‘N Sync Has Nowhere to Go but Down

No one is surprised by the album charts this week as the teenage heartthrobs ‘N Sync enter at No. 1 with their new album, “Celebrity.” MTV’s early rotation of their video for “Pop” and the heavy airplay on the radio of ‘N Sync’s latest single don’t hinder their ascent either. They clinch the top spot for both the local and national charts. Maybe Justin Timberlake and the gang should’ve titled the album “Celebrate.”

Southland Top 10 Albums

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Title, Artist Nat’l Rank Last Week 1. Celebrity, ‘N Sync 1 -- 2. Songs in A Minor, Alicia Keys 2 3 3. Aaliyah, Aaliyah 5 2 4. Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey, Kurupt 31 1 5. Take Off Your Pants & Jacket, Blink-182 11 7 6. The Saga Continues, P. Diddy 7 4 7. Devil’s Night, D12 3 6 8. Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park 8 11 9. Survivor, Destiny’s Child 6 9 10. Break the Cycle, Staind 4 12

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Singles

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Title, Artist Nat’l Rank Last Week 1. Loverboy, Mariah Carey 1 1 2. Bootylicious, Destiny’s Child 2 2 3. Take You Out, Luther Vandross 6 7 4. Fill Me In, Craig David 4 4 5. Purple Pills, D12 3 6 6. She’s All I Got, Jimmy Cozier 9 8 7. Hit Em Up Style (Oops)!, Blu Cantrell 5 3 8. There She Goes, Babyface 11 10 9. Miss California, Dante Thomas 23 5 10. All or Nothing, O-Town 7 12

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Source: SoundScan Inc., week ended July 28.