Chart 119

Chart 119
(5 October, 1997)


1.- Meredith Brooks - Bitch
2.- Gary Barlow - So Help Me Girl
3.- No Doubt - Just A Girl
4.- Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
5.- Eternal & Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One
6.- Wallflowers - The Difference
7.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
8.- No Doubt - Happy Now
9.- Jewel - Foolish Games
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
11.- Oasis - Don't Go Away
12.- Céline Dion - I Remember L.A.
13.- No Doubt - Different People
14.- Texas - Black Eyed Boy
15.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
16.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
17 - No Doubt - Sunday Morning
18.- Céline Dion - Real Emotion (DEBUT)
19.- Aqua - Barbie Girl (DEBUT)
20.- Republica - Holly (DEBUT)

"Real Emotion" by Céline Dion enters at 18. Lisset, a mexican singer did a cover of this song! awww how sweet! And another international monster hit "Barbie Girl" by Aqua, debuts this week, yeah, the chart is getting darker! *rolls eyes* And finally Republica enter at 20 with "Holly"

Chart 118

Chart 118
(28 September, 1997)


1.- No Doubt - Just A Girl
2.- Gary Barlow - So Help Me Girl
3.- No Doubt - Happy Now
4.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
5.- Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
6.- Eternal & Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One
7.- Wallflowers - The Difference
8.- Meredith Brooks - Bitch
9.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
11.- Jewel - Foolish Games
12.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
13.- Oasis - Don't Go Away
14.- Céline Dion - I Remember L.A.
15.- No Doubt - Different People
16.- Texas - Black Eyed Boy
17 - Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
18.- James - She's A Star
19.- Olive - You're Not Alone (DEBUT)
20.- Eternal - Stay (DEBUT)

As I do this compiling work of my charts, I've noticed that i had some kind of penchant for re-debuting songs, like "Stay" by Eternal. And at 19, the band Olive with the song "You're Not Alone".

Chart 117

Chart 117
(21 September, 1997)


1.- Gary Barlow - So Help Me Girl
2.- No Doubt - Just A Girl
3.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
4.- No Doubt - Happy Now
5.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
6.- Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
7.- Eternal & Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One
8.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
9.- Wallflowers - The Difference
10.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
11.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
12.- Meredith Brooks - Bitch
13.- James - She's A Star
14.- En Vogue - Whatever
15.- Jewel - Foolish Games
16.- Irán Castillo - Yo Por Él
17 - Céline Dion - I Remember L.A. (DEBUT)
18.- Oasis - Don't Go Away (DEBUT)
19.- No Doubt - Different People (DEBUT)
20.- Texas - Black Eyed Boy (DEBUT)

Céline strikes back (as she kept on doing for quite some time), this time with the very calm and beautiful "I Remember L.A.". At 18, Oasis make their come back, with the ballad "Don't Go Away". No Doubt was all over the place and still managed to slip in yet another song, this time "Different People". And finally at 20, Texas with "Black Eyed Boy" a cool song with a cool video.

Chart 116

Chart 116
(14 September, 1997)


1.- Gary Barlow - So Help Me Girl
2.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
3.- No Doubt - Just A Girl
4.- No Doubt - Happy Now
5.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
6.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
7.- Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
8.- Eternal & Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One
9.- Wallflowers - The Difference
10.- James - She's A Star
11.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
12.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
13.- Irán Castillo - Yo Por Él
14.- En Vogue - Whatever
15.- Texas - Halo
16.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
17 - Jewel - Foolish Games
18.- Eternal - Stay
19.- Meredith Brooks - Bitch (DEBUT)
20.- La Onda Vaselina - Mírame A Los Ojos (DEBUT)

Meredith Brooks' career is already done or is really shaking last time I read, but when she released "Bitch", it caused some controversy because of the title, but the song was typical rock-pop stuff, totally harmless. And mexican pop group, that later became OV7 (and eventually disbanded) enters here with "Mírame A Los Ojos".

Chart 115

Chart 115
(7 September, 1997)


1.- Gary Barlow - So Help Me Girl (DEBUT)
2.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
3.- No Doubt - Just A Girl
4.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
5.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
6.- No Doubt - Happy Now
7.- James - She's A Star
8.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
9.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
10.- Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
11.- Eternal & Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One
12.- Wallflowers - The Difference
13.- Texas - Halo
14.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
15.- Irán Castillo - Yo Por Él
16.- En Vogue - Whatever
17 - Eternal - Stay
18.- Jewel - Foolish Games (DEBUT)
19.- Björk - Enjoy (Further Over The Edge Mix) (DEBUT)
20.- Céline Dion - Send Me A Lover (DEBUT)

Yes, Gary Barlow (former... and again in 2007, leader of Take That) still had that something about him to make it easy for him to debut his third single right at number one, a pretty ballad. At 18, we have a revamped version of "Foolish Games" that appeared in the Batman & Robin soundtrack. Originally, the song appeared on "Pieces Of You" album, but it was too rough and a little groany and throaty for most people I guess, cause if not, how to explain that new version for the soundtrack? Now, that was a clean and really beautiful version, entering her at 18. Björk's "Telegram" (a remixes album) still had something to give, and straight from that album, we have a mix of "Enjoy", a song that had previously charted. And finally, to have a cousin who is the greatest fan of Céline Dion, it seems a little weird that i am a little bit unsure about "Send Me A Lover". I remember recording it from the radio, but it was only after many years that we found out what was its origin... which I forgot already it seems... jajaja not a bad song.

Chart 114

Chart 114
(31 August, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
3.- No Doubt - Just A Girl
4.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
5.- James - She's A Star
6.- Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again
7.- Lisa Stansfield - The Real Thing
8.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
9.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
10.- No Doubt - Happy Now
11.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
12.- Texas - Halo
13.- Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
14.- Eternal & Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One
15.- Wallflowers - The Difference
16.- Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
17 - Bush - Bonedriven
18.- En Vogue - Whatever
19.- Irán Castillo - Yo Por Él
20.- Eternal - Stay (DEBUT)

Ahhhh, Eros went back to number one!! This marks his non consecutive 20th week at number one, one of the longest runs at the top ever. Eternal debut with "Stay", not too bad.

