Notorious B.I.G. Is Top in Nation, but Dr. Dre and Santana Rule Here

The new No. 1 album in the nation, the Notorious B.I.G.’s posthumous “Born Again,” finished at No. 3 in Southern California, unable to surpass Santana’s chart fixture and the comeback album by an old rival, Dr. Dre. Christina Aguilera returned to the singles chart with a seasonal tune, helping nudge her album back into the Top 10.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Dr. Dre 2001, Dr. Dre (11) 2 2 Supernatural, Santana (5) 3 3 Born Again, Notorious B.I.G. (1) -- 4 All the Way . . ., Celine Dion (2) 4 5 Millennium, Backstreet Boys (3) 6 6 . . . Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (4) 7 7 Rainbow, Mariah Carey (12) 5 8 Faith: A Holiday Album, Kenny G (7) 10 9 Christina Aguilera, Christina Aguilera (6) 11 0 Sacred Arias, Andrea Bocelli (25) 13

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 I Wanna Love You Forever, Jessica Simpson (1) 1 2 You Can Do It, Ice Cube (15) 2 3 Girl on TV, LFO (3) 7 4 Stay the Night, IMX (13) 3 5 Don’t Say You Love Me, M2M (9) 10 6 Smooth, Santana (5) 4 7 I Need to Know, Marc Anthony (16) 6 8 Dancin’, Guy (12) 12 9 Christmas Song, Christina Aguilera (10) 15 10 Caught Out There, Kelis (17) 5

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended Dec. 12