Still ‘Crazy’ . . .

Fan interest in the late Pasty Cline, arguably the best female country singer ever, is still strong. Her “Greatest Hits” is No. 9 on the Southern California country chart and No. 39 nationally. Madonna’s hot “Take a Bow” single, No. 5 on the Southern California pop chart, is boosting her “Bedtime Stories” up the pop album chart--four more notches to No. 8. Garth Brooks’ “Hits” is still crushing the competition, heading both the Southern California and national country charts--in addition to the national pop chart. So much for the predictions that it would do a fast fade after the Christmas shopping season.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Dookie, Green Day (5) 2 2 Vitalogy, Pearl Jam (3) 1 3 Hits, Garth Brooks (1) 3 4 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (4) 6 5 II, Boyz II Men (2) 5 6 Smash, Offspring (6) 4 7 Unplugged in New York, Nirvana (7) 7 8 Bedtime Stories, Madonna (17) 12 9 Best of Sade, Sade (28) 9 10 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (12) 8

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz (7) 1 2 Creep, TLC (1) 2 3 On Bended Knee, Boyz II Men (3) 3 4 Before I Let You Go, Blackstreet (5) 4 5 Take a Bow, Madonna (11) 9 6 Constantly, Immature (8) 7 7 Another Night, Real McCoy (2) 10 8 Playaz Club, Rappin’ 4-Tay (37) 5 9 I Wanna Be Down, Brandy (9) 6 10 Short Dick Man, 20 Fingers (6) 11

TOP 10 COUNTRY ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Hits, Garth Brooks (1) 1 2 Stones in Road, Mary C. Carpenter (7) 3 3 Not a Moment, Tim McGraw (2) 2 4 Tractors, Tractors (3) 7 5 Read My Mind, Reba McEntire (9) 8 6 You Might Be a Redneck if... , Jeff Foxworthy (6) 6 7 Who I Am, Alan Jackson (5) 4 8 Lead On, George Strait (8) 5 9 Greatest Hits, Patsy Cline (39) 9 10 Sweetest Gift, Trisha Yearwood (67) ...

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of Jan. 8