Offspring Proves Strong at No. 1

Lauryn Hill’s 10 Grammy nominations boosted her “Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” album back up the Southern California sales chart (as well as the national list), but the Offspring’s “Americana” held strong, retaining its No. 1 position in its home turf. Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time” remains the No. 1 single locally and nationally.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Americana, the Offspring (4) 1 2 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (2) 7 3 #1’s, Mariah Carey (8) 2 4 Greatest Hits, 2Pac (3) 4 5 Flesh of My Flesh Blood of My Blood, DMX (1) 3 6 Spirit, Jewel (7) 5 7 ‘N Sync, ‘N Sync (6) 6 8 Romanza, Andrea Bocelli (55) 8 9 Vol. 2 ... Hard Knock Life, Jay-Z (5) 9 10 R., R. Kelly (13) --

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (1) 1 2 Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here, Deborah Cox (2) 2 3 I’m Your Angel, R. Kelly & Celine Dion (3) 3 4 Have You Ever, Brandy (4) 4 5 Ghetto Cowboy, Mo Thugs Family (5) 9 6 Goodbye, Spice Girls (10) 6 7 Lately, Divine (11) 7 8 It’s All Because of You, 98 Degrees (6) 5 9 Trippin’, Total (7) 10 10 Hold Me, Brian McKnight (9) 14

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended Jan. 10