‘Don’ Lives On

Even in death Tupac Shakur maintains a strong presence on The Times Southern California album sales charts, with the posthumous “Don Killuminati” collection at No. 10, and the year-old “All Eyez on Me” still among the nation’s Top 10 rap albums. Snoop Doggy Dogg is No. 2 on the rap chart, and both Snoop and Shakur are featured on “Death Row’s Greatest Hits,” at No. 4 on the local rap chart and No. 5 on the national chart.

TOP 10 ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (1) 1 2 Evita, soundtrack (2) 2 3 Romeo & Juliet, soundtrack (3) 3 4 Secrets, Toni Braxton (6) 4 5 Sublime, Sublime (26) 5 6 Keith Sweat, Keith Sweat (14) 8 7 Falling Into You, Celine Dion (4) 7 8 Rhyme & Reason, soundtrack (16) ... 9 The Preacher’s Wife, soundtrack (7) 6 10 Don Killuminati, Tupac Shakur (9) 10

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TOP 10 SINGLES *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Nobody, Keith Sweat (5) 4 2 Un-Break My Heart, Toni Braxton (2) 5 3 Don’t Let Go (Love), En Vogue (4) 1 4 I Believe I Can Fly, R. Kelly (1) 6 5 Nuthin’ But the Cavi Hit, Mack 10/Tha Dogg Pound (23) 7 6 Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down, Puff Daddy (7) ... 7 On & On, Erykah Badu (11) 11 8 I Believe In You and Me, Whitney Houston (3) 9 9 Cold Rock a Party, MC Lyte (8) 2 10 Wannabe, Spice Girls (6) 20

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TOP 10 RAP ALBUMS *--*

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Don Killuminati, Tupac Shakur (1) 2 2 Tha Doggfather, Snoop Doggy Dogg (2) 1 3 Bow Down, Westside Connection (4) 3 4 Death Row’s Greatest Hits, Various Artists (5) 4 5 Tha Hall of Game, E-40 (13) 6 6 All Eyez On Me, 2Pac (9) 7 7 Family Scriptures, Mo Thugs (7) 5 8 Hard Core, Lil’ Kim (6) 10 9 Dr. Dre Presents . . . the Aftermath, various artists (12) 8 10 All World, L.L. Cool J (8) 9

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Jan. 19