Bocelli Bests Himself With ‘Sogno’ at No. 1

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s “Romanza” album has finally been bumped from the Southern California Top 10 after a lengthy term--by the new Andrea Bocelli album, which topped the local sales list and finished nationally at No. 4. The other newcomers to the Top 10 were two “various artists” collections, the “Matrix” soundtrack and the live album from the Korn-led Family Values Tour.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Sogno, Andrea Bocelli (4) -- 2 Fanmail, TLC (2) 1 3 ... Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (1) 4 4 Americana, the Offspring (5) 5 5 Slim Shady LP, Eminem (3) 2 6 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (8) 3 7 Come on Over, Shania Twain (6) 8 8 Matrix soundtrack (18) -- 9 Family Values Tour ‘98, various artists (7) -- 10 14:59, Sugar Ray (17) 11

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 No Scrubs, TLC (1) 2 2 I Still Believe, Mariah Carey (8) 1 3 Every Morning, Sugar Ray (4) 4 4 What’s It Gonna Be, Busta Rhymes (2) 3 5 Believe, Cher (3) 5 6 Kiss Me, Sixpence None the Richer (7) 7 7 Heartbreak Hotel, Whitney Houston (5) 6 8 When I Close My Eyes, Shanice (12) 8 9 Somebody Like Me, Silkk the Shocker (11) 11 10 C’Est La Vie, B*Witched (6) 12

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended April 4