Pearl Jam Rules

KROQ’s Christmas tape, “No Toys For O.J.,” wiped out nearly all the competition on the Times’ Southern California pop album chart, debuting at No. 2. It wasn’t quite up to the Pearl Jam challenge though, with that group’s “Vitalogy” resoundingly topping the chart. The KROQ tape sold 42,000 copies (proceeds go to charity), which was also good enough to place it at No. 57 on the national chart. Available only at Wherehouse outlets and priced at just $1.67, the tape is a combination of Christmas songs and celebrity chit-chat with DJs Kevin and Bean.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Vitalogy, Pearl Jam (1) ... 2 No Toys For O.J., Kevin and Bean (57) ... 3 Miracles: Holiday Album, Kenny G (2) 1 4 Live At The BBC, Beatles (3) ... 5 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey (4) 3 6 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (6) 2 7 II, Boyz II Men (5) 4 8 Best Of, Sade (22) 5 9 Dookie, Green Day (7) 10 10 Unplugged In New York, Nirvana (8) 6

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze (1) 1 2 Tootsee Roll , 69 Boyz (6) 2 3 On Bended Knee, Boyz II Men (3) 3 4 Creep, TLC (2) 4 5 Before I Let You Go, Blackstreet (8) 6 6 I Wanna Be Down, Brandy (7) 5 7 Playaz Club Remix, Rappin’ 4-Tay (29) 7 8 Another Night, Real McCoy (4) 8 9 Short Dick Man, Twenty Fingers (9) 9 10 Secret, Madonna (13) 10

TOP 10 HARD ROCK ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Vitalogy, Pearl Jam (1) ... 2 Dookie, Green Day (2) 2 3 Unplugged In New York, Nirvana (3) 1 4 Smash, Offspring (4) 3 5 Purple, Stone Temple Pilots (7) 5 6 Big Ones, Aerosmith (5) 4 7 No Quarter, Page/Plant (9) 6 8 Candlebox, Candlebox (8) 9 9 Crossroad, Bon Jovi (6) 7 10 Pisces ... , Smashing Pumpkins (10) 8

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of Dec. 11