Dual Debut

Ever since SoundScan began monitoring record sales in 1992, it has not been unusual for an album to make its chart debut at No. 1. It’s rare, however, for a pair of albums to enter the charts in the top two positions. Jodeci’s hormone-driven romp, “The Show, the After Party, the Hotel,” entered The Times’ Southern California album chart and the national chart at No. 2, but the R&B; vocal group was upstaged by slain tejano star Selena, whose posthumous collection of English and Spanish material, “Dreaming of You,” entered at No. 1 in both charts. Meanwhile, Michael Jackson’s “HIStory” continues to fall.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Dreaming of You, Selena (1) ... 2 The Show ... , Jodeci (2) ... 3 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (3) 2 4 Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (10) 3 5 Pocahontas, soundtrack (5) 1 6 Crazysexycool, TLC (4) 5 7 Batman Forever, soundtrack (7) 6 8 HIStory ... , Michael Jackson (8) 4 9 Operation Stackola, Luniz (24) 7 10 Four, Blues Traveler (12) 9

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 One More Chance, Notorious B.I.G. (2) 1 2 Waterfalls, TLC (1) 2 3 Don’t Take It Personal, Monica (4) 3 4 I Got 5 on It, Luniz (21) 4 5 Every Little Thing, Soul for Real (19) 6 6 He’s Mine, Mokenstef (6) 8 7 Boombastic/In the Summertime, Shaggy (3) 13 8 Freek’n You, Jodeci (5) 5 9 Bomb, Bucketheads (76) 19 10 Colors of the Wind, Vanessa Williams (11) 14

TOP 10 HARD ROCK ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Astro Creep: 2000, White Zombie (1) 1 2 Sixteen Stone, Bush (2) 2 3 Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters (5) 3 4 These Days, Bon Jovi (3) 4 5 Tales From the Punch Bowl, Primus (4) 5 6 Smash, Offspring (8) 6 7 Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys (18) 10 8 About Time, Pennywise (31) 7 9 Dookie, Green Day (7) 8 10 Live Through This, Hole (12) 9

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of July 23