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Biggest left-field hit: Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Some Gave All,” at No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart.
Biggest left-field flop: Tracy Chapman’s “Matters of the Heart,” at No. 107.
Top country entry: Cyrus’ “Some Gave All.”
Top real country entry: Garth Brooks’ “Ropin’ the Wind,” No. 9.
Youngest Top 40: Pre-pubescent rappers Kris Kross.
Oldest Top 40: Queen’s Brian May, born July 19, 1947. “Classic Queen” is No. 20. (The late Freddie Mercury was born Sept. 5, 1946.)
Longest-running show: “The Phantom of the Opera” original London cast album (No. 177) has been in the Top 200 for 217 weeks. Next is Bonnie Raitt’s “Nick of Time,” 160 weeks.
