December 12, 1998

----- DROPOUTS -----
Real World - Matchbox 20 ----- 38 / 1
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith ----- 1 (4) / 14          
I Still Love You - Next ----- 14 (2) / 17
I'll Never Break Your Heart - Backstreet Boys ----- 35 / 1



  40 --- Miami - Will Smith (57)
 39 --- Husbands And Wives - Brooks & Dunn (48 )
40 38 --- It Must Be Love - Ty Herndon
 37 --- Someone You Used To Know - Collin Raye (45)
36 36 --- Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) - Jay-Z
 35 --- Take Me There - BLACKstreet & Mýa feat. Ma$e & Blinky Blink (70)
33 34 --- All The Places (I Will Kiss You) - Aaron Hall
39 33 --- Let Me Let Go - Faith Hill
29 32 --- Westside - TQ
31 31 --- Inside Out - Eve 6

30 30 --- The Power Of Good-Bye - Madonna
26 29 --- Crush - Jennifer Paige
32 28 --- Too Close - Next            
28 27 --- Touch It - Monifah
21 26 --- Are You That Somebody? - Aaliyah
22 25 --- I'll Be - Edwin McCain
25 24 --- Slide - Goo Goo Dolls
23 23 --- My Favorite Mistake - Sheryl Crow
27 22 --- Can I Get A... - Jay-Z feat. Amil of Major Coinz & Ja
19 21 --- Love Me - 112 feat. Ma$e

17 20 --- Thank U - Alanis Morissette
13 19 --- One Week - Barenaked Ladies    
24 18 --- Hands - Jewel
14 17 --- Save Tonight - Eagle-Eye Cherry
16 16 --- Jumper - Third Eye Blind
08 15 --- How Deep Is Your Love - Dru Hill feat. Redman
20 14 --- Trippin' - Total feat. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
11 13 --- This Kiss - Faith Hill
09 12 --- Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
07 11 --- The First Night - Monica            

15 10 --- Have You Ever? - Brandy
18 09 --- ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
12 08 --- Lullaby - Shawn Mullins
10 07 --- Love Like This - Faith Evans
06 06 --- Because Of You - 98°
05 05 --- From This Moment On - Shania Twain
04 04 --- Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill      
03 03 --- Lately - Divine    
02 02 --- Nobody's Supposed To Be Here - Deborah Cox
01 01 --- I'm Your Angel - R. Kelly & Celine Dion      



This marks the first Top 40 hits for Country acts Brooks & Dunn as well as Collin Raye.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 12-18 December 1998

01 01 BELIEVE Cher *******
02 -- HARD KNOCK LIFE (GHETTO ANTHEM) Jay Z
03 -- WHEN YOU'RE GONE Bryan Adams + Mel C
04 -- NO REGRETS Robbie Williams
05 -- BIG, BIG WORLD Emilia
06 02 I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME Boyzone
07 -- TAKE ME THERE Blackstreet + Mya ft Ma$e + Blinky Blink
08 05 HEARTBEAT / TRAGEDY Steps
09 04 UP AND DOWN Vengaboys
10 03 MIAMI Will Smith

11 -- THE EVERLASTING Manic Street Preachers
12 -- I WANT YOU '98 Savage Garden
13 -- HAVE YOU EVER? Brandy
14 08 I'M YOUR ANGEL R Kelly + Celine Dion
15 07 WAR OF NERVES All Saints
16 09 UNTIL THE TIME IS THROUGH 5ive
17 06 THE POWER OF GOODBYE Madonna
18 11 IF YOU BUY THIS RECORD, YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER The Tamperer ft Maya
19 12 MOVE MANIA Sash! ft Shannon
20 14 I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING Aerosmith

21 10 SEARCHING MY SOUL Vonda Shepard
22 13 SO YOUNG The Corrs
23 -- BLUE LeAnn Rimes
24 21 BIG PANTY WOMAN The Barefoot Man
25 18 DREAMING Ruff Driverz
26 17 FROM THIS MOMENT ON Shania Twain
27 16 SENSUALITY Lovestation
28 22 WOULD YOU..? Touch and Go
29 15 TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME Faithless
30 23 EACH TIME E17

31 27 THIS KISS Faith Hill
32 -- FUNKY LOVE Kavana
33 -- ALARM CALL Bjork
34 -- GHETTO GIRL Simply Red
35 19 THERE GOES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD Sheryl Crow
36 35 OUTSIDE George Michael
37 25 THE BARTENDER AND THE THIEF The Stereophonics
38 26 SIT DOWN '98 James
39 33 MY FAVOURITE GAME The Cardigans
40 20 WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE Space

-- 24 IT FEELS SO GOOD Sonique
-- 28 BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE Clock
-- 29 BLUE ANGELS Pras Michel
-- 30 I JUST WANNA BE LOVED Culture Club
-- 31 WILDSURF Ash
-- 32 FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN Eagle-Eye Cherry
-- 34 TELL ME MA Sham Rock
-- 36 PERFECT 10 The Beautiful South
-- 37 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Wyclef Jean + Pras Michel ft Queen
-- 38 THE SWEETEST THING U2
-- 39 GIRLFRIEND Billie *
-- 40 THANK U Alanis Morrisette



Making her debut is Emilia