Pop Album Chart : It’s Pink Floyd at the Bell

There was no dark side for Pink Floyd this week as its “The Division Bell� entered the pop album chart at No. 1. How long will that “Bell� be clanging at the top? Probably not too long. Pink Floyd is a major touring outfit, one of the few that can play the stadium circuit. But that’s based on the enduring popularity of vintage albums like “Dark Side of the Moon� and “The Wall.� The new material is more of interest to veteran hard-core fans than young record-buyers. Over a long period, though, the album may do well. Tim McGraw’s “Not a Moment Too Soon� is still a hot item thanks to his politically incorrect hit, “Indian Outlaw.� The album, which many predicted would go away fast, hasn’t--moving up a rung to No. 7. Nirvana’s “In Utero� could wind up in the Top 20 again, jumping from No. 72 to No. 27 after Kurt Cobain’s death last week. R. Kelly’s “Bump ‘n’ Grind is the No. 1 pop single for the third straight week.

* The Crash Test Dummies’ album, “God Shuffled His Feet,� shuffled a little bit closer to the Top 10, inching up a notch to No. 11. If the group’s Top 5 pop single, “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm,� can stay popular a little longer, the album just might make the Top 10.

Rank Rank 2 Weeks Last Weeks on the Week Ago Chart 1.�The Division Bell,� Pink Floyd ... ... 1 2.�Above the Rim,� soundtrack 3 4 3 3.�The Sign,� Ace of Base 2 3 20 4.�Longing in Their Hearts,� Bonnie Raitt 1 2 3 5.�August and Everything After,� Counting Crows 4 7 17 6.�12 Play,� R. Kelly 5 6 22 7.�Not a Moment Too Soon,� Tim McGraw 8 19 3 8.�Live at the Acropolis,� Yanni 10 5 6 9.�Music Box,� Mariah Carey 6 9 32 10.�The Colour of My Love,� Celine Dion 7 10 22 * “God Shuffled His Feet,� Crash Test Dummies 12 15 12

Source: Billboard/SoundScan