Beck Finds Support for New Album in His Hometown

Beck went begging on the national sales chart with his new album, “Midnite Vultures,” but in his hometown the singer made a strong debut at No. 7. Another L.A.-based act, the Beastie Boys, also enjoyed home cooking, registering at No. 8 on the Southern California chart but only No. 19 nationally with its new two-CD anthology. Making quick exits from the Top 10: Rage Against the Machine and Fiona Apple.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Dr. Dre 2001, Dr. Dre (3) 1 2 All the Way . . . , Celine Dion (1) 6 3 Supernatural, Santana (8) 4 4 S&M;, Metallica & San Francisco Symphony (2) -- 5 Issues, Korn (5) 2 6 Rainbow, Mariah Carey (12) 5 7 Midnite Vultures, Beck (34) -- 8 Sounds of Science, Beastie Boys (19) -- 9 . . . Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (6) 13 10 Millennium, Backstreet Boys (4) 10

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 I Wanna Love You Forever, Jessica Simpson (1) 1 2 You Can Do It, Ice Cube (19) 5 3 Smooth, Santana (3) 3 4 Stay the Night, IMX (10) 4 5 Girl on TV, LFO (2) 9 6 I Need to Know, Marc Anthony (9) 2 7 I Want It All, Warren G (18) 6 8 Don’t Say You Love Me, M2M (6) 7 9 You Know What’s Up, Donell Jones (7) 11 10 Caught Out There, Kelis (20) 14

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended Nov. 28