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Friday, January 19th 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

Weekly charts for the nation's recorded music as they appear in the Jan. 27, 2001, issue of Billboard magazine. Used with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.):

Billboard Hot 100: Top 20

(Compiled from a national sample of sales reports collected, compiled and provided by SoundScan; radio playlists; and monitored radio by Broadcast Data Systems)

1. ``Independent Women Part I,'' Destiny's Child. Columbia.

2. ``It Wasn't Me,'' Shaggy feat. Ricardo ``RikRok'' Ducent. MCA.

3. ``He Loves U Not,'' Dream. Bad Boy. (Gold)

4. ``Love Don't Cost A Thing,'' Jennifer Lopez. Epic.

5. ``If You're Gone,'' matchbox twenty. Lava.

6. ``Again,'' Lenny Kravitz. Virgin.

7. ``Ms. Jackson,'' OutKast. LaFace.

8. ``Case Of The Ex (Watcha Gonna Do),'' Mya. University.

9. ``With Arms Wide Open,'' Creed. Wind-up.

10. ``The Way You Love Me,'' Faith Hill. Warner Bros. (Nashville).

11. ``Stronger,'' Britney Spears. Jive.

12. ``This I Promise You,'' 'N Sync. Jive.

13. ``Stutter,'' Joe (feat. Mystikal). Jive.

14. ``Kryptonite,'' 3 Doors Down. Republic.

15. ``I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me),'' Jay-Z. Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam.

16. ``Don't Tell Me,'' Madonna. Maverick.

17. ``Put It On Me,'' Ja Rule (feat. Lil' Mo & Vita). Murder Inc./Def Jam.

18. ``Crazy For This Girl,'' Evan and Jaron. Columbia.

19. ``Danger (Been So Long),'' Mystikal (feat. Nivea). Jive.

20. ``I Wish,'' R. Kelly. Jive.

Copyright 2001, BPI Communications Inc. and SoundScan Inc.

The Billboard 200 Top Albums: Top 20

(Compiled from a national sample of sales reports collected, compiled and provided by SoundScan)

1. ''1,'' The Beatles. Apple. (Platinum)

2. ``Hotshot,'' Shaggy. MCA. (Platinum)

3. ``Now 5,'' Various Artists. Sony/Zomba/Universal/EMI. (Platinum)

4. ``Human Clay,'' Creed. Wind-up. (Platinum)

5. ``Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water,'' Limp Bizkit. Flip. (Platinum)

6. ``Lovers Rock,'' Sade. Epic. (Platinum)

7. ``Stankonia,'' OutKast. LaFace. (Platinum)

8. ``Tha Last Meal,'' Snoop Dogg. No Limit.

9. ``Greatest Hits,'' Lenny Kravitz. Virgin. (Platinum)

10. ``No Angel,'' Dido. Arista. (Platinum)

11. Soundtrack: ``Save The Last Dance.'' Hollywood.

12. ``Country Grammar,'' Nelly. Fo' Reel. (Platinum)

13. ``TP-2.Com,'' R. Kelly. Jive. (Platinum)

14. ``Rule 3:36,'' Ja Rule. Murder Inc./Def Jam. (Platinum)

15. ``Greatest Hits,'' Tim McGraw. Curb. (Platinum)

16. ``Restless,'' Xzibit. Loud/Columbia.

17. ``Back For The First Time,'' Ludacris. Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South. (Platinum)

18. ``Black & Blue,'' Backstreet Boys. Jive. (Platinum)

19. ``All That You Can't Leave Behind,'' U2. Interscope. (Platinum)

20. ``Beware Of Dog,'' Lil Bow Wow. So So Def/Columbia. (Platinum)

Copyright 2001, BPI Communications Inc. and SoundScan Inc.

Hot Adult Contemporary

(Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by Broadcast Data Systems)

1. ``This I Promise You,'' 'N Sync. Jive.

2. ``Back Here,'' BBMak. Hollywood.

3. ``Shape Of My Heart,'' Backstreet Boys. Jive.

4. ``The Way You Love Me,'' Faith Hill. Warner Bros.

5. ``Cruisin','' Huey Lewis & Gwyneth Paltrow. Hollywood.

6. ``Taking You Home,'' Don Henley. Warner Bros.

7. ``I Need You,'' LeAnn Rimes. Sparrow/Capitol/Curb.

8. ``Breathe,'' Faith Hill. Warner Bros. (Gold)

9. ``My Baby You,'' Marc Anthony. Columbia.

10. ``I Knew I Loved You,'' Savage Garden. Columbia. (Gold)

Top Gospel Albums

(Compiled from a national sample of sales reports collected, compiled and provided by SoundScan)

1. ``Mountain High...Valley Low,'' Yolanda Adams. Elektra. (Platinum)

2. ``Christmas With Yolanda Adams,'' Yolanda Adams. Elektra.

