Cobain Still Reigns

Some 2 1/2 years after the suicide of singer Kurt Cobain, Nirvana’s appeal endures. The Seattle band’s collection of live songs, “From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah,” debuts at No. 1 on The Times’ Southern California chart after its first week in stores. Tool’s “Aenima” checks in at No. 2 on both the local and national charts. Meanwhile, the Westside Connection’s “Bow Down” was bounced from the top of the local singles chart by Blackstreet’s infectious “No Diggity,” which includes a guest rap by Dr. Dre.

TOP 10 ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 From the Muddy Banks..., Nirvana (1) -- 2 Aenima, Tool (2) -- 3 The Moment, Kenny G (4) -- 4 Home Again, New Edition (6) 3 5 Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow (13) 1 6 Another Level, Blackstreet (10) 4 7 Stardust, Natalie Cole (23) 2 8 Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (16) 10 9 Falling Into You, Celine Dion (3) 8 10 Jagged Little Pill, A. Morissette (8) 6

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TOP 10 SINGLES *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 No Diggity, Blackstreet (2) -- 2 Bow Down, Westside Connection (10) 1 3 Macarena (B. Boys Mix), Los del Rio (1) 2 4 Twisted, Keith Sweat (3) 3 5 Only You, 112 (16) 4 6 Last Night, Az Yet (5) 7 7 How Do U Want It, 2Pac (9) 5 8 I Love You Always..., Donna Lewis (6) 8 9 What’s Love Got to Do..., Warren G (20) 9 10 Loungin’, LL Cool J (12) 6

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TOP 10 RAP ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 All Eyez on Me, 2Pac (1) 1 2 Atliens, Outkast (2) 2 3 E. 1999, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (4) 3 4 Illadelph Halflife, The Roots (8) -- 5 The Score, Fugees (6) 4 6 It Was Written, Nas (7) 6 7 Jock Jams Vol. 2, various artists (3) 5 8 Soul on Ice, Ras Kass (24) -- 9 Me Against the World, 2Pac (11) 10 10 Beats, Rhymes..., Tribe Called Quest (13) 7

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Source: SoundScan, for week of Oct. 6