Solo Survivor
Ozzy Osbourne has returned with his first studio album in four years, and it’s obvious that headbangers everywhere are glad to see him back. “Ozzmosis,” the heavy metal favorite’s 11th solo record, debuts at No. 7 in The Times’ Southern California album chart and No. 4 in the national chart. Also enjoying a strong week out of the box was Alan Jackson’s “Greatest Hits Collection,” which is No. 9 in the local chart and No. 5 in the national chart. It sits atop both the local and national country charts. But the most impressive debut was made by the Smashing Pumpkins’ two-CD set, “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.”
TOP 10 ALBUMS
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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Smashing Pumpkins (1) ... 2 Daydream, Mariah Carey (2) 3 3 Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (3) 3 4 Design of a Decade, Janet Jackson (9) 2 5 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (6) 5 6 Insomniac, Green Day (10) 4 7 Ozzmosis, Ozzy Osbourne (4) ... 8 Dead Presidents, soundtrack (17) 6 9 Greatest Hits, Alan Jackson (5) ... 10 Greatest Hits, Michael Bolton (7) 7
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TOP 10 SINGLES
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Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Fantasy, Mariah Carey (2) 1 2 Gangsta’s Paradise, Coolio (1) 2 3 Tell Me, Groove Theory (4) 3 4 Runaway, Janet Jackson (3) 4 5 Set U Free, Planet Soul (59) 16 6 Dreaming of You, Selena (16) 5 7 East Side Rendezvous, Frost (73) 7 8 Who Can I Run To, Xscape (5) 10 9 A Mover La Colita, Artie the 1-Man Party (90) 8 10 Summertime..., Dove Shack (54) 9
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TOP 10 COUNTRY ALBUMS
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Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Greatest Hits, Alan Jackson (1) ... 2 Starting Over, Reba McEntire (4) 1 3 Woman in Me, Shania Twain (3) 2 4 All I Want, Tim McGraw (2) 3 5 Hits, Garth Brooks (6) 5 6 ... I’ve Found You, Alison Krauss (9) 4 7 Music for All Occasions, Mavericks (16) 6 8 Greatest Hits, Travis Tritt (7) 8 9 Games Rednecks Play, Jeff Foxworthy (5) 7 10 John Michael Montgomery, John Michael Montgomery (8) ...
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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Oct. 29
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