Chart 113

Chart 113
(24 August, 1997)


1.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
3.- Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again
4.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
5.- No Doubt - Just A Girl
6.- James - She's A Star
7.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
8.- Lisa Stansfield - The Real Thing
9.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
10.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
11.- Texas - Halo
12.- Bush - Bonedriven
13.- No Doubt - Happy Now
14.- Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
15.- Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life (DEBUT)
16.- Wallflowers - The Difference
17 - Eternal & Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One
18.- James - Tomorrow (DEBUT)
19.- En Vogue - Whatever (DEBUT)
20.- Irán Castillo - Yo Por Él (DEBUT)

Ahh, Third Eye Blind!! They're great, granted, not a top band, but their songs are really enjoyable and make me feel good, here they are debuting with "Semi-Charmed Life". At the time it was released, they commented that they would have preferred another song as a single, cause this one was too catchy and poppy, while the rest of the song on the album were more rocky. I don't know what they were talking about, but to me, the song is yes, poppy, but it perfectly sounds like a Third Eye Blind song. At 18, James enters with "Tomorrow", I don't even remember that song jajajaja. At 19, En Vogue with "Whatever", it was a good song, but the video was what caught my attention, really dark and a little twisted, just great! And at the bottom, the, by then, new artist Irán Castillo, a mexican actress-singer, sadly, she neglected her singing career in favor of the acting. "Yo Por Él" was a pop song, nothing ground breaking, but it was catchy.

Chart 112

Chart 112
(17 August, 1997)


1.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
2.- Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again
3.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
4.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
5.- No Doubt - Just A Girl
6.- James - She's A Star
7.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
8.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
9.- Lisa Stansfield - The Real Thing
10.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
11.- Texas - Halo
12.- Bush - Bonedriven
13.- Texas - Say What You Want
14.- Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
15.- Wet Wet Wet - Strange
16.- No Doubt - Happy Now
17 - Jon Bon Jovi - Midnight In Chelsea
18.- hanson - mmmbop
19.- Wallflowers - The Difference (DEBUT)
20.- Eternal & Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One (DEBUT)

And they move up!!! ARGH!! This aberration must stop soon!! Sooo, Wallflowers released another single after the success of their previous one, so "The Difference" debuts at 19. And at 20, the entrance of the trio Eternal with Bebe Winans with the happy song "I Wanna Be The Only One", which was in fact, very popular in Europe

Chart 111

Chart 111
(10 August, 1997)


1.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
2.- Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again
3.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
4.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
5.- No Doubt - Just A Girl
6.- James - She's A Star
7.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
8.- Texas - Say What You Want
9.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
10.- Lisa Stansfield - The Real Thing
11.- Texas - Halo
12.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
13.- Bush - Bonedriven
14.- Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
15.- Wet Wet Wet - Strange
16.- Supertramp - You Win I Lose
17 - U2 - Staring At The Sun (Monster Truck Remix)
18.- No Doubt - Happy Now (DEBUT)
19.- Jon Bon Jovi - Midnight In Chelsea (DEBUT)
20.- hanson - mmmbop (debut)

Noooo, not again!!! :( How bad. Anyway, Jon Bbon Jovi released a solo album and "Midnight In Chelsea" was the first single. At first, the sha la la la sha la la were kinda weird, but you get used to them and it's a cool song, here's debuting at 19. And more No Doubt, "Happy Now" enters at 18.

Chart 110

Chart 110
(3 August, 1997)


1.- Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again
2.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
3.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
4.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
5.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
6.- No Doubt - Just A Girl
7.- James - She's A Star
8.- Texas - Say What You Want
9.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
10.- Supertramp - You Win I Lose
11.- Texas - Halo
12.- Lisa Stansfield - The Real Thing
13.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
14.- Bush - Bonedriven
15.- Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
16.- Orbital - The Box
17 - Sheryl Crow - Redemption Day
18.- Wet Wet Wet - Strange (DEBUT)
19.- U2 - Staring At The Sun (Monster Truck Remix) (DEBUT)
20.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?

The video for "Strange" was... strange jajaja, I remember watching it only once but it was cool. And U2 re-debut their song "Staring At The Sun" but with a remix that i really don't remember. And just so you know, in the World Chart Show, this same week, these are a few positions:
1.- Hanson - Mmmbop / 5.- U2 - Staring At The Sun / 10.- Babyface & Stevie Wonder - How Come How Long / 15.- En Vogue - Whatever / 20.- Lisa Stansfield - The Real Thing / 25.- Az Yet - Hard To Say I'm Sorry / 30.- Black Street - Don't Leave Me / 33.- Jon Secada - Too Late Too Soon / 36.- Jewel - You Were Meant For Me/
See? I was getting a little tiny bit away from the popular songs... or that's what i now want to believe.

Chart 109

Chart 109
(27 July, 1997)


1.- Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again
2.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
3.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
4.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
5.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
6.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
7.- No Doubt - Just A Girl
8.- James - She's A Star
9.- Texas - Say What You Want
10.- Supertramp - You Win I Lose
11.- Orbital - The Box (DEBUT)
12.- Lisa Stansfield - The Real Thing
13.- Texas - Halo
14.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
15.- Bush - Bonedriven
16.- Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
17 - Bush - Swallowed
18.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
19.- Sheryl Crow - Redemption Day (DEBUT)
20.- Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day

I never learned much about Orbital, and it's been years since I heard them mentioned, regardless, "The Box" was a cool instrumental song, here, debuting at 11. And Sheryl comes back at 19 with "Redemption Day"

Chart 108

Chart 108
(20 July, 1997)


1.- Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
3.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
4.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
5.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
6.- Supertramp - You Win I Lose
7.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
8.- No Doubbt - Just A Girl
9.- Texas - Say What You Want
10.- James - She's A Star (DEBUT)
11.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
12.- Bush - Swallowed
13.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
14.- Lisa Stansfield - The Real Thing
15.- Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day
16.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
17 - Bush - Bonedriven (DEBUT)
18.- Texas - Halo (DEBUT)
19.- Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? (DEBUT)
20.- U2 - Discotheque (DEBUT)

James takes the highest debut with "She's A Star" which uses a particular sound that was used on Natalie Imbruglia's hit "Torn". The video was kinda bad for the song. At 17, a great song from Bush, also from the album "Razorblade Suitcase", the song "Bonedriven". 18, Texas with "Halo" a much more exciting song than "Say What You Want". At 19, Paula Cole and in the 20th position... U2 again?????

Chart 107

Chart 107
(13 July, 1997)


1.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
2.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
3.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
4.- Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again
5.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
6.- Supertramp - You Win I Lose
7.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
8.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
9.- Texas - Say What You Want
10.- No Doubbt - Just A Girl
11.- Eros Ramazzotti - C'é Una Strada In Cielo
12.- Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day
13.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
14.- Bush - Swallowed
15.- Fey - Te Pertenezco
16.- Lisa Stansfield - The Real Thing
17 - Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
18.- Robbie Williams - Old Before I Die
19.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
20.- Peter Andre - To The Top (DEBUT)

Another uninteresting week, Peter Andre debuts.

Chart 106

Chart 106
(6 July, 1997)


1.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
2.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
3.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
4.- Supertramp - You Win I Lose
5.- Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again
6.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
7.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
8.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
9.- Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day
10.- Texas - Say What You Want
11.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
12.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
13.- No Doubbt - Just A Girl
14.- Eros Ramazzotti - C'e Una Strada In Cielo
15.- Robbie Williams - Old Before I Die
16.- Fey - Te Pertenezco
17 - Bush - Swallowed
18.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne
19.- En Vogue Don't Let Go (Love)
20.- Lisa Stansfield - The Real Thing (DEBUT)

One debut this week, Lisa Stansfield, nothing remarkable about her or her song.

