Céline Dion aims to match record held by the Spice Girls

Céline Dion celebrates a ninth consecutive week at Number 1 with My Heart Will Go On. This also marks her twentieth weeks above the list, also counting previous chart-toppers such as All By Myself. The single with the most weeks at Number 1 is Wannabe by the Spice Girls, which spent ten weeks leading the charts. Céline Dion is very close to matching that record with the Spice Girls, so she only needs to hold onto the top position for one more week.

LeAnn Rimes steps into the Top 10 with How Do I Live? The song is becoming LeAnn Rimes her proper breakthrough in Europe, climbing the charts rapidly. In the United States, the lovely ballad has already become a massive success. How Do I Live? peaked at Number 2 for five non-consecutive weeks in late 1997 and early 1998 on the Billboard 100, where it is still charting in the Top 40. Critics noted that LeAnn Rimes is one of the longest-running singles of all time on the Billboard 100. On this list, LeAnn Rimes is proving to be successful as well, climbing up to Number 10 this week.

Janet Jackson scores the highest debut of the week. The American singer-songwriter has scored a Number 1-hit earlier this year with Together Again. The single spent two consecutive weeks above the list and fought off strong competition from the Spice Girls and Robbie Williams. The single received a Platinum Certification and amassed over 75,000 points. Janet Jackson returns with her newest single taken from the highly successful “The Velvet Rope”, being I Get Lonely. The song is already a success in America. On this list, the single debuts at Number 30 this week.