‘Poison’ Looks Good

Bell Biv Devoe, the trio from New Edition, is demonstrating it can do quite well working outside that popular soul group. Bell Biv’s album, “Poison,” climbed two notches to No. 5 on the Billboard magazine pop chart. The “Pretty Woman” soundtrack, certainly getting a boost from the smash hit movie, moved up two places to No. 4. The hottest new album on the chart is “Shut Up and Dance,” Paula Abdul’s album of dance mixes--No. 13 after just two weeks on the chart. For the second straight week, Madonna’s “Vogue” is the No. 1 pop single.

* Once again proving that negative publicity can be good publicity, controversial Andrew Dice Clay’s comedy album is suddenly hot again. Three weeks ago it was on the decline, apparently peaking at No. 56. But this week it jumped to No. 39.

Rank Rank 2 Weeks Title (Label) Last Week Weeks Ago on Chart 1. “I Do Not Want 1 1 9 ... Haven’t Got” Sinead O’Connor (Chrysalis) 2. “Please Hammer 2 2 13 Don’t Hurt ‘Em” M.C. Hammer (Capitol) 3. “Brigade” 3 3 7 Heart (Capitol) 4. “Pretty Woman” 6 7 9 Soundtrack (EMI) 5. “Poison” 7 9 9 Bell Biv Devoe (MCA) * “The Day the 48 57 7 Laughter Died” Andrew Dice Clay (Def American)