Up in Top 10 ‘Tierra’

Barbra Streisand’s “Back to Broadway” is still a big seller, ranking No. 3 on The Times’ Southern California pop album chart. It’s remarkable that a collection of old theatrical songs performed by an over-50 singer can outsell albums of current material by much younger artists. What a testament to her enduring clout. Gloria Estefan is showing clout too--in Spanish this time. The support of the area’s Latino population has pushed her “Mi Tierra” into the Top 10--at No. 9. Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic,” probably the year’s top rap album, continues to lead the rap chart.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Zooropa, U2 (1) 1 2 Sleepless in Seattle, soundtrack (2) 3 3 Back to Broadway, Barbra Streisand (3) 2 4 janet., Janet Jackson (4) 4 5 Unplugged and Seated, Rod Stewart (6) 5 6 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (5) 8 7 What’s Love Got..., Tina Turner (19) 6 8 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (11) 13 9 Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (28) 14 10 Duran Duran, Duran Duran (23) 9

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (1) 1 2 Can’t Help Falling in Love, UB40 (2) 2 3 Lately, Jodeci (6) 3 4 Slam, Onyx (3) 4 5 I’m Gonna Be, Proclaimers (7) 12 6 Have I Told You Lately, Rod Stewart (13) 6 7 Dre Day, Dr. Dre (9) 5 8 Insane in the Brain, Cypress Hill (20) 11 9 Weak, SWV (4) 7 10 Knockin’ Da Boots, H-Town (11) 8

TOP 10 RAP ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Chronic, Dr. Dre (1) 1 2 Bacdafucup, Onyx (2) 3 3 You Better Ask Somebody, Yo Yo (21) 2 4 Predator, Ice Cube (6) 4 5 Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., 2Pac (5) 5 6 F--- N.Y., Rodney O and Joe Cooley (35) 9 7 12 Inches of Snow, Snow (3) 6 8 14 Shots to the Dome, LL Cool J (10) 7 9 Bizzare Ride to the..., Pharcyde (17) 8 10 Born Gangstaz, Boss (4) 10

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of July 18