Nirvana’s Destiny

Nirvana’s “In Utero,” destined for a long stay at the top of the Times’ Southern California pop album chart, debuted--as expected--at No. 1. It’s also the hard-rock chart-topper--no surprise either. The “Free Willy” soundtrack has suddenly become an area favorite, jumping on the pop album chart at No. 4--though it’s only No. 84 nationally. On the pop singles chart, Tag Team’s “Whoomp! (There It Is)” is back in the No. 1 position after a temporary stay behind Mariah Carey’s “Dreamlover.” Clearly “Whoomp! (There It Is)” is the single of the year.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 In Utero, Nirvana (1) ... 2 Music Box, Mariah Carey (3) 1 3 In Pieces, Garth Brooks (2) 2 4 Free Willy, soundtrack (84) ... 5 janet., Janet Jackson (7) 6 6 Sleepless in Seattle, soundtrack (8) 3 7 Blind Melon, Blind Melon (6) 4 8 Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins (20) 13 9 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (9) 9 10 Promises and Lies, UB40 (19) 5

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TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (1) 2 2 Dreamlover, Mariah Carey (2) 1 3 I Get Around, 2Pac (7) 3 4 Indo Smoke, Mista Grimm (68) 15 5 Very Special, Big Daddy Kane (37) 5 6 Hey Mr. D.J., Zhane (11) ... 7 Insane in the Brain, Cypress Hill (12) 6 8 Mega Medley, Zapp and Roger (42) 4 9 If, Janet Jackson (6) 7 10 Another Sad ..., Toni Braxton (14) 12

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TOP 10 HARD ROCK ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 In Utero, Nirvana (1) ... 2 Blind Melon, Blind Melon (2) 1 3 Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins (6) 3 4 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (3) 2 5 Grave Dancers Union, Soul Asylum (5) 4 6 Get a Grip, Aerosmith (4) 5 7 La Sexorcisto, White Zombie (10) 6 8 Face the Heat, Scorpions (8) ... 9 Ten, Pearl Jam (7) 7 10 Independent Worm ..., BH Surfers (86) ...

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