Britney’s ‘N Sync With the Public

Bubble gum beats spice--at least on the Southern California singles chart, where teen-pop singer Britney Spears, currently gaining exposure with her spot on the ‘N Sync tour, has unseated the Spice Girls from the No. 1 position. In the album ranking, the Offspring’s “Americana” is showing stamina, moving to No. 1 in the area and No. 2 nationally.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Americana, the Offspring (2) 2 2 #1’s, Mariah Carey (4) 3 3 Flesh of My Flesh Blood of My Blood, DMX (1) 7 4 Greatest Hits, 2Pac (6) 8 5 Spirit, Jewel (8) 1 6 ‘N Sync, ‘N Sync (5) 4 7 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (10) 10 8 Romanza, Andrea Bocelli (68) 6 9 Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life, Jay-Z (3) 15 10 Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys (9)11

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (1) 4 2 Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here, Deborah Cox (2) 3 3 I’m Your Angel, R. Kelly & Celine Dion (3) 2 4 Have You Ever, Brandy (4) 7 5 It’s All Because of You, 98 Degrees (5) 5 6 Goodbye, Spice Girls (9) 1 7 Lately, Divine (8) 6 8 Love Like This, Faith Evans (10) 8 9 Ghetto Cowboy, Mo Thugs Family (7) 11 10 Trippin’, Total (6) 12

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended Jan. 3