Bolton Hits Big

Critics might not like his music, but Michael Bolton’s “Greatest Hits 1985-1995” is a hit with his fans, debuting at No. 8 this week in The Times’ Southern California album chart. The album, which includes the singer’s most familiar material as well as five new songs, debuted at No. 5 in the national chart, selling a total of 85,000 copies during its first week in release. Meanwhile, Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” has moved to the top of both the local and national album charts. Selena’s “Dreaming of You” has started to slip in the overall charts, but it’s still No. 1 in the Latin charts.

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TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (1) 2 2 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (3) 3 3 One Hot Minute, R.H. Chili Peppers (6) 1 4 Dangerous Minds, soundtrack (2) 4 5 Mortal Kombat, soundtrack (12) 6 6 Frogstomp, Silverchair (9) 9 7 Tigerlily, Natalie Merchant (13) 10 8 Greatest Hits, Michael Bolton (5) -- 9 Dreaming of You, Selena (20) 7 10 Seal, Seal (18) 11

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Fantasy, Mariah Carey (1) 1 2 Gangsta’s Paradise, Coolio (2) 2 3 Runaway, Janet Jackson (4) 4 4 You Are Not Alone, Michael Jackson (3) 3 5 Summertime in LBC, Dove Shack (40) 5 6 Tell Me, Groove Theory (14) 14 7 Colors of Wind, Vanessa Williams (17) 6 8 Brokenhearted, Brandy (9) 11 9 I Hate U, Prince (6) 8 10 I Got 5 on It, Luniz (5) 9

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TOP 10 LATIN ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Dreaming of You, Selena (1) 1 2 Best Of, Gipsy Kings (2) 2 3 Segundo Romance, Luis Miguel (8) 4 4 El Mexico Que Se Nos Fue, Juan Gabriel (9) 3 5 Amor Prohibido, Selena (4) 5 6 La Carretera, Julio Iglesias (5) 6 7 Por Amor a Mi Pueblo, Solis/Los Bukis (14) 7 8 Macarena Mix, various artists (7) 8 9 El Ejemplo, Los Tigres del Norte (10) 9 10 Jagada Nortena, Los Huracanes del Norte (30) --

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Sept. 24