December 5, 1998 (Billboard Makes Some Changes)

On this date, Billboard debuted a new completely revised Hot 100, which included, for the first time, songs that were not commercially available in the U.S.A. as singles.


----- DROPOUTS -----
Splackavellie - Pressha ----- 27 (2) / 10
Wherever You Go - Voices Of Theory ----- 36 / 3
So Into You - Tamia ----- 30 (2) / 15  
Time After Time - INOJ ----- 6 / 15
My Way - Usher ----- 2 (3) / 24
Make It Hot - Nicole feat. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott & Mocha ----- 5 (3) / 23
When The Lights Go Out - Five ----- 10 (7) / 22
Just The Two Of Us - Will Smith ----- 20 / 8
The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica ----- 1 (13) / 27                            
Ghetto Cowboy - Mo Thugs Family & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ----- 29 / 2
Pushin' Weight - Ice Cube feat. Mr. Short Khop ----- 28 / 4
Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden ----- 1 (2) / 52      
My Little Secret - Xscape ----- 9 / 6
Adia - Sarah McLachlan ----- 3 / 27
You're Still The One - Shania Twain ----- 2 (9) / 41
Never Ever - All Saints ----- 4 / 19
Come And Get With Me - Keith Sweat feat. Snoop Dogg ----- 12 (2) / 6



  40 --- It Must Be Love - Ty Herndon (DEBUT)
 39 --- Let Me Let Go - Faith Hill (DEBUT)
 38 --- Real World - Matchbox 20 (DEBUT)
12 37 --- I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith          
32 36 --- Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) - Jay-Z
 35 --- I'll Never Break Your Heart - Backstreet Boys (DEBUT)
21 34 --- I Still Love You - Next
26 33 --- All The Places (I Will Kiss You) - Aaron Hall
20 32 --- Too Close - Next            
 31 --- Inside Out - Eve 6 (DEBUT)

11 30 --- The Power Of Good-Bye - Madonna
13 29 --- Westside - TQ
16 28 --- Touch It - Monifah
30 27 --- Can I Get A... - Jay-Z feat. Amil of Major Coinz & Ja
10 26 --- Crush - Jennifer Paige
 25 --- Slide - Goo Goo Dolls (DEBUT)
 24 --- Hands - Jewel (DEBUT)
 23 --- My Favorite Mistake - Sheryl Crow (DEBUT)
09 22 --- I'll Be - Edwin McCain
 21 --- Are You That Somebody? - Aaliyah (DEBUT)

18 20 --- Trippin' - Total feat. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
17 19 --- Love Me - 112 feat. Ma$e
14 18 --- ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
 17 --- Thank U - Alanis Morissette (DEBUT)
 16 --- Jumper - Third Eye Blind (DEBUT)
 15 --- Have You Ever? - Brandy (DEBUT)
 14 --- Save Tonight - Eagle-Eye Cherry (DEBUT)
06 13 --- One Week - Barenaked Ladies    
 12 --- Lullaby - Shawn Mullins (DEBUT)
07 11 --- This Kiss - Faith Hill

15 10 --- Love Like This - Faith Evans
 09 --- Iris - Goo Goo Dolls (DEBUT)
08 08 --- How Deep Is Your Love - Dru Hill feat. Redman
05 07 --- The First Night - Monica            
04 06 --- Because Of You - 98°
 05 --- From This Moment On - Shania Twain (DEBUT)
02 04 --- Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill      
01 03 --- Lately - Divine    
03 02 --- Nobody's Supposed To Be Here - Deborah Cox
 01 --- I'm Your Angel - R. Kelly & Celine Dion     (HOT SHOT DEBUT)


Many familiar Airplay Chart songs are finally merged with the HOT 100, thus giving many familiar names their first debuts. Coming in are Country singer Ty Herndon, rock band Eve 6, Folk-singer Shawn Mullins, Swedish singer Eagle-Eye Cherry. Most notably would be the debut from Rock-band Matchbox 20. They first hit the Airplay Charts on 6/28/97 with Push peaking at #5 and spending 46 impressive weeks on the chart. On 11/22/97, 3 AM made its' entry spending 8 weeks at #3 and spanning a life of 54 weeks! Real World made is' entry on 5/16/98 peaking at #9...

R1 SINGLES CHART - 5-11 December 1998

01 01 BELIEVE Cher ******
02 -- I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME Boyzone
03 -- MIAMI Will Smith
04 04 UP AND DOWN Vengaboys
05 05 HEARTBEAT / TRAGEDY Steps
06 -- POWER OF GOODBYE Madonna
07 -- WAR OF NERVES All Saints
08 03 I'M YOUR ANGEL R Kelly + Celine Dion
09 02 UNTIL THE TIME IS THROUGH 5ive
10 -- SEARCHING MY SOUL Vonda Shepard

11 07 IF YOU BUY THIS RECORD, YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER The Tamperer ft Maya
12 08 MOVE MANIA Sash! ft Shannon
13 06 SO YOUNG The Corrs
14 11 I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING Aerosmith
15 -- TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME Faithless
16 -- SENSUALITY Lovestation
17 09 FROM THIS MOMENT ON Shania Twain
18 10 DREAMING Ruff Driverz
19 -- THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Sheryl Crow
20 -- WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE Space

21 -- BIG PANTY WOMAN The Barefoot Man
22 13 WOULD YOU..? Touch & Go
23 12 EACH TIME E17
24 -- IT FEELS SO GOOD Sonique
25 14 THE BARTENDER AND THE THIEF The Stereophonics
26 15 SIT DOWN '98 James
27 18 THIS KISS Faith Hill
28 16 BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE Clock
29 19 BLUE ANGELS Pras Michel
30 25 I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club

31 -- WILDSURF Ash
32 21 FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Eagle-Eye Cherry
33 26 MY FAVOURITE GAME The Cardigans
34 24 TELL ME MA Sham Rock
35 27 OUTSIDE George Michael
36 28 PERFECT 10 The Beautiful South
37 22 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Wyclef Jean + Pras Michel ft Queen
38 31 THE SWEETEST THING U2
39 30 GIRLFRIEND Billie *
40 29 THANK YOU Alanis Morrisette

-- 17 HAPPY HOME 2pac
-- 20 THE SILENCE Mike Koglin
-- 23 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Stars on 54
-- 32 BECAUSE I GOT IT LIKE THAT Jungle Brothers
-- 33 PRAY Tina Cousins
-- 34 DAYDREAMIN' Tatyana Ali
-- 35 GUESS I WAS A FOOL Another Level
-- 36 BATTLE FLAG LoFidelity AllStars
-- 37 ROLLERCOASTER B*Witched **
-- 38 MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU Stardust
-- 39 LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN' Kele le Roc
-- 40 HOME ALONE R Kelly




Making their esoteric debuts, Vonda Shepard (with the Ally McBeal theme), and The Barefoot Man (plugged by Radio 2's Sarah Kennedy)