The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled...

The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled for The 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 Erotica, Madonna (2) - 2 Unplugged, Eric Clapton (3) 3 3 Automatic For the People, R.E.M. (5) 2 4 Us, Peter Gabriel (11) 1 5 Timeless, Michael Bolton (6) 6 6 Chase, Garth Brooks (1) 8 7 Symbol, Prince (8) 4 8 Ten, Pearl Jam (7) 7 9 Dirt, Alice in Chains (12) 5 10 One, Elton John (24) 11 11 Diva, Annie Lennox (35) 9 12 3 Years, 5 Months ..., 13 Arrested Development (22) 13 Some Gave All, Billy Ray Cyrus (4) - 14 Ingenue, k.d. lang (46) 16 15 Pure Country, George Strait (9) - 16 Jon Secada, Jon Secada (42) 14 17 Greatest Hits, Queen (31) - 18 Achtung Baby, U2 (39) 12 19 Funky Divas, En Vogue (20) 10 20 Last of the Mohicans soundtrack (45) -

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Back to the Hotel, N2Deep (9) 1 2 End of the Road, Boyz II Men (1) 2 3 Jump Around, House of Pain (2) 3 4 Sometimes Love ... , Patty Smyth (5) 6 5 I’d Die Without You, PM Dawn (6) 5 5 Rhythm is a Dancer, Snap (8) 4 7 If I Ever Fall in Love, Shai (7) - 8 How do You Talk to an Angel, Heights (4) 17 9 Erotica, Madonna (10) 8 10 What About Your Friends, TLC (12) 7 11 People Everyday, 9 Arrested Development (11) 12 Crossover, EPMD (40) 11 13 Forever Love, Color Me Badd (16) 14 14 Please Don’t Go, K.W.S. (22) 10 15 You Gotta Believe, Marky Mark (27) - 16 Rump Shaker, Wrecks-N-Effect (3) - 17 Real Love, Mary J. Blige (17) 13 18 Free Your Mind, En Vogue (13) 18 19 Sesame’s Treet, Smart E’s (55) 19 20 Jump, Movement (39) 16

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Oct. 25