Billboard AC Chart Flashback: February 8, 1997

[johnm1120]

TW LW 2W Artist - Title (Final Peak)

01 01 01 Toni Braxton - Un-break My Heart (1)
02 03 03 Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams - I Finally Found Someone (From "The Mirror Has Two Faces") (2)
03 02 02 Journey - When You Love a Woman (1)
04 04 05 Whitney Houston - I Believe in You And Me (From "The Preacher's Wife") (2)
05 05 04 Rod Stewart - If We Fall in Love Tonight (4)
06 07 06 Eric Clapton - Change the World (From "Phenomenon") (1)
07 06 07 Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now (1)
08 08 08 Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever (2)
09 10 14 Gloria Estefan - I'm Not Giving You Up (9)
10 12 12 Huey Lewis & The News - 100 Years From Now (10)

11 11 10 Lionel Richie - Still in Love (10)
12 16 19 No Doubt - Don't Speak (6)
13 17 20 Kenny Loggins - For the First Time (1)
14 09 09 Seal - Fly Like an Eagle (From "Space Jam") (9)
15 15 15 Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me (From "Up Close & Personal") (1)
16 21 ** Jim Brickman f/Martina McBride - Valentine (3)
17 19 22 Don Henley - Through Your Hands (14)
18 13 11 Elton John - You Can Make History (Young Again) (4)
19 14 13 Bryan Adams - Let's Make a Night to Remember (6)
20 18 16 The Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows (2)

21 DEBUT Phil Collins - It's In Your Eyes (6)
22 22 21 Kenny G - The Moment (16)
23 30 ** R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam") (3)
24 25 25 Madonna - You Must Love Me (From "Evita") (15)
25 24 27 Hootie & the Blowfish - I Go Blind (From "Friends") (22)
26 23 23 Celine Dion - Send Me a Lover (23)
27 DEBUT John Mellencamp - Just Another Day (24)
28 27 30 Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet (27)
29 26 26 Phil Collins - Dance Into the Light (6)
30 29 28 John Mellencamo - Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) (15)


Enough movie songs for ya?

Change the World lasted 81 weeks on the chart. The song did not go recurrent until the end of 1997.

Of the songs in the top 10, Huey Lewis only lasted 14 weeks with "100 Years From Now."

[esoteric76]

Wow! Celine Dion's "Send Me A Lover?" This is one of the most random AC singles from her career. (I wonder where Taylor Dayne's peaked, if even charted?)

Gloria's "I'm Not Giving You Up" is still one of my absolute faves, it's gorgeous. Same with the Kenny Loggins and Jim Brickman tracks. Thanks for posting!

[johnm1120]

Celine's version was actually recorded during the "Celine Dion" sessions but was left off the record. It didn't get an official radio release until it was used for the compilation album "Women for Women 2" in 1996. It was an AC only release, but as you can see was overshadowed by her two other hits (and the upcoming "All By Myself.") The song only lasted for 5 weeks on the chart.

Taylor Dayne's version peaked at #19 in 1993. Shall I do a special edition flashback next week?

[esoteric76]

Feb 7, 2011 16:56:13 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

Taylor Dayne's version peaked at #19 in 1993. Shall I do a special edition flashback next week?

Sure, and thanks for all of that great info!