12-17-94
 
   Weekly charts for the nation's best-selling recorded music as they appear 
in next week's issue  of  Billboard  magazine.  Reprinted  with  permission.  
(Platinum  signifies  more  than 1 million copies sold;  Gold signifies more 
than 500,000 copies sold.): 
   
   TOP SINGLES
 
   1."Here Comes the Hotstepper," Ini Kamoze (Columbia) (Platinum) 
   2."On Bended Knee," Boyz II Men (Motown) 
   3."Another Night," Real McCoy (Arista) (Gold) 
   4."Always," Bon Jovi (Mercury) (Gold) 
   5."Creep," TLC (LaFace) 
   6."I'll Make Love to You," Boyz II Men (Motown) (Platinum) 
   7."I Wanna Be Down," Brandy (Atlantic) (Gold) 
   8."You Want This - 70s Love Groove," Janet Jackson (Virgin) (Gold) 
   9."Secret," Madonna (Maverick) 
   10."Before I Let You Go," Blackstreet (Interscope) 
   11."I'm the Only One," Melissa Etheridge (Island) 
   12."All I Wanna Do," Sheryl Crow (A&M) 
   13."Tootsee Roll," 69 Boys (Rip-It) (Platinum) 
   14."Sukiyaki," 4 P.M. (Next Plateau) 
   15."Turn the Beat Around," Gloria Estefan (Crescent Moon) 
   16."You Gotta Be," Des'ree (Music) 
   17."Short ... Man," 20 Fingers (S.O.S.) 
   18."Take a Bow," Madonna (Maverick-Sire) 
   19."100 Percent Pure Love," Crystal Waters (Mercury) (Gold) 
   20."Practice What You Preach," Barry White (A&M) 
   
   TOP ALBUMS
 
   1."Vitalogy," Pearl Jam (Epic) 
   2."Miracles: The Holiday Album," Kenny G. (Arista) 
   3."Live at the BBC," The Beatles (Apple) 
   4."Merry Christmas," Mariah Carey (Columbia) 
   5."II," Boyz II Men (Motown) (Platinum) 
   6."Hell Freezes Over," The Eagles (Geffen) 
   7."Dookie," Green Day (Reprise) (Platinum) 
   8."MTV Unplugged in New York," Nirvana (DGC) 
   9."'The Lion King' Soundtrack," (Disney) (Platinum) 
   10."Smash," Offspring (Epitaph) (Platinum) 
   11."Wildflowers," Tom Petty (Warner) 
   12."Big Ones," Aerosmith (Geffen) 
   13."Monster," R.E.M. (Warner) 
   14."Duets II," Frank Sinatra (Capitol) 
   15."No Need to Argue," The Cranberries (Island) 
   16."Bedtime Stories," Madonna (Maverick-Sire) 
   17."Crossroad," Bon Jovi (Mercury) 
   18."Crazysexycool," TLC (LaFace) 
   19."My Life," Mary J. Blige (Uptown) 
   20."Greatest Hits," Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol) 
   
   COUNTRY SINGLES
 
   1."Pickup Man," Joe Diffie (Epic) 
   2."Take Me As I Am," Faith Hill (Warner) 
   3."When Love Finds You," Vince Gill (MCA) 
   4."Not a Moment Too Soon," Tim McGraw (Curb) 
   5."Now I Know," Lari White (RCA) 
   6."This Is Me," Randy Travis (Warner Bros.) 
   7."Goin' Through the Big D," Mark Chesnutt (Decca) 
   8."Untanglin' My Mind," Clint Black (RCA) 
   9."When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me," David Ball (Warner) 
   10."Till You Love Me," Reba McEntire (MCA) 
   11."Doctor Time," Rick Trevino (Columbia) 
   12."Gone Country," Alan Jackson (Arista) 
   13."The Big One," George Strait (MCA) 
   14."Mi Vida Loca," Pam Tillis (Arista) 
   15."If You've Got Love," John Michael Montgomery (Atlantic) 
   16."I'll Never Forgive My Heart," Brooks & Dunn (Arista) 
   17."Night Is Fallin' in My Heart," Diamond Rio (Arista) 
   18."Hard Lovin' Woman," Mark Collie (MCA) 
   19."You and Only You," John Berry (Liberty) 
   20."I Got It Honest," Aaron Tippin (RCA) 
   
   ADULT CONTEMPORARY SINGLES
 
   1."I'll Make Love to You," Boyz II Men (Motown) 
   2."Secret," Madonna (Maverick) 
   3."All I Wanna Do," Sheryl Crow (A&M) 
   4."I'm the Only One," Melissa Etheridge (Island) 
   5."Turn the Beat Around," Gloria Estefan (Crescent Moon) 
   6."Circle of Life," Elton John (Hollywood) 
   7."Wild Night," John Mellencamp & Me'Shell Ndegeocello (Mercury) 
   8."You Gotta Be," Des'Ree (Music) 
   9."If You Go," Jon Secada (SBK) 
   10."The Sweetest Days," Vanessa Williams (Wing) 
   11."Always," Bon Jovi (Mercury) 
   12."Lucky One," Amy Grant (A&M) 
   13."Come to My Window," Melissa Etheridge (Island) 
   14."But It's Alright," Huey Lewis & The News (Elektra) 
   15."When We Dance," Sting (A&M) 
   16."Picture Postcards from L.A.," Joshua Kadison (SBK) 
   17."Nothing Left Behind Us," Richard Marx (Capitol) 
   18."Love Is All Around," Wet Wet Wet (London) 
   19."Once in a Lifetime," Michael Bolton (Columbia) 
   20."When Can I See You," Babyface (Epic) 
   
