May 1, 1999

----- DROPOUTS -----
The Animal Song - Savage Garden ----- 19 (2) / 6
Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) - Jay-Z ----- 15 / 16
One More Try - Divine ----- 29 / 3
My First Night With You - Mýa ----- 28 (2) / 2
It Ain't My Fault 2 - Silkk The Shocker & Mystikal ----- 18 (3) / 8



39 40 --- Have You Ever? - Brandy      
RE 39 --- Ordinary Life - Chad Brock (41)
40 38 --- I'll Think Of A Reason Later - Lee Ann Womack
RE 37 --- Can I Get A... - Jay-Z feat. Amil of Major Coinz & Ja (44)
 36 --- Wish You Were Here - Mark Wills (45)
 35 --- That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain (47)
 34 --- I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys (72)
24 33 --- These Are The Times - Dru Hill
37 32 --- How Forever Feels - Kenny Chesney
38 31 --- Save Tonight - Eagle-Eye Cherry

31 30 --- Ex-Factor - Lauryn Hill
14 29 --- When I Close My Eyes - Shanice
26 28 --- We Like To Party! - Vengaboys
34 27 --- You - Jesse Powell
11 26 --- Stay The Same - Joey McIntyre
36 25 --- The Hardest Thing - 98°
30 24 --- Back 2 Good - Matchbox 20
15 23 --- All Night Long - Faith Evans feat. Puff Daddy
12 22 --- All I Have To Give - Backstreet Boys
20 21 --- ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears      

09 20 --- C'est La Vie - B*Witched
19 19 --- Angel - Sarah McLachlan
22 18 --- Who Dat - JT Money feat. Solé
27 17 --- Anywhere - 112 feat. Lil' Z
16 16 --- Give It To You - Jordan Knight
21 15 --- Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz
23 14 --- What It's Like - Everlast
13 13 --- If You (Lovin' Me) - Silk
18 12 --- Sweet Lady - Tyrese
07 11 --- I Still Believe - Mariah Carey

17 10 --- Please Remember Me - Tim McGraw
10 09 --- Slide - Goo Goo Dolls
32 08 --- Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
08 07 --- Angel Of Mine - Monica          
06 06 --- Heartbreak Hotel - Whitney Houston feat. Faith Evans & Kelly Price
04 05 --- What's It Gonna Be?! - Busta Rhymes feat. Janet
03 04 --- Every Morning - Sugar Ray
02 03 --- Believe - Cher          
05 02 --- Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
01 01 --- No Scrubs - TLC          


This marks the first Top 40 hit for Country singer Mark Wills.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 1-7 May 1999

01 -- SWEAR IT AGAIN Westlife *
02 -- RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW Fatboy Slim
03 01 PERFECT MOMENT Martine McCutcheon **
04 -- IN OUR LIFETIME Texas
05 -- RED ALERT Basement Jaxx
06 -- WHAT'S IT GONNA BE? Busta Rhymes + Janet Jackson
07 -- BYE BYE, BABY TQ
08 02 TURN AROUND Phats & Small
09 06 NO SCRUBS T-L-C
10 07 WITCHDOCTOR The Cartoons

11 03 MY NAME IS Eminem
12 04 THANK ABBA FOR THE MUSIC The SuperTroupers
13 10 YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE New Radicals
14 -- BRING MY FAMILY BACK Faithless
15 11 BABY, ONE MORE TIME Britney Spears **
16 09 LOVE OF A LIFETIME Honeyz
17 08 FLAT BEAT Mr Oizo **
18 -- FLOWERS Armand van Helden
19 12 TABOO Glamma Kid ft Shola Ama
20 13 WE LIKE TO PARTY Vengaboys

21 05 ELECTRICITY Suede
22 15 DEAD FROM THE WAIST DOWN Catatonia
23 -- ALL NIGHT LONG Faith Evans ft Puff Daddy
24 19 IT'S NOT RIGHT, BUT IT'S O.K. Whitney Houston
25 16 GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND Blackstreet + Janet Jackson
26 14 LE MUSICA Ruff Drivers
27 18 WALK THIS LAND E-Z Rollers
28 -- GEORGY PORGY Eric Benet ft Faith Evans
29 -- CHECK IT OUT (EVERYBODY) BMR ft Felicia
30 -- THE TRAIN IS COMING UB40

31 22 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING Boyzone **
32 20 BETTER BEST FORGOTTEN Steps
33 23 BE ALONE NO MORE '99 Another Level
34 -- BAADER BAADER SCHWING Freddy Fresh
35 24 BLAME IT ON THE WEATHERMAN B*Witched *
36 33 STRONG Robbie Williams
37 21 PROMISES The Cranberries
38 26 IS NOTHING SACRED? Meat Loaf
39 -- EL PARADISO RICO Deetah
40 25 HONEY TO THE B Billie

-- 17 VIVID Electronic
-- 27 I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY Reef
-- 28 ARMY Ben Folds Five
-- 29 MADE IT BACK '99 Beverley Knight
-- 30 YOU GOTTA BE '99 Des'Ree
-- 31 I STILL BELIEVE Mariah Carey
-- 32 HEARTBEAT / TRAGEDY Steps *
-- 34 CHANGES 2pac
-- 35 EVERYTIME IT RAINS Ace of Base
-- 36 FILL HER UP Gene
-- 37 STRONG ENOUGH Cher
-- 38 RUNAWAY (REMIX) The Corrs
-- 39 AS George Michael + Mary J Blige
-- 40 TENDER Blur


A big debut from new Irish boyband Westlife