September 4, 1999

----- DROPOUTS -----
Sometimes - Britney Spears ----- 21 (2) / 12
The Hardest Thing - 98° ----- 5 / 19
I Could Not Ask For More - Edwin McCain ----- 37 / 3
God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You - Alabama feat. NSYNC ----- 29 / 11


34 40 --- Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
39 39 --- You Had Me From Hello - Kenny Chesney
36 38 --- Single White Female - Chely Wright
 37 --- Back That Azz Up - Juvenile feat. Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne (42)
26 36 --- Happily Ever After - Case
 35 --- Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...) - Lou Bega (63)
30 34 --- Lesson In Leavin' - Jo Dee Messina
35 33 --- Hey Leonardo (she likes me for me) - Blessid Union Of Souls
27 32 --- Amazed - Lonestar
31 31 --- What Ya Want - Eve & Nokio

24 30 --- Fortunate - Maxwell
25 29 --- Better Days (and the bottom drops out) - Citizen King
 28 --- Jigga My Nigga - Jay-Z (62)
29 27 --- Black Balloon - Goo Goo Dolls
19 26 --- I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan
17 25 --- It's Not Right But It's Okay - Whitney Houston
22 24 --- Spend My Life With With You - Eric Benét feat. Tamia
33 23 --- She's All I Ever Had - Ricky Martin
18 22 --- Smile - Vitamin C feat. Lady Saw
28 21 --- I Do (Cherish You) - 98°

21 20 --- Out Of My Head - Fastball
20 19 --- It's All About You (Not About Me) - Tracie Spencer
16 18 --- So Anxious - Ginuwine
 17 --- Never Gonna Let You Go - Faith Evans (57)
13 16 --- Jamboree - Naughty By Nature feat. Zhané
15 15 --- Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers
14 14 --- She's So High - Tal Bachman
08 13 --- Tell Me It's Real - K-Ci & JoJo
09 12 --- I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
10 11 --- Last Kiss - Pearl Jam

12 10 --- Someday - Sugar Ray
07 09 --- If You Had My Love - Jennifer Lopez            
11 08 --- Smooth - Santana feat. Rob Thomas
06 07 --- Where My Girls At? - 702
04 06 --- Bills, Bills, Bills - Destiny's Child    
05 05 --- All Star - Smash Mouth
23 04 --- Unpretty - TLC
03 03 --- Summer Girls - LFO
01 02 --- Genie In A Bottle - Christina Aguilera            
02 01 --- Bailamos - Enrique Iglesias    


Dancing his way into the countdown is one-hit wonder Lou Bega. Also making their first appearance are rappers Juvenile and Lil' Wayne.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 4-10 September 1999

01 31 MAMBO #5 Lou Bega *
02 -- MUCHO MAMBO (SWAY) Shaft
03 01 MI CHICO LATINO Geri Halliwell *
04 -- SING IT BACK (REMIX) Moloko
05 02 BETTER OFF ALONE DJ Jurgen presents Alice Deejay
06 03 IF I LET YOU GO Westlife *
07 -- SUMMERTIME Another Level + TQ
08 04 DRINKING IN L.A. Bran Van 3000
09 06 UNPRETTY TLC
10 07 LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA Ricky Martin ***

11 -- I WOULDN'T BELIEVE YOUR RADIO The Stereophonics
12 -- MAMMA MIA A*Teens
13 -- PROFIT IN PEACE Ocean Colour Scene
14 08 WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL Ronan Keating **
15 05 SUMMER SON Texas
16 -- AISY WAISY The Cartoons
17 09 WILD, WILD WEST Will Smith
18 10 STOP THE ROCK Apollo 440
19 11 1999 Binary Finary
20 13 IF YA GETTING DOWN 5ive

21 12 GUILTY CONSCIENCE Eminem + Dr Dre
22 -- AYLA Ayla
23 -- BEST FRIEND Mark Morrison + Conner Reeves
24 -- OH, YEAH Caprice
25 18 WHY DOES IT ALWAYS RAIN ON ME? Travis
26 15 RENDEZ-VU Basement Jaxx
27 16 MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE Whitney Houston
28 20 SOMETIMES Britney Spears
29 14 BUGS Hepburn
30 19 FEEL GOOD Phats & Small

31 21 9PM ('TIL I COME) A.T.B. **
32 24 THAT DON'T IMPRESS ME MUCH Shania Twain
33 25 BEAUTIFUL STRANGER Madonna
34 22 LOVE'S GOT A HOLD ON MY HEART Steps
35 -- AROUND THE WORLD Red Hot Chili Peppers
36 23 BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM Vengaboys *
37 27 IF YOU HAD MY LOVE Jennifer Lopez
38 -- ONLY YOU (REMIX) Yazoo
39 30 SYNTH & STRINGS Yomanda
40 32 BILLS, BILLS, BILLS Destiny's Child

-- 17 KING OF SNAKE Underworld
-- 26 GODDESS ON A HIGHWAY Mercury Rev
-- 28 PE 2000 Puff Daddy
-- 29 LET FOREVER BE The Chemical Brothers
-- 33 STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART Doolally
-- 34 BRING IT ALL BACK S Club 7 *
-- 35 SO LONG Fierce
-- 36 THE POP SINGER'S FEAR OF THE POLLEN COUNT Divine Comedy
-- 37 BACK HERE bbmak
-- 38 SECRET SMILE Semisonic
-- 39 YESTERDAY WENT TOO SOON Feeder
-- 40 AT THE RIVER Groove Armada


Debuts from Shaft, A*Teens, and model Caprice

Lou Bega's record was now on general release, hence the sudden leap