Snoop vs. Dre

Dr. Dre’s “Dr. Dre Presents . . . The Aftermath,” a compilation of various artists that marks the rap producer’s first effort since leaving the wildly successful Death Row Records, makes the splashiest debut--but it lags far behind former disciple Snoop Doggy Dogg’s “Tha Doggfather” on both The Times’ Southern California chart and the national chart. Meanwhile, Whitney Houston’s “The Preacher’s Wife” soundtrack came in lower than expected, but sales could pick up after the movie opens Friday.

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Tha Doggfather, Snoop Doggy Dogg (4) 1 2 Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (2) 3 3 Romeo & Juliet, soundtrack (8) 5 4 Dr. Dre . . . Aftermath, various artists (6) -- 5 Razorblade Suitcase, Bush (1) 2 6 Bow Down, Westside Connection (37) 6 7 Secrets, Toni Braxton (10) 8 8 The Moment, Kenny G (9) 7 9 Falling Into You, Celine Dion (3) 9 10 The Preacher’s Wife, soundtrack (12) --

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TOP 10 SINGLES *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Nobody, Keith Sweat (3) 1 2 Pony, Ginuwine (4) 3 3 No Diggity, Blackstreet (1) 2 4 Never Leave Me Alone, Nate Dogg (23) 4 5 Unbreak My Heart, Toni Braxton (2) 5 6 Don’t Let Go (Love), En Vogue (5) 6 7 I’m Still in Love . . ., New Edition (8) 7 8 I Finally Found Someone, Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams (7) 8 9 Nothin’ But the Cavi Hit, Tha Dogg Pound and Mack 10 (44) -- 10 Wheelz of Steel, Outkast (27) 9

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TOP 10 HARD ROCK ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Razorblade Suitcase, Bush (1) 1 2 Sublime, Sublime (10) 3 3 311, 311 (3) 4 4 Vol.1 Best Of, Van Halen (2) 2 5 Aeroplane . . ., Smashing Pumpkins (4) -- 6 Antichrist . . ., Marilyn Manson (5) 5 7 Aenima, Tool (7) 6 8 Down on the Upside, Soundgarden (14) 8 9 Mellon Collie . . ., Smashing Pumpkins (9) -- 10 From The Muddy Banks . . ., Nirvana (8) 7

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Source: SoundScan, for week ending Dec. 1