Hill Returns to Top of Mountain

Lauryn Hill, who goes into this month’s Grammy Awards with a whopping 10 nominations, returns to the No. 1 spot on the Southern California sales chart with her solo debut album, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” Meanwhile, Whitney Houston claims two positions on the singles chart--one with her version of “Heartbreak Hotel” and one with her duet with Mariah Carey on “When You Believe.”

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (2) 3 2 Americana, the Offspring (3) 2 3 ... Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (1) 4 4 Chyna Doll, Foxy Brown (4) 1 5 Greatest Hits, 2Pac (8) 6 6 #1’s, Mariah Carey (20) 5 7 14:59, Sugar Ray (25) 7 8 ‘N Sync, ‘N Sync (5) 10 9 Romanza, Andrea Bocelli (56) 8 10 Flesh of My Flesh ..., DMX (9) 9

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Angel of Mine, Monica (1) 2 2 Heartbreak Hotel, Whitney Houston (4) 6 3 Believe, Cher (3) 3 4 ... Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (2) 1 5 Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here, Deborah Cox (6) 5 6 All I Have to Give, Backstreet Boys (5) 4 7 Faded Pictures, Case Featuring Joe (8) 10 8 Ghetto Cowboy, Mo Thugs Family (11) 7 9 I’m Your Angel, R. Kelly & Celine Dion (12) 8 10 When You Believe, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey (10) 11

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended Feb. 7