Pop Album Chart : 2 Spots for Brooks but Cyrus Still No. 1

Could Billy Ray Cyrus be the new Garth Brooks? The way he’s been hogging the top spot on the Billboard magazine pop album chart--five weeks now--he’s looking more like Brooks, who occupied No. 1 for months, all the time. Brooks’ “No Fences” re-entered the Top 10, at No. 9, giving him, once again, two Top 10 albums (“Ropin’ the Wind” is No. 6). High chart debuts: the B-52’s “Good Stuff” (No. 26) and Elton John’s “The One” (No. 31). Erik B. and Rakim, one of the most respected rap acts around, jumped on the chart at No. 22 with “Don’t Sweat the Technique.”

Rank Rank 2 Weeks Last Weeks on the Week Ago Chart 1. “Some Gave All,” 1 1 6 Billy Ray Cyrus 2. “Totally Krossed Out,” 2 2 13 Kris Kross 3. “MTV Unplugged EP,” 3 5 4 Mariah Carey 4. “Blood Sugar Sex Magik,” 4 3 40 Red Hot Chili Peppers 5. “Ten,” Pearl Jam 5 6 28 6. “Ropin’ the Wind,” 7 9 42 Garth Brooks 7. “Adrenalize,” Def Leppard 9 8 13 8. “Shadows and Light,” 6 4 4 Wilson Phillips 9. “No Fences,” Garth Brooks 13 11 95 10. “Southern Harmony 8 7 7 /Companion,” Black Crowes * “Don’t Sweat the ... 1 Technique,” Erik B. & Rakim

Source: Billboard/Soundscan