AMERICAN CHARTWATCH.

S Club 7 finally make their first Hot 100 singles chart appearance this week, landing the highest debut of the week with Never Had A Dream Come True at number 62. Its success comes after three previous S Club 7 singles sold well without making the Hot 100 -- primarily because the chart is skewed 75% in favour of airplay, something S Club 7 have found hard to come by thus far. It is a year since Bring It All Back gave the group their first taste of success, peaking at number 22 on the sales chart. Their follow-up, Two In A Million fared even better, reaching number 19 last summer, while Natural reached number 15 before Christmas and remains on the sales list some 19 weeks after its debut. Ironically, Never Had A Dream Come True's success is due entirely to airplay, as no commercial single has been released. The popularity of the song is helping to rally S Club 7's album 7, too. Peaking at number 94 before Christmas, it climbs 160-144 this week.

Another British artist with a hit single and album helping each other is Dido, whose Hot 100 hit Thank You climbs 23-21, while her album No Angel, which enjoys a 39% hike in sales to a best-yet tally of 131,000, rises 6-4. Although her increase is one of the best, she is far from being alone in experiencing a considerable increase in sales week-on-week. A combination of the President's Day ...