Pyros Mania

Porno for Pyros, the new rock band headed by former Jane’s Addiction leader Perry Farrell, is off to a blazing start with its self-titled debut album opening on top of The Times’ Southern California pop chart. Apparently a lot of old Addiction addicts want to hear what Farrell is up to now. But after the curiosity seekers are satisfied in the first few weeks, the PFP album will have to stand on its own. Aerosmith, swimming upstream against the tides that are sinking mainstream rock, sank from No. 1 to No. 7 with its “Get a Grip” and may have trouble staying afloat.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Porno for Pyros, Porno for Pyros (3) -- 2 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (1) 2 3 Love Deluxe, Sade (11) 3 4 Breathless, Kenny G (4) 4 5 Unplugged, Eric Clapton (7) 9 6 Ten Summoner’s Tales, Sting (12) 7 7 Get a Grip, Aerosmith (2) 1 8 Unplugged, Eric Clapton (6) 5 9 It’s About Time, SWV (9) 10 10 Pocket. . .of Kryptonite, Spin Doctors (5) 6

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 That’s the Way. . ., Janet Jackson (1) 1 2 Knockin’ Da Boots, H Town (3) 4 3 Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang, Dr. Dre (4) 2 4 Show Me Love, Robin S (22) 6 5 Freak Me, Silk (2) 3 6 Informer, Snow (5) 5 7 Touch My Light, Big Mountain (74) 9 8 It Was a Good Day, Ice Cube (8) 10 9 I’m So Into You, SWV (9) 8 10 Down With the King, Run-DMC(10) 7

TOP 10 R&B; ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (1) 1 2 Love Deluxe, Sade (7) 2 3 Breathless, Kenny G (2) 3 4 The Chronic, Dr. Dre (3) 4 5 It’s About Time, SWV (5) 5 6 12 Inches of Snow, Snow (4) 7 7 Lose Control, Silk (6) 6 8 Dangerous, Michael Jackson (9) 9 9 Who’s the Man?, soundtrack (12) -- 10 3 Years 5 Months. . ., Arrested Dev. (14) --

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of May 2