G/S/A countries and Hungary, and number two in the regional airplay listings for the U.K. and The Netherlands-over Madonna's Nothing Really Matters (Maverick/ Warner Bros.) at number two. Madonna managed to take the lead in Scandinavia this week, but the gap between the two records in the main list is still huge, so the odds are that Britney Spears will stay at the summit for longer than the four weeks she's already been on top. But at number 45 a small revolution is happening: the new entry of Edyta Gorniak's One & One (Orca/EMI) means that, for the first time in the history of the European Radio Top 50, a Polish artist has cracked the list. At the moment she's being played in France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Belgium. Christopher Alispach, music coordinator at Swiss Public station DRS 3 in Zurich, programmes Edyta Gorniak on the charts section of his playlist. He comments: "It seems like there is enough room in the market for another Celine Dion." DRS 3, which targets a demographic, has quite an adventurous music policy. It's not rare for the station to pick its own single from an album when there's not one available, or to play an album track instead of the single. DRS 3 doesn't fear pressure from the record companies. "When the artist is more of an album artist, they're happy anyway," says Alispach. The DJs are even set some homework to pick out the album track which suits the station best. Alispach adds, with a laugh: "Maybe that sounds a bit democratic, but we are Swiss after all." Back to the list, at 41 the highest new entry is Boyzone's When The Going Gets Tough (Polydor). Their take on Billy Ocean's 1986 smash hit, a contribution to the English Comic Relief charity, gets going in the U.K. and Ireland, but is also spreading into Italy. At 43 Everlast, formerly a member of hip -hop crew The House Of Pain (notorious for their hit Jump Around), comes up with the laid-back grooves of What It's Like (Tommy Boy), and is getting support on the alternative stations in Europe, in particular in Germany. One place lower, Welsh pride Catatonia enter with the soft, ironic rock song Dead From The Waist Down (Blanco Y Negro). Outside the U.K., the record is alive in Denmark and Switzerland. And at the very bottom of the list we welcome Celine Dion with On Ne Change Pas (Columbia) on a rare French -language outing. Outside the French speaking countries, Dion is receiving airplay in Poland. Finally, bubbling under this week are Real Life by Bon Jovi (Reprise), We Can Leave The World by Sasha (WEA), Better Best Forgotten by Steps (Jive), Just Looking by Stereophonics (V2), and Boyfriend Girlfriend by Blackstreet & Janet Jackson (Interscope). Menno Visser WOC Artist/Title Original Label Total Stations BRITNEY SPEARS/...BABY ONE MORE TIME (JIVE) _,--.,2,) 3 7 Madonna/Nothing Really Matters (Maverick/Warner Bros.) Roxette/Wish I Could Fly litakr-,. (Roxette Recordings/EMI) George Michael & Mary J. Blige/As (Epic) Cher/Strong Enough (WEA) , 6) , 6 10 Blondie/Maria (Beyond/RCA) 95 6,7 8 5 Robbie Williams/Strong (Chrysalis) Blur/Tender (Food) 94 6,_9-\ 12 4 TLC/No Scrubs (LaFace/Arista) The Cardigans/Erase/Rewind Mak'. (Trampolene/Stockholm) Alanis Morissette/Joining You (Maverick/Warner Bros.) New Radicals/You Get What You Give (MCA) 77 8 ',,, Shawn Mullins/Lullaby (Columbia) 82 5, ( 11 ' Whitney Houston/It's Not Right But It's OK (Arista) Armand Van Helden/You Don't Know Me (ffrr) Emilia/Big Big World Itairkft (Rodeo/Universal) Lauryn Hill/Ex-Factor (Columbia) 57 3 Il Jennifer Brown/Tuesday Afternoon H011ilk.7. (Ricochet/RCA) , Pac/Changes (Jive/Amoru) Bryan Adams & Mel C./When You're Gone (A&M) TQ/Westside (Clockwork/Epic) Manic Street Preachers/You Stole The Sun from My Heart (Epic) The