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 Utero, Nirvana (2) 1 2 Janet, Janet Jackson (7) 3 3 Music Box, Mariah Carey (4) 2 4 Easy Come Easy Go, George Strait (5) - 5 Sleepless in Seattle, soundtrack (12) 3 6 Blind Melon, Blind Melon (9) 6 7 In Pieces, Garth Brooks (1) 5 8 Greatest Hits-Vol 2, Reba McEntire (8) - 9 River of Dreams, Billy Joel (6) 7 10 Promises & Lies, UB40 (24) 8 11 Breathless, Kenny G (31) - 12 Unplugged & Seated, Rod Stewart (15) 12 13 Black Sunday, Cypress Hill (13) 10 14 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (18) 11 15 Everybody Else Is Doing It So, Cranberries (36) 14 16 Up on the Roof, Neil Diamond (28) - 17 Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, Meatloaf (3) 17 18 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (14) 13 19 Lot About Livin’, Alan Jackson (17) - 20 Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (83) -

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (1) 1 2 Indo Smoke, Mista Grimm (62) 2 3 All That She Wants, Ace of Base (9) 9 4 Dream Lover, Mariah Carey (3) 3 5 I Get Around, 2 Pac (5) 4 6 Mega Medley, Zapp & Roger (45) 6 7 Just Kickin It, Xscape (2) - 7 Anniversary, Tony! Toni! Tone! (12) - 9 Very Special, Big Daddy Kane (37) 7 10 Hey Mr. D.J., Zhane (7) - 11 Cryin, Aerosmith (11) 12 12 Another Sad Love Song, Toni Braxton (16) 10 13 If, Janet Jackson (13) 8 14 Oh Carolina, Shaggy (54) 5 15 What is Love, Haddaway (20) - 16 Insane in the Brain, Cypress Hill (15) 11 17 Soul to Squeeze, Red Hot Chili Peppers (14) 17 18 Let Me Ride, Dr. Dre (31) 13 19 I’ll Do Anything for Love, Meatloaf (4) - 20 Will You Be There, Michael Jackson (23) 15

Source: (copyright) SoundScan Inc., for week ending October 3