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 Chase, Garth Brooks (1) 2 2 Us, Peter Gabriel (6) 1 3 Automatic For the People, R.E.M. (2) - 4 Unplugged, Eric Clapton (4) 3 5 Ten, Pearl Jam (7) 6 6 Timeless, Michael Bolton (5) 5 7 Dirt, Alice in Chains (8) 4 8 Some Gave All, Billy Ray Cyrus (3) 8 9 Diva, Annie Lennox (35) 9 10 Singles, Soundtrack (17) 10 11 Ingenue, k.d. lang (57) 12 12 Achtung Baby, U2 (42) - 13 One, Elton John (27) 15 14 Am I Not Your Girl?, Sinead O’Connor (47) 7 15 Funky Divas, En Vogue (21) 15 16 Jon Secada, Jon Secada (48) 11 17 Abba-Esque, Erasure (112) 13 18 What Hits, Red Hot Chili Peppers (22) - 19 Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Red Hot Chili Peppers (37) 14 20 Guerrillas in tha Mist, Da Lench Mob (30) --

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Back to the Hotel, N2Deep (5) 2 2 End of the Road, Boyz II Men (1) 1 3 Jump Around, House of Pain (2) 3 4 Rhythm is a Dancer, Snap (11) 4 5 Erotica, Madonna (4) 8 6 Sometimes Love ... , Patty Smyth (3) 5 7 What About Your Friends, TLC (9) 9 8 I’d Die Without You, PM Dawn (8) 15 9 Please Don’t Go, K.W.S. (18) 7 10 People Everyday, Arrested Development (6) 6 11 Sesame’s Treet, Smart E’s (50) 12 12 Jump, Movement (43) 13 13 Forever Love, Color Me Badd (20) 10 14 Free Your Mind, En Vogue (16) 19 15 Crossover, EPMD (32) 11 16 How Do You Talk to an Angel, Heights (10) - 17 This Used To Be My Playground, Madonna (31) 16 18 My Name is Prince, Prince (22) - 19 One, Elton John (36) 18 20 Baby Baby Baby, TLC (21) 14

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Oct. 11