‘Outlaw’ Country

Showing that being politically incorrect can sell records, country singer Tim McGraw, whose hit single “Indian Outlaw” angered Native Americans, has ridden the PI wave to stardom. Hands down, he’s country’s big new star of ’94. His album, “Not a Moment Too Soon,” which features the single, tops both The Times’ Southern California country chart and the national country chart. But the album is more than a country hit: On the national pop chart for 23 weeks, it’s been a fixture in the Top 20 and has sold more than 2 million copies.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 The Lion King, soundtrack (1) 1 2 Forrest Gump, soundtrack (2) 2 3 Dookie, Green Day (4) 4 4 Smash, Offspring (9) 3 5 August and...After, Counting Crows (6) 6 6 The Sign, Ace of Base (5) 8 7 Purple, Stone Temple Pilots (3) 7 8 House of Love, Amy Grant (13) -- 9 Regulate...G-Funk Era, Warren G. (7) 10 10 Superunknown, Soundgarden (10) 9

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 I’ll Make Love..., Boyz II Men (1) 1 2 Stay, Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories (3) 2 3 Stroke You Up, Changing Faces (2) 3 4 Funkdafied, Da Brat (6) 4 5 Fantastic Voyage, Coolio (4) 5 6 Bop Gun, Ice Cube (16) 6 7 When Can I See You, Babyface (11) 8 8 At Your Best, Aaliyah (13) -- 9 This D.J., Warren G. (5) 9 10 I Swear, All-4-One (8) 7

TOP 10 COUNTRY ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Not a Moment..., Tim McGraw (1) 2 2 Who I Am, Alan Jackson (2) 1 3 When Love Finds You, Vince Gill (5) 4 What a Crying Shame, Mavericks (7) 4 5 Read My Mind, Reba McEntire (4) 3 6 Kickin’ It Up, John M. Montgomery (3) 6 7 Fallen Angels..., Patty Loveless (9) -- 8 In Pieces, Garth Brooks (11) 8 9 Third Rock..., Joe Diffie (6) 10 10 Rhythm Country..., various (21) 7

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of Aug. 28