The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled...

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 Monster, R.E.M. (2) 1 2 Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow (8) 5 3 From the Cradle, Eric Clapton (3) 2 4 II, Boyz II Men (1) 8 5 Smash, Offspring (4) 9 6 Barbra-Live at Madison ..., Barbra Streisand (19) 3 7 Dookie, Green Day (5) 7 8 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (9) 6 9 Rhythm of Love, Anita Baker (7) 10 10 Pisces Iscariot, Smashing Pumpkins (10) 4 11 Lion King, soundtrack (6) 13 12 Songs, Luther Vandross (12) 15 13 3 Tenors ..., Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti (29) 11 14 Creepin On ..., Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (14) 14 15 August and Everything After, Counting Crows (23) 16 16 Forrest Gump, soundtrack (18) 17 17 Stones in the Road, Mary Chapin Carpenter (11) 12 18 Purple, Stone Temple Pilots (13) 19 19 Candlebox, Candlebox (16) 18 20 Natural Born Killers, soundtrack (45) 20

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Playaz Club, Rappin’ 4-Tay (30) 1 2 I’ll Make Love to You, Boyz II Men (1) 2 3 Thuggish Ruggish..., Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (11) 3 4 Another Night, Real McCoy (13) 9 5 At Your Best (You are Love), Aaliyah (7) 6 5 Never Lie, Immature (3) 4 7 Here Comes the Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze (8) - 8 I Wanna Be Down, Brandi (5) 14 9 Secret, Madonna (14) 10 10 Endless Love, Luther Vandross/Mariah Carey (2) 5 11 Sukiyaki, 4 P.M. (For Positive Music) (72) 13 12 Short ... Man, 20 Fingers (57) 7 13 All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow (9) 12 14 Stroke You Up, Changing Faces (10) 8 15 Bop Gun, Ice Cube (22) 15 16 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters (19) 16 17 Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz (4) 18 18 When Can I See You, Babyface (24) 11 19 Always, Bon Jovi (6) - 19 Juicy, Notorious BIG (15) 17

Source: (copyright) SoundScan Inc., for week ending Oct. 16