McKnight’s Strong ‘Superhero’

On the Southland album charts this week, Brian McKnight’s new release, “Superhero,” maintains a spot in the Top 10 at No. 9 while dropping from No. 7 to No. 13 in the national charts.

On the singles chart, R&B; newcomers the Donz rank at No. 5 locally and dip to No. 23 nationally. Their current single, “Give,” follows on the heels of their first successful single, “Cry No More.” Their full-length album, “Sex, Lies and Audiotapes,” will be released Oct. 23.

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Southland Top 10

Albums

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Title, Artist Nat’l Rank Last Week 1 “Toxicity,” System of a Down 1 1 2 “Songs in A Minor,” Alicia Keys 2 5 3 “No More Drama,” Mary J. Blige 5 1 4 “Aaliyah,” Aaliyah 3 2 5 “Now That’s What I Call Music, Vol. 7,” Various Artists 4 9 6 “Now,” Maxwell 8 4 7 “Hybrid Theory,” Linkin Park 7 11 8 “Break the Cycle,” Staind 6 20 9 “Superhero,” Brian McKnight 13 6 10 “Celebrity,” ’N Sync 9 14

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Singles

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Title, Artist Nat’l Rank Last Week 1 “Someone to Call My Lover,” Janet Jackson 2 1 2 “Where the Party At?” Jagged Edge 1 2 3 “Loverboy, “ Mariah Carey 4 3 4 “My Projects,” Coo Coo Cal 7 4 5 “Give,” the Donz 23 5 6 “This Is Me,” Dream 5 6 7 “Purple Pills,” D12 6 12 8 “There She Goes,” Babyface 14 9 9 “Fill Me In,” Craig David 9 17 10 “Bootylicious,” Destiny’s Child 11 10

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For the week ending Sept. 15.