The exclusive Ventura County music charts are...

The exclusive Ventura County music charts are compiled for The Times from information supplied by SoundScan Inc., the music industry’s leading sales-reporting service. The rankings are based on actual sales in Ventura County.

TOP 20 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Ill Communication, Beastie Boys (1) -- 2 Soundtrack, Crow (3) 2 3 Sign, Ace of Base (2) 3 4 Chant, Benedictine Monks(7) 1 5 August & Everything After, Counting Crows (6) 4 6 Volume 2, Old School (147) -- 7 Smash, Offspring (116) 8 8 Division Bell, Pink Floyd (8) 11 9 Dookie, Green Day (31) 7 10 Fruitcakes, Jimmy Buffett (9) 6 11 Soundtrack, Above the Rim (5) 9 12 Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins (22) 10 13 Seal, Seal (20) -- 14 Soundtrack, Lion King (13) -- 15 Toni Braxton, Toni Braxton (12) -- 16 Hints, Allegations & Things, Collective Soul (19) 18 17 Superunknown, Soundgarden (15) 13 18 ‘N Gatz We Truss, South Central (52) 16 19 Far Beyond Driven, Patnera (63) -- 20 Toad the Wet Sprocket, Dulcinea (45) 5

TOP 20 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 I Swear, All-4-One (1) 1 2 Regulate, Warren G. & Nate Dogg (2) 2 3 Back in the Day, Ahmad (49) 5 4 I’ll Remember, Madonna (7) 3 5 Any Time, Any Place, Janet Jackson (64) 11 6 Baby I Love Your Way, Big Mountain (13) 4 7 Back & Forth, Aaliyah (3) 8 8 Fantastic Voyage, Coolio (39) 9 9 Ace of Base, Sign (11) 10 10 Most Beautiful Girl in the World, Prince (9) 6 11 Return To Innocence, Enigma (10) 11 12 Sending My Love, Zhane (47) 18 13 Sweet Potato Pie, Domino (19) -- 14 Pumps & A Bump, Hammer (12) -- 15 You Mean the World To Me, Toni Braxton (16) 15 16 Now & Forever, Richard Marx (80) 14 17 Bump ‘N’ Grind, R. Kelly (6) 7 18 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm, Crash Test Dummies (15) 18 19 Born To Roll, Masta Ace Incorporated (37) -- 20 Without You/Never Forget You, Mariah Carey (51) --

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending June 5