‘R.’ Is for Ready, With No. 3 Album

R. Kelly’s double-CD “R.” made the highest debut on both the national and Southern California album charts this week, and ‘N Sync pulled a double play when its new Christmas album joined “‘N Sync” in the Top 10. Meantime, the nation’s No. 1 single, Deborah Cox’s “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here,” made its bow in the local Top 10.

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, Alanis Morissette(1) 1 2 Best of 1980-1990, U2(5) 2 3 R., R. Kelly(2) -- 4 These Are Special Times, Celine Dion(3) 4 5 Home for Christmas, ‘N Sync(7) -- 6 Vol. 2--A Hard Knock Life, Jay-Z(4) 5 7 Romanza, Andrea Bocelli(63) 5 8 ‘N Sync, ‘N Sync(6) 10 9 Mutations, Beck(25) 25 10 The Miseducation of Laury Hill, Lauryn Hill(12) 8

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Lately, Divine (2) 1 2 Westside, TQ (6) 2 3 Pushin’ Weight, Ice Cube (13) 5 4 It’s All Because of You, 98 Degrees (4) 4 5 Doo Wop (That Thing), Lauryn Hill (3) 3 6 Love Me, 112 (8) 7 7 Love Like This, Faith Evans (10) 6 8 Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here, Deborah Cox (1) 12 9 I Still Love You, Next (17) 8 10 How Deep Is Your Love, Dru Hill (9) 10

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended Nov. 15