Having ‘Faith’ in No. 1

With its first album in three years, “Songs of Faith and Devotion,” Depeche Mode knocked “The Bodyguard” soundtrack from its place atop The Times’ Southern California pop album chart. Sting’s “Ten Summoner’s Tales” slipped two notches to No. 4, while Sade’s “Love Deluxe” made a resurgence back into the Top 10. After many weeks in the shadow of Dr. Dre and Paperboy, Snow’s “Informer” finally climbed to the top spot on the singles chart. Ice-T’s “Home Invasion” entered the rap album chart strongly at No. 2, but couldn’t shake Dr. Dre from his No. 1 position.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Songs of Faith. . ., Depeche Mode (1) -- 2 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (2) 1 3 Unplugged, Eric Clapton (4) 3 4 Ten Summoner’s Tales, Sting (5) 2 5 Breathless, Kenny G (3) 4 6 Pocket. . .Kryptonite, Spin Doctors (6) 7 7 Aladdin, soundtrack (23) 10 8 The Chronic, Dr. Dre (8) 5 9 Duran Duran, Duran Duran (25) 8 10 Love Deluxe, Sade (22) 18

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Informer, Snow (1) 2 2 Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang, Dr. Dre (3) 1 3 Freak Me, Silk (2) 3 4 Ditty, Paperboy (5) 4 5 It Was a Good Day, Ice Cube (14) 5 6 Down With the King, Run-DMC (15) 14 7 I’m So Into You, SWV (8) 6 8 Ordinary World, Duran Duran (20) 8 9 A Whole New World, Bryson/Belle (18) 11 10 I Have Nothing, Whitney Houston (13) 16

TOP 10 RAP ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Chronic, Dr. Dre (2) 1 2 Home Invasion, Ice-T (5) -- 3 3 Years 5 Months. . ., Arrested Dev. (4) 2 4 12 Inches of Snow, Snow (1) 4 5 19NaughtyIII, Naughty by Nature (3) 3 6 Reachin’, Digable Planets (7) 6 7 The Predator, Ice Cube (9) 5 8 Bliss Album?, P.M. Dawn (8) -- 9 Till Death Do Us Part, Geto Boys (6) 7 10 Hard or Smooth, Wreckx-N-Effect (10) 8

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of March 28