The exclusive Ventura County music charts are...

The exclusive Ventura County 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 Ventura County.

TOP 20 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Soundtrack, The Lion King (1) 1 2 Soundtrack, Forrest Gump (2) 3 3 Smash, Offspring (14) 4 4 Sign, Ace of Base (3) 7 5 Purple, Stone Temple Pilots (4) 5 6 August & Everything After, Counting Crows (5) 9 7 Superunknown, Soundgarden (7) 8 8 It Takes A Thief, Coolio (12) 2 9 Dookie, Green Day (16) 13 10 Regulate...G-Funk Era, Warren G. (6) 11 11 Voodoo Lounge, Rolling Stones (8) 6 12 Candle Box, Candle Box (10) 14 13 For the Love of Strange Medicine, Steve Perry (26) 15 13 Hints, Allegations + Things, Collective Soul (19) 17 15 Soundtrack, Reality Bites (17) 19 16 All-4-One, All-4-One (9) -- 17 We Come Strapped, M.C. Eiht (11) 12 18 Punk in Drublic, Nofx (--) 10 19 Who I Am, Alan Jackson (15) -- 20 Ill Communication, Beastie Boys (30) 16

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Stay, Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories (2) 2 2 Fantastic Voyage, Coolio (1) 1 3 I Swear, All-4-One (4) 3 4 Funkdafied, Da Brat (3) 4 5 This D.J., Warren G. (9) 11 6 Bop Gun, Ice Cube (33) 16 7 Regulate, Warren G. & Nate Dogg (5) 5 8 Back & Forth, Aaliyah (7) 8 9 When Can I See You, Babyface (14) 15 10 I Miss You, Aaron Hall (8) 12 11 Wild Nights, John Mellencamp (6) 17 12 Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Elton John (10) 7 13 I’ll Remeber, Madonna (37) -- 14 Shine, Collective Soul (11) 20 15 Always In My Heart, Tevin Campbell (24) -- 15 Back in the Day, Ahmad (13) 9 17 Place Where You Belong, Shai (29) 10 18 Your Body’s Callin’, R. Kelly (20) -- 19 Boot Call, Blackstreet (27) -- 20 Don’t Turn Around, Ace of Base (16) 18

Source: (copyright) SoundScan Inc., for week ending July 31