Valley Pop Music Charts

The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled for the Los Angeles 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 From the Cradle, Eric Clapton (2) 1 2 II, Boyz II Men (1) 3 3 Rhythm of Love, Anita Baker (3) 2 4 3 Tenors ..., Carreras/Domingo/Pavorotti (15) 4 5 Dookie, Green Day (6) 7 6 Lion King, soundtrack (4) 8 7 Forrest Gump, soundtrack (9) 6 8 Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow (8) 5 9 Segundo Romance, Luis Miguel (57) 9 10 Songs, Luther Vandross (5) - 11 Creepin On ..., Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (12) 17 12 Smash, Offspring (7) 10 13 August and Everything After, Counting Crows (13) 11 14 Natural Born Killers, soundtrack (23) 12 15 Candlebox, Candlebox (11) 15 16 Purple, Stone Temple Pilots (10) 14 17 Sign, Ace of Base (14) 13 18 Secret World Live, Peter Gabriel (34) 19 19 Superunknown, Soundgarden (18) 16 20 Live at the Acropolis, Yanni (33)

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 I’ll Make Love to You, Boyz II Men (1) 1 2 Endless Love, Luther Vandross/Mariah Carey (2) 3 3 Never Lie, Immature (3) 12 4 At Your Best (You Are Love), Aaliyah (6) 2 5 Playaz Club, Rappin’ 4-Tay (40) 9 6 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters (16) 5 7 Stroke You Up, Changing Faces (4) 5 8 When Can I See You, Babyface (10) 4 9 Bop Gun, Ice Cube (12) 7 10 Thuggish Ruggish Bone, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (14) 13 11 Another Night, Real McCoy (21) 8 12 Nappy Heads, Fugees (63) 10 13 All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow (7) 14 14 Short ... Man, 20 Fingers (64) - 15 I Swear, All-4-One (11) 11 16 Flava in Ya Ear, Craig Mack (9) - 17 Black Superman, Above the Law (121) 18 18 This D.J., Warren G. (8) 15 19 Sukiyaki, 4 p.m. (For Positive Music) (122) 20 20 Funkdafied, Da Brat (24) 17

Source: (copyright) SoundScan Inc., for week ending Sept. 25