May 10, 1997

----- DROPOUTS -----
Nobody - Keith Sweat feat. Athena Cage ----- 3 (2) / 31
Let It Go - Ray J ----- 25 (5) / 8
Let Me Clear My Throat - DJ Kool ----- 30 (3) / 9



40 40 --- For You - Kenny Lattimore
34 39 --- What's On Tonight - Montell Jordan
32 38 --- You Don't Have To Hurt No More - Mint Condition
 37 --- Bitch - Meredith Brooks (50)
37 36 --- Naked Eye - Luscious Jackson
35 35 --- Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit - Gina G
 34 --- Don't Wanna Be A Player - Joe (45)
33 33 --- One More Time - Real McCoy
27 32 --- Get It Together - 702
29 31 --- Don't Let Go (Love) - En Vogue

24 30 --- I Shot The Sheriff - Warren G
26 29 --- Big Daddy - Heavy D
 28 --- G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. - Changing Faces (HOT SHOT DEBUT)
23 27 --- Your Woman - White Town
30 26 --- Staring At The Sun - U2
28 25 --- I Don't Want To / I Love Me Some Him - Toni Braxton
21 24 --- I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly
18 23 --- Everyday Is A Winding Road - Sheryl Crow
22 22 --- Secret Garden - Bruce Springsteen
17 21 --- In My Bed - Dru Hill

14 20 --- Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton                        
13 19 --- Everytime I Close My Eyes - Babyface
25 18 --- Da' Dip - Freak Nasty
11 17 --- All By Myself - Celine Dion
19 16 --- Barely Breathing - Duncan Sheik
12 15 --- I'll Be - Foxy Brown feat. Jay-Z
31 14 --- The Freshmen - The Verve Pipe
20 13 --- Cupid - 112
15 12 --- I Belong To You (Every Time I See Your Face) - Rome
10 11 --- MyBabyDaddy - B-Rock & The Bizz

06 10 --- Wannabe - Spice Girls          
08 09 --- Hard To Say I'm Sorry - Az Yet feat. Peter Cetera
09 08 --- Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? - Paula Cole
07 07 --- Return Of The Mack - Mark Morrison
16 06 --- MMMBop - Hanson
04 05 --- For You I Will - Monica
05 04 --- I Want You - Savage Garden
02 03 --- Can't Nobody Hold Me Down - Puff Daddy feat. Mase              
03 02 --- You Were Meant For Me - Jewel
01 01 --- Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G.      


Scoring her debut is one-hit wonder Meredith Brooks.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 10-16 May 1997

01 -- LOVE WON'T WAIT Gary Barlow *
02 -- STAR PEOPLE '97 George Michael
03 -- LOVE IS THE LAW The Seahorses
04 04 LOVE FOOL The Cardigans
05 02 I BELIEVE I CAN FLY R Kelly ***
06 -- ALRIGHT Jamiroquai
07 06 YOU MIGHT NEED SOMEBODY Shola Ama
08 01 BLOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR Michael Jackson *
09 05 BELLISSIMA DJ Quicksilver
10 03 BODYSHAKING 911

11 -- I LOVE YOU - STOP Red 5
12 -- MONKEY WRENCH The Foo Fighters
13 09 DON'T LEAVE Blackstreet
14 -- FALLING Ant & Dec
15 -- TAXLOSS Mansun
16 -- IN MY BED Dru Hill
17 08 OLD BEFORE I DIE Robbie Williams
18 07 DROP DEAD GORGEOUS Republica
19 -- YOUNG BOY Paul McCartney
20 15 READY OR NOT The Course

21 13 YOU SHOWED ME The Lightning Seeds
22 -- WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Gene
23 16 DON'T SPEAK No Doubt ***
24 11 NIGHTMARES Brainbug
25 -- SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA Goodfellaz
26 -- IT'S ALRIGHT Nu Yorican Soul
27 14 AROUND THE WORLD Daft Punk
28 -- PURE 3 Colours Red
29 -- STEP INTO MY WORLD Hurricane #1
30 -- A PRISONER OF THE PAST Prefab Sprout

31 -- AIN'T NO PLAYA Jay Z
32 10 HYPNOTISE The Notorious BIG
33 20 ENCORE UNE FOIS Sash!
34 17 STARING AT THE SUN U2
35 -- DANCE WITH ME Tin Tin Out
36 21 HALO Texas
37 19 THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER D:Ream
38 25 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? / MAMA The Spice Girls ***
39 12 TOMORROW James
40 28 SENSATIONAL Michelle Gayle

-- 18 VAPORS Snoop Doggy Dogg
-- 22 THE SAINT Orbital
-- 23 SONG 2 Blur
-- 24 THE WILD STYLE DJ Supreme
-- 26 REVERENCE Faithless
-- 27 NIGHTLIFE Kenickie
-- 29 MAKES ME WANNA DIE Tricky
-- 30 NOBODY Keith Sweat
-- 31 UNDERWATER LOVE Smoke City
-- 32 GOLDEN SKIN Silver Sun
-- 33 LET'S GET DOWN Tony! Toni! Tone!
-- 34 SOMETIMES Brand New Heavies
-- 35 WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE 2Pac + Snoop Doggy Dogg
-- 36 M.F.E.O. Kavana
-- 37 SECRET GARDEN Bruce Springsteen
-- 38 HAND IN HAND Grace
-- 39 DO MY THING Busta Rhymes
-- 40 SHADY LANE Pavement


Making debuts were The Seahorses (the new outfit for Stone Roses guitarist John Squire), Hurricane #1 (the new outfit for Ride frontman Andy Bell), and Red 5