POP/ROCK - Jan. 9, 1992

Ropin’ the Top Spot: Garth Brooks’ “Ropin’ the Wind” sold more than 260,000 copies last week and will recapture the No. 1 spot on the nation’s pop album chart Saturday when Billboard magazine hits the newsstands. Brooks’ album sold about 18,000 more than Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” and 26,000 more than Hammer’s “Too Legit to Quit,” which will rank No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Nirvana’s “Nevermind,” which sold about 169,000, slipped to No.4.