*** The Artist's '1999' creeping back up chart


(Launch) - For the Artist (formerly known as Prince), the
week's sales figures show an up-and-down pattern. His
latest album, "Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic," sinks from
No. 90 down to No. 101 in the new Billboard magazine. For
the week, "Rave" sold less than 26,000 copies, a decrease
of more than 6,000 from the previous week. The
current single, "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold," also
slips, from No. 22 to No. 28 on the Soundscan sales chart.
The single's sales dipped by 2,000 copies. In its second
week on Billboard's dance singles chart, "The Greatest
Romance Ever Sold" lost one place, slipping from No. 7 to
No. 8. However, the news isn't all bad. In its second week
back on Soundscan's singles chart, Prince's "1999" jumps
from No. 131 to No. 105. The Artist has announced that
"1999" is the song he'll be playing at his New Year's Eve
pay-per-view event, "Rave Un2 the Year 2000 With the
Artist," when the clock strikes midnight.