Brooks on Top of the World

Garth Brooks’ budget-priced, six-CD boxed set “The Limited Series” was the nation’s best-selling album last week.

The package sold about 372,000 copies during its first week in stores, according to SoundScan, and was one of five albums that entered the chart in the Top 10.

The others: LeAnn Rimes’ “Sittin’ on Top of the World” at No. 4, Tori Amos’ “From the Choirgirl Hotel” at No. 5, the “Ally McBeal” soundtrack at No. 7 and rapper Fiend’s “There’s One in Every Family” at No. 8.

Mariah Carey’s “My All” was the nation’s best-selling single for the second week in a row.

What’s Hot

Some recent releases generating critical or commercial attention:

Tori Amos’ “From the Choirgirl Hotel” (Atlantic). On her fifth album, Amos sticks with her recipe of undulating piano and strangely phrased lyrics, only this time she pumps it up with a little electronic trickery here and there.

Dave Matthews Band’s “Before These Crowded Streets” (RCA). It’s hard to find fault with Matthews, as so many have, just because he dares to be both musically ambitious and crowd-pleasing. He has never before reconciled those two impulses so effectively.

LeAnn Rimes’ “Sittin’ on Top of the World” (Curb). Looking to cement her spot alongside the Celines and Whitneys in the pop-diva stratosphere before her 16th birthday, Rimes makes some wise artistic moves on her fourth album.

George Strait’s “One Step at a Time” (MCA Nashville). There are light moments in some typically breezy, upbeat tunes that have long been Strait’s forte, but the overall mood is one of melancholy. Solid, but no big surprises.

What’s New

Garbage’s “Version 2.0” (ALMO Sounds), Massive Attack’s “Mezzanine” (Virgin).

What’s Coming

Tuesday: Hanson’s “Three Car Garage: The Independent Recordings ‘95-’96” (Mercury), Natalie Merchant’s “Ophelia” (Elektra).