The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled...

The exclusive Valley music charts are compiled for the Los Angeles 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 Miracles, The Holiday Album, Kenny G (1) 2 2 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (4) 1 3 Duets II, Frank Sinatra (10) 5 4 II, Boyz II Men (2) 4 5 Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey (3) 8 6 Sade, Best of (18) 7 7 Fields of Gold, Sting (21) 6 8 Unplugged in New York, Nirvana (5) 3 9 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger (17) - 10 Dookie, Green Day (8) 13 11 Bedtime Stories, Madonna (24) 12 12 The Lion King, soundtrack (6) 20 13 Pulp Fiction, soundtrack (34) 9 14 Bootlegs & B-Sides, Ice Cube (31) 9 15 3 Tenors ... , Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti (37) 18 16 Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow (23) 17 17 Smash, Offspring (7) 11 18 Murder Was the Case, soundtrack (14) 14 19 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (19) - 20 Monster, R.E.M. (13) 15

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Here Comes the Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze (1) 1 2 Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz (6) 2 3 On Bended Knee, Boyz II Men (3) 3 4 Creep, TLC (2) 5 5 Playaz Club, Rappin’ 4-Tay (28) 4 6 I Wanna Be Down, Brandy (7) 7 7 Another Night, Real McCoy (4) 8 8 Before I Let You Go, Blackstreet (8) 10 9 Short ... Man, Twenty Fingers (11) 6 10 Secret, Madonna (14) 9 11 Always, Bon Jovi (5) 17 12 Never Lie, Immature (18) 11 13 Thuggish ... , Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (17) 12 14 Turn the Beat Around, Gloria Estefan (16) 15 15 Sukiyaki, 4 P.M. (For Positive Music) (33) 13 16 All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow (15) 16 17 Constantly, Immature (22) 20 18 You Want This, Janet Jackson (13) - 19 Breakdown, Fu-Schnickens (65) - 20 Black Superman, Above the Law (133) 18

Source: (copyright) SoundScan Inc., for week ending Dec. 4