| This Week |
Last Week |
Title ARTIST |
Peak |
| 1 | 1 | Promises - Def Leppard | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 |
| 3 | - | Crush 'Em - Megadeth | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Lit Up - Buckcherry | 1 |
| 5 | 9 | You Wanted More - Tonic | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Get Born Again - Alice In Chains | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | Last Kiss - Pearl Jam | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | Why I'm Here - Oleander | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Go Faster - The Black Crowes | 8 |
| 10 | 7 | Mas Tequila - Sammy Hagar | 1 |
Popular Points
| This Week |
Last Week |
Title ARTIST |
Peak |
| 1 | 1 | Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Promises - Def Leppard | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | American Woman - Lenny Kravitz | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Get Born Again - Alice In Chains | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Lit Up - Buckcherry | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | Last Kiss - Pearl Jam | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Why I'm Here - Oleander | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | You Wanted More - Tonic | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | My Own Worst Enemy - Lit | 5 |
| 10 | - | No More, No Less - Collective Soul | 10 |
1. Hole "Paradise City (Live)"
SURE SHOTS TIP LIST
Bubbling under the 50. Most likely to make a chart impact.
Although this is not released as a single, it is a great cover and Courtney truly captures the spirit of the Guns N Roses original.
2. Buckcherry "For The Movies"
It is now confirmed that this will be the next single. Another cool cut from the album.
3. Ratt "Over The Edge"
Yet another hair band making a comeback, another strong track.
4. Pushmonkey "Lefty"
An underrated band I'm a fan of, this should be another hit.
5. Tom Petty "Swingin'"
The two previous singles have hit Top 20, this should easily do the same.
1. Limp Bizkit "Nookie"
SHOOT THE RADIO SHITLIST
Overplayed, overrated, overhyped. Least likely to make chart impact.
5 weeks at #1. It's still the top selling album, gawd, whose buying this shit? Uhh, stupid question. Braindead kids, of course.
2. Will Smith "Wild Wild West"
The 20 minute long video which is being constantly played is not appreciated.
3. Orgy "Stitches"
Haven't they realized Orgy sucks by now?
4. Sheryl Crow "Sweet Child O' Mine"
She should consult Courtney Love on how a Guns N Roses cover should be done.
5. Boyzone "No Matter What"
This crap British boy band has been huge in Europe for a long time. I feared the day they'd make their American crossover. The day has come. And if the Backstreet Boys weren't enough...
| NUMBER ONE |
Def Leppard spends its 5th week at #1, while "Promises" retains its bullet throughout its entire chart run so far, which is amazing. You'd think after 2 months, all but one week in the Top 2, it'd have lost *some* steam. But no, this track is the hookiest and coolest track they've recorded since "Photograph" or "Armageddon It" and there's been a lot of great stuff in between. Threatening its run at number one though is the latest from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, which retains its bullet at #2, spending its third consecutive week in that spot. However, Megadeth takes a major leap up to #3 and may just be the next number one. The track is fresh out at radio and it's simply a great song, which is also proving to become another of their latest string of hits. On Billboard's Rock tracks, it becomes their 5th consecutive Top 20 hit in the past two years. "Crush 'Em" will be featured in a movie, which will ultimately give it more exposure, possibly catapulting it to #1.
| NEW ENTRIES |
It's another great week for hair bands. The top 4 debuts come from hair bands or 90's bands who take their sound from 80's bands. Soulmotor comes in the highest this week. This single features Tesla bassist Brian Wheat and is a great metal track. Of course, it doesn't end here. Motley Crue comes in at #41 with their latest single, "Teaser", now Tommy Lee-less. Now what was he thinking? The Pretenders weren't exactly a hair band but they did attain a significant level of success in the 80's rock scene and their new single comes in at #48. Finally, New American Shame is a new band who takes their sound from the glam metal sound. It's almost like Buckcherry. We might as well call this chart Doc Rawk's Hair 50. Half the tracks on the chart are 80's comeback bands or newer bands capitalizing off of this sound. I guess people are tired of grunge, huh? The final debut comes at #50 from Silverchair. "Ana's Song" is the second single off of their critically acclaimed album Neon Ballroom.
| THE LONGEVITY CHECK |
Collective Soul proves incredible staying power as "Heavy" logs its 26th week inside the Top 20. It has not left the Top 20 in its entire chart run and is still high on popular points. It could go on to break overall longevity records.
| GOLD & PLATINUM |
PLATINUM -
GOLD -
Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Scar Tissue"
Train - "Meet Virginia"
Train attains its second gold single.
| ROCK SPOTLIGHT |
Hair bands are making it big. Ratt is back with a new album which has proven that it still does have a fan base, opening in the Billboard 200. In fact, it ranks higher than Great White which does have a single at radio. Ratt is only servicing a single to radio this week. Watch for Poison, the biggest of all these hair bands to make a big comeback sometime this year. Meanwhile, in the 90's scene, the new single from Days Of The New is called "Enemy" and is out to radio next week. Days Of The New, of course, has had major success in mainstream rock, touring with Aerosmith and scoring two huge hit singles, "Touch, Peel & Stand" and "The Down Town", both of which spent over 10 weeks at #1. They are the only band to have two singles achieve this milestone.