Valley Pop Music Charts

The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled for the Los Angeles Times from information supplied by SoundScan Inc., the music industry’s leading sales-reporting service. The rankings are based on actual sales in the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys and in Glendale.

TOP 20 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Medusa, Annie Lennox (11) - 2 Greatest Hits, Bruce Springsteen (2) 1 3 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (3) 3 4 Me Against the World, 2Pac (1) - 5 Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow (7) 2 6 II, Boyz II Men (6) 4 7 Dookie, Green Day (10) 5 8 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (14) 9 9 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (4) 7 10 Throwing Copper, Live (9) 8 11 Long Black Veil, Chieftains (22) - 12 Safe & Sound, DJ Quik (28) 10 13 Crazysexycool, TLC (12) 6 14 Bedtime Stories, Madonna (21) 12 15 Boys on the Side, soundtrack (26) 11 16 Pulp Fiction, soundtrack (30) 20 17 I Ain’t Movin’, Des’ree (27) - 18 The Lion King, soundtrack (5) 14 18 My Life, Mary J. Blige (17) 17 20 Unplugged in New York, Nirvana (25) 18

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TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Keep Their Heads Ringin’, Dr. Dre (9) 6 2 Candy Rain, Soul for Real (1) 2 3 Run Away, Real McCoy (6) 1 4 Take a Bow, Madonna (10) 3 5 This Is How We Do It, Montell Jordan (3) - 6 Red Light Special, TLC (4) 5 7 Baby, Brandy (5) 7 8 Big Poppa, Notorious B.I.G. (2) 8 8 Funky Melody/Dream About You, Stevie B (66) 4 10 If You Think You’re Lonely Now, K-Ci Hailey (15) 10 11 Lil’ Game We Play, Subway (12) 16 12 Believe, Elton John (27) 9 12 I’ll Be Around, Rappin’ 4-Tay (50) 17 14 You Gotta Be, Des’ree (18) 11 15 If You Love Me, Brownstone (11) 14 16 Lick It, Roula (81) 13 17 Mr. Personality, Gillette (36) 12 18 I’d Rather Be Alone, IV Xample (74) 18 19 Foe the Love of $, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (20) 20 20 Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz (23) -

* Source: (copyright) SoundScan Inc., for week ending Mar. 19