| This Week |
Last Week |
Title ARTIST |
Peak |
| 1 | 1 | Promises - Def Leppard | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Crush 'Em - Megadeth | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | Lit Up - Buckcherry | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | You Wanted More - Tonic | 5 |
| 6 | - | Rollin' Stoned - Great White | 6 |
| 7 | 6 | Get Born Again - Alice In Chains | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | Last Kiss - Pearl Jam | 4 |
| 9 | - | Mysterious - Scorpions | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Why I'm Here - Oleander | 3 |
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 | 6 | Last Kiss - Pearl Jam | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Lit Up - Buckcherry | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | You Wanted More - Tonic | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | Why I'm Here - Oleander | 2 |
| 9 | 10 | No More, No Less - Collective Soul | 9 |
| 10 | - | Crush 'Em - Megadeth | 10 |
1. Limp Bizkit "Nookie"
SHOOT THE RADIO SHITLIST
Overplayed, overrated, overhyped. Least likely to make chart impact.
6 weeks at #1.
2. Len "Steal My Sunshine"
My disgust for alternacrap is further fueled by this crap. Talk about low budget cheap production. And the video, enough said!
3. Will Smith "Wild Wild West"
4. Orgy "Stitches"
5. Chemical Brothers "Let Forever Be"
I am so not into this band. If this is the future of music, I'll go drink a bottle of peroxide. Thank God it's just annoying and not so popular.
| NUMBER ONE |
Def Leppard slows down a bit with "Promises" finally declining in points. Its popular points are also draining out, and it may just leave the number one spot very soon. After all, there is some major competition coming from Megadeth's "Crush 'Em", which debuts at #10 on popular points and is holding strong on personal points, resulting in a bullet on the main chart. Another track which is doing very well is Great White's "Rollin' Stoned", which has been making steady gains each week, now landing at #6 on personal points and #7 on the main chart, also earning the Most Improved award. The blues rock-n-roll track is also #11 on popular points and if you've been following the chart, you'd know that blues rock tracks do very well.
| NEW ENTRIES |
Very quiet this week on debuts but we do see a major debut from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Although a #35 opening week is not something to go wild about, it is noteworthy that Tom Petty and his band have achieved their third consecutive Smashing Debut honors. The previous two singles peaked at #8 and #16, respectively. Their new track, "Swingin'" should do just as well, if not better. Another band that opens this week, at a respectable #38 is Styx. This classic rock band with a pop metal sensitivity are back with a new album Brave New World and the first single capitalizes on the 80's pop metal resurgence, originally fueled by Buckcherry a few months back. Styx's "Everything Is Cool" is growing steadily on airplay.
| THE LONGEVITY CHECK |
Collective Soul is still in the Top 20 with "Heavy", on its 27th chart week.
| GOLD & PLATINUM |
PLATINUM -
Train - "Free"
GOLD -
The Black Crowes - "Go Faster"
It's gold single number 3 for the Crowes.
| ROCK SPOTLIGHT |
Not a major week in adds, but Filter's "Welcome To The Fold" is the breakout active rock hit of the week. This single will make a debut on next week's charrt. Meanwhile, on heritage and classic rock, the breakout track is the latest from Lynyrd Skynyrd, called "Workin'". Meanwhile, the latest from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers is making some major noise for a third single. Not bad at all.