‘Purest of Pain’ Pays Off for Son by Four

Son by Four, one of the most popular acts in Latin pop, has burst into the Top 10 of the Southern California singles chart with an English-language recording of its single “A Puro Dolor.” Titled “Purest of Pain,” the song has now been added to the newest pressings of the R&B-flavored; group’s current, self-titled album, which recently hit No. 1 on the Latin chart.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem (1) 1 2 Oops! . . . I Did It Again, Britney Spears (3) 2 3 History of Rock, Kid Rock (2) -- 4 No Strings Attached, ‘N Sync (5) 6 5 Mad Season, Matchbox Twenty (4) 3 6 Mission: Impossible-2 soundtrack,various (6) 7 7 Balance & Options, DJ Quik (60) 4 8 Supernatural, Santana (8) 10 9 Greatest Hits, Whitney Houston (11) 9 10 Inside Job, Don Henley (12) 8

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 You Sang to Me, Marc Anthony (1) 1 2 Swear It Again, Westlife (2) 2 3 Back Here, BBMak (4) 4 4 He Wasn’t Man Enough, Toni Braxton (6) 5 5 Before Dark, Monica (8) 15 6 From the Bottom of My Broken Heart, Britney Spears (7) 6 7 Feelin’ So Good, Jennifer Lopez (12) 3 7 Mirror Mirror, M2M (5) 10 9 Purest of Pain (A Puro Dolor), Son by Four (15 17 10 Shackles (Praise You), Mary Mary (10) 8

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended June 4