A Plush Feeling

The hard-rocking Stone Temple Pilots have soared past such high-powered vets as Aerosmith and Anthrax, landing on top of The Times’ Southern California hard rock chart with their album “Core.” It’s also No. 10 on the pop chart. UB40’s single “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” from the “Sliver” soundtrack, jumped up four places to No. 3 and could be the next No. 1 pop single. But it will have to weather the strong competition from H Town’s top-ranked “Knockin’ Da Boots”--which continues to knock ‘em dead.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 janet., Janet Jackson (1) 1 2 Unplugged and Seated, Rod Stewart (2) 2 3 The Chronic, Dr. Dre (3) 3 4 Ten Summoner’s Tales, Sting (13) 5 5 Kamakiriad, Donald Fagen (18) 4 6 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (4) 7 7 Breathless, Kenny G (6) 6 8 Never Let Me Go, Luther Vandross (9) 11 9 Duran Duran, Duran Duran (17) 10 10 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (5) 13

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Knockin’ Da Boots, H Town (1) 1 2 Dre Day, Dr. Dre (4) 3 3 Can’t Help Falling in Love, UB40 (11) 7 4 That’s the Way. . ., Janet Jackson (3) 2 5 Weak, SWV (2) 4 6 Have I Told You Lately, Rod Stewart (6) 6 7 Show Me Love, Robin S (10) 5 8 Come Undone, Duran Duran (15) 9 9 Six Feet Deep, Geto Boys (28) 8 10 Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team (5) 16

TOP 10 HARD ROCK ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Core, Stone Temple Pilots (1) 1 2 Porno For Pyros, Porno For Pyros (6) 2 3 Get a Grip, Aerosmith (2)3 4 The Last Action Hero, soundtrack (3) -- 5 Sound of White Noise, Anthrax (5) 4 6 Ten, Pearl Jam (4) 5 7 Ultimate Experience, Jimi Hendrix (16) 6 8 America’s Least Wanted, Ugly Kid Joe (14) -- 9 Dirt, Alice in Chains (11) 7 10 Rage. . ., Rage Against the Machine (32) 9

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of June 13