The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled...

The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled for The 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 Chant, Benedictine Monks ... (5) 1 2 Division Bell, Pink Floyd (4) 2 3 Sign, Ace of Base (3) 4 4 Longing in Their Hearts, Bonnie Raitt (9) 7 5 August and Everything After, Counting Crows (6) 3 6 Toni Braxton, Toni Braxton (10) 8 7 Read My Mind, Reba McEntire (2) 14 8 Above the Rim, soundtrack (7) 6 9 Sweetest Illusions, Basia (27) - 10 Colour of My Love, Celine Dion (11) 9 11 Cross of Changes, Enigma (12) 5 12 Live at the Acropolis, Yanni (14) 12 13 Reality Bites, soundtrack (25) 10 14 Music Box, Mariah Carey (13) 15 15 Crow, soundtrack (15) - 16 Superunknown, Soundgarden (18) 11 17 God Shuffled His Feet, Crash Test Dummies (17) 18 18 12 Play, R. Kelly (8) 19 19 Blues, Jimi Hendrix (55) 17 20 In Utero, Nirvana (23) 13

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 I’ll Remember, Madonna (4) 2 2 Regulate, Warren G. & Nate Dogg (10) 1 3 I Swear, All-4-One (2) - 4 Back in the Day, Ahmad (77) 11 5 Most Beautiful Girl in the World, Prince (6) 3 6 Return to Innocence, Enigma (8) 4 7 Sign, Ace of Base (3) 5 8 Born to Roll, Masta Ace Incorporated (25) 6 9 Back & Forth, Aaliyah (9) 18 10 Without You/Never Forget You, Mariah Carey (21) 7 11 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm, Crash Test Dummies (5) 7 12 Baby, I Love Your Way, Big Mountain (13) 13 13 Bump ‘N’ Grind, R. Kelly (1) 10 14 Loser, Beck (7) 15 15 Power of Love, Celine Dion (24) 9 16 Something to Ride to, Conscious Daughters (40) 12 17 Pumps & a Bump, Hammer (11) 19 18 I’m Ready, Tevin Campbell (17) 14 19 Anything, SWV (19) - 20 Sweet Potato Pie, Domino (22) -

Source: Copyright SoundScan Inc., for week ending May 8