The exclusive Ventura County music charts are...

The exclusive Ventura County 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 Ventura County.

TOP 20 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 In Utero, Nirvana (3) 1 2 Janet, Janet Jackson (6) 4 3 Blind Melon, Blind Melon (10) 5 4 Music Box, Mariah Carey (4) 3 5 Easy Come Easy Go, George Strait (8) 2 6 In Pieces, Garth Brooks (1) 6 7 Greatest Hits-Vol 2, Reba McEntire (5) 7 8 River of Dreams, Billy Joel (7) 17 9 Sleepless in Seattle, Soundtrack (17) 14 10 Unplugged & Seated, Rod Stewart (15) -- 11 Grave Dancers Union, Soul Asylum (28) -- 12 Lot About Livin’, Alan Jackson (13) 20 13 Breathless, Kenny G (34) 15 14 Begger Better Faster More!, Four Non-Blondes (42) -- 15 Promises & Lies, UB40 (32) 13 16 Get A Grip, Aerosmith (18) -- 17 Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream (22) 11 18 Tell Me Why, Wynonna Judd (38) -- 19 Black Sunday, Cypress Hill (12) 10 20 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (16) 9

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Just Kickin’ It, Xscape (1) 1 2 I Get Around, Two-Pac (7) 4 3 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (2) 6 4 Indo Smoke, Mista Grimm (59) 9 5 Mega Medley, Zapp & Roger (47) 2 6 Anniversary, Tony! Toni! Tone! (9) 18 7 Soul to Squeeze, Red Hot Chili Peppers (10) 16 8 Very Special, Big Daddy Kane (37) 12 9 Dream Lover, Mariah Carey (4) 5 10 Hey Mr. D.J., Zhane (6) 3 11 Let Me Ride, Dr. Dre (27) 13 12 Check Yo Self, Ice Cube (30) 10 13 Insane in the Brain, Cypress Hill (14) 7 14 I’ll Do Anything for Love, Meatloaf (3) -- 15 Another Sad Love Song, Toni Braxton (16) 15 16 All That She Wants, Ace of Base (5) 19 16 Cryin, Aerosmith (12) 13 18 Right Here/Dowtown, SWV (11) 10 18 IBWIN’ Wit/Bonnie & Clyde, Yo Yo (104) -- 18 Can’t Help Falling In Love, UB40 (31) --

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending October 3