Offspring/Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Columbia) 49 2 * 28 5 Liquido/Narcotic 112.g.ahr. (Virgin) Lenny Kravitz/Fly Away (Virgin) Jennifer Paige/Sober (Edel) * 37 7 Ace Of Base/Always Have, Always Will r4e,ibg (Mega/Polydor) Sheryl Crow/Anything But Down (A&M) Jessica Folcker/How Will I Know,littft (Jive) 48 0 'i',._ 38 2 Mariah Carey/I Still Believe (Columbia) Eagle -Eye Cherry/Permanent Tears Illejksw,,, (Superstudio/Polydor) Cher/Believe (WEA) Tatyana Ali feat. Will Smith/Boy You Knock Me Out (MJJ/Epic) Sugar Ray/Every Morning (Lava/Atlantic) Elton John & LeAnn Rimes/Written In The Stars (Rocket/Mercury) 49 1.l'i Sasha/If You Believe Mika... (WEA) , 40 8 A+/Enjoy Yourself (Kedar Entertainment/Universal) Fatboy Slim/Praise You (Skint/Epic) Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey/When You Believe (Columbia) 27 0 r M 4_1/ > NE Boyzone/When The Going Gets Tough (Polydor) Goo Goo Dolls/Slide (Edel) 30 1,43' >- NE Everlast/What It's Like (Tommy Boy) ).- NE Catatonia/Dead From The Waist Down (Blanco Y Negro) 35 10,0 > NE Edyta Gorniak/One & One lilleht (Orca/EMI) Faith Hill/This Kiss (Warner Bros.) M-People/Dreaming (M People/BMG) Beautiful South/How Long's A Tear Take To Dry (Go Discs/Mercury) Degrees/Because Of You (Motown) NE Celine Dion/On Ne Change Pas (Columbia) 23 2 The European Radio Top 50 chart is based on a weighted -scoring system. Songs score points by achieving airplay on all of M&M's reporting stations with contemporary music fulltime or during specific dayparts. Stations are weighted by market size and by the number of hours per week. TW = This Week, LW = Last Week, NE = New Entry, TS = Total Stations Indicates singles which previously featured in the Border Breakers chart 1Highest new entry Greatest chart points gainer New Adds MUSIC & MEDIA 0 MARCH 27, 1999 AmericanRadioHistory.Com

17 AmericanRadioHistory.Com NEWS TOTP set for Italian Launch continued from page 5 rently negotiating with Italy's two leading TV networks-public channel RAI 1 and commercial broadcaster Canale 5-for the rights to show the weekly music programme. "We are looking at a Saturday afternoon spot which has a high youth viewing profile," says Olcese. "We have secured a commercial sponsor in the form of sportswear manufacturer FILA-the first time ever that TOTP will have had a sponsor." Under the agreement, the weekly British show will be specially customised, with an Italian presenter recording links each week on the London set. There will also be a replica set in Rome for local acts to record their performances. Olcese says that his company is currently studying the various Italian charts which could be available for use in the programme. "Ideally, we would like a chart which combines sales data with radio airplay to give the most accurate reflection of the most popular songs in Italy each week," says Olcese, noting that no such chart exists in Italy at present. Adrian Berwick, managing director of BMG Ricordi's BMG label, says that he welcomes the export of the TOTP format. "I am all for chart run-down programmes, because they help the public to live the charts-which is very important. I am sure that TOTP will find a wide audience in Italy." Last year, German commercial TV network RTL signed a similar deal with the BBC to broadcast a customised version of TOTP in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In France, music TV channel M6 airs TOTP with inserted French links from presenter Pierre de Caunes. Straight re -broadcasts of the U.K. TOTP are currently aired in New Zealand (on TVNZ) and Australia (UK.TV), while a sub -titled version goes out in Japan on Viewsic, a music channel on the SMETV network. Slippy progress for Underworld's Fish up on the first official single