Surprise Contender From Out of Texas

The surprise hit movie “She’s All That” has generated a surprise hit single. “Kiss Me,” by the Austin, Texas-based, spiritually tinged pop band Sixpence None the Richer, has climbed to No. 6 on the Southern California singles chart. Helping sales of the single and the band’s self-titled album, which includes the song, is the absence of a soundtrack collection from “She’s All That.” On the album chart, TLC remains No. 1 in both the region and nationally.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Fanmail, TLC (1) 1 2 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (2) 3 3 Slim Shady LP, Eminem (3) 2 4 Come on Over, Shania Twain (5) 10 5 Americana, the Offspring (9) 7 6 Things Fall Apart, the Roots (10) 4 7 Believe, Cher (7) 9 8 ... Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (4) 6 9 1999 Grammy Nominees, various artists (14) 5 10 Romanza, Andrea Bocelli (52) 11

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 I Still Believe, Mariah Carey (3) 4 2 Heartbreak Hotel, Whitney Houston (2) 1 3 Believe, Cher (1) 3 4 Angel of Mine, Monica (4) 2 5 All I Have to Give, Backstreet Boys (6) 5 6 Kiss Me, Sixpence None the Richer (8) 10 7 Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here, Deborah Cox (14) 8 Somebody Like Me, Silkk the Shocker (9) 6 9 Hard Knock Life, Jay-Z (7) -- 10 Ghetto Star, Bad Azz (58) 11

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended March 7