No Doubt Tops in Its Home Base

Some things are predictable on the Southern California sales charts, such as No Doubt topping the list in its home turf, and Toni Braxton ruling the singles chart across the board. The surprise this week is “Guerra de Estados Pesados,” which registered at No. 9 in the region but just No. 166 nationally. But maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise--this compilation of norten~o bands is a strong affirmation that Mexican American music is the most popular Latin style in Southern California, just as tropical music dominates on the East Coast.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Return of Saturn, No Doubt (2) -- 2 No Strings Attached, ‘N Sync (1) 1 3 Supernatural, Santana (3) 2 4 Romeo Must Die, various artists (6) 3 5 Unrestricted, Da Brat (5) -- 6 War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc), Ice Cube (18) 4 7 Unleash the Dragon, Sisqo (4) 5 8 Dr. Dre 2001, Dr. Dre (9) 6 9 Guerra de Estados Pesados, various (166) -- 10 Writing’s on the Wall, Destiny’s Child (7) 7

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 He Wasn’t Man Enough, Toni Braxton (1) -- 2 Breathe, Faith Hill (3) 4 3 This Time Around, Hanson (4) 3 4 Maria Maria, Santana (2) 1 5 From the Bottom of My Broken Heart, Britney Spears (7) 5 6 Swear It Again, Westlife (15) 8 7 I Don’t Wanna Kiss You Goodnight, LFO (11) 11 eb 5 8 There You Go, Pink (10) 2 9 I Like It, Sammie (9) 7 10 Shackles (Praise You), Mary Mary (13) 12

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended April 16