off the album, Push Upstairs. Jan Hautekiet, producer at public Belgian alternative station VRT Studio Brussel, has been an Underworld fan from day one. "We are playing [Push Upstairs] 12 times a week," he reports. "I don't feel that Underworld can be put in a certain category like dance or alternative-they are simply producing quality records." Morten Rindholt, head of music Finnish radio shake-up Finnish population. The licences will be overseen by the executive management of MTG's Norwegian affiliate P4, which runs stations in Poland, Hungary and South Africa in addition to its national operation in Norway. MTG had recently purchased 70 percent of Helsinki /urban station Groove FM, and-with the new licences it has won-will now expand Groove FM's coverage to Lahti, Tampere and Jyvaskyla. MTG is also planning to launch a brand new network, provisionally named Finnhit, which will broadcast in 10 cities-helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Lahti, Oulu, Kuopio, Vaasa, Joensuu, Seinajoki and Anjalankoski. Specific launch dates for the new stations were not available at presstime, though the licenses run from July to December "The licence awards happened sooner than we expected, so I'll be going to Helsinki to review the situation," says P4 president Kalle Lis - berg, who confirms that programming for both Groove FM and Finnhit will be centrally produced in Helsinki. The licence reorganisation means that network NRJ Finland, which has already been broadcasting in Helsinki for three and a half years, gains coverage in the cities of Tampere, Turku, Kiiminki, Jyvaskyla, Lahti, Kuopio and Joensuu. NRJ Finland programming director Esa Landenpaa says the company is looking for Dickins chooses Sony for his Instant Karma to veer away from the quick -buck, fashionable artists of the day. They were trying to build careers. And during all my years at Warner, in publishing and records, it was a very similar mentality, on a bigger scale." Instant Karma officially opens for business on April 1. Dickins says he expects to sign around five acts per year in the first two or three years. EMI Music Europe president Rupert Perry comments: "I don't think there'll be any shortage of guys with hot tapes who'll want to be among those first five acts. Rob's one of the most successful managing directors ever of a major U.K. record company. He's always maintained a strong creative drive and influence." Dickins indicates he will be dealing primarily-although not exclusively-in British talent. Around a dozen employees will be hired in the first year. In addition to an A&R team, the company will have its own marketing and promotion personnel to work the U.K. market, where Sony will provide manufacturing and sales support. As EMI's Perry notes, Dickins was strongly identified with artists, rather than corporate management, during his 28 years at Warner's U.K. music publishing and record companies. Recently, his A&R role in the revival of Cher's recording careershe is signed to Warner U.K. for the world-has produced a global hit, Believe, plus a hit album. Dickins attributes the choice of Sony as his partner to the interest at Danish public network DR P3 comments: "Underworld has a good fan base in Denmark, very much helped by the Trainspotting track Born Slippy, which has now become a classic within its genre. Push Upstairs is a good, dance - friendly record which fits well into P3's mix of upfront and alternative tracks." "Born Slippy in the context of Trainspotting's subject [of drug continued from page 5 presenters and sales staff with a view to launching the new stations by August. "The music will be done from Helsinki, but we're not sure whether the speech content can be produced in Helsinki or whether it has to