SUPER TUESDAYS 2000

The 4Q rush to the end of the year is typically chock-full of superstar releases, and Y2K is no different.

Wherehouse Music's Bob Bell took time out from ghost-writing "Pop Eye" for the L.A. Times' Steve Hochman to pen this for us: "Every Tuesday from now until the end of the year, we're going to see a lot of big records."

Starting with Halloween, though, there are four straight weeks of mega-release "Super Tuesdays," not to mention a Presidential election:

Oct. 31:
Babyface (Epic)
Erykah Badu (Motown)
Godsmack (Republic/Universal)
Master P (No Limit/Priority)
Outkast (LaFace/Arista)
U2 (Interscope)

Bell: "There's still a huge fan base for U2… I think people are hungry for this record. They've made the kind of back-to-rock & roll record they had to make. If anyone doubted them, those doubts will be put to rest."

Nov. 7:
blink-182 (MCA)
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Ruthless/Epic)
Fatboy Slim (Astralwerks/Virgin)
Jennifer Lopez (Epic/550 Music)
R. Kelly (Jive)
Spice Girls (Virgin)
Tyrese (RCA)

Bell: "The Spice Girls is anybody's call. The last one surprised people by how well it did over time. I think the potential is there for this one to surprise also."

Nov. 14:
Dru Hill (Def Soul/IDJ)
Keith Sweat (Elektra/EEG) Offspring (Columbia/ CRG)
Rage Against the Machine (Epic)
Ricky Martin (Columbia/CRG)
Sade (Epic)

Bell: "Sade could be a real sleeper. It's been a long time since her last record, and people might not realize how large her upper-demo fan base is. They will come out for her."

Nov. 21:
112 (Bad Boy/Arista)
Backstreet Boys (Jive)
Beatles (Apple/Capitol)
Ice Cube (Priority)
"NOW Vol. 5" (Columbia/CRG)
Sugar Ray (Lava/Atlantic/Atl. Grp.)
Tim McGraw (Curb/Atl. Grp.)
Usher (LaFace/Arista)
Wu-Tang Clan (Loud/Columbia/CRG)

Bell: "The Backstreet Boys will be the biggest pop record of the season, but I think Limp Bizkit [10/7] has the potential to be the biggest rock record."