The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled...

The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled for the Los Angeles 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 Monster, R.E.M. (1) 1 2 From the Cradle, Eric Clapton (3) 3 3 Barbra--Live at Madison ..., Barbra Streisand (13) 2 4 Pisces Iscariot, Smashing Pumpkins (4) - 5 Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow (11) 4 6 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (12) - 7 Dookie, Green Day (8) 6 8 II, Boyz II Men (2) 5 9 Smash, Offspring (5) 11 10 Rhythm of Love, Anita Baker (6) 8 11 3 Tenors ..., Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti (28) 7 12 Stones in the Road, Mary Chapin Carpenter (10) - 13 Lion King, soundtrack (7) 9 14 Creepin On ..., Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (14) 10 15 Songs, Luther Vandross (9) 12 16 August and Everything After, Counting Crows (21) 14 17 Forrest Gump, soundtrack (19) 13 18 Candlebox, Candlebox (18) 16 19 Purple, Stone Temple Pilots (16) 17 20 Natural Born Killers, soundtrack (37) 18

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Playaz Club, Rappin’ 4-Tay (29) 2 2 I’ll Make Love to You, Boyz II Men (1) 1 3 Thuggish Ruggish Bone, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (10) 3 4 Never Lie, Immature (4) 4 5 Endless Love, Luther Vandross/Mariah Carey (2) 5 6 At Your Best (You Are Love), Aaliyah (5) 6 7 Short ... Man, 20 Fingers (65) 14 8 Stroke You Up, Changing Faces (6) 7 9 Another Night, Real McCoy (14) 9 10 Secret, Madonna (18) 8 11 When Can I See You, Babyface (16) 10 12 All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow (8) 11 13 Sukiyaki, 4 P.M. (For Positive Music) (77) - 14 I Wanna Be Down, Brandi (7) 17 15 Bop Gun, Ice Cube (19) 12 16 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters (22) 13 17 Juicy, Notorious BIG (13) 15 18 Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz (3) - 19 Black Superman, Above the Law (116) 17 20 Flava in Ya Ear, Craig Mack (9) -

Source: (copyright) SoundScan Inc., for week ending Oct. 9