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This week we see something rare: The same record sits at No. 1 on both the pop and jazz album charts. That record, of course, is Natalie Cole's Unforgettable, her reworking of songs made famous by her father, Nat King Cole. Which might evoke a raised eyebrow, because why should a straight-ahead rendition of pop standards be labeled jazz? The answer might be that Natalie Cole's '50s-style singing sounds closer to jazz than it does to the rock, dance, and R&B records that trail it in the pop top 10-or, more cynically, that record companies need to place their product on as many charts as possible, the better to boost their sales. LAST POP ALBUMS WEEKS ON WEEK CHART
1 1 Natalie Cole 6 Unforgettable, Elektra 2 2 Van Halen 5 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Warner Bros. 3 3 Paula Abdul 10 Spellbound, Virgin 4 4 C+C Music Factory 30 Gonna Make You Sweat, Columbia 5 6 Soundtrack 3 Robin Hood, Morgan Creek 6 9 Bonnie Raitt 4 Luck of the Draw, Capitol 7 5 Skid Row 6 Slave to the Grind, Atlantic 8 7 R.E.M. 19 Out of Time, Warner Bros. 9 11 Michael Bolton 13 Time, Love and Tenderness, Columbia 10 16 Boyz II Men 10 Cooleyhighharmony, Motown
JAZZ ALBUMS
1 2 Natalie Cole 5 Unforgettable, Elektra 2 3 Wynton Marsalis 15 Standard Time Vol. 2: Intimacy Calling, Columbia 3 1 Dianne Reeves 15 I Remember, Blue Note 4 4 The Harper Brothers 13 Artistry, Verve 5 16 David Sanborn 3 Another Hand, Elektra Musician 6 5 Stan Getz 7 Serenity, EmArcy/PolyGram 7 8 Marlon Jordan Quintet 11 Learson's Return, Columbia 8 7 Shirley Horn 25 You Won't Forget Me, Verve 9 6 Carmen McRae 15 Sarah-Dedicated to You, Novus 10 11 James Moody 9 Honey, Novus
