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 From the Cradle, Eric Clapton (6) -- 2 Soundtrack, The Lion King (4) 7 3 Dookie, Green Day (5) 2 4 Smash, Offspring (6) 1 5 II, Boyz II Men (2) 3 6 Purple, Stone Temple Pilots (9) 4 7 Soundtrack, Forrest Gump (7) 5 8 Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti, 3 Tenors in Concert (13) 14 9 Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow (8) 10 10 August & Everything After, Counting Crows (12) 8 11 Rhythm of Love, Anita Baker (3) -- 12 Superunknown, Soundgarden (18) 9 13 Candle Box, Candle Box (11) 11 14 Stranger Than Fiction, Bad Religion (121) 6 15 Segundo Romance, Luis Miguel (47) -- 16 Sign, Ace of Base (10) 16 17 Soundtrack, Natural Born Killers (21) 13 18 Ill Communication, Beastie Boys (32) 19 19 Colour of My Love, Celine Dion (33) -- 20 Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails (25) 15

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 I’ll Make Love to You, Boyz II Men (1) 1 2 Bop Gun, Ice Cube (13) 2 3 At Your Best (You Are Love), Aaliyah (2) 4 4 Never Lie, Immature (6) 15 5 Endless Love, Vandross/Carey (3) 5 6 When Can I See You, Babyface (9) 6 7 Stroke You Up, Changing Faces (2) 3 8 I Swear, All-4-One (12) -- 9 This D.J., Warren G. (7) 11 10 All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow (11) 17 11 Funkdafied, Da Brat (17) 7 11 Fantastic Voyage, Coolio (10) 7 13 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters (15) 12 14 Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Elton John (26) 14 15 Nappy Heads, Fugees (57) 13 15 Lion Sleeps Tonight, Tokens (25) -- 17 Far Behind, Candlebox (16) -- 18 Heaven ‘n’ Hell, Salt-N-Pepa (20) -- 19 Closer, Nine Inch Nails (27) -- 20 Playaz Club, Rappin 4-Tay (52) --

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Sept. 18