Popular ‘Pulp’

Fans who see the much-talked movie “Pulp Fiction” are apparently buying the soundtrack, which is No. 7 on the Times’ Southern California pop album chart and No. 21 nationally.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Murder Was the Case, soundtrack (1) 1 2 Bedtime Stories, Madonna (3) ... 3 II, Boyz II Men (2) 3 4 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (14) 6 5 Hold Me Thrill Me, Gloria Estefan (9) 10 6 Smash, Offspring (4) 5 7 Pulp Fiction, soundtrack (21) 11 8 Monster, R.E.M. (5) 4 9 Tuesday Night, Sheryl Crow (11) 8 10 From the Cradle, Eric Clapton (6) 7

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze (1) 1 2 Playaz Club, Rappin’ 4-Tay (28) 2 3 I Wanna Be Down, Brandy (5) 3 4 Never Lie, Immature (7) 4 5 Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz (6) 12 6 I’ll Make Love To You, Boyz II Men (2) 5 7 Another Night, Real McCoy (8) 10 8 Sukiyaki, 4 P.M. (62) 8 9 Thuggish Ruggish Bone, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (15) 6 10 At Your Best, Aaliyah (11) 9

TOP 10 R&B; ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Murder Was the Case, soundtrack (1) 1 2 II, Boyz II Men (2) 2 3 Rhythm Of Love, Anita Baker (4) 3 4 Songs, Luther Vandross (5) 5 5 The Diary, Scarface (3) 4 6 Creepin’ On, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (7) 6 7 Brandy, Brandy (11) 9 8 Jason’s Lyric, soundtrack (6) 7 9 Icon Is Love, Barry White (8) ... 10 Digable Planets, Blowout Comb (12) 8

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of Oct. 30