Numero Uno

Singer Luis Miguel continues his stranglehold on the Spanish market, with his perennial chart-topper “Segundo Romance” in its usual position, leading both The Times’ Southern California Latin album chart as well as the national Latin chart. What makes Miguel such a commercial powerhouse is that he has two Top 10 fixtures. His other long-running smash is “Romance”--No. 6 on Southern California chart and No. 9 nationally.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1. Safe and Sound, DJ Quik (14) -- 2. Dookie, Green Day (3) 1 3. II, Boyz II Men (1) 2 4. Throwing Copper, Live (8) 4 5. Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (4) 3 6. Crazysexycool, TLC (5) 6 7. Tuesday Night. . ., Sheryl Crow (9) 11 8. Boys on the Side, soundtrack (17) 9 9. Balance, Van Halen (7) 5 10. No Need to Argue, Cranberries (10) 10

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1. Take a Bow, Madonna (5) 1 2. Baby, Brandy (1) 2 3. Candy Skin, Soul For Real (2) 3 4. Creep, TLC (3) 5 5. You’re Lonely Now, K-CI Hailey (9) 4 6. Big Poppa, Notorious B.I.G. (4) 9 7. If You Love Me, Brownstone (6) 8 8. Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz (20) 6 9. Foe the Love Of $, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (21) 7 10. Funky Melody/Dream About You, Stevie B (86) 16

TOP 10 LATIN ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1. Segundo Romance, Luis Miguel (1) 1 2. Rompiendo Barreras, Bronco (2) 2 3. Gracias Mujer, Banda Machos (8) 7 4. Claasicos. . ., Carlos Vives (6) 6 5. Donde Jugaran Los Ninnos, Mana (18) 9 6. Romance, Luis Miguel (9) 3 7. Yo Vendo Unos Ojos Verd, Ezequeil Y Su (30) -- 8. Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (4) 8 9. En Vivo, Mana (15) 5 10. Ni El Primero, Rehenes (7) --

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of Feb. 26