THIS ONE'S FOR ELTON

Maybe it's the hit single ''The One.'' Maybe it's the stadium tour with Eric Clapton. Maybe it's the soda-pop commercials. Or maybe, just maybe, it's the new hair. Whatever the cause, Elton John this week makes an appearance on the pop-album top 10 for the first time since 1976. At the upper reaches of the chart, things look very familiar-this week's top four albums were last week's * top four, and the week-before-that's top four. Meanwhile, on the country side, Travis Tritt's newest may spell t-r-o-u-b-l-e when it comes to its title, but not when it comes to the country chart, where it debuts at No. 6. LAST POP ALBUMS WEEKS ON WEEK CHART

1 1 Billy Ray Cyrus 14 Some Gave All, Mercury 2 2 Pearl Jam 36 Ten, Epic Associated 3 3 Kris Kross 21 Totally Krossed Out, Ruffhouse 4 4 Soundtrack 8 Boomerang, LaFace 5 7 Temple Of The Dog 11 Temple of the Dog, A&M 6 5 Megadeth 6 Countdown to Extinction, Combat/Capitol 7 6 Mariah Carey 12 MTV Unplugged EP, Columbia 8 11 Elton John 9 The One, MCA 9 8 Red Hot Chili Peppers 48 Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Warner Bros. 10 10 Garth Brooks 50 Ropin' the Wind, Liberty

COUNTRY ALBUMS

1 1 Billy Ray Cyrus 14 Some Gave All, Mercury 2 2 Garth Brooks 50 Ropin' the Wind, Liberty 3 4 Brooks & Dunn 54 Brand New Man, Arista 4 3 Garth Brooks 102 No Fences, Liberty 5 5 Clint Black 6 The Hard Way, RCA 6 - Travis Tritt 1 t-r-o-u-b-l-e, Warner Bros. 7 6 Wynonna 21 Wynonna, MCA 8 7 Mary-Chapin Carpenter 8 Come On Come On, Columbia 9 15 Ricky Van Shelton 2 Greatest Hits Plus, Columbia 10 8 Garth Brooks 173 Garth Brooks, Liberty