Valley Pop Music Charts

The exclusive Valley 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 the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys and in Glendale.

TOP 20 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Friday, soundtrack (1) 1 2 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (2) 2 3 Medusa, Annie Lennox (20) 4 4 Throwing Copper, Live (3) 5 5 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (7) 3 6 Forrest Gump, soundtrack (4) 17 7 Made in England, Elton John (25) 6 8 II, Boyz II Men (6) 8 9 Greatest Hits, Bruce Springsteen (16) 7 10 Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow (12) 9 11 Dookie, Green Day (14) 11 12 This Is How We Do It, Montell Jordan (19) 16 13 The Lion King, soundtrack (10) 12 14 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (18) 10 15 Don Juan DeMarco, soundtrack (73) 19 16 Crazysexycool, TLC (11) 14 17 Bob Dylan, MTV Unplugged (23) - 18 Amor Prohibido, Selena (36) 15 19 Best of Gipsy Kings, Gipsy Kings (123) - 19 Another Night, Real McCoy (17) 13

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Have You Ever Really Loved ... , Bryan Adams (5) 2 2 This is How We Do It, Montell Jordan (1) 1 3 I’d Rather Be Alone, IV Xample (49) 3 4 Ask of You, Raphael Saadiq (12) 6 5 Lick It, Roula (61) 4 6 I’ll Be There For You, Method Man (2) 20 7 Freak Like Me, Adina Howard (3) 8 8 Water Runs Dry, Boys II Men (13) 9 9 Dear Mama, 2Pac (4) 7 10 I.N.C. Ride, Masta Ace (64) 5 11 Keep Their Heads Ringin’ Dr. Dre (6) 11 12 I’ll Be Around, Rappin’ 4-Tay (30) 15 13 Total Eclipse of the Heart, Nicki French (14) - 14 I Wish, Skee-Lo (107) 10 15 Red Light Special, TLC (7) 12 16 Move It Like This, K7 (81) 16 17 Believe, Elton John (22) 17 18 Never Find Someone Like You, Keith Martin (66) - 19 Candy Rain, Soul for Real (15) 19 20 Lil’ Game We Play, Subway (27) 14

* Source: Copyright SoundScan Inc., for week ending May 7