Snoop Runs a Hot Second to Martin

Let’s see, did anybody buy any records besides Ricky Martin’s last week? Well, there is Snoop Dogg, whose new collection finished second to the skyrocketing Martin not only in his Southland stronghold, but nationally as well. On the singles chart, the competition comes from a fledgling singer--actress Jennifer Lopez, whose debut pop album comes out June 1.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Ricky Martin, Ricky Martin (1) -- 2 No Limit Top Dogg, Snoop Dogg (2) -- 3 Sogno, Andrea Bocelli (12) 1 4 Fanmail, TLC (3) 4 5 Come on Over, Shania Twain (5) 5 6 Star Wars: Phantom Menace soundtrack, John Williams (8) 2 7 ... Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (6) 7 8 Chronic 2000 Suge Knight Represents, various artists (21) 3 9 Believe, Cher (11) 8 10 Place in the Sun, Tim McGraw (4) 6

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Livin’ La Vida Loca, Ricky Martin (1) 1 2 If You Had My Love, Jennifer Lopez (5) -- 3 Where My Girls At, 702 (4) 3 4 Who Dat, JT Money (2) 2 5 Give It to You, Jordan Knight (7) 4 6 Player’s Holiday, T.W.D.Y. (40) 8 7 We Like to Party, Vengaboys (18) 5 8 Fortunate, Maxwell (3) 14 9 Somebody Like Me, Silkk the Shocker (10) 6 10 Chante’s Got a Man, Chante Moore (8) 12

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended May 16