Grammy Boosts Carey

Mariah Carey is surging again. Her debut album, “Mariah Carey,” which has already sold more than 3 million copies, leaped two notches to No. 3. The latest rise is due to two factors: One is her new single, “Someday,” which rocketed up the pop chart to No. 17; the other is the recent news of all her Grammy nominations, which undoubtedly inspired some pop fans who weren’t familiar with her work to give it a listen. Chris Isaak’s “Heart Shaped World” is bolting up the chart, No. 52 to No. 37, largely thanks to his hit single, “Wicked Game”--No. 20 on the pop chart. One of the fastest rising albums on the chart is the C&C; Music Factory’s danceable “Gonna Make You Sweat,” which jumped from No. 40 to No. 27. The single of the title song is No. 2 on the pop chart. The pop-soul vocal group Surface continues to head the pop singles chart with “The First Time.”

* Rowdy, ribald rocker David Lee Roth is off to a fast start with his new one, “A Little Ain’t Enough.” It debuted at No. 46 and has a good shot at making the Top 10.

POP ALBUM CHART

Rank Rank 2 Weeks Title (Label) Last Week Weeks Ago on Chart 1.”To the Extreme” 1 1 20 Vanilla Ice (SBK) 2.”The Immaculate Collection” 2 3 10 Madonna (Sire/Warner Bros.) 3.”Mariah Carey” 5 5 32 Mariah Carey (Columbia) 4.”The Simpsons Sing the Blues” 3 4 7 The Simpsons (Geffen) 5.”Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em” 4 2 48 M.C. Hammer (Capitol) *”A Little Ain’t Enough” ... ... 1 Davie Lee Roth (Warner Bros.)