be produced locally," says Landenpaa. "As yet, we haven't received the regulatory information from the ministry," he explains. First reactions to the new licence awards from the Finnish music industry were up -beat. "It's all good news," says EMI Finland marketing manager Wemppa Koivumaki. "The whole radio scene outside of Helsinki has lacked variety. The new situation will give the record companies a whole new set of possibilities." BMG Finland marketing manager Timo Kuoppamaki is also cautiously optimistic. Although disappointed that Helsinki rock station Radio City wasn't given any additional frequencies, he says that "for us, the more stations where can we plug our music, the better. The whole radio scene in Finland is dividing into smaller and smaller target audiences." However, Kuoppamaki warns against a surfeit of formats. "We definitely need to make the [radio] scene more interesting. It doesn't make sense for everyone to fight on the same battlefield." P4 values Finland's radio advertising market at Nkr 300 million (euro 35 million) per annum, accounting for four percent of the country's annual ad expenditure. continued from page 5 shown by Paul Russell and Paul Burger, heads of Sony Music's European and U.K. companies, respectively, when it became known that his Warner Music U.K. contract was not to be renewed. He left there on December 31. As to the new venture's identity, Dickins says he wanted "a friendly warmth, with a wryness applicable to my [previous employment] situation." He was considering several names last year, but heard "Instant Karma" upon waking up to Chris Evans' show on U.K. rock station Virgin Radio one morning, and took that as a good omen. Dickins confirms that, out of courtesy, he has been in touch with Ono's representative in New York about use of the song title. MUSIC & MEDIA CD MARCH 27, 1999 continued from page 5 addicts in a grim Glasgow underworld] brought in this rock 'n' roll connection and made it easy for people to see Underworld as this bunch of 'mad -for -it' lads," observes Junior Boys Own (JBO) owner Steven Hall. "But this is not what the band is about." In Hall's eyes, Underworld are a more experimental, arty outfit, driven by the work of Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk and the Velvet Underground. "Their original [pre- Trainspotting] scene is far bigger than people give it credit for." With enthusiastic pockets of radio support all over Europe, Beau - coup Fish should continue to grow over the next few months, despite its slow start. Good news for V2, who signed a label deal with JBO in 1997 and handles Beaucoup Fish worldwide, except for Germany where the album is released through Rough Trade. "We want to sell one million albums worldwide over the first three to four months," says V2 international product manager Frank Niedlich. With an estimated marketing spend of 50 pence to 1 per album-which is the industry average among U.K. companies-v2 has set aside a budget of up to 1 million (euro 1.68 million) to work the album. Ironically, Beaucoup Fish-"the biggest album for V2 since the [1997] launch of the label," accord i Stereophonics ing to Niedlich-has been overshadowed by Welsh labelmates Stereo - phonics' Performance And Cocktails. Entering the U.K. album chart at number one this week and premiering at number nine on the European Top 100 Albums listing, The Stereo - phonics have been aided by a very strong performance in France, where the album has reached number 24 on the SNEP chart. However, things may well pick up for Underworld with the start of the festival season. It's the slower tracks on Beaucoup Fish, such as Cups and Jumbo, which should fire up the crowds at this summer's open airs. The band is booked to play on Glastonbury's main day, June 26, and will hit the stage as last band before headliners Manic Street Preachers. Other European festival dates will be confirmed shortly. Additional reporting by Siri Stavenes and Menno Visser. To our readers Due to technical problems, the printing of last week's issue of Music & Media suffered delays, and consequently its normal delivery was affected. We apologise for any inconvenience it may have created.

