POP MUSIC CHARTS : Aguilera’s Album Opens at No. 1

Christina Aguilera’s hit single finally took a dive on the charts, but the teenage singer’s debut album debuted at No. 1 on both the Southern California and national lists. It outsold the second collection from rap icon Puff Daddy, which ranked No. 2 on both charts. The first taste of Garth Brooks’ pop experiment went over well, with the first single from his upcoming album in the guise of fictional pop singer Chris Gaines registering at No. 4 locally and No. 2 nationally.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Christina Aguilera, Christina Aguilera (1) -- 2 Forever, Puff Daddy (2) -- 3 Millennium, Backstreet Boys (3) 2 4 Supernatural, Santana (7) 3 5 Baby, One More Time, Britney Spears (6) 5 6 Significant Other, Limp Bizkit (4) 4 7 Mary, Mary J. Blige (5) 1 8 Ricky Martin, Ricky Martin (10) 6 9 Astro Lounge, Smash Mouth (13) 10 10 Now That’s What I Call Music--Vol. 2, various artists (11) 7

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Bailamos, Enrique Iglesias (3) 1 2 Summer Girls, LFO (1) 2 3 Unpretty, TLC (4) 4 4 Lost in You, Garth Brooks (2) -- 5 Smooth, Santana (5) 6 6 Jigga My N----, Jay-Z (11) 7 7 It’s All About You, Tracie Spencer (8) 8 8 Jamboree, Naughty by Nature (6) 5 9 Genie in a Bottle, Christina Aguilera (12) 3 10 Bliss, Tori Amos (16) --

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended Aug. 29