‘Duets II’ Debuts

Though critics have been taking potshots at Frank Sinatra’s “Duets II,” the album seems to be criticism-proof. It debuted at No. 9 on the Times Southern California pop chart and No. 16 nationally. Look for it to be a big seller during the Christmas shopping season.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (1) 1 2 Unplugged In New York, Nirvana (3) 2 3 II, Boyz II Men (2) 6 4 Best Of, Sade (14) 4 5 Fields Of Gold, Sting (17) 3 6 Smash, Offspring (5) 9 7 Murder ... Case, soundtrack (12) 7 8 Pulp Fiction, soundtrack (26) 8 9 Duets II, Frank Sinatra (16) ... 10 Miracles, Kenny G (6) 20

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze (1) 1 2 On Bended Knee, Boyz II Men (2) 6 3 PlayazClub, Rappin’ 4-Tay (30) 2 4 Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz (7) 5 5 I Wanna Be Down, Brandy (8) 4 6 Creep, TLC (3) 9 7 Short ... Man, Twenty Fingers (14) 8 8 Never Lie, Immature (12) 3 9 Secret, Madonna (11) 7 ... 10 Another Night, Real McCoy (5) 10

TOP 10 LATIN ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Segundo Romance, Luis Miguel (1) 1 2 Clasicos ... , Carlos Vives (3) 2 3 Gracias Mujer, Banda Machos (5) 3 4 Camino Del Alma, Christian (10) 4 5 Donde Jugaran Los Ninos, Mana (11) 5 6 Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (2) 6 7 Ayer Y Hoy, Ana Gabriel (18) 7 8 Romance, Luis Miguel (16) 8 9 Gracias Por Esperar, Juan Gabriel (22) ... 10 Dos Plebes, Tigres Del Norte (7) ...

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of Nov. 20