RECORD INDUSTRY'S MAY FLOWERS

Britney Spears, Eminem, Whitney Houston, matchbox twenty, Phish, DJ Quik, Don Henley and Gloria Estefan are just a few of the superstars with releases on tap this month.

"Two mind-bogglingly huge weeks are ahead of us," said the mind-bogglingly huge Bob Bell of Wherehouse Records. "I feel like it's November. Which reminds me, I have to do my holiday shopping."

The movie business isn't the only one with some blockbusters up its sleeve.

Here's a complete list for the two release dates, with number of total units sold (U.S. O.T.C.) and first-week sales for the artist's last album:

May 16

Britney Spears, "Oops... I Did It Again" (Jive) (9m, 120k)

Whitney Houston, "Greatest Hits" (Arista) (2.5m, 125k)

DJ Quik, "Balance & Options" (Profile/Arista) (450k, 40k)

Pearl Jam, "Binaural" (Epic) (1.5m, 360k)

Phish, "Farmhouse" (Elektra) (290k, 75k)

The Temptations, "Ear Resistible" (Motown) (900k, 25k)

5ive, "Invincible" (Arista) (N/A)

BBMAK, "Sooner Or Later" (Hollywood) (N/A)

ninedays, "The Madding Crowd" (550 Music) (N/A)

May 23

Eminem, "The Marshall Mathers LP" (Aftermath/Interscope) (3.2m, 280k)

matchbox 20, "Mad Season by matchbox twenty" (Lava/Atlantic/Atl. G.) (7m, 610)

A Perfect Circle, "Mer de Noms" (Virgin) (N/A)

Don Henley, "Inside Job" (WB) (850k, 22k)

En Vogue, "Masterpiece Theater" (EastWest/Elektra) (570k, 53k)

Gloria Estefan, "Alma Caribena" (Epic) (550k, 65k)

"Family Values Tour '99" (Interscope) (720k, 120k)

"Road Trip" original soundtrack (DreamWorks) (N/A)

"Lucy Pearl" (Pookie/Beyond) (N/A)