The ’12 Play’ Mainstay

No one has been able to bump R. Kelly’s “Bump ‘n’ Grind” out of the top spots of The Times’ Southern California pop singles chart and the national pop singles chart. This long-running hit is the big selling point for his “12 Play” album--which is No. 12 on The Times’ chart. Pink Floyd’s “The Division Bell” album, on the heels of the group’s Rose Bowl shows last weekend, continues to do strong business, topping The Times pop chart. As you might expect, Nirvana is dominating the hard-rock chart with “In Utero” (No. 1) and “Nevermind” (No. 7).

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Division Bell, Pink Floyd (1) 1 2 Above the Rim, soundtrack (3) 2 3 Chant, Benedictine Monks (6) 3 4 August and ..., Counting Crows (5) 5 5 In Utero, Nirvana (11) 19 6 Sign, Ace of Base (2) 8 7 Longing In Their Hearts, Bonnie Raitt (7) 4 8 Live at the Acropolis, Yanni (14) 6 9 Superunknown, Soundgarden (16) 11 10 Cross of Changes, Enigma (15) 7

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Bump ‘n’ Grind, R. Kelly (1) 1 2 The Most Beautiful Girl ..., Prince (7) 2 3 MMM ..., Crash Test Dummies (2) 4 4 Born to Roll, Masta Ace Incorporated (22) 5 5 Something To Ride To, C. Daughters (42) 7 6 Sign, Ace of Base (4) 3 7 Power of Love, Celine Dion (9) 6 8 Return to Innocence, Enigma (11) 15 9 Loser, Beck (3) 16 10 So Much In Love, All-4-One (5) 8

TOP 10 RAP ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 DOGGYSTYLE, Snoop Doggy Dogg (2) 1 2 Funky Headhunter, Hammer (3) 3 3 Old School, Old School (20) 5 4 Very Necessary, Salt-n-Pepa (1) 2 5 Lethal Injection, Ice Cube (4) 4 6 Straight From Da Streets, various (47) 6 7 Enter the Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang Clan (5) 10 8 Domino, Domino (6) 7 9 Bass Bomb, various artists (49) 9 10 Ear to the Street, C. Daughters (22) ...

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending April 17