Gearing Up for a Live ‘Brand New Day’?

In a week of little change on the album and singles charts, Sting’s “Brand New Day” was the only album to move into the Southern California top 10. Maybe ticket-holders for his four Greek Theatre concerts next week are tuning up for some sing-alongs.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Oops! . . . I Did It Again Britney Spears (2) 2 2 Now That’s What I Call Music various (1) 1 3 The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem (4) 3 4 No Strings Attached ‘N Sync (5) 7 5 Infest Papa Roach (6) 4 6 Country Grammar Nelly (3) 6 7 Nutty Professor II various artists (9) 5 8 Riding With the King Eric Clapton/B.B. King (10) 9 9 Human Clay Creed (7) 8 10 Brand New Day Sting (13) 14

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Incomplete Sisqo (1) 1 2 It’s Gonna Be Me ‘N Sync (2) 2 3 Daily TQ (21) 4 4 Bent Matchbox Twenty (3) 3 5 No More Ruff Endz (5) 5 6 Callin’ Me Lil’ Zane (7) 10 7 I Need You LeAnn Rimes (4) 13 8 I Turn to You Christina Aguilera (12) 6 9 Let’s Get Married Jagged Edge (10) 7 10 Can’t Take That Away Mariah Carey (16) 11

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended July 30