This season may be remembered as the Summer of the Teens, as the pop charts continue to be dominated by the likes of the Backstreet Boys, whose Millennium remained at No. 1 for a second straight week with sales of 244,000.
Adolescents also flexed their unusually focused buying power to keep Ricky Martin entrenched at No. 3 with sales of 165,000 and Britney Spears at No. 4 with 137,000 units. Preteens and teens don't always have this much chart clout, their summer entertainment spending is extremely diverse.
Rap-rock group Limp Bizkit, at No. 2 with sales of 235,000 copies of Significant Other, appears to be an exception, but they too have a fairly young audience. The group may also have been boosted by their Woodstock appearance, though their set was marred by sound-system problems.
Kid Rock was one of the few unqualified winners from the troubled festival that ended in riot. He turned in a show-stopping performance that was rewarded with sales of 96,000 and a jump from No. 11 to No. 7 for his Devil Without a Cause.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers, who saw the Woodstock crowd torch the venue during their encore, remained at No. 8 with sales of 94,000 units.
Live appearances also helped other Top 10 acts for the week ended July 24. Sarah McLachlan's Mirrorball spun up two spots to No. 5, as her Lilith Fair tour hits its stride, and Smash Mouth's Astro Lounge soared from No. 10 to No. 6 after being part of baseball's All-Star Game activities.
The Wild Wild West soundtrack continued south, dropping three spots to No. 9 on sales of 88,000, according to industry sources. Too $hort rounded out the Top 10 with Can't Stay Away.
The top debut of the lazy week was Long Island rap duo EPMD, whose retirement album Out of Business sold 72,000 for a No. 13 showing. Powerman 5000's Tonight The Stars Revolt! came in at No. 46, while Los Lobos' This Time howled at No. 135.

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