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 River of Dreams, Billy Joel (1) 3 3 Promises & Lies, UB40 (8) 4 4 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (7) 5 5 Janet, Janet Jackson (4) 6 6 Black Sunday, Cypress Hill (5) 2 7 Back to Broadway, Barbra Streisand (15) 7 8 Blind Melon, Blind Melon (3) 8 9 Ten Summoner’s Tales, Sting (18) 10 10 Duran Duran 2, Duran Duran (43) 9 11 Unplugged & Seated, Rod Stewart (10) 12 12 Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (51) 15 13 Zooropa, U2 (11) 13 14 Grave Dancers Union, Soul Asylum (12) 16 15 It’s About Time, SWV (14) 14 16 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (6) 11 17 Bigger Better Faster More, Four Non-Blondes (20) 19 18 The Chronic, Dr. Dre (27) - 19 Poetic Justice, Soundtrack (64) 18 20 Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins (21) -

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (1) 1 2 Dream Lover, Mariah Carey (2) 3 3 Very Special, Big Daddy Kane (33) 4 4 Can’t Help Falling in Love, UB40 (3) 2 5 I’m Gonna Be, Proclaimers (4) 8 6 I Get Around, 2 Pac (11) 10 7 Check Yo Self, Ice Cube (18) 5 8 Insane in the Brain, Cypress Hill (13) 7 9 If, Janet Jackson (6) 17 10 What’s Up, Four Non-Blondes (20) 11 11 Mega Medley, Zapp & Roger (48) 14 12 Lately, Jodeci (8) 6 13 One Last Cry, Brian McKnight (21) 20 14 Alright, Kris Kross (12) 13 15 Soul to Squeeze, Red Hot Chili Peppers (24) - 16 Runaway Train, Soul Asylum (5) 12 17 Will You Be There, Michael Jackson (19) 16 18 Right Here/Downtown, SWV (17) - 19 What’s Up Doc, Fu-Schnickens (28) 9 20 Rain, Madonna (32) 19

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Aug. 29