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 In Pieces, Garth Brooks (1) - 2 Music Box, Mariah Carey (2) - 3 Sleepless in Seattle, soundtrack (5) 1 4 Promises & Lies, UB40 (9) 3 5 Janet, Janet Jackson (6) 5 6 River of Dreams, Billy Joel (3) 2 7 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (10) 4 8 Back to Broadway, Barbra Streisand (30) 7 9 Blind Melon, Blind Melon (4) 8 10 Black Sunday, Cypress Hill (8) 6 11 Ten Summoner’s Tales, Sting (25) 9 12 Unplugged & Seated, Rod Stewart (12) 11 13 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (7) 16 14 Grave Dancers Union, Soul Asylum (14) 14 15 Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (60) 12 16 Zooropa, U2 (13) 13 17 It’s About Time, SWV (15) 15 18 Are You Gonna Go My Way, Lenny Kravitz (18) - 19 Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins (22) 20 20 Duran Duran 2, Duran Duran (54) 10

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TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (1) 1 2 Dream Lover, Mariah Carey (2) 2 3 Very Special, Big Daddy Kane (30) 3 4 I Get Around, 2 Pac (6) 6 5 Insane in the Brain, Cypress Hill (13) 8 6 Mega Medley, Zapp & Roger (42) 11 7 If, Janet Jackson (5) 9 8 Check Yo Self, Ice Cube (15) 7 9 Can’t Help Falling in Love, UB40 (3) 4 10 I’m Gonna Be, Proclaimers (9) 5 11 What’s Up, Four Non-Blondes (23) 10 12 Will You Be There, Michael Jackson (17) 17 13 Runaway Train, Soul Asylum (7) 16 14 One Last Cry, Brian McKnight (21) 13 15 Alright, Kris Kross (10) 14 16 Right Here/Downtown, SWV (11) 18 17 Rain, Madonna (32) 20 18 Oh Carolina, Shaggy (67) - 19 Soul to Squeeze, Red Hot Chili Peppers (26) 15 20 Lately, Jodeci (12) 12

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending September 5