The biggest splash was made by Mariah...

The biggest splash was made by Mariah Carey, but Reba McEntire also made an impressive debut this week in The Times’ Southern California album chart. The country star’s “Starting Over,” a collection of her versions of hit songs that McEntire says were influential in shaping her career, entered the local chart at No. 6. Meanwhile, the soundtrack to “Dead Presidents” is obviously popular among Southern California record buyers. It couldn’t crack the top 30 in the national album chart, but it’s No. 5 in the local chart.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Daydream, Mariah Carey (1) ... 2 Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (2) 1 3 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (4) 3 4 Dangerous Minds, soundtrack (3) 4 5 Dead Presidents, soundtrack (32) 20 6 Starting Over, Reba McEntire (5) ... 7 One Hot Minute, Red Hot Chili Peppers (13) 5 8 Mortal Kombat, soundtrack (21) 7 9 Tigerlily, Natalie Merchant (15) 9 10 Dreaming of You, Selena (29) 10

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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 Tell Me, Groove Theory (7) 6 5 Summertime ... , Dove Shack (44) 5 6 You Are Not Alone, Michael Jackson (4) 4 7 Throw Your Set, Cypress Hill (21) 8 8 Brokenhearted, Brandy (5) 7 9 Colors of Wind, Vanessa Williams (17) ... 10 A Mover La Colita, Artie the 1-Man Party (99) 9

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TOP 10 R&B; ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Daydream, Mariah Carey (1) ... 2 Dangerous Minds, soundtrack (2) 2 3 Dead Presidents, soundtrack (9) 7 4 Gold Experience, Prince (5) 1 5 Curb Servin’, WC & the Maad Circle (26) ... 6 CrazySexyCool, TLC (3) 4 7 E. 1999 Eternal, Bone Thugs (4) 3 8 Off the Hook, Xscape (7) 5 9 The Show, soundtrack (6) 6 10 Brown Sugar, D’Angelo (19) 10

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Oct. 8