Valley Pop Music Charts

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 Bodyguard soundtrack (1) 1 2 Breathless, Kenny G (9) 3 3 Unplugged, Eric Clapton (6) 5 4 Aladdin soundtrack (16) 2 5 Christmas V2, Very Special (7) 6 6 Home For Christmas, Amy Grant (2) 4 7 Christmas Album, Neil Diamond (8) 8 8 Timeless, Michael Bolton (3) 7 9 Greatest Hits, Gloria Estefan (15) 10 10 Love Deluxe, Sade (14) 9 11 Ten, Pearl Jam (13) 12 12 Chase, Garth Brooks (4) 17 13 Automatic for the People, R.E.M. (12) 13 14 One, Elton John (29) 15 15 3 Years ... , Arrested Development (26) 18 16 Erotica, Madonna (25) 14 17 Predator, Ice Cube (18) 11 18 Beyond the Season, Garth Brooks (10) 16 19 Harvest, Neil Young (22) - 20 25, Harry Connick Jr. (32) -

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston (1) 1 2 Rump Shaker, Wreckx-N-Effect (2) 2 3 If I Ever Fall in Love, Shai (3) 3 4 Ditty, Paperboy (41) 6 5 In the Still of the Night, Boyz II Men (4) 4 6 Back to the Hotel, N2Deep (12) 5 7 I’d Die Without You, PM Dawn (6) 7 8 Rhythm Is a Dancer, Snap (5) 8 9 Homies, Lighter Shade of Brown (63) 9 10 Saving Forever for You, Shanice (11) 12 11 What About Your Friends, TLC (8) 11 12 Flex, Mad Cobra (9) 12 13 Jump Around, House of Pain (14) 10 14 Real Love, Mary J. Blige (15) 16 15 How Do You Talk to an Angel, Heights (10) 14 16 Good Enough, Bobby Brown (7) 15 17 Deeper & Deeper, Madonna (20) - 18 Whole New World, Bryson/Belle (8) - 19 Sesame’s Treet, Smart E’s (43) 17 20 Baby I’m for Real, After 7 (36) -

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Dec. 13