Str8 to the List

A single from a posthumous album by seminal gangsta rapper Eazy-E is No. 9 this week on The Times’ Southern California singles chart. “Just Tah Let U Know,” which entered the charts two weeks ago, is the first single from “Str8 Off the Streetz of Muthaph***in’ Compton,” which is due out next month. Eazy-E, a founding member of N.W.A., was working on the collection when he died of complications from AIDS last March 26. Another posthumous collection, Selena’s “Dreaming of You,” has been No. 1 on the local and national Latin album charts since its release in July.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Daydream, Mariah Carey (1) 2 2 Anthology 1, Beatles (2) 1 3 Waiting to Exhale, soundtrack (4) 3 4 Christmas in the Aire, Mannheim Steamroller (3) 4 5 Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (7) 5 6 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (6) 7 7 Mellon Collie, Smashing Pumpkins (9) 8 8 Fresh Horses, Garth Brooks (5) 6 9 Memory of Trees, Enya (18) 9 10 Something to Remember, Madonna (16)

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 One Sweet Day, Mariah Carey (1) 1 2 Hey Lover, LL Cool J (2) 2 3 Exhale, Whitney Houston (3) 3 4 Set U Free, Planet Soul (37) 5 5 Ridin’ Low, L.A.D. (58) 6 6 Beware of My Crew, L.B.C. Crew (94) 4 7 Free as a Bird, Beatles (5) ... 8 Gangsta’s Paradise, Coolio (4) 7 9 Just Tah Let U Know, Eazy-E (24) 9 10 Tonite’s Tha Night, Kris Kross (10) 13

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TOP 10 LATIN ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Dreaming of You, Selena (1) 1 2 Abriendo Puertas, Gloria Estefan (2) 2 3 El Concierto, Luis Miguel (3) 3 4 Best Of, Gipsy Kings (4) 5 5 La Carretera, Julio Iglesias (5) ... 6 Enrique Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias (9) 6 7 14 Tucanazos Bien Pesados, Los Tucanes de Tijuana (35) 4 8 Amor Prohibido, Selena (6) 8 9 Hoyas de Dos Siglos, Ana Gabriel (26) 10 10 Camino Del Amor, Los Temerarios (20) 7

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending Dec. 17