Chart 105

Chart 105
(29 June, 1997)


1.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
2.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
3.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
4.- Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day
5.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
6.- Supertramp - You Win I Lose
7.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
8.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
9.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
10.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
11.- Texas - Say What You Want
12.- Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again
13.- Bush - Swallowed
14.- En Vogue Don't Let Go (Love)
15.- Robbie Williams - Old Before I Die
16.- No Doubbt - Just A Girl (DEBUT)
17 - Eros Ramazzotti - C'e Una Strada In Cielo (DEBUT)
18.- Björk - Possibly Maybe
19.- Fey - Te Pertenezco (DEBUT)
20.- Céline Dion - Prière Païenne (DEBUT)

And in its 25th week, when all hope was lost, No Doubt take their trademark song straight to number one. "Don't Speak" is still a song everyone remembers them for. They also debut at 16 with "Just A Girl". Eros Ramazzotti enters with "C'e Una Strada In Cielo", and I'm not completely sure in what studio album (if any) it appeared, but I debuted it based on the live take on his double album "Eros In Concert". At 19, we see mexican star Fey, back in the day, she was hugely successful and had multiple number ones, here with "Te Pertenezco". And finally "Prière Païenne" by Céline Dion makes its debut. It originally appeared on "D'eux" but back then, I included it based on "Live A Paris".

Chart 104

Chart 104
(22 June, 1997)


1.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
3.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
4.- Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day
5.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
6.- Supertramp - You Win I Lose
7.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
8.- En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love)
9.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
10.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
11.- Texas - Say What You Want
12.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
13.- Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
14.- Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again
15.- Björk - Possibly Maybe
16.- Bush - Swallowed
17 - Shakira - Antología
18.- Robbie Williams - Old Before I Die
19.- Eternal - Don't You Love Me?
20.- hanson - mmmbop (debut)

ARGH!! There are no excuses for that horrible debut, really. I offer my apologies if this has offended you in any way... but trying to put myself in my 1997 mind, the song was catchy, so that is my lame excuse. Oh yeah, and gary Barlow makes an impressive leap from 20 to 1 :D

Chart 103

Chart 103
(15 June, 1997)


1.- Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day
2.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
3.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
4.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
5.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
6.- Supertramp - You Win I Lose
7.- En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love)
8.- Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
9.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
10.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
11.- Texas - Say What You Want
12.- No Doubt - Sunday Morning
13.- Shakira - Antología
14.- Bush - Swallowed
15.- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr.
16.- Eternal - Don't You Love Me?
17 - Robbie Williams - Old Before I Die
18.- Björk - Possibly Maybe
19.- Wet Wet Wet - If I Never See You Again (DEBUT)
20.- Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait (DEBUT)

In this chart, there are songs representing 4 of the 5 albums I nominated as album of the year for 1997: Eros, No Doubt, Bush and Björk. Wet Wet Wet debut at 19 with a great ballad, I still think it's a wonderful song, the time has been kind with it. And at 20, the second single (even if after millenniums after the first) from Gary Barlow's album "Open Road".

Chart 102

Chart 102
(8 June, 1997)


1.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
2.- Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day
3.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
4.- Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
5.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
6.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
7.- En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love)
8.- Supertramp - You Win I Lose (DEBUT)
9.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
10.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
11.- U2 - Discotheque
12.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
13.- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr.
14.- Shakira - Antología
15.- Bush - Swallowed
16.- Texas - Say What You Want (DEBUT)
17 - No Doubt - Sunday Morning (DEBUT)
18.- Eternal - Don't You Love Me? (DEBUT)
19.- Robbie Williams - Old Before I Die
20.- Björk - Possibly Maybe (DEBUT)

Ah, that Supertramp song was so cute. "You Win I Lose" enjoyed a moderate success in the world, but it failed to put them on the place where they were before, still I don't feel the need to research their back catalog, this song is more than enough. At 16, Texas enter with "Say What you Want" a song that at first listen sounds dull, but it's not. More No Doubt, Eternal and Björk with "Possibly Maybe" (Post and Telegram versions)

Chart 101

Chart 101
(1 June, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
3.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
4.- Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day
5.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
6.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
7.- U2 - Discotheque
8.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
9.- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr.
10.- Republica - Drop Dead Gorgeous
11.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
12.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
13.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love
14.- Bush - Swallowed
15.- En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love)
16.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
17 - Shakira - Antología
18.- U2 - Staring At The Sun
19.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
20.- Robbie Williams - Old Before I Die (DEBUT)

Like he was once labeled, Robbie Williams, The bad guy of brit pop, debuts with the first single from his debut album ("Life Thru A Lens"), the song "Old Before I Die", cause apparently, showed by his Greatest Hits album, he completely forgot about "Freedom". And this chart 101, marks the end of the reign of terror started by Eros Ramazzotti. His mammoth song "Quasi Amore" finally gives up the number one. Great song, but 19 weeks was overkill!

Chart 100

Chart 100
(25 May, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
3.- U2 - Discotheque
4.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
5.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
6.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
7.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
8.- Republica - Drop Dead Gorgeous
9.- Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day
10.- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr.
11.- U2 - Staring At The Sun
12.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love
13.- Bush - Swallowed
14.- Madonna - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
15.- Wallflowers - One Headlight
16.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
17 - Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
18.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs (DEBUT)
19.- Shakira - Antología (DEBUT)
20.- En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love) (DEBUT)

Ok, more No Doubt, with a song already charted. Also, Shakira with what I think might be my favorite song by hers "Antología". And at 20, the trio of funky divas (jajajajaja) En Vogue (with only 3 members by that time) debut at 20 with "Don't Let Go (Love)". Oh Yeah, 100 charts!!!!

Chart 99

Chart 99
(18 May, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- U2 - Discotheque
3.- Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
4.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
5.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
6.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
7.- Republica - Drop Dead Gorgeous
8.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
9.- Madonna - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
10.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love
11.- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr.
12.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
13.- U2 - Staring At The Sun
14.- Bush - Swallowed
15.- Spice Girls - Wannabe
16.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
17 - Oasis - Whatever
18.- Pet Shop Boys - A Red Letter Day (DEBUT)
19.- Kula Shaker - Tattva
20.- Wallflowers - One Headlight (DEBUT)

Pet Shop Boys enter with a song I talked about before, this one did well here. I still kinda remember the lyrics and it is really a touching song, despite the rhythm of the song which is fast paced. Cool song. And at 20, Wallflowers with the song that made them a one-hit wonder "One Headlight", sure, they had more singles, but never achieved the same success again.

Chart 98

Chart 98
(11 May, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- U2 - Discotheque
3.- Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
4.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
5.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
6.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
7.- Madonna - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
8.- Republica - Drop Dead Gorgeous
9.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
10.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
11.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love
12.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
13.- Bush - Swallowed
14.- U2 - Staring At The Sun
15.- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr.
16.- Cardigans - Lovefool
17 - Spice Girls - Wannabe
18.- Oasis - Whatever
19.- Kula Shaker - Tattva
20.- U2 - If You Wear That Velvet Dress (DEBUT)

"POP" to me, has been the only good album released by U2, so i was milking it a little bit, and proof of that is the debut at 20 of "If You Wear That Velvet Dress", one of the most experimental songs in the album.

Chart 97

Chart 97
(4 May, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
3.- U2 - Discotheque
4.- Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
5.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
6.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
7.- Madonna - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
8.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
9.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
10.- Bush - Swallowed
11.- Republica - Drop Dead Gorgeous
12.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are?
13.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love
14.- Kula Shaker - Tattva
15.- U2 - Staring At The Sun
16.- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr.
17 - Cardigans - Lovefool (DEBUT)
18.- Spice Girls - Mama
19.- Spice Girls - Wannabe
20.- Oasis - Whatever

"Lovefool" was showing to be a grower for most people, and here it is re-debuting.

Chart 96

Chart 96
(27 April, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
3.- U2 - Discotheque
4.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
5.- Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
6.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
7.- Madonna - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
8.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
9.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
11.- Bush - Swallowed
12.- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr.
13.- Kula Shaker - Tattva
14.- Spice Girls - Mama
15.- Republica - Drop Dead Gorgeous
16.- Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are? (DEBUT)
17 - U2 - Staring At The Sun (DEBUT)
18.- Oasis - Whatever (DEBUT)
19.- No Doubt - The Climb
20.- Spice Girls - Wannabe (DEBUT)

Spice Girls mania all over the world! They had released in the UK the double A side single "Who Do You Think You Are?/Mama" and I decided to chart them separately. Weird, cause later, months or years after this, i began charting couples of songs... yeah, yeah, I KNOW! So Spice girls enter with what became their most successful song in my chart at 16. At 17, a second single from U2's "POP" album. 18 sees the entrance of Oasis with a song from their first album "Whatever". And at 20, due to the craziness that "Wannabe" generated in México, I felt compelled to chart the song again.

Chart 95

Chart 95
(20 April, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
3.- U2 - Discotheque
4.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
5.- Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
6.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
7.- Kula Shaker - Tattva
8.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love
9.- Bush - Swallowed
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
11.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
12.- Madonna - Don't Cry For Me Argentina (DEBUT)
13.- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr.
14.- No Doubt - The Climb
15.- Republica - Drop Dead Gorgeous (DEBUT)
16.- Spice Girls - Mama
17 - Céline Dion - To Love You More
18.- Céline Dion - Water From The Moon (DEBUT)
19.- Céline Dion - I Finally Found Someone (DEBUT)
20.- Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There (DEBUT)

From the movie Evita, Madonna enters with "Don't Cry For Me Argentina", a ballad that had also a kinda dance remix (more like pop) that was also hugely popular. At 15, Republica with "Drop Dead Gorgeous". I remember in the magazine Switch, a mexican music magazine, in one edition, they had a terrible review of the Republica album, and only a few pages later, there was an ad promoting the album saying it was excellent... just funny! In 18, another old song, "Water from the moon" by Céline Dion, a good song. And at 19, a special song, "I Finally Found Someone" by Céline Dion. Something happened at the Grammys (or Oscars?) than Barbra Streisand didn't want to, or couldn't sing live, so Céline sang her song (that was originally a duet between Barbra and Bryan Adams) and I really liked that version, so I debuted it. And finally in 20, more Spice Girls, America was slower releasing singles, so while the UK had more singles released from the Spice Girls album, in America only two were on the radio at that time, so "Say You'll Be There" was the second song to hit the american airwaves.

Chart 94

Chart 94
(13 April, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
3.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
4.- Kula Shaker - Tattva
5.- U2 - Discotheque
6.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
7.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love
8.- No Doubt - The Climb
9.- Bush - Swallowed
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
11.- Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
12.- Céline Dion - To Love You More
13.- Jewel - You Were Meant For Me
14.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
15.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
16.- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr.
17 - Blur - Beetlebum
18.- David Bowie - Little Wonder
19.- Spice Girls - Mama (DEBUT)
20.- Céline Dion - Quand On N'a Que L'amour

I mean, did this happen for real?? Spice Girls knocked off The Legendary Pink Dots?? Sadly, yes, it's all true, and with their song "Mama"... oh well. Oh yes, and Eros returned to number 1

Chart 93

Chart 93
(6 April, 1997)


1.- Kula Shaker - Tattva
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
3.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
4.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
5.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
6.- No Doubt - The Climb
7.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love
8.- Céline Dion - To Love You More
9.- U2 - Discotheque
10.- Bush - Swallowed
11.- Jewel - You Were Meant For Me
12.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
13.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
14.- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr.
15.- Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing (DEBUT)
16.- Céline Dion - Quand On N'a Que L'amour
17 - Blur - Beetlebum
18.- David Bowie - Little Wonder
19.- Céline Dion - All By Myself (DEBUT)
20.- The Legendary Pink Dots - Straight On 'Til Morning (DEBUT)

Duncan Sheik!! Yeah, his debut single was very popular, not so much in my city, but in other parts of the world. "Barely Breathing" did the trick, made him sell records and I suppose he gained many fans, but I also suspect many were disappointed. You see, the albbum is full of slow songs, so if you were attracted by the catchiness of the single, you only find like a couple more upbeat tracks. That said, the album is very good. And "All By Myself" was released as a single, and that always re-sparked my interest in songs I had already loved. I had already charted it, but here she goes a second time. And last but not least... THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS!!! with a really sinister and demented and terrorific and terrific song... more like an experiment. I guess this is the first song I ever charted that completely broke the standars of what I had been charting up to that point. Here's the short story: I was happily listening to one of my favorite radio shows 'Frecuencia alterada' on Radio Tamaulipas. Then, when they played this same song, i was like "WTF is this shit??? I love it!!" so I pressed record on my tape recorder :D I kept the song recordad on tape for all those years, wondering exactly who they were and what song it was. I remembered enough of the name and title, to have a flashback when I saw the title written on a page. A few weeks ago, i was reading dusted magazine on the web and they reviewed their latest album. I was like "I know that name!!" and began a quest to find the song online. Which led me to this point in time. Just today, February 22 2007, I found the song and listened to it again!! AHHH!!! jajajaja, yeah, long story, but it had to be told :D Too bad the song did horrible on my chart.

