Women on Top With New Albums

If it’s time for a new nickname for L.A., how about the Valley of the Divas? The new Southern California album sales chart reflects a fondness for female singers of three distinct generations, with new albums from Barbra Streisand and Bjork (No. 14 in the region) and the Spanish-language debut of Christina Aguilera (No. 17 locally) all selling here at a much higher rate than they are nationally. It’s no place for country, though: George Strait entered the national chart at No. 7 but barely made the Top 20 in the Southland, at No. 19.

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TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Music Madonna (1) -- 2 Country Grammar Nelly (2) 4 3 The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem (3) 3 4 G.O.A.T. LL Cool J (5) 1 5 Timeless-- Barbra Streisand (21) -- Live in Concert 6 Oops! . . . Britney Spears (6) 5 I Did It Again

7 No Strings Attached ‘N Sync (8) 7 8 Human Clay Creed (4) 10 9 Infest Papa Roach (12) 9 10 Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya Boyz II Men (13) 2

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Music Madonna (1) 1 2 Give Me Just 98 Degrees (2) 2 One Night 3 Incomplete Sisqo (5) 4 4 Bag Lady Erykah Badu (3) -- 5 Doesn’t Really Janet Jackson (7) 3 Matter

6 Liar Profyle (6) 7 7 Aaron’s Party Aaron Carter (4) 5 (Come Get It) 8 Wonderful Everclear (8) 14 9 Bounce With Me Lil’ Bow Wow (10) 8 10 He Loves U Not Dream (34) 17

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended Sept. 24