Pop Album Chart : Even the President Owns One

Sax player Kenny G continues to astound with his huge record sales. His latest album, “Breathless,” is No. 2 on the pop chart. Most albums filled with this kind of pop/jazz instrumentals are lucky to sell 75,000 copies and never even make the Billboard Top 200. But after two months in release, “Breathless” is already over a million. One of the fastest-rising new albums on the chart is “Lose Control,” by the R&B; group Silk. It jumped from No. 95 to 57. Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” is still the top pop single.

* The new album by the “Heavster,” one of the most popular pop rappers, entered at No. 48 and may jump into the Top 20 next week.

Pop Album Chart

Rank Rank 2 Weeks Last Weeks on the Week Ago Chart 1. “The Bodyguard,” soundtrack 1 1 9 2. “Breathless,” Kenny G 6 6 9 3. “Unplugged,” Eric Clapton 4 4 21 4. “Some Gave All,” Billy Ray Cyrus 3 5 35 5. “The Chase,” Garth Brooks 2 2 17 6. “Timeless,” Michael Bolton 5 3 16 7. “The Chronic,” Dr. Dre 12 16 5 8. “If I Ever Fall in Love,” Shai 11 8 4 9. “Ten,” Pearl Jam 7 7 57 10. “Hard or Smooth,” Wreckx-n-Effect 14 10 8 “Blue Funk,” Heavy D & the Boyz ... ... 1

Source: Billboard/Soundscan