Chart 92

Chart 92
(30 March, 1997)


1.- Kula Shaker - Tattva
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
3.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
4.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
5.- No Doubt - The Climb
6.- Céline Dion - To Love You More
7.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
8.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love
9.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
10.- Céline Dion - Quand On N'a Que L'amour
11.- Bush - Swallowed
12.- Jewel - You Were Meant For Me
13.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
14.- Céline Dion - Just Walk Away
15.- No Doubt - Excuse Me Mr. (DEBUT)
16.- U2 - Discotheque
17 - Robert Miles - One And One
18.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
19.- Blur - Beetlebum (DEBUT)
20.- David Bowie - Little Wonder (DEBUT)

"Excuse Me Mr" by No Doubt is in my opinion, one of the best tracks on the album, and I was expecting something like it for Gwen's debut solo album, but we all know what happened. Blur enter the chart at 19 with "Beetlebum" a great single, but if I never listen to it again, nothing bad will happen. And finally David Bowie enters at 20 with "Little Wonder" a great song with a great video. For people who speak spanish, pay attention to the chorus, it seems he is saying "San Paraguay" jajajaja!!

Chart 91

Chart 91
(23 March, 1997)


1.- Kula Shaker - Tattva (DEBUT)
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
3.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
4.- Céline Dion - To Love You More
5.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
6.- No Doubt - The Climb
7.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
8.- Céline Dion - Quand On N'a Que L'amour
9.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
10.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love
11.- Bush - Swallowed
12.- Robert Miles - One And One
13.- Jewel - You Were Meant For Me (DEBUT)
14.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
15.- Céline Dion - Just Walk Away
16.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
17 - Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
18.- U2 - Discotheque
19.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
20.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora

Ahhh, after ELEVEN weeks on top, Eros Ramazzotti gives up the top spot. The replacement is a debut, Kula Shaker, a british band that loved to talk about how much they loved hindi religion or something... something around India or... something jajajaja!! Anyway, their song "Tattva" (which is in english with one line in another language) was really good, particullarly the ending. They had an ok album, but the next album was... not good. And on 13, Jewel (back when she didn't suck) enters with "You Were Meant For Me".

Chart 90

Chart 90
(16 March, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
3.- Céline Dion - To Love You More
4.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
5.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
6.- Céline Dion - Quand On N'a Que L'amour
7.- Robert Miles - One And One
8.- No Doubt - The Climb
9.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
10.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
11.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love
12.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
13.- Bush - Swallowed
14.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora
15.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
16.- U2 - Discotheque (DEBUT)
17 - Céline Dion - Just Walk Away
18.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs
19.- Chris Isaak - Goin' Nowhere (DEBUT)
20.- Céline Dion - If That's What It Takes (DEBUT)

U2 debut again, and this time, they do better. Also, Chris Isaak has hopes for repeating the success of "Wicked Game" back in 95/96 with "Goin' Nowhere", one of his upbeat tracks, a really good one. And Céline keeps on debuting, this time at 20 with "If That's What It Takes", even if I prefer the french version "Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore".

Chart 89

Chart 89
(9 March, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
3.- Céline Dion - To Love You More
4.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
5.- Donna Lewis - Without Love
6.- Robert Miles - One And One
7.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
8.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
9.- Céline Dion - Quand On N'a Que L'amour
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora
11.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
12.- No Doubt - The Climb (DEBUT)
13.- Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love (DEBUT)
14.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
15.- Bush - Swallowed
16.- Ragazzi - Veneno
17 - Cranberries - When You're Gone
18.- Céline Dion - Just Walk Away (DEBUT)
19.- No Doubt - Spiderwebs (DEBUT)
20.- Céline Dion - Think Twice (DEBUT)

By this time in 1997, my cousin was buying a lot of cds and back then, our music tastes were very similar, so I enjoyed the music he liked. It was a good time, cause I could listen to lots of new albums (and others not so new) for free! Yeah, I also bought cds, but not that many (didn't have enough money). So, if someone's reading this, you can guess what were the new cds my cousin bought: Yes, "Tragic Kingdom" and "The Colour Of My Love". So, all 5 debuts come from those two albums.

Chart 88

Chart 88
(2 March, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
3.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
4.- Céline Dion - To Love You More
5.- Robert Miles - One And One
6.- Donna Lewis - Without Love (DEBUT)
7.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora
8.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
9.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
10.- Ragazzi - Veneno
11.- Céline Dion - Quand On N'a Que L'amour
12.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
13.- Underworld - Born Slippy (DEBUT)
14.- Simply Red & Fugees - Angel
15.- Eros Ramazzotti - Io Ameró
16.- Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road (DEBUT)
17 - Bush - Swallowed (DEBUT)
18.- Cranberries - When You're Gone (DEBUT)
19.- George Michael - You Have Been Loved
20.- Céline Dion - Refuse To Dance (DEBUT)

Donna Lewis' last song to debut in my chart, "Without Love". At 13, that popular song from that popular movie Trainspotting, "Born Slippy" by Underworld. At 16, Sheryl Crow, which I detest now, but remember liking her very much, here, with the second single from her second album "Everyday Is A Winding Road". At 17, a song that I still enjoy very much to this day, "Swallowed" by the now disbanded group Bush. Cranberries debut at 18 and Céline's "Refuse To Dance" at 20.

Chart 87

Chart 87
(23 February, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
3.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
4.- Robert Miles - One And One
5.- Céline Dion - To Love You More
6.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora
7.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
8.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
9.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
10.- Ragazzi - Veneno (DEBUT)
11.- Céline Dion - Quand On N'a Que L'amour (DEBUT)
12.- Eros Ramazzotti - Io Ameró
13.- Eros Ramazzotti - Dove C'è Musica
14.- Whitney Houston - Step By Step
15.- Simply Red & Fugees - Angel (DEBUT)
16.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
17 - Eros Ramazzotti - Buona Vita
18.- Eros Ramazzotti - Lettera Al Futuro
19.- Take That - Could It Be Magic
20.- George Michael - You Have Been Loved (DEBUT)

Ragazzi was a mexican pop group with an italian name, and their song "Veneno" was really nice. There were other incarnations of that group years later, but never became what the original line up achieved. And Céline debuts with a beautiful and powerful song, that I think it's for the soldiers of some war or something, it's been a while since I was exposed to that info... Simply red with the Fugees also enter as well as George Michael.

