Valley Pop Music Charts

The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled for the Los Angeles 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 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (1) 2 2 Friday, soundtrack (3) 1 3 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (5) 5 4 Medusa, Annie Lennox (19) 3 4 Throwing Copper, Live (2) 4 6 Amor Prohibido, Selena (39) 18 7 Forrest Gump, soundtrack (4) 6 8 II, Boyz II Men (7) 8 9 Greatest Hits, Bruce Springsteen (15) 9 10 Made in England, Elton John (23) 7 11 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (18) 14 11 Yes I Am, Melissa Etheridge (29) - 13 Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow (11) 10 14 Don Juan DeMarco, soundtrack (61) 15 15 This is How We Do It, Montell Jordan (16) 12 16 Best of Gipsy Kings, Gipsy Kings (119) 19 17 Hits, Garth Brooks (10) - 18 Crazysexycool, TLC (12) 16 19 Dookie, Green Day (17) 11 20 The Lion King, soundtrack (13) 13

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Have You Ever Really Loved ..., Brian Adams (3) 1 2 This is How We Do It, Montell Jordan (1) 2 3 I’d Rather Be Alone, IV Xample (46) 3 4 I’ll Be There For You, Method Man (2) 6 5 Total Eclipse of the Heart, Nicki French (8) 13 6 Freak Like Me, Adina Howard (4) 7 7 Dear Mama, 2Pac (5) 9 8 Ask of You, Raphael Saadiq (13) 4 8 Water Runs Dry, Boys II Men (12) 8 10 Don’t Take It Personal, Monica (6) - 11 I.N.C. Ride, Masta Ace (61) 10 11 Lick It, Roula (60) 5 13 I Wish, Skee-Lo (91) 14 14 Keep Their Heads Ringin’, Dr. Dre (7) 11 15 I’ll Be Around, Rappin’ 4-Tay (34) 12 16 Red Light Special, TLC (11) 15 17 Every Little Thing I Do, Soul for Real (17) - 18 Run Away, Real McCoy (16) - 19 Move It Like This, K7 (80) 16 20 Give It 2 You, Da Brat (15) -

* Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending May 14