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 Sleepless in Seattle, soundtrack (2) 1 2 Black Sunday, Cypress Hill (3) 3 3 River of Dreams, Billy Joel (1) 5 4 Promises & Lies, UB40 (8) 7 5 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (9) 9 6 Janet, Janet Jackson (4) 2 7 Back to Broadway, Barbra Streisand (15) 4 8 Blind Melon, Blind Melon (5) 6 9 Duran Duran 2, Duran Duran (36) 10 10 Ten Summoner’s Tales, Sting (23) 14 11 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (6) 13 12 Unplugged & Seated, Rod Stewart (12) 11 13 Zooropa, U2 (10) 8 14 It’s About Time, SWV (14) 15 15 Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (43) 22 16 Grave Dancers Union, Soul Asylum (13) - 17 Outside: From the Redwoods, Kenny Loggins (97) - 18 Poetic Justice, soundtrack (45) 16 19 Bigger Better Faster More, Four Non-Blondes (24) 19 20 Breathless, Kenny G (18) 18

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (1) 1 2 Can’t Help Falling in Love, UB40 (2) 3 3 Dream Lover, Mariah Carey (3) 7 4 Very Special, Big Daddy Kane (35) 2 5 Check Yo Self, Ice Cube (14) 4 6 Lately, Jodeci (5) 6 7 Insane in the Brain, Cypress Hill (12) 8 8 I’m Gonna Be, Proclaimers (4) 5 9 What’s Up Doc, Fu-Schnickens (26) 18 10 I Get Around, 2 Pac (15) 9 11 What’s Up, Four Non-Blondes (17) 11 12 Runaway Train, Soul Asylum (8) 14 13 Alright, Kris Kross (9) 12 14 Mega Medley, Zapp & Roger (50) - 15 If I Had No Loot, Tony! Toni! Tone! (11) 10 16 Will You Be There, Michael Jackson (19) 15 17 If, Janet Jackson (10) 16 18 Have I Told You Lately, Rod Stewart (34) 17 19 Rain, Madonna (31) - 20 One Last Cry, Brian McKnight (21) 20

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Aug. 22