18 AIRPLAY o 1, sz.s! week 13/99 Border Breakers BPI Mainland European records breaking out of their country of signing WOC Artist/Title Original Label Communications Inc. Country Of Signing ROXETTE/WISH I COULD FLY (ROXETTE RECORDINGS/EMI) SWEDEN The Cardigans/Erase/Rewind (Trampolene/Stockholm) SWEDEN Emilia/Big Big World (Universal) SWEDEN 51 _,42, 4 9 Jennifer Brown/Tuesday Afternoon (Ricochet/RCA) SWEDEN 55 (5,) 7 17 Ace Of Base/Always Have, Always Will (Mega/Polydor) DENMARK 46 (! ' 6 7 Eagle -Eye Cherry/Permanent Tears (Superstudio/Polydor) SWEDEN Jessica Folcker/How Will I Know (Jive) SWEDEN 44 c8-9 9 Edyta Gorniak/One & One (Orca/EMI) POLAND 22 (9) 14 8 Sasha/If You Believe (WEA) GERMANY 21 (10' 13 5 Liquido/Narcotic (Virgin) GERMANY Cassius/Cassius 1999 (Virgin) FRANCE ATB/9 PM (Till I Come) (Motor) GERMANY DJ Sakin & Friends/Protect Your Mind (Braveheart) (Club-Tunes/Intercord) GERMANY 22 (14'i 16 6 Nek/Se Una Regola C'E (WEA) ITALY Venga Boys/Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom! (Violator/Jive) HOLLAND Sash! feat. Dr.Alban/Colour The World (X -IT) GERMANY 27 Ciii) Venga Boys/We Like To Party (Violator/Jive) HOLLAND 18 Cl* Emilia/Good Sign (Rodeo/Universal) SWEDEN The Cardigans/My Favourite Game (Trampolene/Stockholm) SWEDEN 8 (2_,-( Axelle Red/Ce Matin (Virgin) BELGIUM 9 (21) - NE Mr. Oizo/Flat Beat (F Communication) FRANCE 12 # 19 5 Zucchero/Puro Amore (Polydor) ITALY 9 # 22 3 Jessica Folcker/Tell Me What You Like (Jive) SWEDEN 8 2G - RE Boney M vs. Sash!/Ma Baker (LaustarldBMG) GERMANY Modern Talking/You Are Not Alone (Hansa/BMG) GERMANY 15 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. euro conversion rates Country (currency) 1 Austria* Sch13.76 Belgium* Bfr40.34 Czech Republic Kr37.89 Denmark Dkr7.43 Finland* Fmk5.94 France* Ffr6.56 Germany* DM1.95 Greece Dr Ireland* 0.78 Italy* L Netherlands* Df12.20 Norway Nkr8.53 Poland Z4.30 Portugal* Es Spain* Pta Sweden Skr8.98 Switzerland Sfr1.60 U.K U.S. $1.10 Conversion rates correct as of March 18, 1999 *Denotes 'eurozone' countries with a fixed exchange rate indicates the Road Runner award, assigned to the single with the biggest increase in chart points. Forthcoming special supplements in Music & Media Radio Research Issue no cover date April 17 Street date April 10 Artwork deadline March 29 France Spotlight Issue no cover date May 1 Street date April 24 Artwork deadline April 12 For details call: Claudia Engel Tel: (+44) or call your local representative MUSIC & MEDIA CD MARCH 27, AmericanRadioHistory.Com TS Hof/ire Edited by Jonathan Heasman Polydor artist Corinna May, who won the Grand Prix competition to represent Germany at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem, has been disqualified following an admission from the composer of her entry that the song had been released on a CD in 1997, with different lyrics sung by another singer. Germany will now be represented in the contest by runners-up Suerpriz. Chrysalis Radio may just be a little "Heart" broken over the fact that Capital Radio and Emap Radio (in a joint application) are the only applicants for the first ever local digital radio multiplex, advertised by U.K. regulator the Radio Authority for the Birmingham area. The Capital/Emap application intends to transmit its own BRMB (), Capital Gold, Magic (soft ) and Xfm (alt.rock) services on the multiplexes, plus an Asian service, a dance station and the BBC's local station Radio WM. All of which leaves no room for Chrysalis' soft station Heart FM, which is currently locked in a head -to -head battle with Capital's BRMB for market supremacy in Britain's second city. Expect Spain to significantly increase its profile at this year's Popkomm. trade fair in Cologne. Spanish authors' society SGAE and Popkomm director Uli Grossmaas invited several Spanish indie label representatives to a special meeting held in Madrid on March 1. Former PolyGram Music Group president Roger Ames may move to Warner Music International (WMI) as soon as April 1, and bring into Warner's fold his London Records label. According to sources, Ames, who is currently still on PolyGram's payroll, will be appointed president of WMI by WMI chairman/ceo Ramon Lopez. If that scenario is confirmed, WMI's current president Stephen Shrimpton will be promoted to WMI vice-chairman upon Ames' arrival. Hotline hears whispers that Chris Cowey, producer of U.K. music TV show Top Of The Pops (TOTP), wants the inclusion of airplay data in the official singles sales chart used for the show. The sales charts are compiled by CIN for British labels' body the BPI. However, while confirming that the CIN Contract with TOTP is curently being renegotiated, officials from both the BPI and CIN say that the issue has not been raised so far by Cowey in their discussions. Still on the subject of music TV, Magic 105.4/London programme director Francis Currie is moving to a similar position at Emap's music TV channel, The Box. Adrian Berwick, general manager of BMG Records Italy, has taken over the reins at BMG Ricordi's other main label Ricordi, which, according to inside sources, has been "seriously under -performing," culminating in the departure of managing director Giorgio Perris in January. Berwick's additional role is not being confirmed officially for the time being, because of a legal wrangle over Perris' departure. Sources say that Berwick's appointment will be confirmed within the context of a wider restructuring of all BMG Ricordi activities later on this year. Finally, Hamburg -based indie edel announced its turnover for 1998, just as M&M was going to press. The figures show that pre-tax profits grew by 92.3 percent compared to 1997, to DM22.5 million (euros 11.5 million). The label's international affiliates accounted for much of that growth, with a 50 percent increase in turnover. 1999

19 1 week 13/99 Major Market Airplay The most aired songs in Europe's leading radio markets TW=This Week, LW=Last Week, WOC=Weeks On Chart, TS=Total Stations AIRPLAY BPI Communications Inc. UNITED KINGDOM GSA FRANCE TW LW WOC ArtiaLMtle Original Label TS WOC Artist/title Original Label TS WOC Artist/1We Loral Label GEORGE MICHAEL & MARY J. BLIGE/AS (EPIC) Britney Spears/...Baby One More Time (Jive) Manic Street Preachers/You Stole (Epic) Robbie Williams/Strong (Chrysalis) Madonna/Nothing (Maverick/Warner Bros.) Blur/Tender (Food) Beautiful South/How Long's A Tear (Go Discs/Mercury) Whitney Houston/It's Not Right (Arista) New Radicals/You Get What You Give (MCA) Corrs/Runaway (Atlantic) Beverly Knight/Made It Back '99 (Parlophone) a NE 1Vwitched/Blame It On (Glow Worm/Epic) Billie/Honey To The Bee (Innocent/Virgin) Steps/Better Best Forgotten (Jive) Catatonia/Dead From The Waist (Blanco Y Negro) TLC/No Scrubs (LaFace/Arista) n NE Stereophonics/Just Looking (V2) Boyzone/When The Going Gets Tough (Polydor) Cher/Strong Enough (WEA) Barenaked Ladies/One Week (Reprise) ),- NE Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, based on audience size. TW LW WOC Artist/Title J III NMI Original Label MADONNA/NOTHING (MAVERICK/WARNER BROS.) Cher/Strong