Valley Pop Music Charts

The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled for The Times from information supplied by SoundScan Inc., the music industry’s leading sales-reporting service. The rankings are based on actual sales in the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys, and in Glendale.

TOP 20 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Us, Peter Gabriel (8) 2 2 Automatic for the People, R.E.M. (2) 3 3 Unplugged, Eric Clapton (3) 4 4 Androgynous, Prince (5) - 5 Dirt, Alice in Chains (10) 7 6 Timeless, Michael Bolton (6) 6 7 Ten, Pearl Jam (7) 5 8 Chase, Garth Brooks (1) 1 9 Diva, Annie Lennox (33) 9 10 Funky Divas, En Vogue (20) 15 11 One, Elton John (23) 13 12 Achtung Baby, U2 (37) 13 13 3 Years, 5 Months ...,(19) - Arrested Development 14 Jon Secada, Jon Secada (44) 16 15 Am I Not Your Girl?, Sinead O’Connor (72) 14 16 Ingenue, k.d. lang (56) 11 17 Phantom of the Opera, cast highlights (94) - 18 What’s the 411, Mary J. Blige (9) - 19 Guerrillas in tha Mist, Da Lench Mob (31) 20 20 Abba-Esque, Erasure (110) 17

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Back to the Hotel, N2Deep (8) 1 2 End of the Road, Boyz II Men (1) 2 3 Jump Around, House of Pain (2) 3 4 Rhythm Is a Dancer, Snap (10) 4 5 I’d Die Without You, PM Dawn (5) 8 6 Sometimes Love ... , Patty Smyth (3) 6 7 What About Your Friends, TLC (12) 7 8 Erotica, Madonna (7) 5 9 People Everyday, Arrested Development (9) 10 10 Please Don’t Go, K.W.S. (20) 9 11 Crossover, EPMD (35) 15 12 Just Another Day, Jon Secada (42) - 13 Real Love, Mary J. Blige (17) - 14 Forever Love, Color Me Badd (16) 13 15 She’s Playing Hard to Get, Hi-Five (14) - 16 Jump, Movement (43) 12 17 How Do You Talk to an Angel, Heights (6) 16 18 Free Your Mind, En Vogue (13) 14 19 Sesame’s Treet, Smart E’s (53) 11 20 Humpin’ Around, Bobby Brown (11) -

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Oct. 18