Fugees’ Big ‘Score’

What’s “The Score”? It’s the latest album by the Fugees, and it has climbed past Alanis Morissette’s national chart-topping “Jagged Little Pill” to the top of The Times’ Southern California album sales chart. Score one for the East Orange, N.J.-based hip-hop trio of Lauryn Hill, Prakazrel Michel and Wyclef “Clef” Jean.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 The Score, Fugees (3) 2 2 Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (1) 1 3 Falling Into You, Celine Dion (2) 5 4 Tiny Music--Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop, Stone Temple Pilots (5) 3 5 Anthology 2, Beatles (4) 4 6 Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (22) 8 7 (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis (8) 10 8 Mercury Falling, Sting (19) 6 9 All Eyez on Me, 2Pac (9) 9 10 Sixteen Stone, Bush (12) 14

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Because You Loved Me, Celine Dion (1) 1 2 Always Be My Baby, Mariah Carey (2) 2 3 1 2 3 4 (Sumpin’ New), Coolio (4) 3 4 Down Low (Nobody Has to Know), R. Kelly (3) 4 5 You’re the One, SWV (7) -- 6 All the Things (Your Man Won’t Do), Joe (10) 6 7 Nobody Knows, Tony Rich Project (6) 5 8 Count on Me, Whitney Houston and Cece Winans (8) 13 9 Woo-Hah! Got You All in Check, Busta Rhymes (5) 8 10 Doin’ It, LL Cool J (9) 7

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TOP 10 COUNTRY ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Woman in Me, Shania Twain (1) 1 2 Revelations, Wynonna (4) 2 3 Fresh Horses, Garth Brooks (2) 4 4 Greatest Hits Collection, Alan Jackson (3) 5 5 Tennessee Moon, Neil Diamond (6) 3 6 Hits, Garth Brooks (5) 7 7 It Matters to Me, Faith Hill (7) 9 8 Between Now & Forever, Bryan White (8) 8 9 Music for All Occasions, Mavericks (14) 6 10 Souvenirs--Greatest Hits, Vince Gill (13) 10

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending April 7