Some Bought Dwight

Dwight Yoakam is making a big splash on The Times’ Southern California country chart with his new one, “This Time,” outselling Billy Ray Cyrus’ longtime leader, “Some Gave All.” Cyrus is now No. 2 in this area but still tops on the national country chart. Sade’s “Love Deluxe,” which came out last fall, is proving to be one of the most durable albums on the pop chart. Instead of slowing down its sales are improving, as indicated by a two-rung rise to No. 7. Speaking of durability, Snow’s “Informer” remains the top pop single in Southern California.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 The Bodyguard, soundtrack (1) 1 2 Breathless, Kenny G (2) 5 3 Aladdin, soundtrack (10) 4 4 Ten Summoner’s Tales, Sting (6) 6 5 Pocket. . .of Kryptonite, Spin Doctors (3) 7 6 Unplugged, Eric Clapton (4) 3 7 Love Deluxe, Sade (12) 9 8 Songs of Faith. . ., Depeche Mode (9) 2 9 The Chronic, Dr. Dre (7) 10 10 14 Shots to the Dome, LL Cool J (11) 8

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Informer, Snow (1) 1 2 Nuthin But a “G” Thang, Dr. Dre (3) 2 3 Freak Me, Silk (2) 3 4 It Was a Good Day, Ice Cube (7) 4 5 I’m So Into You, SMV (6) 6 6 Ditty, Paperboy (5) 5 7 Down With the King, Run-DMC (9) 9 8 I Have Nothing, Whitney Houston (8) 7 9 Touch My Light, Big Mountain (78) 10 10 A Whole New World, Bryson/Belle (19) 8

TOP 10 COUNTRY ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 This Time, Dwight Yoakam (4) 1 2 Some Gave All, Billy Ray Cyrus (1) 2 3 It’s Your Call, Reba McEntire (2) 4 4 The Chase, Garth Brooks (6) 3 5 Pure Country, George Strait (8) 5 6 Slow Dancing. . ., Dolly Parton (5) 10 7 Hard Workin’ Man, Brooks & Dunn (3) 6 8 Brand New Man, Brooks & Dunn (9) 8 9 Come on. . ., Mary-Chapin Carpenter (11) 9 10 No Fences, Garth Brooks (12) 7

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of April 11