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 In Utero, Nirvana (1) - 2 Music Box, Mariah Carey (3) 1 3 Janet, Janet Jackson (7) 5 3 Sleepless in Seattle, soundtrack (8) 2 5 In Pieces, Garth Brooks (2) 3 6 Blind Melon, Blind Melon (6) 7 7 River of Dreams, Billy Joel (5) 4 8 Promises & Lies, UB40 (19) 6 9 Yes I Am, Melissa Ethridge (16) - 10 Black Sunday, Cypress Hill (10) 9 11 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (15) 11 12 Unplugged & Seated, Rod Stewart (12) 10 13 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (9) 8 14 Everybody Else Is Doing It So, Cranberries (41) - 15 Grave Dancers Union, Soul Asylum (18) 17 16 Zooropa, U2 (22) 14 17 Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, Meatloaf (4) - 18 Get a Grip, Aerosmith (13) - 19 Ten Summoner’s Tales, Sting (36) 12 20 Bigger Better Faster More, Four Non-Blondes (35) -

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (1) 2 2 Indo Smoke, Mista Grimm (68) 3 3 Dream Lover, Mariah Carey (2) 1 4 I Get Around, 2 Pac (7) 4 5 Oh Carolina, Shaggy (53) 9 6 Mega Medley, Zapp & Roger (42) 5 7 Very Special, Big Daddy Kane (37) 7 8 If, Janet Jackson (6) 8 9 All That She Wants, Ace of Base (29) - 10 Another Sad Love Song, Toni Braxton (14) 19 11 Insane in the Brain, Cypress Hill (12) 6 12 Cryin, Aerosmith (10) 15 13 Let Me Ride, Dr. Dre (30) - 14 What’s Up, Four Non-Blondes (34) 14 15 Will You Be There, Michael Jackson (18) 10 16 When I Fall in Love, Dion/Griffin (38) 13 17 Soul to Squeeze, Red Hot Chili Peppers (13) 12 18 River of Dreams, Billy Joel (9) - 19 I’m Gonna Be, Proclaimers (20) 11 20 Right Here/Downtown, SWV (8) 16

Source: (copyright) SoundScan Inc., for week ending Sept. 26