Chart 86

Chart 86
(16 February, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
3.- Robert Miles - One And One
4.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
5.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora
6.- Céline Dion - To Love You More (DEBUT)
7.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
8.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
9.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - Dove C'è Musica
11.- Take That - Could It Be Magic
12.- Eros Ramazzotti - Io Ameró
13.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'uragano Meri
14.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
15.- Eros Ramazzotti - Lettera Al Futuro
16.- Eros Ramazzotti - Buona Vita
17 - Whitney Houston - Step By Step
18.- Eros Ramazzotti - Yo Sin Ti
19.- Chris Isaak - Things Go Wrong (DEBUT)
20.- Eros Ramazzotti - Lei Peró

"To Love You More" is one of Céline's most intense songs, so it's weird the song was not at the time, released in a 100% studio album. I remember being a bonus track in some versions of "Falling Into You" (Or am I thinking of "Your Light"?), also on "Live A Paris" and in some editions of "Let's Talk About Love", and was released as a single in Japan, i think. She surely missed the chance of a hit in the rest of the world. But anyway, it debuts here at 6. And Chris Isaak tries again, this time with "Things Go Wrong" from his fantastic album "Forever Blue"

Chart 85

Chart 85
(9 February, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
3.- Robert Miles - One And One
4.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
5.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora
6.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
7.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
8.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
9.- Eros Ramazzotti - Dove C'è Musica
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'uragano Meri
11.- Eros Ramazzotti - Io Ameró
12.- Take That - Could It Be Magic
13.- Eros Ramazzotti - Lettera Al Futuro
14.- Eros Ramazzotti - Yo Sin Ti
15.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
16.- Eros Ramazzotti - Buona Vita (DEBUT)
17 - Eros Ramazzotti - Lei Peró (DEBUT)
18.- Whitney Houston - Step By Step (DEBUT)
19.- Backstreet Boys - Quit Playing Games
20.- U2 - Discotheque (DEBUT)

WOW, 11 out of the 12 songs from "Dove C'è Musica" were charting this week!! The other one was already done time ago. So, Eros debuts with the relaxed "Buona Vita" and the mid tempo paces "Lei Peró" at 16 and 17 respectively. Whitney Houston enters with the only popular song from her Preacher's Wife soundtrack, the song "Step By Step", that, if I'm not wrong, was written for Annie Lenox. And one of my most despised groups debuts at 20 with a rather good song, U2 with "Discotheque".

Chart 84

Chart 84
(2 February, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
3.- Robert Miles - One And One
4.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
5.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
6.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora
7.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
8.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
9.- Eros Ramazzotti - Dove C'è Musica
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'uragano Meri
11.- Eros Ramazzotti - Io Ameró
12.- Take That - Could It Be Magic
13.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
14.- Backstreet Boys - Quit Playing Games
15.- Eros Ramazzotti - Yo Sin Ti
16.- Alanis Morissette - Perfect
17 - Eros Ramazzotti - Lettera Al Futuro (DEBUT)
18.- Chris Isaak - Changed Your Mind
19.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
20.- Ilegales - A Que Te Pongo (DEBUT)

I remember now, the song "One And One" by Robert Miles, features vocals by Maria Nayler. At 17, Eros debuts with an apocaliptic song, mostly in its lyrical content, not so much in the musical field, it is hopeful at least... even if a completely apocaliptic and demonic and with no hope song would be preferred, the song is still great after all these years. And the other entry comes from Los Ilegales, a latino group that enjoyed success around 1996-1997, their song is called "A Que te Pongo", which featured a lyrics and a video that were a bit too suggestive ;)

Chart 83

Chart 83
(26 January, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
3.- Robert Miles - One And One
4.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
5.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
6.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
7.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora
8.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
9.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'uragano Meri
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - Dove C'è Musica
11.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
12.- Eros Ramazzotti - Io Ameró
13.- La Ley - Hombre
14.- Take That - Could It Be Magic (DEBUT)
15.- Backstreet Boys - Quit Playing Games
16.- Eros Ramazzotti - Yo Sin Ti (DEBUT)
17 - Alanis Morissette - Perfect
18.- Chris Isaak - Changed Your Mind
19.- Céline Dion - Have A Heart
20.- Céline Dion - All By Myself

Take That came back with "Could It Be Magic", a song I like, but it wasn't new. And at 16, Eros Ramazzotti debuts with his 4th single from his album, the song "Yo Sin Ti", song that was completely in spanish in both, the italian and spanish versions of the album.

Chart 82

Chart 82
(19 January, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
3.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
4.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
5.- Robert Miles - One And One
6.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
7.- No Doubt - Don't Speak
8.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora
9.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'uragano Meri
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - Dove C'è Musica
11.- OMC - How Bizarre
12.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
13.- La Ley - Hombre (DEBUT)
14.- Eros Ramazzotti - Io Ameró (DEBUT)
15.- Céline Dion - Have A Heart
16.- Chris Isaak - Changed Your Mind
17 - Alanis Morissette - Perfect
18.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
19.- Céline Dion - Where Does My Heart Beat Now?
20.- Backstreet Boys - Quit Playing Games (DEBUT)

I remember that episode of The Simpsons, where Marge is remembering why she is afraid of flying, and when she climbs the plane and sees her dad serving tea and cookies to the passengers, she says "Daddy?" and the dad screams "Don't look at me!!! Don't look at meeeee!!!!" jajajajaja, I feel like that when I see the song that debuts at 20, yes, Backstreet Boys. There wasn't even one good looking guy in that group! UGH! jajajajaja. Then, at 13, a great song by eros Ramazzotti and at 13, La Ley debut with "Hombre" a good song that didn't have much airplay, at least not in the same amount as the first two singles from their "Invisible" album.

Chart 81

Chart 81
(12 January, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
3.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'uragano Meri
4.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
5.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora
6.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
7.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
8.- Robert Miles - One And One (DEBUT)
9.- Eros Ramazzotti - Dove C'è Musica
10.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
11.- Céline Dion - Have A Heart
12.- Chris Isaak - Changed Your Mind
13.- OMC - How Bizarre (DEBUT)
14.- Céline Dion - Where Does My Heart Beat Now?
15.- Chris Isaak - Forever Blue
16.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
17 - George Michael - The Strangest Thing
18.- No Doubt - Don't Speak (DEBUT)
19.- Alanis Morissette - Perfect (DEBUT)
20.- Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet

Ahh, a dreamy and very beautiful song debuts at 8, "One And One" by Robert Miles, this was completely sung by... I forgot! At 13, OMC. And the mega monster hit "Don't Speak" by No Doubt, made its first appearance here at 18. And Alanis debuts with "Perfect" at 19.

