More ‘Romance’

Mexican crooner Luis Miguel’s “Segundo Romance” continues to be one of the dominant albums on the Times’ Southern California pop chart, landing at No. 7. Some predicted a big drop-off, dismissing last week’s No. 5 debut as an aberration. But the two-notch descent is fairly insignificant. Miguel’s album is the clear leader on the Latin album chart, both in Southern California and nationally. Another unusual Top 10 entry, that live “3 Tenors” pop-classical album is also still doing strong business.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 II, Boyz II Men (1) 1 2 Dookie, Green Day (4) 6 3 Forrest Gump, soundtrack (3) 4 4 The Lion King, soundtrack (2) 3 5 Tenors in Concert, Carreras/ Domingo/Pavarotti (7) 2 6 Smash, Offspring (6) 7 7 Segundo Romance, Luis Miguel (37) 5 8 August ..., Counting Crows (9) 8 9 Purple, Stone Temple Pilots (5) 9 10 Tuesday Night, Sheryl Crow (11) 18

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 I’ll Make Love, Boyz II Men (1) 1 2 At Your Best, Aaliyah (4) 3 3 Stroke You Up, Changing Faces (2) 2 4 Bop Gun, Ice Cube (14) 5 5 When Can I See You, Babyface (11) 6 6 Endless Love, Vandross/Carey (5) 8 7 Stay, Lisa Loeb, Nine Stories (12) 4 8 Funkdafied, Da Brat (13) 7 9 Fantastic Voyage, Coolio (8) 9 10 This D.J., Warren G. (6) 10

TOP 10 LATIN ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Segundo Romance, Luis Miguel (1) 1 2 Camino Del Alma, Christian (8) 2 3 Recordando a Los Panchos, Vicente Fernandez (11) 4 4 Donde Jugaran Los Ninos, Mana (9) 3 5 Ayer Y Hoy, Ana Gabriel (20) ... 6 Gracias Por Esperar, Juan Gabriel (10) 6 7 Hotel California, Banda Z (26) 9 8 Clasicos De La Provincia, Carlos Vives (14) ... 9 Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (4) 5 10 El Piano ... 2, Raul Di Blasio (3) ...

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of Sept. 11