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 Greatest Hits, Bruce Springsteen (1) 1 2 Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow (3) 3 3 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (4) 6 4 II, Boyz II Men (5) 2 5 Dookie, Green Day (8) 4 6 Crazysexycool, TLC (10) 8 7 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (6) 12 8 Throwing Copper, Live (9) 7 9 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (12) 13 10 Safe & Sound, DJ Quik (19) 5 11 Boys on the Side, soundtrack (21) 11 12 Bedtime Stories, Madonna (17) 9 13 Balance, Van Halen (11) 10 14 The Lion King, soundtrack (2) 17 15 Hits, Garth Brooks (7) 14 16 Yes I Am, Melissa Etheridge (15) 15 17 My Life, Mary J. Blige (13) 18 18 Unplugged in New York, Nirvana (20) 16 19 Smash, Offspring (14) - 20 Pulp Fiction, soundtrack (26) -

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Run Away, Real McCoy (12) 12 2 Candy Rain, Soul for Real (1) 2 3 Take a Bow, Madonna (8) 1 4 Funky Melody/Dream About You, Stevie B (62) 3 5 Red Light Special, TLC (3) 5 6 Keep Their Heads Ringin’ Dr. Dre (11) - 7 Baby, Brandy (4) 4 8 Big Poppa, Notorious B.I.G. (2) 6 9 Believe, Elton John (35) 18 10 If You Think You’re Lonely Now, K-Ci Hailey (15) 7 11 You Gotta Be, Des’ree (19) 14 12 Mr. Personality, Gillette (44) 10 13 Lick It, Roula (72) - 14 If You Love Me, Brownstone (13) 9 15 Pimp of the Year, Dru Down (106) 13 16 Lil’ Game We Play, Subway (10) 19 17 I’ll Be Around, Rappin’ 4-Tay (70) - 18 I’d Rather Be Alone, IV Xample (90) 15 19 Creep, TLC (5) 11 20 Foe the Love of $, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (20) 8

Source: Copyright SoundScan Inc., for week ending Mar. 12