‘Oops!’ . . . Spears Does It Again

The top of the Southern California album chart was thrown into upheaval by a flurry of new releases, led by Britney Spears and her second album, “Oops! . . . I Did It Again,’ which, nationally, enjoyed the best one-week sales ever for a disc from a female artist. DJ Quik, Whitney Houston and Pearl Jam also claim top spots, while No Doubt’s Orange County roots keep it among the top sellers in the region despite its slide on the national charts.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Oops! . . . I Did It Again, Britney Spears (1) -- 2 Balance & Options, DJ Quik (18) -- 3 Binaural, Pearl Jam (2) -- 4 Greatest Hits, Whitney Houston (5) -- 5 No Strings Attached, ‘N Sync (4) 2 6 Mission: Impossible-2 soundtrack, various (6) 1 7 Return of Saturn, No Doubt (32) 5 8 Supernatural, Santana (8) 4 9 My Name Is Joe, Joe (10) 3 10 Heat, Toni Braxton (11) 7

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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 He Wasn’t Man Enough, Toni Braxton (2) 2 3 Shackles (Praise You), Mary Mary (8) 9 Swear It Again, Westlife (9) 7 5 Feelin’ So Good, Jennifer Lopez (7) 8 6 From the Bottom of My Broken Heart, Britney Spears (10) 6 7 Before Dark, Monica (14) 19 8 Mirror Mirror, M2M (5) 4 9 Back Here, BBMak (11) 11 10 Desert Rose, Sting (26) 14

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended May 21