Spices’ ‘Goodbye’ Gets a Warm Hello

The defection of Ginger Spice hasn’t stopped her former colleagues: The Spice Girls’ first release as a quartet, “Goodbye,” enters the Southern California singles chart at No. 1 (and nationally at No. 4). The post-Ginger slice of girl power is part of a multitrack single that also includes a remake of the Waitresses’ “Christmas Wrapping.” On the album chart, Celine Dion returns to the No. 1 spot that was briefly occupied by KROQ’s annual Christmas charity collection.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 These Are Special Times, Celine Dion (2) 2 2 Spirit, Jewel (4) 3 3 #1’s, Mariah Carey (6) 4 4 ‘N Sync, ‘N Sync (3) 9 5 Romanza, Andrea Bocelli (35) 8 6 Double Live, Garth Brooks (1) 5 7 Americana, the Offspring (9) 6 8 Home for Christmas, ‘N Sync (7) 10 9 Greatest Hits, 2Pac (13) 7 10 Doc’s Da Name 2000, Redman (11) --

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Goodbye, Spice Girls (4) -- 2 Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here, Deborah Cox (2) 2 3 I’m Your Angel, R. Kelly & Celine Dion (1) 1 4 Lately, Divine (3) 3 5 It’s All Because of You, 98 Degrees (5) 5 6 Love Me, 112 (10) 7 7 Love Like This, Faith Evans (9) 6 8 Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (6) 8 9 Pushin’ Weight, Ice Cube (14) 4 10 Doo Wop (That Thing), Lauryn Hill (11) 11

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended Dec. 13