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 Unplugged, Eric Clapton (3) 2 2 Erotica, Madonna (4) 1 3 Timeless, Michael Bolton (2) 5 4 Automatic For the People, R.E.M. (6) 3 5 Us, Peter Gabriel (13) 4 6 One, Elton John (21) 10 7 Harvest Moon, Neil Young (16) - 8 Ten, Pearl Jam (8) 8 9 Pure Country, George Strait (7) 15 10 Chase, Garth Brooks (1) 6 11 Achtung Baby, U2 (44) 18 12 Symbol, Prince (10) 7 12 Last of the Mohicans, 20 soundtrack (42) 14 Boomerang, soundtrack (45) - 15 Dirt, Alice in Chains (15) 9 16 Some Gave All, 13 Billy Ray Cyrus (5) 17 Diva, Annie Lennox (33) 11 18 3 Years, 5 Months ..., 12 Arrested Development (20) 19 Funky Divas, En Vogue (24) 19 20 Greatest Hits, Queen (35) 17

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Back to the Hotel, N2Deep (9) 1 2 Jump Around, House of Pain (4) 3 3 If I Ever Fall in Love, Shai (5) 7 4 End of the Road, Boyz II Men (2) 2 5 I’d Die Without You, PM Dawn (6) 5 6 Rhythm is a Dancer, Snap (8) 5 7 Rump Shaker, Wrecks-N-Effect (1) 16 8 How do You Talk to an Angel, Heights (3) 8 9 Sometimes Love ..., Patty Smyth (7) 4 10 What About Your Friends, TLC (10) 10 11 Crossover, EPMD (48) 12 12 Erotica, Madonna (11) 9 13 People Everyday, 11 Arrested Development (12) 14 Sesame’s Treet, Smart E’s (39) 19 15 Forever Love, Color Me Badd (17) 13 16 Please Don’t Go, K.W.S. (27) 14 17 Real Love, Mary J. Blige (16) 17 18 Free Your Mind, En Vogue (14) 18 19 You Gotta Believe, Marky Mark (32) 15 20 Jump, Movement (45) 20

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Nov. 1