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 sales in the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys and in Glendale.

TOP 20 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Music Box, Mariah Carey (5) 2 2 Janet, Janet Jackson (6) 1 3 Songs of the Eagles, Common Thread (10) - 4 In Utero, Nirvana (3) 3 5 River of Dreams, Billy Joel (4) 10 6 Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, Meatloaf (1) 18 7 Greatest Hits-Vol 2, Reba McEntire (7) 5 8 Sleepless in Seattle, Soundtrack (18) 4 9 Toni Braxton, Toni Braxton (11) 13 10 Blind Melon, Blind Melon (9) 6 11 Unplugged & Seated, Rod Stewart (16) 8 12 Everybody Else Is Doing It So, Cranberries (28) 11 13 Promises & Lies, UB40 (34) 12 14 Touch of Music in the Night, Michael Crawford (39) 20 15 In Pieces, Garth Brooks (2) 9 16 Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (93) - 17 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (13) 19 18 Judgment Night, soundtrack (17) - 19 Bigger Better Faster More, Four Non-Blondes (42) - 20 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (21) 15

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 All That She Wants, Ace of Base (4) 1 2 Indo Smoke, Mista Grimm (44) 2 3 I’ll Do Anything for Love, Meatloaf (1) 7 4 Just Kickin It, Xscape (2) 6 5 Anniversary, Tony! Toni! Tone! (8) 5 6 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (3) 3 7 Hey Mr. D.J., Zhane (6) 9 8 Dream Lover, Mariah Carey (5) 4 9 Cryin, Aerosmith (12) 10 10 I Get Around, 2 Pac (10) 8 11 Very Special, Big Daddy Kane (47) 16 12 Mega Medley, Zapp & Roger (53) 12 13 What Is Love, Haddaway (13) 14 14 Soul to Squeeze, Red Hot Chili Peppers (11) 13 15 Another Sad Love Song, Toni Braxton (17) 17 16 Insane in the Brain, Cypress Hill (23) 11 17 Breathe Again, Toni Braxton (20) - 18 Let Me Ride, Dr. Dre (28) 14 19 If, Janet Jackson (22) 17 20 Can We Talk, Tevin Campbell (26) -

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending October 17