R. Kelly Flying High

Soul-stirring R&B; sensation R. Kelly finds himself No. 1 across the nation but only No. 4 on The Times’ Southern California chart with his inspirational “I Believe I Can Fly.”

The song is from the “Space Jam” soundtrack, one of four soundtrack albums now in the national Top 10. The others are Whitney Houston’s “The Preacher’s Wife,” “Romeo & Juliet” and “Evita.”

Meanwhile, Orange County ska-pop phenomenon No Doubt shows no signs of giving up its spot at the top.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (1) 1 2 Romeo & Juliet, soundtrack (5) 3 3 The Preacher’s Wife, soundtrack (3) 2 4 Evita, soundtrack (10) 9 5 Falling Into You, Celine Dion (2) 4 6 Razorblade Suitcase, Bush (4) 7 7 Secrets, Toni Braxton (6) 5 8 The Moment, Kenny G (9) 8 9 Blue, LeAnn Rimes (8) 13 10 Tha Doggfather, Snoop Doggy Dogg (18) 6

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Un-Break My Heart, Toni Braxton (2) 1 2 Nobody, Keith Sweat (3) 2 3 Don’t Let Go (Love), En Vogue (6) 3 4 I Believe I Can Fly, R. Kelly (1) 5 5 Nothin’ but the Cavi Hit, Mack 10 and Tha Dogg Pound (32) 4 6 No Diggity, Blackstreet (4) 7 7 Never Leave Me Alone, Nate Dogg (30) 8 8 Pony, Ginuwine (12) 6 9 I Believe in You and Me, Whitney Houston (5) -- 10 I’m Still in Love With You, New Edition (8) 11

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TOP 10 R&B; ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 The Preacher’s Wife, soundtrack (1) 1 2 Secrets, Toni Braxton (2) 2 3 The Moment, Kenny G (4) 5 4 Tha Doggfather, Snoop Doggy Dogg (6) 4 5 Miracles, the Holiday Album, Kenny G (--) 3 6 Keith Sweat, Keith Sweat (5) 6 7 Space Jam, soundtrack (3) 7 8 Bow Down, Westside Connection (21) 8 9 The Don Killuminati--The 7 Day Theory, Makaveli (7) -- 10 Death Row’s Greatest Hits, various artists (16) --

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Dec. 22