It Does ‘Matter’ to Janet Jackson Fans

De La Soul is a New York group, but the pioneers of psychedelic rap scored higher in Southern California than they did nationally with their new album, debuting at No. 6 on the local chart. The region and the nation were on the same page when it comes to Janet Jackson’s new single, which debuted at the top of both charts.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Oops! . . . Britney Spears (2) 1 I Did It Again

2 Now That’s What various (3) 3 I Call Music 3 The Marshall Eminem (4) 2 Mathers 4 No Strings ‘N Sync (5) 4 Attached 5 Country Grammar Nelly (1) 5 6 Art Official De La Soul (9) Intelligence

7 Infest Papa Roach (7) 6 8 Human Clay Creed (6) 8 9 Brand New Day Sting (11) 10 10 Nutty Professor II various (10) 7 artists

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Doesn’t Really Matter Janet Jackson (1) -- 2 Incomplete Sisqo (2) 1 3 Callin’ Me Lil’ Zane (3) 4 4 No More Ruff Endz (6) 3 5 Bent Matchbox Twenty (4) 6 6 It’s Gonna Be Me ‘N Sync (7) 2 7 Daily TQ (26) 5 8 I Need You LeAnn Rimes (5) 7 9 Bounce With Me Lil’ Bow Wow (8) 8 10 I Turn to You Christina Aguilera (20) 11

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended Aug. 13