LeAnn Rimes secures a second week at Number 1

LeAnn Rimes celebrates a second consecutive week at Number 1 with How Do I Live. The single also receives a Gold Certification this week, as the single has amassed over 40,000 points. This is LeAnn Rimes her first ever certification. The American singer-songwriter successfully fights off strong competition from two Dutch acts, namely BLØF and the Vengaboys. It does appear that LeAnn Rimes won’t leave the top position anytime soon, aided by huge sales worldwide.

Savage Garden enters the Top 10 with Truly, Madly, Deeply. Savage Garden is an Australian act consisting Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones. The pop duo already entered the Top 10 once before with I Want You in March 1997, which peaked at Number 4 and amassed over 40,000 points. The group returns with their newest single which is becoming a huge hit worldwide, aided by the film “Music from Another Room”, starring Jude Law and Gretchen Mol. On this list, Truly, Madly, Deeply peaks at Number 8 this week.

1998 is the year of Madonna, so it seems. Madonna opened the year with the huge hit Frozen. The single served as the lead single of her newest album “Ray of Light” and skyrocketed onto the charts. It opened within the Top 10, in which it would later spend eleven weeks. The single became her highest-peaking song to date, reaching Number 2 behind My Heart Will Go On by Céline Dion. Madonna proves she can score yet another hit, as her newest single Ray of Light scores the highest debut of the week. Madonna opens at Number 14 this week.