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Friday, December 8th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

Weekly charts for the nation's recorded music as they appear in the Dec. 16, 2000, 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. ``Case Of The Ex (Watcha Gonna Do),'' Mya. University.

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

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

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

6. ``Gotta Tell You,'' Samantha Mumba. Wild Card.

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

8. ``He Loves U Not,'' Dream. Bad Boy.

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

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

11. ``Most Girls,'' Pink. LaFace.

12. ``Shape Of Me Heart,'' Backstreet Boys. Jive.

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

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

15. ``Dance With Me,'' Debelah Morgan. The DAS Label.

16. ``E.I.,'' Nelly. Fo'Reel.

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

18. ``Between Me And You,'' Ja Rule (feat. Christina Milian). Murder Inc./Def Jam.

19. ``Pinch Me,'' Barenaked Ladies. Reprise.

20. ``Music,'' Madonna. Maverick. (Platinum)

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The Billboard 200 Top Albums: Top 20

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

1. ``Black & Blue,'' Backstreet Boys. Jive.

2. ''1,'' The Beatles. Apple.

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

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

5. ``Greatest Hits,'' Tim McGraw. Curb.

6. ``Lovers Rock,'' Sade. Epic.

7. ``Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water,'' Limp Bizkit. Flip.

8. ``Oops!... I Did It Again,'' Britney Spears. Jive. (Platinum)

9. ``TP-2.Com,'' R. Kelly. Jive.

10. ``No Strings Attached,'' 'N Sync. Jive. (Platinum)

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

12. ``Who Let The Dogs Out,'' Baha Men. S-Curve/Sheridan Square. (Platinum)

13. ``Sound Loaded,'' Ricky Martin. Columbia.

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

15. ``Hotshot,'' Shaggy. MCA. (Gold)

16. ``Dream A Dream,'' Charlotte Church. Sony Classical. (Gold)

17. ``A Day Without Rain,'' Enya. Reprise.

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

19. ``The W,'' Wu-Tang Clan. Wu-Tang/Columbia.

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

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Hot Adult Contemporary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. ``You Sang To Me,'' 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. ``Christmas With Yolanda Adams,'' Yolanda Adams. Elektra.

2. ``Mountain High... Valley Low,'' Yolanda Adams. Elektra. (Platinum) 3. ``Thankful,'' Mary Mary. C2/Columbia. (Gold)

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

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

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

7. ``Devotion,'' Aaron Neville. Tell It.

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

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

10. ''(Girl Director),'' Natalie Wilson & The S.O.P. Chorale. Gospo Centric.

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Mainstream Rock Tracks

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

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

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

3. ``Awake,'' Godsmack. Republic.

4. ``Angel's Eye,'' Aerosmith. Columbia.

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

6. ``Why Pt. 2,'' Collective Soul. Atlantic.

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

8. ``Original Prankster,'' The Offspring. Columbia.

9. ``Last Resort,'' Papa Roach. DreamWorks.

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

Modern Rock Tracks

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

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

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

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

4. ``Man Overboard,'' Blink-182. MCA.

5. ``Original Prankster,'' The Offspring. Columbia.

6. ``Rollin','' Limp Bizkit. Flip.

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

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

9. ``Renegades of Funk,'' Rage Against The Machine. Epic.

10. ``Broken Home,'' Papa Roach. DreamWorks.

Hot Country Singles and Tracks

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

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

2. ``We Danced,'' Brad Paisley. Arista Nashville.

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

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

5. ``Best Of Intentions,'' Travis Tritt. Columbia.

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

7. ``Just Another Day In Paradise,'' Phil Vassar. Arista Nashville.

8. ``www.memory,'' Alan Jackson. Arista Nashville.

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

10. ``The Little Girl,'' John Michael Montgomery. Atlantic.

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Top Country Albums

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

1. ``Greatest Hits,'' Tim McGraw. Curb.

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

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

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

5. ``Classic Christmas,'' Billy Gilman. Epic. (Gold)

6. ``When Somebody Loves You,'' Alan Jackson. Arista Nashville.

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

8. ``Brand New Me,'' John Michael Montgomery. Atlantic.

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

10. ``Brand New Year,'' SheDaisy. Lyric Street.

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks

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

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

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

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

4. ``My First Love,'' Avant Featuring Ketara Wyatt. Magic Johnson.

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

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

7. ''911,'' Wyclef Jean (feat. Mary J. Blige). Columbia.

8. ``Bag Lady,'' Erykah Badu. Motown.

9. ``Between Me And You,'' Ja Rule (feat. Christina Milian). Murder Inc./Def Jam.

10. ``E.I.,'' Nelly. Fo'Reel.

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Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

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

1. ``TP-2.com,'' R. Kelly. Jive.

2. ``Ghetto Postage,'' Master P. No Limit.

3. ``Lovers Rock,'' Sade. Epic.

4. ``Stankonia,'' OutKast. LaFace.

5. ``Mama's Gun,'' Erykah Badu. Motown.

6. ``The Dynasty Roc La Familia (2000 -- ),'' Jay-Z. Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam. (Platinum)

7. ``Lyricist Lounge Vol. 2,'' Various Artists. Rawkus.

8. ``The W,'' Wu-Tang Clan. Wu-Tang/Columbia.

9. ``Checkmate,'' B.G. Cash Money.

10. ``The Reunion,'' Capone-N-Noreaga. Tommy Boy.

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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. ``R.N.S.,'' Freddie Foxxx Bumpy Knuckles. KJAC.

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

4. ``Souljas,'' Master P. No Limit.

5. ``It's OK,'' Slimm Calhoun (feat. Andre 3000 of OutKast). Aquemini/EastWest.

6. ``Big Doe,'' Suicide. Futurescope.

7. ``He Did That,'' Silkk The Shocker (feat. Master P and Mac). No Limit.

8. ``No! No! No!,'' Sunni Black (feat. Mother Superia). King Pin Station.

9. ``W.O.E. Is Me (World Of Entertainment),'' Jurassic 5. Interscope.

10. ''$(NU)! On You,'' D-12. Shady/Interscope.

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Hot Dance Music â€” Club Play

(Compiled from a national sample of dance club playlists)

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

2. ``LIvin' For Love,'' Natalie Cole. Elektra.

3. ``Lullaby of Clubland,'' Everything But the Girl. Atlantic.

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

5. ``The Power Of One,'' Donna Summer. Atlantic.

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

7. ``Dreamin','' Loleatta Holloway. Salsoul.

8. ``Pull Up To The Bumper,'' Grace Jones Vs. Funkstar De Luxe. Edel America.

9. ``Miss The Way,'' Razor N' Guido (feat. Reina). Groovilicious.

10. ``Love One Another,'' Amber. Tommy Boy.

Hot Latin Tracks

(Compiled from national Latin radio airplay reports)

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

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

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

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

5. ``She Bangs,'' Ricky Martin. Columbia.

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

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

8. ``Fuego En El Fuego,'' Eros Ramazzotti. Ariola.

9. ``Cuando,'' Ricardo Arjona. Sony Discos.

10. ``De Paisano A Paisano,'' Los Tigres Del Norte. Fonovisa.

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

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

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

5. ``Simplemente,'' Chayanne. Columbia.

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

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

8. ``Oscar De La Hoya,'' Oscar De La Hoya. EMI Latin.

9. ``En Vivo,'' Marco Antonio Solis. Fonovisa.

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

Copyright 2000, BPI Communications Inc. and SoundScan Inc.

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