Dinosaur Power

Barney, the lovable dinosaur who’s been ruling the kidvid range, has branched out to new turf with an album, “Barney’s Favorites Vol. 1.” Remarkably, it’s romping to No. 10 on its first week on the Times’ Southern California pop album chart. How do you think artists like U2, Rod Stewart and Sting feel about being outsold not just by a kiddie album--but one featuring a singing dinosaur? “Black Sunday,” Cypress Hill’s ode to pot-smoking, is still the most popular rap album, topping the rap chart and placing No. 8 on the pop chart.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 In Pieces, Garth Brooks (1) 1 2 Music Box, Mariah Carey (2) 2 3 Sleepless in Seattle, soundtrack (5) 3 4 janet., Janet Jackson (6) 5 5 Promises and Lies, UB40 (14) 4 6 Blind Melon, Blind Melon (4) 6 7 River of Dreams, Billy Joel (3) 8 8 Black Sunday, Cypress Hill (10) 7 9 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (8) 10 10 Barney’s Favorites Vol. 1, Barney (9) ...

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TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (1) 2 2 Dream Lover, Mariah Carey (2) 1 3 I Get Around, 2Pac (5) 3 4 Very Special, Big Daddy Kane (30) 4 5 Insane in the Brain, Cypress Hill (12) 6 6 Check Yo Self, Ice Cube (17) 5 7 Mega Medley, Zapp and Roger (43) 7 8 I’m Gonna Be, the Proclaimers (10) 10 9 What’s Up, 4 Non Blondes (23) 12 9 If, Janet Jackson (7) 8

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TOP 10 RAP ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Black Sunday, Cypress Hill (1) 1 2 Chronic, Dr. Dre (3) 2 3 Strictly For My N.I.G.G.A.Z., 2Pac (7) 4 4 Da Bomb, Kris Kross (4) 3 5 21 and Over, Tha Alkaholiks, (16) 9 6 World Is Yours, Scarface (2) 5 7 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (6) 8 8 Predator, Ice Cube (8) 7 9 Bacdafucup, Onyx (5) 6 10 Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys (...) ...

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of Sept. 12