Chart 80

Chart 80
(5 January, 1997)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Quasi Amore (DEBUT)
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show
3.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
4.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
5.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'uragano Meri (DEBUT)
6.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora
7.- Eros Ramazzotti - Dove C'è Musica (DEBUT)
8.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
9.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
10.- Céline Dion - Have A Heart
11.- Chris Isaak - Changed Your Mind (DEBUT)
12.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
13.- George Michael - The Strangest Thing
14.- Smashing Pumpkins - Soothe (DEBUT)
15.- Céline Dion - Where Does My Heart Beat Now? (DEBUT)
16.- Chris Isaak - Forever Blue
17 - Gin Blossoms - Memphis Time
18.- Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
19.- Céline Dion - Seduces Me
20.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars

Happy New Year!! First chart for 1997! Well, the Eros Ramazzotti domination has begun and it's strong and will prove more cummulative than preceding invasion by Céline. At number one debbuts a song I adored for a long time "Quasi Amore", a beautiful ballad, that for some reason touched me deep inside, not sure why, since I cannot relate much to the lyrics... i believe, I haven't read the lyrics in a long time... maybe it can be applied to me now, who knows? Then, at 5, another great song "L'uragano Meri" and in the 7th position "Dove C'è Musica" the song from which the album takes its name. Then we have a severly overlooked gem, "Changed Your Mind" by the awesome Chris Isaak. This song has a way to prove how much I like it, go here: http://www.last.fm/user/psychicdrill/ (I will add the address to the links part to the right part of the page) That's my last.fm account, and it certifies that "Changed Your Mind" has become my most played song during the last two years, and that's considering that the song is from 1995. Anyway! My other cousin bought the "Pisces Iscariot" b-sides album by Smashing Pumpkins and a song was called "Soothe", a beautiful slow song that had to debut at 14. Céline kept debuting old songs like "Where Does My Heart Beat Now?" (which had a terrible video)

Chart 79

Chart 79
(29 December, 1996)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Questo Immenso Show (DEBUT)
2.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
3.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
4.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
5.- Eros Ramazzotti - L'aurora (DEBUT)
6.- George Michael - To Be Forgiven
7.- George Michael - The Strangest Thing
8.- Gin Blossoms - Competition Smile
9.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
10.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
11.- Céline Dion - River Deep Mountain High
12.- Céline Dion - Seduces Me
13.- Gin Blossoms - Memphis Time
14.- Céline Dion - Declaration Of Love
15.- Céline Dion - Make You Happy
16.- Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
17 - Céline Dion - Have A Heart (DEBUT)
18.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
19.- George Michael - Spinning The Wheel
20.- Chris Isaak - Forever Blue (DEBUT)

Get ready, for the next many many charts, we're gonna be admiring the cover picture of the album "Dove C'é Musica". Eros debuts at numbebr one with the curious song "Questo Immenso Show", which features the sound of something that sounds like a horse jajajaj it's cute. And guess who bought his album? After trying desperately to find the italian version in a spanish-speaking country, I finally succeeded, so what else could I do but to milk the album just like I did with "Falling Into You"? "L'aurora" was the third single from the albbum and here, debuts at numbber 5. Céline Dion removes the dust from her first english album and places "Have A Heart" at number 17. Meanwhile, Chris Isaak, the artist we all love and adore, debuts with the title track from his 1995 Grammy nominated album "Forever Blue". An album that remains among the best 5 albums ever made. Too bad that Chris has always struggled in my chart with a few exceptions.

Chart 78

Chart 78
(22 December, 1996)


1.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
2.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
3.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
4.- Céline Dion - River Deep Mountain High
5.- Céline Dion - Seduces Me
6.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
7.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
8.- George Michael - The Strangest Thing
9.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
10.- Gin Blossoms - Competition Smile (DEBUT)
11.- Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
12.- Céline Dion - Declaration Of Love (DEBUT)
13.- Céline Dion - Make You Happy
14.- George Michael - To Be Forgiven
15.- Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
16.- George Michael - Spinning The Wheel
17 - Gin Blossoms - Memphis Time (DEBUT)
18.- Tina Turner - Missing You
19.- Oasis - Hey Now
20.- Céline Dion - Falling Into You

Awww, I guess I will download "Congratulations I'm Sorry" one of these days (It was one of the top 5 albums of 2006 for me) cause it was full of amazing songs, like the two debuts here: "Competition Smile" at 10 and "Memphis Time" at 17, really good music. And i can't believe it, another Céline song debuts!! "Declaration Of Love" enters at 12

Chart 77

Chart 77
(15 December, 1996)


1.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
3.- Céline Dion - River Deep Mountain High
4.- Céline Dion - Seduces Me
5.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
6.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
7.- Oasis - Hey Now
8.- George Michael - The Strangest Thing
9.- Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
10.- George Michael - Spinning The Wheel
11.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
12.- Céline Dion - All By Myself
13.- Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
14.- Céline Dion - I Love You
15.- Enya - Pax Deorum
16.- George Michael - To Be Forgiven
17 - Céline Dion - Make You Happy (DEBUT)
18.- Céline Dion - Dreamin' Of You
19.- Céline Dion - Falling Into You
20.- Tina Turner - Missing You (DEBUT)

While listening to "Everything (As It Moves)" by Idlewild right now (2007), I really am kinda shocked how different my music taste was back then. By this time, I considered "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" to be the best song ever recorded (yes, how easy I forgot "Back For Good"!!) so it's no surprise she has spent 7 weeks on top. And guess what? She debuts with yet another song "Make You Happy" at 17. It's not that I dislike Céline's music now, it's just lost that semi-connection I had with it, I am more moved by her french music, but still, I kinda remember the 90's english songs with a warm feeling. Oh yes, and Tina Turner enters at 20 with "Missing You"

Chart 76

Chart 76
(8 December, 1996)


1.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
3.- Céline Dion - River Deep Mountain High
4.- Céline Dion - Seduces Me
5.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
6.- Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
7.- George Michael - Spinning The Wheel
8.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
9.- George Michael - The Strangest Thing
10.- Oasis - Hey Now
11.- Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
12.- Enya - Pax Deorum
13.- Céline Dion - I Love You
14.- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth (DEBUT)
15.- Céline Dion - Call The Man
16.- Céline Dion - Dreamin' Of You
17 - Oasis - Hello (DEBUT)
18.- Céline Dion - All By Myself (DEBUT)
19.- George Michael - To Be Forgiven
20.- Céline Dion - Falling Into You

Poor Merril, I was checking wikipedia to learn how to properly spell her name and she was indeed, succesful at first, but then, poof, gone. Here debuts at 14 with a cute song "Mouth". At 17 and 18 a couple of... typical entries for these times (1996) Oasis and Céline Dion.

