The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled...

The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled for The 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 Us, Peter Gabriel (2) -- 2 Chase, Garth Brooks (1) 1 3 Unplugged, Eric Clapton (4) 3 4 Dirt, Alice in Chains (6) -- 5 Timeless, Michael Bolton (5) -- 6 Ten, Pearl Jam (7) 2 7 Am I Not Your Girl, Sinead O’Connor (32) 5 8 Some Gave All, Billy Ray Cyrus (3) 16 9 Diva, Annie Lennox (38) 8 10 Singles Soundtrack (10) 4 11 Jon Secada, Jon Secada (53) 12 12 Ingenue, k.d. lang (58) 9 13 Abba-Esque, Erasure (106) 14 14 Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Red Hot Chili Peppers (31) 13 15 Funky Divas, En Vogue (19) 15 15 One, Elton John (29) 7 17 Hearts in Armor, Trisha Yearwood (48) -- 18 Our Time in Eden, 10,000 Maniacs (34) -- 19 Phantom of the Opera, cast highlights (96) 18 19 Come On Come On, Mary Chapin Carpenter (37) --

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 End of the Road, Boyz II Men (1) 1 2 Back to the Hotel, N2Deep (6) 2 3 Jump Around, House of Pain (2) 3 4 Rhythm is a Dancer, Snap (10) 4 5 Sometimes Love ... , Patty Smyth (3) 5 6 People Everyday, Arrested Development (5) 9 7 Please Don’t Go, K.W.S. (16) 6 8 Erotica, Madonna (27) -- 9 What About Your Friends, TLC (15) -- 10 Forever Love, Color Me Badd (20) -- 11 Crossover, EPMD (33) 10 12 Sesame’s Treet, Smart E’s (45) 7 13 Jump, Movement (38) 8 14 Baby Baby Baby, TLC (13) 13 15 I’d Die Without You, PM Dawn (22) 12 16 This Used To Be My Playground, Madonna (24) 14 17 Just Another Day, Jon Secada (23) 10 18 One, Elton John (29) 15 19 Free Your Mind, En Vogue (17) -- 20 Humpin’ Around, Bobby Brown (4) 16

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Oct. 4