Smashing Pumpkins’ “Siamese Dream” had a smashing...

Smashing Pumpkins’ “Siamese Dream” had a smashing week on The Times’ Southern California pop album chart, bounding from No. 11 to No. 5. Meanwhile, Snoop Doggy Dogg has reason to howl with glee: The rapper’s “Doggystyle” not only reclaimed the top spot on the pop album and R&B; charts, but maintained its lead in the rap realm. The way Frank Sinatra’s “Duets” album plummeted, from No. 2 to No. 14 after the holidays, you can only conclude that it was a hugely popular Christmas gift. Without the gift-buying market--or a hit single--can “Duets” rally and return to the Top 10? Don’t bet on it.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Doggystyle, Snoop Doggy Dogg (1) 3 2 Vs., Pearl Jam (3) 4 3 Music Box, Mariah Carey (2) 1 4 Lethal Injection, Ice Cube (18) 6 5 Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins (17) 11 6 janet., Janet Jackson (4) 5 7 In Utero, Nirvana (19) 14 8 MTV Unplugged, 10,000 Maniacs (16) 10 9 Toni Braxton, Toni Braxton (13) 8 10 Everybody Else Is. . ., Cranberries (21) 9

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Gangsta Lean, D.R.S. (3) 1 2 All for Love, Adams/Stewart/Sting (1) 3 3 All That She Wants, Ace of Base (4) 4 4 Hero, Mariah Carey (5) 2 5 Breathe Again, Toni Braxton (9) 6 6 Getto Jam, Domino (10) 10 7 Again, Janet Jackson (6) 7 8 Keep Ya Head Up, 2Pac (8) 9 9 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (2) 8 10 Indo Smoke, Mista Grimm (61) 14

TOP 10 R&B; ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Doggystyle, Snoop Doggy Dogg (1) 2 2 Music Box, Mariah Carey (2) 1 3 Lethal Injection, Ice Cube (6) 4 4 janet., Janet Jackson (3) 3 5 Toni Braxton, Toni Braxton (5) 5 6 Diary of a Mad Band, Jodeci (4) 9 7 All The Greatest Hits, Zapp/Roger (31) 10 8 It’s On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa, Eazy-E (10) -- 9 Very Necessary, Salt-n-Pepa (8) -- 10 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (7) 7

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Jan. 2