The exclusive Ventura County music charts are...

The exclusive Ventura County 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 Ventura County.

TOP 20 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Miracles, The Holiday Album, Kenny G (2) 1 2 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (5) 3 3 Vitalogy, Pearl Jam (3) 2 4 Dookie, Green Day (7) 6 5 Hits, Garth Brooks (1) 4 6 Smash, Offspring (9) 7 7 II, Boyz II Men (4) 9 8 Live at the BBC, Beatles (10) 5 9 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey (6) 8 10 Unplugged in New York, Nirvana (8) 12 11 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (12) 10 12 Monster, R.E.M. (14) 13 13 Tuesday Night Music Club, Sherly Crow (28) 17 14 Widlflowers, Tom Petty (11) 11 15 Yes I Am, Melissa Ethridge (16) 15 16 From the Cradle, Eric Clapton (20) 14 17 The Lion King, Soundtrack (13) 20 18 Bedtime Stories, Madonna (19) -- 19 Pulp Fiction, Soundtrack (36) -- 20 Fields of Gold, Sting (27) --

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 On Bended Knee, Boyz II Men (2) 3 2 Tootsie Roll, 69 Boyz (6) 1 3 Creep, TLC (2) 4 4 I Wanna Be Down, Brandy (7) 6 5 Always, Bon Jovi (5) 11 6 Here Comes the Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze (3) 2 7 Before I Let You Go, Blackstreet (8) 9 8 All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow (27) 12 9 Playaz Club, Rappin’ 4-Tay (30) 6 10 Secret, Madonna (17) 13 11 Another Night, Real McCoy (4) 5 12 Twenty Fingers, Short ... Man, (9) 8 13 Never Lie, Immature (52) 18 14 Take a Bow, Madonna (19) 13 15 Sukiyaki, 4 P.M. (For Positive Music) (20) 10 16 Practice What You Preach, Barry White (10) 16 17 Constantly, Immature (11) 19 18 You Want This, Janet Jackson (13) 15 18 I’ll Make Love to You, Boyz II Men (12) 20 20 Breakdown, Fu-Schnickens (89) --

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Dec. 25