Strong ‘Pulse’

Pink Floyd’s live album “Pulse” had a strong second week, landing at No. 3 on both The Times’ Southern California and the national pop album charts. Indications are that it may stay in the Top Five in both charts for at least another two weeks--a strong showing for a live album. On the national pop chart, Michael Jackson’s heavily hyped “Scream” continues to trail rapper Notorious B.I.G.’s less-heralded “One More Chance,” which is the top single, while “Scream” is No. 3. Paula Adbul’s first album in four years, “Head Over Heels,” is off too a good start, entering at No. 14 on the Southern California pop chart and No. 18 nationally. But, will the album, which has received some bad reviews, have legs?

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Pocahontas, soundtrack (2) 1 2 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (1) 3 3 Pulse, Pink Floyd (3) 2 4 Batman Forever, soundtrack (6) 6 5 Crazysexycool, TLC (4) 7 6 Friday, soundtrack (12) 4 7 Throwing Copper, Live (5) 5 8 II, Boyz II Men (9) 13 9 Forever Blue, Chris Isaak (38) 9 10 Sixteen Stone, Bush (20) 17

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Scream, Michael Jackson (3) 1 2 Don’t Take It Personal, Monica (2) 3 3 One More Chance, Notorious B.I.G. (1) 6 4 I Got 5 on It, Luniz (31) 4 5 Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?, Bryan Adams (6) 2 6 Total Eclipse, Nicki French (7) 5 7 Waterfalls, TLC (4) 9 8 Freek’N You (Part 1), Jodeci (9) 8 9 I’ll Be There for You, Method Man (5) 7 10 Freak Like Me, Adina Howard (8) 11

TOP 10 COUNTRY ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Hits, Garth Brooks (3) 2 2 John Michael Montgomery, John Michael Montgomery (1) 1 3 Woman in Me, Shania Twain (2) 4 4 Now That I’ve Found You, Alison Krauss (4) 3 5 Read My Mind, Reba McEntire (8) 7 6 You Might Be a Redneck If. . .Jeff Foxworthy (5) 9 7 No Ordinary Man, Tracy Byrd (7) 5 8 Crying Shame, The Mavericks (15) -- 9 Not a Moment, Tim McGraw (6) 8 10 Dwight Live, Dwight Yoakam (11) 6

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of June 18