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 Murder Was the Case, soundtrack (1) - 2 Promised Land, Queensryche (3) - 3 II, Boyz II Men (4) 4 4 Pulp Fiction, soundtrack (31) - 5 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me, Gloria Estefan (11) - 6 Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow (10) 2 7 Monster, R.E.M. (6) 1 8 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (13) 8 9 From the Cradle, Eric Clapton (7) 3 10 Smash, Offspring (5) 5 11 Cross Road, Bon Jovi (8) - 12 Voodoo Lounge, Rolling Stones (34) - 13 Rhythm of Love, Anita Baker (14) 9 14 Dookie, Green Day (9) 7 15 Barbra--Live at Madison ..., Barbra Streisand (26) 6 16 3 Tenors ..., Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti (35) 13 17 Lion King, soundtrack (12) 11 18 Pisces Iscariot, Smashing Pumpkins (18) 10 19 Purple, Stone Temple Pilots (17) 18 20 Songs, Luther Vandross (16) 12

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Playaz Club, Rappin’ 4-Tay (27) 1 2 Here Comes the Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze (5) 7 3 I’ll Make Love to You, Boyz II Men (1) 2 4 Thuggish ... , Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (10) 3 5 Never Lie, Immature (2) 5 6 I Wanna Be Down, Brandi (4) 8 7 Another Night, Real McCoy (11) 4 8 Secret, Madonna (14) 9 9 At Your Best (You Are Love), Aaliyah (8) 5 10 Sukiyaki, 4 P.M. (For Positive Music) (64) 11 11 All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow (9) 13 12 Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz (6) 17 13 Endless Love, Luther Vandross/Mariah Carey (7) 10 14 Always, Bon Jovi (3) 19 15 Stroke You Up, Changing Faces (12) 14 16 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters (18) 16 17 Short ... Man, 20 Fingers (57) 12 18 Bop Gun, Ice Cube (29) 15 19 Turn the Beat Around, Gloria Estefan (23) - 20 You Want This, Janet Jackson (17) -

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Oct. 23