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Two alternative-rock albums in the top 10? That's one surprise we've had lately, the two alternative bands being Nirvana, of course, and U2. Yes, U2 was a grand arena act when last heard from in 1989. But on its current Achtung + Baby, the group turned away from the lofty style that brought it mass acclaim, and moved back toward its grunge-rock roots. Right in the middle of the top 10, meanwhile, sit two current hot teen acts, Color Me Badd and Boyz II Men, soaring while charges of musical phoniness roil former (can it be?) teen idols, the New Kids on the Block. And for classic-rock fans, we have the old dudes in Genesis, reentering the top 10 after landing there briefly back in December. LAST POP ALBUMS WEEKS ON WEEK CHART
1 1 Garth Brooks 21 Ropin' the Wind, Liberty 2 4 Michael Jackson 11 Dangerous, Epic 3 2 Nirvana 20 Nevermind, DGC 4 3 Garth Brooks 75 No Fences, Liberty 5 6 Color Me Badd 29 C.M.B., Giant 6 5 Boyz II Men 39 Cooleyhighharmony, Motown 7 8 Michael Bolton 42 Time, Love & Tenderness, Columbia 8 7 Hammer 15 Too Legit to Quit, Capitol 9 9 U2 12 Achtung Baby, Island 10 14 Genesis 13 We Can't Dance, Atlantic
COUNTRY ALBUMS
1 1 Garth brooks 22 Ropin' the Wind, Liberty 2 2 Garth brooks 74 No Fences, Liberty 3 3 Garth Brooks 145 Garth Brooks, Liberty 4 4 Reba McEntire 19 For My Broken Heart, MCA 5 5 Travis Tritt 37 It's All About to Change, Warner Bros. 6 6 Vince Gill 48 Pocket Full of Gold, MCA 7 8 Collin Raye 20 All I Can Be, Epic 8 7 George Strait 6 Ten Strait Hits, MCA 9 9 Trisha Yearwood 32 Trisha Yearwood, MCA 10 11 Tanya Tucker 32 What Do I Do With Me, Liberty
