Forceful Fugees

The Fugees are a hip-hop force to be reckoned with. The New Jersey-based trio’s sophomore album, “The Score,” regained its No. 1 spot on The Times Southern California chart and the national chart, knocking Hootie & the Blowfish to the No. 2 position. Pantera’s “The Great Southern Trendkill” enters the local chart at No. 9.

TOP 10 ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 The Score, Fugees (1) 3 2 Fairweather Johnson, Hootie & the Blowfish (2) 2 3 Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (3) 4 4 To the Faithful Departed, the Cranberries (7) 1 5 Falling Into You, Celine Dion (5) 7 6 Wild Mood Swings, the Cure (12) ... 7 New Beginning, Tracy Chapman (8) 9 8 Evil Empire, Rage Against the Machine (10) 6 9 Great Southern..., Pantera (4) ... 10 Crash, Dave Matthews Band (6) 5

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TOP 10 SINGLES *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Tha Crossroads, Bone Thugs (1) 1 2 Tres Delinquentes, Delinquent Habits (40) 2 3 Because. . . , Celine Dion (4) 4 4 Get Money, Junior M.A.F.I.A. (9) ... 5 Keep On Keepin’ On, MC Lyte (6) 7 6 You’re the One, SWV (3) 3 7 Always Be My Baby, Mariah Carey (2) 6 8 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New), Coolio (8) 5 9 All the Things. . . , Joe (16) 16 10 Down Low (Nobody Has to Know), R. Kelly (10) 8

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TOP 10 COUNTRY ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Borderline, Brooks & Dunn (1) 1 2 Blue Clear Sky, George Strait (2) 2 3 Woman in Me, Shania Twain (3) 3 4 Greatest Hits. . . , Alan Jackson (5) 4 5 Fresh Horses, Garth Brooks (6) 5 6 Time Marches On, Tracy Lawrence (4) 8 7 Revelations, Wynonna (12) ... 8 Hits, Garth Brooks (7) ... 9 Music for. . . , the Mavericks (14) 9 10 It Matters to Me, Faith Hill (10) 10

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending May 12.