Chart 75

Chart 75
(1 December, 1996)


1.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
2.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
3.- Céline Dion - River Deep Mountain High
4.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
5.- Céline Dion - Seduces Me
6.- George Michael - Spinning The Wheel
7.- Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
8.- Céline Dion - Call The Man
9.- Céline Dion - I Love You
10.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile
11.- Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart (DEBUT)
12.- George Michael - The Strangest Thing (DEBUT)
13.- Oasis - Hey Now (DEBUT)
14.- Céline Dion - Because You Loved Me (DEBUT)
15.- Céline Dion - Falling Into You
16.- Toni Braxton - There's No Me Without You (DEBUT)
17 - Céline Dion - Dreamin' Of You (DEBUT)
18.- Sting - I Was Brought To My Senses (DEBUT)
19.- Enya - Pax Deorum (DEBUT)
20.- George Michael - To Be Forgiven (DEBUT)

Last chart marked the first anniversary of my chart! Anyway, in this one, the surprise is that there are 9 debuts! Starting with Toni Braxton with her monster ballad "Un-Break My Heart", song that I can't believe it, but was even discussed (the translation of the title) in a news show!! There was a spanish version of it also if I'm not wrong. George Michael has a couple of debuts, one at 12, "The Strangest thing", one of the most upbeat songs on his album (and that's saying something, since the album is very slow, but great), and also at 20 with "To Be Forgiven" that in contrast, is one of the more mellow songs, just great! Oasis enters with "Hey Now", and for some bizarre reason "Because You Loved Me" by Céline Dion re-enters the chart, but of course, she brought another song along with her, "Dreamin' Of You" at 17. Toni Braxton also scored another song, "There's No Me Without You"... I don't like Toni Braxton at all. Then, at 18, a new single by Sting "I Was Brought To My Senses", which had a great video. And finally Enya debuts with one of her ominous songs, yes she is known for soft and friendly whispered ballads... new age ballads, but almost on each album, she includes a sinister song, so "Pax Deorum" is that song on "The Memory Of Trees".

Chart 74

Chart 74
(24 November, 1996)


1.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
2.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
3.- Céline Dion - River Deep Mountain High
4.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
5.- George Michael - Spinning The Wheel
6.- Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
7.- Céline Dion - Seduces Me
8.- Céline Dion - Call The Man
9.- Céline Dion - I Love You
10.- Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
11.- No Mercy - Where Do You Go?
12.- Backstreet Boys - Get Down
13.- Céline Dion - Fly
14.- Alanis Morissette - Wake Up
15.- Céline Dion - Falling Into You
16.- Gary Barlow - Forever Love
17 - Oasis - Come On Feel The Noise
18.- Cardigans - Lovefool
19.- Robbie Williams - Freedom
20.- Laura Pausini - Incancellabile (DEBUT)

Ahh, the internationality was present back then too, even if not all the time. At 20, the only debut comes from italian singer Laura Pausini with "Incancellabile", a great and powerful ballad. Too bad she has lost her touch and aside from a few, very few songs, she continues making mediocre songs.

Chart 73

Chart 73
(17 November, 1996)


1.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
2.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
3.- George Michael - Spinning The Wheel
4.- Céline Dion - River Deep Mountain High
5.- Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
6.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
7.- Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
8.- No Mercy - Where Do You Go?
9.- Céline Dion - Call The Man
10.- Céline Dion - I Love You
11.- Robbie Williams - Freedom
12.- Alanis Morissette - Wake Up
13.- Gary Barlow - Forever Love
14.- Céline Dion - Falling Into You
15.- Céline Dion - Fly
16.- Céline Dion - Seduces Me (DEBUT)
17 - Oasis - Come On Feel The Noise
18.- Backstreet Boys - Get Down (DEBUT)
19.- Cardigans - Lovefool
20.- Gina G - Uh Ah Just A Little Bit (DEBUT)

7 songs by Céline!! My cousin was pleased back then, with these happenings. And the horror! Backstreet Boys debut. Oh well, what can I do now? "Get Down" did the trick for me. And at 20, Gina G debuts.

Chart 72

Chart 72
(10 November, 1996)


1.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
2.- George Michael - Spinning The Wheel
3.- Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
4.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
5.- Céline Dion - River Deep Mountain High
6.- Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
7.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella
8.- No Mercy - Where Do You Go?
9.- Gary Barlow - Forever Love
10.- Robbie Williams - Freedom
11.- Céline Dion - Call The Man
12.- Alanis Morissette - Wake Up
13.- Céline Dion - Falling Into You
14.- Oasis - Come On Feel The Noise
15.- Céline Dion - I Love You
16.- Cardigans - Lovefool (DEBUT)
17 - Spice Girls - Wannabe
18.- Céline Dion - Fly (DEBUT)
19.- Oasis - Rocking Chair (DEBUT)
20.- Gin Blossoms - As Long As It Matters

The international hit "Lovefool" debuts this week. Céline has found a cozy place in my chart, so she keeps debuting, this time with the beautiful "Fly", even if now I prefer the french version "Vole". And at 19 Oasis again, with "Rocking Chair"

Chart 71

Chart 71
(3 November, 1996)


1.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
2.- George Michael - Spinning The Wheel
3.- Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
4.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
5.- Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
6.- Céline Dion - River Deep Mountain High (DEBUT)
7.- No Mercy - Where Do You Go?
8.- Gary Barlow - Forever Love
9.- Robbie Williams - Freedom
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella (DEBUT)
11.- Alanis Morissette - Wake Up
12.- Céline Dion - Falling Into You
13.- Céline Dion - Call The Man
14.- Gin Blossoms - As Long As It Matters
15.- Spice Girls - Wannabe
16.- Céline Dion - I Love You
17 - Alanis Morissette - Not The Doctor
18.- Neneh Cherry - Woman
19.- Vanessa Williams - Where Do We Go From Here?
20.- Oasis - Come On Feel The Noise (DEBUT)

Céline Dion continued her domination of the chart with yet another song, this time "River Deep Mountain High". I remembered my brother jokingly used to get pissed off because of this particular song, and well, yes, now that I look back at it, it's a little... over the top, specially for a balladeer. But to each his/her own, Céline's version is better than the lacklustre Tina Turner version. Then, at number 10, eros Ramazzotti returns once more, this time is his third, everytime debuting higher. Maybe this time he will achieve something? Future charts will clear that out. And finally at 20 a lousy version of "Come On Feel The Noise" by Oasis. Oh and yeah, I can't explain how a shitty song like "Not The Doctor" by Alanis, stayed more weeks in chart than "Forgiven"

Chart 70

Chart 70
(27 October, 1996)


1.- George Michael - Spinning The Wheel
2.- Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever (DEBUT)
3.- Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
4.- Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
5.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
6.- Gary Barlow - Forever Love
7.- Alanis Morissette - Wake Up
8.- No Mercy - Where Do You Go?
9.- Robbie Williams - Freedom
10.- Céline Dion - Falling Into You
11.- Neneh Cherry - Woman
12.- Spice Girls - Wannabe
13.- Céline Dion - Call The Man
14.- Alanis Morissette - Not The Doctor
15.- Gin Blossoms - As Long As It Matters
16.- Toni Braxton - You're Makin' Me High (DEBUT)
17 - Vanessa Williams - Where Do We Go From Here?
18.- Alanis Morissette - Right Through You
19.- Céline Dion - I Love You
20.- Everclear - Santa Monica

Ah, that Donna Lewis song. I listened to it in the World Chart Show, and during like 4 weeks, while doing the countdown (at least the spanish version) they skipped a position, so you knew a song was rising fast. We finally hear it when she reached numbebr 5 or something and it was so cute that I had to debut her. And then, Toni Braxton makes a second attempt with a song that had previously debuted.