3. ``Live In London And More...'' Donnie McClurkin. Verity.

4. ``Thankful,'' Mary Mary. C2/Columbia. (Gold)

5. ``Not Guilty... The Experience,'' The New Life Community Choir (feat. John P. Kee). Verity.

6. ``Love And Freedom,'' BeBe. Motown.

7. ``Awesome Wonder,'' Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers. Gospo Centric.

8. ``Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC,'' Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC. B-Rite.

9. ``Purpose By Design,'' Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ. Verity.

10. ``WoW Gospel 2000 â€” The Year's 30 Top Gospel Artists And Songs,'' Various Artists. EMI/Word.

Copyright 2001, BPI Communications Inc. and SoundScan Inc.

Mainstream Rock Tracks

(Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by Broadcast Data Systems)

1. ``Loser,'' 3 Doors Down. Republic.

2. ``Awake,'' Godsmack. Republic.

3. ``Hemorrhage (In My Hands),'' Fuel. 550 Music.

4. ``One Step Closer,'' Linkin Park. Warner Bros.

5. ``Jaded,'' Aerosmith. Columbia.

6. ``N.I.B.'' Primus (w/Ozzy). Divine.

7. ``Outside,'' Aaron Lewis Of Staind With Fred Durst. Flawless/Geffen.

8. ``Drive,'' Incubus. Immortal.

9. ``Are You Ready?'' Creed. Wind-up.

10. ``Hanging By A Moment,'' Lifehouse. DreamWorks.

Modern Rock Tracks

(Compiled from a national sample of airplay supplied by Broadcast Data Systems)

1. ``Hanging By A Moment,'' Lifehouse. DreamWorks.

2. ``Hemorrhage (In My Hands),'' Fuel. 550 Music.

3. ``Warning,'' Green Day. Reprise.

4. ``Drive,'' Incubus. Immortal.

5. ``Butterfly,'' Crazy Town. Columbia.

6. ``One Step Closer,'' Linkin Park. Warner Bros.

7. ``Outside,'' Aaron Lewis With Fred Durst. Flawless/Geffen.

8. ``Loser,'' 3 Doors Down. Republic.

9. ``Yellow,'' Coldplay. Nettwerk.

10. ``South Side,'' Moby (feat. Gwen Stefani). V2.

Hot Country Singles and Tracks

(Compiled from a national sample of monitored country radio by Broadcast Data Systems)

1. ``Without You,'' Dixie Chicks. Monument.

2. ``Tell Her,'' Lonestar. BNA.

3. ``Born To Fly,'' Sara Evans. RCA.

4. ``My Next Thirty Years,'' Tim McGraw. Curb.

5. ``There Is No Arizona,'' Jamie O'Neal. Mercury.

6. ``Burn,'' Jo Dee Messina. Curb.

7. ``Ashes By Now,'' Lee Ann Womack. MCA Nashville.

8. ``But For The Grace Of God,'' Keith Urban. Capitol.

9. ``I Lost It,'' Kenny Chesney. BNA.

10. ``You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This,'' Toby Keith. DreamWorks.

Copyright 2001, BPI Communications Inc. and SoundScan Inc.

Top Country Albums

(Compiled from a national sample of sales reports collected, compiled and provided by SoundScan)

1. ``Greatest Hits,'' Tim McGraw. Curb. (Platinum)

2. ``Breathe,'' Faith Hill. Warner Bros. (Platinum)

3. ``Fly,'' Dixie Chicks. Monument. (Platinum)

4. Soundtrack: ``O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' Mercury

5. ``One Voice,'' Billy Gilman. Epic. (Platinum)

6. ``Greatest Hits,'' Kenny Chesney. BNA.

7. ``I Hope You Dance,'' Lee Ann Womack. MCA Nashville. (Platinum)

8. ``What A Wonderful World,'' Anne Murray. StraightWay. (Gold)

9. ``The Whole SheBang,'' SheDaisy. Lyric Street. (Platinum)

10. ``How Do You Like Me Now?!'' Toby Keith. DreamWorks. (Gold)

Copyright 2001, BPI Communications Inc. and SoundScan Inc.

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks

(Compiled from a national sample of sales reports and radio playlists)

1. ``Danger (Been So Long),'' Mystikal (feat. Nivea). Jive.

2. ``Stutter,'' Joe (feat. Mystikal). Jive.

3. ``Ms. Jackson,'' OutKast. LaFace.

4. ``Put It On Me,'' Ja Rule (feat. Lil' Mo & Vita). Murder Inc./Def Jam.

5. ``I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me),'' Jay-Z. Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam.

6. ``Promise,'' Jagged Edge. So So Def.

7. ``It Wasn't Me,'' Shaggy (feat. Ricardo ``RikRok'' Ducent). MCA.

