Alice Hangs Tough

Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” album is still enjoying some fallout from his recent TV appearances, moving up three notches to No. 6 on The Times’ Southern California pop chart. But “The Bodyguard” soundtrack is still the untouchable pop-chart champ, leading the pack and showing no real signs of tailing off. Alice in Chains, No. 2 on the hard-rock chart, continues to be a strong force in that market and would be No. 1 if it weren’t for the perennial leader, Pearl Jam’s “Ten.” In the singles area, rap continues to dominate, with Dr. Dre at the top.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (1) 1 2 Unplugged, Eric Clapton (5) 4 3 Breathless, Kenny G (2) 2 4 The Chronic, Dr. Dre (3) 3 5 Aladdin, soundtrack (7) 5 6 Dangerous, Michael Jackson (10) 9 7 Ten, Pearl Jam (9) 7 8 Lose Control, Silk (12) 6 9 Reachin,’ Digable Planets (15) 8 10 3 Years 5 Months. . ., Arrested Dev. (11) 13

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang, Dr. Dre (3) 2 2 Ditty, Paperboy (12) 1 3 Informer, Snow (2) 10 4 I Will Always. . ., Whitney Houston (1) 3 5 Ordinary World, Duran Duran (6) 7 6 Everything’s. . .Alright, Father M.C. (29) 6 7 A Whole New World, Bryson/Belle (5) 4 8 Hip Hop Hooray, Naughty By Nature (4) 8 9 Rebirth of Slick, Digable Planets (9) 5 10 I Got a Man, Positive K (8) 12

TOP 10 HARD ROCK ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Ten, Pearl Jam (1) 1 2 Dirt, Alice in Chains (6) 2 3 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (7) 5 4 Native Tongue, Poison (2) -- 5 Metallica, Metallica (4) 3 6 America’s Least Wanted, Ugly Kid Joe (5) 7 7 Greatest Hits, Queen (8) 4 8 Sarsippius’ Ark, Infectious Grooves (21) -- 9 Keep the Faith, Bon Jovi (3) 6 10 Grave Dancers Union, Soul Asylum (9) --

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Feb. 21