Selena Sales Soar

Selena’s posthumous “Dreaming of You” album experienced a surge in sales this month during the trial of Yolanda Saldivar, the former president of the Selena fan club who was found guilty last week of murdering the 23-year-old tejano superstar. “Dreaming of You,” which debuted at No. 1 in the national album chart in July but had fallen to No. 29 this month, is No. 8 in The Times’ Southern California chart this week and No. 18 in the national chart, and it continues to top the local and national Latin charts. A single of the same name, released Oct. 9, has jumped to No. 5 in the local chart.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Daydream, Mariah Carey (1) 1 2 Design of a Decade 1986-96, Janet Jackson (3) 3 3 Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (2) 4 4 Insomniac, Green Day (6) 2 5 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (4) 5 6 Dead Presidents, soundtrack (14) 6 7 Greatest Hits, Michael Bolton (7) 18 8 Dreaming of You, Selena (18) 8 9 Tigerlily, Natalie Merchant (16) 12 10 One Hot Minute, Red Hot Chili Peppers (13) 9

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Fantasy, Mariah Carey (2) 1 2 Gangsta’s Paradise, Coolio (1) 2 3 Tell Me, Groove Theory (4) 3 4 Runaway, Janet Jackson (3) 4 5 Dreaming of You, Selena (24) -- 6 Boom Boom Boom, Outhere Brothers (100) 8 7 East Side Rendezvous, Frost (66) 7 8 A Mover La Colita, Artie the 1-Man Party (86) 10 9 Summertime. . ., Dove Shack (49) 5 10 Who Can I Run To, Xscape (5) 15

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TOP 10 LATIN ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Dreaming of You, Selena (1) 1 2 El Concierto, Luis Miguel (2) -- 3 Abriendo Puertas, Gloria Estefan (3) 2 4 Best Of, Gipsy Kings (5) 3 5 14 Tucanazos Bien Pesados, Los Tucanes de Tijuana (42) -- 6 Amor Prohibido, Selena (4) 4 7 La Carretera, Julio Iglesias (6) 6 8 Segundo Romance, Luis Miguel (10) 5 9 El Mexico Que Se Nos Fue, Juan Gabriel (25) 7 10 Macarena Mix, various artists (9) 8

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Oct. 22