8. ``My First Love,'' Avant (feat. Ketara Wyatt). Magic Johnson.

9. ``I Wish,'' R. Kelly. Jive.

10. ``Just Friends (Sunny),'' Musiq. Def Jam/Def Soul.

Copyright 2001, BPI Communications Inc. and SoundScan Inc.

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

(Compiled from a national sample of sales reports collected, compiled and provided by SoundScan)

1. ``Tha Last Meal,'' Snoop Dogg. No Limit.

2. ``Hot Shot,'' Shaggy. MCA (Platinum)

3. ``TP-2.com,'' R. Kelly. Jive. (Platinum)

4. ``Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want To Sing),'' Musiq Soulchild. Def Soul.

5. ``Rule 3:36,'' Ja Rule. Murder Inc./Def Jam. (Platinum)

6. ``Lovers Rock,'' Sade. Epic. (Platinum)

7. ``Stankonia,'' OutKast. LaFace. (Platinum)

8. Soundtrack: ``Oz.'' Avatar.

9. ``Back For The First Time,'' Ludacris. Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South. (Platinum)

10. ``Restless,'' Xzibit. Loud/Columbia.

Copyright 2001, BPI Communications Inc. and SoundScan Inc.

Hot Rap Singles

(Compiled from a national sample of sales reports collected, compiled, and Provided by SoundScan)

1. ``Baby If You're Ready,'' Snoop Dogg presents Doggy's Angels feat. Toi. Dogg House.

2. ``Where I Wanna Be,'' Damizza presents Shade Sheist feat. Nate Dogg & Kurupt.'' Baby Ree.

3. ``Oh No,'' Mos Def & Pharoahe Monch feat. Nate Dogg. Rawkus.

4. ``Cross The Border,'' Philly's Most Wanted. Atlantic.

5. ``Southern Hospitality,'' Ludacris. Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South.

6. ``All Good?'' De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan. Tommy Boy.

7. ''...On You,'' D-12. Shady/Interscope.

8. ``Ms. Jackson,'' OutKast. LaFace.

9. ``Danger (Been So Long),'' Mystikal feat. Nivea. Jive.

10. ``Change The Game,'' Jay-Z Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek. Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam.

Copyright 2001, BPI Communications Inc. and SoundScan Inc.

Hot Dance Music â€” Club Play

(Compiled from a national sample of dance club playlists)

1. ``Lady Hear Me Tonight,'' Modjo. MCA.

2. ``Don't Tell Me,'' Madonna. Maverick.

3. ``Beautiful Day,'' U2. Island.

4. ``Lifetime To Love,'' CeCe Peniston. 4 Play.

5. ``Lovin' You,'' Kristine W. RCA.

6. ``Boy (Remix),'' Book Of Love. Reprise.

7. ``By Your Side,'' Sade. Epic.

8. ``One More Time,'' Daft Punk. Virgin.

9. ``The Underground,'' Celeda. Star 69.

10. ``You Take My Breath Away,'' Sureal. Groovilicious.

Hot Latin Tracks

(Compiled from national Latin radio airplay reports)

1. ``Abrazame Muy Fuerte,'' Juan Gabriel. Ariola.

2. ``Te Quise Olvidar,'' MDO. Sony Discos.

3. ``Cuando Seas Mia (Miss Me So Bad),'' Son By Four. Columbia.

4. ``Infiel,'' Rocio Durcal. Ariola.

5. ``Yo Te Amo,'' Chayanne. Columbia.

6. ``Por Amarte Asi,'' Christian Castro. Ariola.

7. ``A Puro Dolor,'' Son By Four. Sony Discos.

8. ``Ensename A Olvidarte,'' Intocable. EMI Latin.

9. ``Que Sepan Todos,'' Pepe Aguilar. Musart.

10. ``Y,'' Luis Miguel. WEA Latina.

Copyright 2001, BPI Communications Inc. and SoundScan Inc.

The Billboard Latin 50: Top 10 Albums

(Compiled from a national sample of sales reports collected, compiled and provided by SoundScan)

1. ``Mi Reflejo,'' Christina Aguilera. RCA.

2. ``Historia De Un Idolo Vol. 1,'' Vicente Fernandez. Sony Discos.

3. ``Abrazame Muy Fuerte,'' Juan Gabriel. Ariola.

4. ``Paulina,'' Paulina Rubio. Universal Latino.

5. ``Vivo,'' Luis Miguel. WEA Latina.

6. ``Son By Four,'' Son By Four. Sony Discos. (Gold)

7. ``Wow Flash!,'' Elvis Crespo. Sony Discos.

8. ``Simplemente,'' Chayanne. Columbia.

9. ``Es Para Ti,'' Intocable. EMI Latin.

10. ``Un Sueno,'' Los Angeles De Charlie. Fonovisa.

Copyright 2001, BPI Communications Inc. and SoundScan Inc.

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