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Spice
Spice Girls
Last week
2Weeks at no. 1
5Weeks on chart
21Imprint/Promotion Label:
Virgin Rec./UMe
Gains In Performance
Billboard 200
Week of July 12, 1997
This Week
Award
Last Week
Peak Pos.
Wks on Chart
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Spice
Spice Girls -
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- 1
- 21
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- 1
- 21
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Virgin Rec./UMe
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x7
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2
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Middle Of Nowhere
Hanson - 5
- 2
- 8
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- 5
- 2
- 8
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury/IDJMG
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x4
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3
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Everywhere
Tim McGraw - 3
- 2
- 4
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- 3
- 2
- 4
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum x4
- 4 NEW
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Generation Swine
Motley Crue -
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- 4
- 1
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- 4
- 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Elektra/EEG
Highest ranking debut
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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5
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Batman & Robin
Soundtrack - 6
- 5
- 3
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- 5
- 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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6
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Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace)
Bob Carlisle - 1
- 1
- 10
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- 1
- 1
- 10
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Diadem/Jive
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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7
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God's Property
God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation - 7
- 3
- 5
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- 7
- 3
- 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
B-Rite/Interscope
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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8
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Wu-Tang Forever
Wu-Tang Clan - 4
- 1
- 4
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- 4
- 1
- 4
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Loud/RCA
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x4
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9
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Bringing Down The Horse
The Wallflowers - 11
- 4
- 52
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- 11
- 4
- 52
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Interscope/UMe
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x4
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10
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Pieces Of You
Jewel - 13
- 4
- 72
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- 4
- 72
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic/AG
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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11
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EV3
En Vogue - 8
- 8
- 2
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- 8
- 8
- 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
East West/EEG
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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12
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Blue
LeAnn Rimes - 16
- 3
- 51
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- 3
- 51
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum x6
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13
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Carrying Your Love With Me
George Strait - 12
- 1
- 10
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- 1
- 10
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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14
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Life After Death
The Notorious B.I.G. - 14
- 1
- 15
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- 1
- 15
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Bad Boy/Atlantic/Rhino
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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15
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Space Jam
Soundtrack - 15
- 2
- 33
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- 15
- 2
- 33
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner Sunset/Atlantic/Rhino
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x6
- 16 NEW
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Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival Featuring Refugee Allstars
Wyclef Jean Featuring Refugee Allstars -
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- 1
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- 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Ruffhouse/Columbia
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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Share My World
Mary J. Blige - 17
- 1
- 10
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- 1
- 10
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum x4
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18
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Pure Moods
Various Artists - 18
- 15
- 9
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- 18
- 15
- 9
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Virgin Rec./Capitol
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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19
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Sublime
Sublime - 20
- 17
- 48
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- 20
- 17
- 48
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Gasoline Alley/MCA/Geffen/UMe
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x5
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20
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Love, Peace & Nappiness
Lost Boyz - 9
- 9
- 2
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- 9
- 9
- 2
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Unlady Like
Mia X -
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- 21
- 1
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- 21
- 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
No Limit/Priority
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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22
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Blurring The Edges
Meredith Brooks - 22
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- 8
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- 22
- 8
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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23
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Hourglass
James Taylor -
- 28
- 9
- 6
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- 28
- 9
- 6
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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Yourself Or Someone Like You
matchbox 20 -
- 30
- 24
- 17
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- 30
- 24
- 17
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Melisma/Lava/Atlantic/AG
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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25
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Falling Into You
Celine Dion - 19
- 1
- 68
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- 19
- 1
- 68
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
550 Music/Epic
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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26
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Cryptic Writings
Megadeth - 10
- 10
- 2
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- 10
- 10
- 2
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27
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Let's Face It
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones -
- 32
- 27
- 16
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- 32
- 27
- 16
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Big Rig/IDJMG
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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28
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I'm Bout It
Soundtrack - 23
- 4
- 6
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- 23
- 4
- 6
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
No Limit/Priority
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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29
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Baduizm
Erykah Badu - 26
- 2
- 20
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- 26
- 2
- 20
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Kedar/Motown/UMe
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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30
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My Best Friend's Wedding
Soundtrack -
- 116
- 30
- 2
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- 116
- 30
- 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Work/Epic
Greatest gainer this week
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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31
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Tragic Kingdom
No Doubt - 29
- 1
- 78
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- 29
- 1
- 78
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Trauma/Interscope/IGA
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
- 32 NEW
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Necessary Roughness
The Lady Of Rage -
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- 32
- 1
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- 32
- 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Death Row/Interscope
Gains In Performance
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33
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Crash
Dave Matthews Band - 33
- 2
- 61
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- 33
- 2
- 61
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA/Legacy
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x7
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34
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Love Always
K-Ci & JoJo - 24
- 24
- 2
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- 24
- 24
- 2
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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35
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All Day, All Night
Changing Faces - 27
- 21
- 3
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- 27
- 21
- 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Big Beat/Atlantic/AG
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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36
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Villains
The Verve Pipe - 34
- 24
- 29
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- 34
- 24
- 29
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