Nas Tops National, Southland Charts

The rapper Nas, hailing from Queensbridge, N.Y., debuts this week atop both the Southern California Top 10 and the national tally of album sales, while another rhymer, Krayzie Bone (of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony), also cracked the Top 5 with first-week sales of his new album. On the singles chart, Mariah Carey’s “I Still Believe” reclaimed the top spot, and the only newcomer to the list was Jordan Knight’s “Give It to You,” at No. 10

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 I Am, Nas (1) -- 2 Sogno, Andrea Bocelli (7) 1 3 Thug Mentality 1999, Krayzie Bone (4) -- 4 Fanmail, TLC (2) 2 5 Matrix soundtrack (9) 8 6 Slim Shady LP, Eminem (5) 5 7 ... Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (3) 3 8 Americana, the Offspring (8) 4 9 Come on Over, Shania Twain (6) 7 10 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (10) 6

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 I Still Believe, Mariah Carey (8) 2 2 No Scrubs, TLC (1) 1 3 Believe, Cher (3) 5 4 What’s It Gonna Be, Busta Rhymes (2) 4 5 Every Morning, Sugar Ray (6) 3 6 Kiss Me, Sixpence None the Richer (7) 6 7 When I Close My Eyes, Shanice (13) 8 8 Heartbreak Hotel, Whitney Houston (5) 7 9 C’Est La Vie, B*Witched (4) 10 10 Give It to You, Jordan Knight (9) 14

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended April 11