Enough (WEA) Roxette/Wish I Could Fly (Roxette Recordings/EMI) Robbie Williams/Strong (Chrysalis) Britney Spears/...Baby One More Time (Jive) New Radicals/You Get What You Give (MCA) Shawn Mullins/Lullaby (Columbia) Cardigans/Erase/Rewind (Trampolene/Stockholm) TLC/No Scrubs (LaFace/Arista) Sugar Ray/Every Morning (Lava/Atlantic) A+/Enjoy Yourself (Kedar Entertainment/Universal) Manic Street Preachers/You Stole (Epic) Armand Van Helden/You Don't Know Me (ffrr) George Michael & Mary J. Blige/As (Epic) Thomas Helmig/The One And Only (Genlyd) Sheryl Crow/Anything But Down (A&M) Sasha/If You Believe (WEA) 18 RE Blur/Tender (Food) 19 RE M-People/Dreaming (M People/BMG) 20 NE Me & My/Let The Love Go On (EMI -Medley) Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, based on audience size. TS BRITNEY SPEARS/...BABY ONE MORE TIME (JIVE) EMILIA/BIG BIG WORLD (UNIVERSAL) Roxette/Wish I Could Fly (Roxette Recordings/EMI) Larusso/Tu M'Oublieras (DLA) Madonna/Nothing Armand Van Helden/You Don't Know Me (Maverick/Warner Bros.) (Barclay) Lauryn Hill/Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You (SMALL) Cher/Strong Enough (WEA) George Michael/Mary J. Blige/As (Epic) Blondie/Maria (Beyond/RCA) Jessica Folker/Tell Me What You Like (Virgin) Ace Of Base/Always Have, Always Janet Jackson/Everytime (Virgin) George Michael & Mary J. Blige/As Celine Dion/On Ne Change Pas (Epic) 26 (Columbia) Cher/Strong Enough (WEA) Liquido/Narcotic (Virgin) Madonna/Nothing Really Matters (WEA) Robbie Williams/Strong (Chrysalis) Norma Ray/Taos Les Manx D'Amour (M6) Jennifer Brown/Tuesday Afternoon (Ricochet/RCA) Will Smith/Just The Two Of Us (Columbia) Sasha/We Can Leave The World Mylene Farmer/L'Ame-Strom-Gram (WEA) 19 (Polydor) BritneySpears/Baby One More Time (Virgpicin) Alanis Morissette/Joining You (Maverick/Warner Bros.) Des'reOnat's Your Sign (E Oil PJI Wish (Ariola) Whitney Houston/Heartbreak Hotel (BMG)) TLC/No Scrubs (LaFace/Arista) Florent Pagny/Est-Ce Que Tu Me Suis (Mercmy) TQ/Westside Shelby/1+1 (Clockwork/Epic) 21 (EMI) Cheb Mami/Parisien Du Nord (Virgin) 2Pac/Changes (Jive) Lara Fabian/La Difference (Polydor) Shawn Mullins/Lullaby (Columbia) Scott Scrooves/Mothership Reconnection (Labels) E-17/Each Time (Telstar) Teri Moise/Fais Semblant (Source) Family/Lean On Me Tatyana AlifBoy You Knock Me Out (pic) (Epic) Celetia/Rewind (CNN) SaradTic Tac Two/Nie Wieder (RCA) Savage Gardenflb The Moon & Back (Columbia) Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, based on audience size. TW LW WOC Artist Title THE NETHERLANDS Local Label Data supplied by SNEP/IPSOS from an electronically monitored panel of national and regional stations. Songs are ranked by number of plays and weighted by audience. WOC Artist/Title Original Label TS JESSICA FOLCKER/HOW WILL I KNOW (ZOMBA-ROUGH TRADE) BRITNEY SPEARS/...BABY ONE MORE TIME (JIVE) 9 Britney Spears/...Baby One More Time (Zomba -Rough Trade) George Michael/Mary J. Blige/As Blur/Tender (Epic) (Food) 9 De Kastan De Wolken (CNR) Alex Britti/Oggi Sono lo ( Uniuvselrasnald )) 98 Blof/Harder Dan Ik Hebben Kan (EMI) Cranberries/Promises Cher/Believe (Warner) New Radicals/You Get What You Give Carey/Houston/When You Believe (Columbia) ) Mathilde Santing/Wonderful World Cardigans/Erase/Rewind (Trampolene/Stockholm)ECpiA0 (Epic) 87 Marco Borsato/Speeltuin 7 (Polydor) 7 7 George Michael & Mary J. Blige/As TLC/No Scrubs (BMG) Pino Daniele/Neve Al Sole (CGD) 7 Armand Van Helden/You Don't Know Me (Polydor) 9 > NE Madonna/Nothing (Maverick/Warner Bros.) Liquido/Narcotic 6 (Virgin) Bryan Adams/Mel C./When You're Gone Offspring/Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Polydor) (Columbia) 7 Madonna/Nothing Really Matters 11 (Warner) 15 5 Lauryn Hill/Ex-Factor (Columbia) 6 DJ Jean/The Launch (Digidance) Anna Oxa/Senza Pieta (Columbia) 7 2Pac/Changes (Zomba -Rough Trade) Alanis Morissette/Joining You (Maverick/Warner Bros.) 5 Roxette/Wish I Could Fly (EMI) Ginuwine/Same 01' G Liquido/Narcotic (Virgin) 5 (Epic) New Radicals/You Get What You Give 15 n NE (Universal) Marina Rei/Un Invemo Da Baciare (Virgin) 6 Ruth Jacott/Leun Op Mij (Dino) Roxette/Wish I Could Fly (Roxette Recordings/EMI) 5 Trijntje Oosterhuisfllieg Met Me Mee (BMG) R.E.M./Lotus (Warner Bros.) 6 Destiny's Child/Get On The Bus (Warner) A+/Enjoy Yourself Lenny Kravitz/Thinking Of You (Universal) (Virgin) 5 Loonahlijo De La Luna (Polydor) ATB/9 PM (Till I Come) (Motor/PolyGram) 4 VolumieHou Me Vast (BMG) 20 n NE Robbie Williams/Strong (Chrysalis) 6 Data supplied by Aircheck Nederland from an electronically monitored panel of national (8) and regional stations (8). Songs are ranked by number of plays and weighted by audience Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, based on audience size. WOC ArtianTitle a a SPAIN ELLA BAILA SOLA/PARTECE MENTIRA Complices/Hoy Necesito Manolo Garcia/A San Fernando Jarabe De Palo/Pura Sangre Sergio Dalma/La Vida Pasa RachellQue Estemos Puntos El Chaval De La Peca/Libre Especialistas/El Panadero La Barberia Del Sur/Dime Los Cucas/La Ultima Carta Rosana/Domingos En El Cielo Lenny Kravitz/Thinking Of You Cher/Strong Enough Sheryl Crow/Anything But Down Robbie Williams/Strong Cranberries/Promises George Michael & Mary J. Blige/As Shawn Mullins/Lullaby Bruce Springsteen/Happy Madonna/Nothing Original Label (HISPAVOX) (WEA) (Ariola) (Virgin) (Mercury) (EMI) (WEA) (Ariola) (WEA) (Columbia) (MCA) (Virgin) (WEA) (A&M) (Chrysalis) (Island) (Epic) (Columbia) (Columbia) (Maverick/Warner Bros.) Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, based on audience size. TO TW LW POLAND WOC Artie VI t le Original Label TS TLC/NO SCRUBS (LAFE/ARISTA) Kasia Stankiewicz/Dopiero Od Jutra (Zic Zac) Cher/Strong Enough (WEA) Anna Maria Jopek/Ja Wysladam (Polydor) Beata/Zal Metamtych Nocy (Pomaton) Vonda Shepard/Searchin' (550 Music/Epic) Whitney Houston/It's Not Right (Arista) n NE Cut/Another Day (Virgin) M-People/Dreaming (M People/BMG) Natalia Kukulskafryle Sonca W Cazym (Izabelin) )=- NE Madonna/Nothing (Maverick/Warnertianrotisc.)) Bros.) Collective SoullRun (Atlantic) Celine Dion/On Ne Change Pas (Columbia) Britney Spears/...Baby One Mare Time (Jive) n NE Robbie Williams/Strong (Chrysalis) D NE Chumbawarnba/Mouthful Of Shit (EMI) Lenny Kravitz/Thinking Of You (Virgin) Cranberries/Promises (Island) (BMG) Everlasting/After The Rain 3 20 n NE Julita & PaulinaJAmerica Compiled by M&M on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, based on audience size '1W LW WOC Artist/Title 1 n NE > NE n NE 8 NE 9 n NE 10 D RE 11 n NE 12 D NE D RE D RE 19 D RE HUNGARY Original Label BRITNEY SPEARS/...BABY ONE MORE TIME (JIVE) Roxette/Wish I Could Fly (Roxette Recordings/EMI) V-Tech/Vele Minden Jo (EMI) George Michael & Mary J. Bilge/As (Epic) Emilia/Big Big World (Universal) Jessica Folcker/How Will I Know (Jive/Zomba) Cardigans/Erase/Rewind (Trampolene/Stockholm) Roy Es Adam/Egyetien Hang (BMG) Jennifer Brown/Tuesday Afternoon (Ricochet/RCA) Cher/Believe (WEA) Perfect Name/Hello IPolyGram) Blondie/Maria (Beyond/RCA) C'Est La Vie/Titkos Tanc (Sony) Bryan Adams/When You're Gone (A&M) Lutricia McNeallSomeone Loves (Siljemark/CNR) A Ferenczy/Hello! (Self) Auth Csilla & Szolnoki Peter/Feltelek (Sony) Sasha/If You Believe (WEA) Charlie/A Holnap Nem Lesz Szomoru (Rosza/Warner) Jazz + Az/Megint Hetfo (BMG) Compiled by the Hungarian Commercial Radio Association on the basis of playlist reports, using a weighted -scoring system, based on audience size. 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