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There's no stopping that Garth man. A week ago, when last we tracked him in this space, he'd just aired his TV special, and in its wake had albums sitting at No. 2 and No. 5. Now-with an additional week of post-TV sales tallied up-he rules No. 1 and No. 3. It can't be emphasized enough: Garth Brooks is this year's (and last year's) primo pop phenomenon, and in fact the hugest pop phenomenon in several years. Nirvana is the only current pop act matching his numbers. Poor Michael Jackson must be jealous: He's doing fine, with his album ranking in the top five for weeks on end, but he can't rule the charts the way he used to. LAST POP ALBUMS WEEKS ON WEEK CHART
1 2 Garth Brooks 19 Ropin' the Wind, Capitol Nashville 2 1 Nirvana 18 Nevermind, DGC 3 5 Garth Brooks 73 No Fences, Capitol Nashville 4 3 Michael Jackson 9 Dangerous, Epic 5 4 Hammer 13 Too Legit to Quit, Capitol 6 6 U2 10 Achtung Baby, Island 7 7 Boyz II Men 37 Cooleyhighharmony, Motown 8 9 Michael Bolton 40 Time, Love and Tenderness, Columbia 9 8 Metallica 24 Metallica, Elektra 10 11 Prince 17 Diamonds and Pearls, Paisley Park/Warner Bros.
2 WKS. AGO NEW AGE ALBUMS
1 2 Enya 9 Shepherd Moons, Reprise 2 1 George Winston 15 Summer, Windham Hill 3 4 Ottmar Liebert 31 Borrasca, Higher Octave 4 3 Yanni 9 In Celebration of Life, Private Music 5 5 David Lanz 11 Return to the Heart, Narada 6 7 Various Artists 21 A Childhood Remembered, Narada 7 9 Patrick O'Hearn 17 Indigo, Private Music 8 10 Chi 13 Sun Lake, Sonic Atmospheres 9 11 Enya 140 Watermark, Reprise 10 13 Suzanne Ciani 17 Hotel Luna, Private Music
