Isn’t It Ironic?

You would think that after a year, people would have had enough of Alanis Morissette. But the vibrant singer, whose “Jagged Little Pill” has been at or near the top of the pop charts for more than a year, shows no sign of slowing down. The album sold 144,000 copies last week, reclaiming the No. 1 position on The Times’ Southern California charts and pushing New York rapper Nas’ “It Was Written,” the nation’s No.1 album, to the No. 2 spot locally. 2pac’s “How Do U Want It,” with Jodeci members Ki-Ci and Jo-Jo, is the nation’s top-selling single.

TOP 10 ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (2) 2 2 It Was Written, Nas (1) 1 3 Secrets, Toni Braxton (6) 3 4 Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (10) 7 5 Phenomenon, soundtrack (12) 6 6 New Beginning, Tracy Chapman (9) 11 7 The Score, Fugees (7) 9 8 Falling Into You, Celine Dion (8) 14 9 E. 1999, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (5) 8 10 Blue, LeAnn Rimes (3) 4

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TOP 10 SINGLES *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 How Do U Want It, 2Pac (1) 1 2 Loungin’, LL Cool J (5) 4 3 Twisted, Keith Sweat (6) 2 4 You’re Making Me High, T. Braxton (3) 3 5 Macarena (B. Boyz Mix), Los Del Rio (2) 9 6 Someday, All-4-One (15) 8 7 I Can’t Sleep, R.Kelly (7) 6 8 Only You, 112 (10) 10 9 Change the World, Eric Clapton (11) 7 10 Elevators, Outkast (4) 19

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TOP 10 LATIN ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Enrique Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias (2) 1 2 Unidos...Siempre, Los Tigres D. Norte (8) 2 3 Best of Gipsy Kings, Gipsy Kings (3) 3 4 Macarena Mix, various artists (1) 7 5 Mundo...Amor, Tucanes De Tijuana (22) 4 6 Pies Descalzos, Shakira (6) 6 7 Nuevos Senderos, Olga Tanon (11) 9 8 14 Tucanazos, Tucanes De Tijuana (44) 10 9 Tierra Gitana, Gipsy Kings (7) 7 10 Y Sus Canciones, V. Fernandez (27) 5

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending July 21