Tupac to the Top

In death as in life, Tupac Shakur remains one of the most popular solo rappers in history. Recording under the pseudonym Makaveli, he’s back on top of The Times’ Southern California chart with the posthumous “The Don Killuminati: the 7 Day Theory.” The other notable debut is Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s “Mo Thugs: Family Scriptures,” a collaboration between the group and other Cleveland artists, including Tre, Graveyard Shift and Souljah Boy. Nate Dogg’s first solo single, “Never Leave Me Alone,” has moved to No. 1 in the Southland while jumping from No. 40 to No. 28 nationally.

TOP 10 ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 The Don Killuminati, Makaveli (1) -- 2 Bow Down, Westside Connection (12) 2 3 Family Scriptures, Mo Thugs (2) -- 4 Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (4) 4 5 The Day, Babyface (9) 5 6 Anthology 3, Beatles (5) 1 7 Romeo & Juliet, soundtrack (24) 19 8 The Moment, Kenny G (7) 7 9 Falling Into You, Celine Dion (3) 9 10 Tha Hall of Game, E-40 (16) 3

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TOP 10 SINGLES *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Never Leave Me Alone, Nate Dogg (28) 2 2 No Diggity, Blackstreet (1) 4 3 Pony, Ginuwine (5) 1 4 Unbreak My Heart, Toni Braxton (2) 6 5 Falling, Montell Jordan (12) 8 6 I’m Still in Love. . . , New Edition (7) 11 7 Nobody, Keith Sweat (4) 10 8 Bow Down, West Side Connection (23) 7 9 You Must Love Me, Madonna (18) 9 10 Last Night, Az Yet (8) 15

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TOP 10 R&B; ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Don Killuminati, Makaveli (1) -- 2 Bow Down, Westside Connection (8) 1 3 Family Scriptures, Mo Thugs (2) -- 4 The Day, Babyface (5) 3 5 The Moment, Kenny G (3) 4 6 Tha Hall of Game, E-40 (9) 2 7 Secrets, Toni Braxton (7) 6 8 Set It Off, soundtrack (4) -- 9 Keith Sweat, Keith Sweat (10) 7 10 Another Level, Blackstreet (11) 8

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Source: SoundScan, for week ending Nov. 10