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Albums used to reach No. 1 like mountain climbers-scrabbling upward from piton to piton over the course of several weeks. Now, many chart toppers shoot to the summit as if propelled by jet packs. That's certainly the case with The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, the sophomore effort from the Black Crowes, which boogies to No. 1 in its first week. Clearly, a much-anticipated new album skyrockets upward much the way a hot new movie does. But unlike motion pictures, a few albums still make the peak the old-fashioned way: Last week's No. 1, Kriss Kross' Totally Krossed Out, took six weeks to earn the top slot. LAST POP ALBUMS WEEKS ON WEEK CHART
1 - The Black Crowes 1 The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, Def American 2 1 Kris Kross 7 Totally Krossed Out, Ruffhouse 3 2 Def Leppard 7 Adrenalize, Mercury 4 3 Red Hot Chili Peppers 34 Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Warner Bros. 5 4 Garth Brooks 36 Ropin' the Wind, Liberty 6 6 Garth Brooks 89 No Fences, Liberty 7 5 Queen 10 Classic Queen, Hollywood 8 16 Pearl Jam 22 Ten, Epic Associated 9 10 ZZ Top 5 Greatest Hits, Warner Bros. 10 7 The Cure 4 Wish, Fiction/Elektra
2 WKS. AGO WORLD MUSIC ALBUMS
1 1 Kronos Quartet 9 Pieces of Africa, Nonesuch 2 3 Angelique Kidjo 9 Logozo, Mango 3 2 Mickey Hart 33 Planet Drum, Rykodisc 4 4 Outback 15 Dance the Devil Away, Hannibal 5 6 Lucky Dube 11 House of Exile, Shanachie 6 7 Marta Sebestyen 5 Apocrypha, Hannibal/Rykodisc 7 10 Jajouka: Master Musicians Of... 2 Apocalypse Across the Sky, Island 8 5 Chieftains 13 An Irish Evening, RCA 9 11 Bahia Black 3 Ritual Beating System, Axiom/Island 10 9 Zulu Spear 5 Welcome to the USA, Liberty
