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 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (1) 1 2 Amor Prohibido, Selena (41) 6 3 Friday, soundtrack (3) 2 4 Throwing Copper, Live (2) 4 5 Medusa, Annie Lennox (19) 4 6 II, Boyz II Men (6) 8 7 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (8) 3 8 Crazysexycool, TLC (11) 18 9 Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow (15) 13 9 This is How We Do It, Montell Jordan (13) 15 11 Greatest Hits, Bruce Springsteen (20) 9 12 Yes I Am, Melissa Etheridge (26) 11 12 Made in England, Elton John (32) 10 14 Astro Creep: 2000, White Zombie (9) - 15 Another Night, Real McCoy (24) - 15 Don Juan DeMarco, soundtrack (64) 14 17 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (17) 11 18 Forrest Gump, soundtrack (4) 7 19 Dookie, Green Day (21) 19 20 Best of Gipsy Kings, Gipsy Kings (105) 16

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Have You Ever Really Loved ... , Brian Adams (2) 1 2 This is How We Do It, Montell Jordan (3) 2 3 Total Eclipse of the Heart, Nicki French (8) 5 4 I’ll Be There For You, Method Man (1) 4 5 I’d Rather Be Alone, IV Xample (43) 3 6 Don’t Take It Personal, Monica (4) 10 7 Freak Like Me, Adina Howard (5) 6 8 Water Runs Dry, Boys II Men (10) 8 9 Lick It, Roula (62) 11 10 Keep Their Heads Ringin’ Dr. Dre (6) 14 11 Dear Mama, 2Pac (7) 7 12 I Wish, Skee-Lo (91) 13 12 I.N.C. Ride, Masta Ace (59) 11 14 Ask of You, Raphael Saadiq (13) 8 15 Every Little Thing I Do, Soul for Real (17) 17 16 No More “I Love You’s,” Annie Lennox (23) - 17 Someone to Love, Jon B. (27) - 18 Can’t You See, Total (9) - 19 Give It 2 You, Da Brat (15) 20 20 I’ll Be Around, Rappin’ 4-Tay (38) 15

* Source: (copyright) SoundScan Inc., for week ending May 21