The Charts : Selena Forever

As expected, in the aftermath of the murder of Latin singing star Selena on March 31, there’s been a run on her albums. Four jumped into the Top 10 of both the Times’ Southern California Latin chart and the national Latin chart. Some industry observers predict the Selena sales boom will last a few months.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 The Lion King, soundtrack (2) 11 2 Medusa, Annie Lennox (17) 2 3 Made in England, Elton John (15) 1 4 Tuesday Night, Sheryl Crow (8) 5 5 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (6) 6 6 Greatest Hits, Bruce Springsteen (4) 3 7 Pulp Fiction, soundtrack (21) 15 8 Me Against the World, 2Pac (1) 4 9 Dookie, Green Day (11) 7 10 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & (3) 10 the Blowfish

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 This Is How ... , Montell Jordan (1) 1 2 Keep Their Heads Ringin’, Dr. Dre (9) 2 3 Freak Like Me, Adina Howard (3) 10 4 Lil’ Game We Play, Subway (10) 4 5 Candy Rain, Soul Four Real (5) 3 6 Dear Mama, 2Pac (7) 8 7 Baby, Brandy (6) 5 8 Red Light Special, TLC (2) 6 9 Run Away, Real McCoy (8) 7 10 I’d Rather Be Alone, IV Example (65) 9

TOP 10 LATIN ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Amor Prohibido, Selena (1) -- 2 Best Of, Gipsy Kings (2) -- 3 Live!, Selena (3) -- 4 Segundo Romance, Luis Miguel (5) 1 5 Entre a Mi Mundo, Selena (4) -- 6 La Reinas ..., Selena/Beltran (42) -- 7 Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (8) 4 8 Tesoro, Graciela Beltran (32) 2 9 Donde Jugaran Los Ninos, Mana (19) 5 10 Romance, Luis Miguel (13) --

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of April 2