A Triple for Carey

Mariah Carey’s “Music Box” album must be sweet music for her fans. She’s ruling three of the Times’ Southern California charts--both pop and R&B; album as well as pop singles with “Dreamlover.” Garth Brooks’ “In Pieces” slipped a notch on the pop album chart to No. 2 but it’s still the big leader on the country chart. Also, it’s pulling his old “No Fences” back into the Top 10--to No. 9. “Barney’s Favorites Vol. 1” will continue to be a hot seller in the kiddie album market but it didn’t last long in the pop Top 20, dropping off after entering at No. 10.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Music Box, Mariah Carey (2) 2 2 In Pieces, Garth Brooks (1) 1 3 Sleepless in Seattle, soundtrack (6) 3 4 Blind Melon, Blind Melon (5) 6 5 Promises and Lies, UB40 (15) 5 6 janet., Janet Jackson (7) 4 7 River of Dreams, Billy Joel (4) 7 8 Black Sunday, Cypress Hill (10) 8 9 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (8) 9 10 Toni Braxton, Toni Braxton (14) 17

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Dreamlover, Mariah Carey (2) 2 2 Whoomp! There It Is, Tag Team (1) 1 3 I Get Around, 2Pac (5) 3 4 Mega Medley, Zapp & Roger (45) 7 5 Very Special, Big Daddy Kane (32) 4 6 Insane in the Brain, Cypress Hill (10) 5 7 If, Janet Jackson (6) 9 8 Check Yo Self, Ice Cube (20) 6 9 I’m Gonna Be, Proclaimers (13) 8 10 Right Here/Downtown, SWV (4) 17

TOP 10 COUNTRY ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 In Pieces, Garth Brooks (1) 1 2 No Time to Kill, Clint Black (5) 3 3 Tell Me Why, Wynonna Judd (4) 2 4 Lot About Livin,’ Alan Jackson (2) 4 5 It Won’t Be the Last, Billy Ray Cyrus (3) 9 6 This Time, Dwight Yoakam (13) 7 7 It’s Your Call, Reba McEntire (11) 5 8 Life’s a Dance, John M. Montgomery (7) 10 9 No Fences, Garth Brooks (16) 8 10 Pure Country, George Strait (9) 6

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Sept. 19