   R&B SINGLES
 
   1."Creep," TLC (LaFace) 
   2."Before I Let You Go," Blackstreet (Interscope) 
   3."On Bended Knee," Boyz II Men (Motown) 
   4."Practice What You Preach," Barry White (A&M) 
   5."Here Comes the Hotstepper," Ini Kamoze (Columbia) (Gold) 
   6."Be Happy," Mary J. Blige (Uptown) 
   7."I Wanna Be Down," Brandy (Atlantic) (Gold) 
   8."I Belong to You-How Many Ways," Toni Braxton (LaFace) 
   9."If You Love Me," Brownstone (MJJ) 
   10."U Will Know," B.M.U. (Mercury) 
   11."I Apologize,"Anita Baker (Elektra) 
   12."Foolin' Around," Changing Faces (Atlantic) 
   13."Shame," Zhane (Jive) 
   14."You Want This - 70s Love Groove," Janet Jackson (Virgin) 
   15."Can't Help Myself," Gerald Levert (EastWest) 
   16."Let's Talk About It," Men at Large (Eastwest) 
   17."I Never Seen a Man Cry (AKA I Seen a Man Die)," Scarface (Rap-a-Lot) 
   18."Always and Forever," Luther Vandross (Epic) 
   19."Flava In Ya Ear," Craig Mack (Bad Boy) (Platinum) 
   20."The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World," Keith Murray (Jive) 
   
   MODERN ROCK TRACKS
 
   (While the other charts are based on retail sales,  this list is compiled 
from radio station airplay reports.) 
   1."Bang and Blame," R.E.M. (Warner Bros.) 
   2."When I Come Around," Green Day (Reprise) 
   3."Buddy Holly," Weezer (DGC-Geffen) 
   4."Better Man," Pearl Jam (Epic) 
   5."About a Girl," Nirvana (DGC-Geffen) 
   6."Zombie," The Cranberries (Island) 
   7."Doll Parts," Hole (DGC-Geffen) 
   8."Interstate Love Song," Stone Temple Pilots (Atlantic) 
   9."Landslide," Smashing Pumpkins (Virgin) 
   10."Supernova," Liz Phair (Matador) 
   11."21st Century (Digital Boy)," Bad Religion (Atlantic) 
   12."Gotta Get Away," Offspring (Epitaph) 
   13."Seether," Veruca Salt (Minty Fresh) 
   14."Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon," Urge Overkill (MCA) 
   15."Sweet Jane," Cowboy Junkies (Interscope) 
   16."She Don't Use Jelly," The Flaming Lips (Warner Bros.) 
   17."Everything Zen," Bush (Trauma-Interscope) 
   18."Sour Times," Portishead (London-Island) 
   19."Supersonic," Oasis (Epic) 
   20."I Alone," Live (Radioactive-MCA) 
   
   GOSPEL ALBUMS
 
   1."The Live Experience," Helen Baylor (Word) 
   2."In This Place," The Williams Brothers (Blackberry) 
   3."It Remains to Be Seen," Mississippi Mass Choir (Malaco) 
   4."Live   in  Atlanta  at  Morehouse  College,"  Hezekiah  Walker  &  the 
   Fellowship Crusade Choir (Benson) 
   5."Kirk Franklin & Family," Kirk Franklin & the Family (Gospo-Centric) 
   6."'Live' with the Georgia Mass Choir," Dorothy Norwood (Malaco) 
   7."It's Our Time," GMWA Women of Worship (Aleho International) 
   8."Songs of the Church-Live in Memphis," Albertina Walker (Benson) 
   9."A Higher Place," Tramaine Hawkins (Columbia) 
   10."On & On," Jennifer Holiday (Intersound) 
   11."Chike Anyabwille," Wanda Nero Butler (Sound of Gospel) 
   12."Vicki Winans," Vicki Winans (Intersound) 
   13."Personal Inspirations," Stephanie Mills (Gospo-Centric) 
   14."He Can Do the Impossible," Witness (CGI) 
   15."Songs Mama Used to Sing," Various artists (Blackberry) 
   16."I'm So Grateful," Chicago Mass Choir (CGI) 
   17."On Time God," Dottie Peoples (Atlanta International) 
   18."We Give You Praise," Chicago Comm. Choir (Ambassador) 
   19."The  Change  Will  Come,"  Wilmington  Chester  Mass  Choir  (Atlanta 
   International) 
   20."Live In Memphis," The Canton Spirituals (Blackberry) 
 
 
 
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