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BELIEVE THE HYPE

Prodigy kicks the Spice Girls out of the No. 1 spot

Posted Jul 09, 1997 12:00 AM

Believe the hype, for now. The much-discussed electronica movement finally made its presence known at record stores in the form of Prodigy's "The Fat of the Land," which is the No. 1 record for the week ending July 6, according to SoundScan. Selling an impressive 201,000 copies, "The Fat of the Land" knocked the Spice Girls out of the top spot.

\\The album's strong commercial showing is easily the best by any electronic act. Whether it means a larger consumer movement is underway remains to be seen. It's often the second, third and fourth week that illustrate a record's true staying power.

\\Just ask Motley Crue. Just one week after turning industry heads by debuting at No. 4, the heavy metal band's comeback album, "Generation Swine" plummeted all the way down to No. 30. Seems most of the band's hardcore fans scooped up the album copies during its first seven days in stores.

\\Besides Prodigy, other notable debuts this week include the soundtrack to "Men in Black" (No. 2), Blues Traveler's "Straight On Till Morning" (No. 11), the hip-hop soundtrack to "Nothing To Lose" (No. 12) and Radiohead's critically acclaimed "OK Computer" (No. 21).

\\From the top it was "Fat of the Land," followed by the soundtrack to "Men in Black" (177,000 copies sold); the Spice Girls' "Spice" (148,000); Hanson's "Middle of Nowhere" (101,000); Tim McGraw's "Everywhere" (101,000); God's Property's "God's Property" (86,000); Bob Carlisle's "Butterfly Kisses" (76,000); the


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