‘Bow’ Wow

Madonna bashers were hoping her career would sink into a deep slumber with her “Bedtime Stories” album. But their prayers weren’t answered. The album is comfortably in the Top 10--No. 7 on the Times’ Southern California pop chart and No. 16 nationally.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Dookie, Green Day (2) 1 2 Vitalogy, Pearl Jam (5) 2 3 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (4) 4 4 The Hits, Garth Brooks (1) 3 5 II, Boyz II Men (3) 5 6 Crazysexycool, TLC (8) 11 7 Bedtime Stories, Madonna (16) 8 8 Smash, Offspring (6) 6 9 Best of Sade, Sade (26) 9 10 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (10) 8

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Creep, TLC (1) 2 2 Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz (6) 1 3 On Bended Knee, Boyz II Men (3) 3 4 Take a Bow, Madonna (7) 5 5 Before I Let You Go, Blackstreet (5) 4 6 Another Night, Real McCoy (2) 7 7 Pimp of the Year, Dru Down (77) 20 8 I Miss You, N II U (18) 13 9 Constantly, Immature (9) 6 10 Playaz Club, Rappin’ 4-Tay (37) 8

TOP 10 HARD ROCK ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Dookie, Green Day (1) 1 2 Vitalogy, Pearl Jam (2) 2 3 Smash, Offspring (3) 3 4 Unplugged in New York, Nirvana (4) 4 5 Live Through This, Hole (11) 7 6 Purple, Stone Temple Pilots (7) 5 7 Big Ones, Aerosmith (5) 6 8 Superunknown, Soundgarden (9) 8 9 Crossroad, Bon Jovi (6) 9 10 Stranger Than Fiction, Bad Religion (38) ...

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of Jan. 15