Impressive Numbers

Teen-aged R&B; singer Aaliyah is a protege of R. Kelly, who’s noted for his racy material . Though he wrote, produced and raps on her single, “Back and Forth,” it’s not that racy--but it’s a big hit: No. 4 on The Times’ Southern California pop singles chart. Her first album, “Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number,” is doing well too: No. 17 on the pop chart. Unlike some rap artists who make splashy chart debuts and then fade, Warren G. is apparently no flash-in-the-pan. His “Regulate” album still tops the pop, rap and R&B; charts.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Regulate...G-Funk Era, Warren G. (3) 1 2 Purple, Stone Temple Pilots (1) 2 3 The Sign, Ace of Base (2) 5 4 The Lion King, soundtrack (5) 8 5 August and...After, Counting Crows (7) 6 6 Chant, Benedictine Monks (12) 7 7 The Crow, soundtrack (8) 4 8 Smash, Offspring (54) 13 9 Ill Communication, Beastie Boys (10) 3 10 Superunknown, Soundgarden (15) 18

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 I Swear, All-4-One (1) 1 2 Regulate, Warren G. and Nate Dogg (2) 2 3 Fantastic Voyage, Coolio (6) 7 4 Back and Forth, Aaliyah (3) 3 5 Funkdafied, Da Brat (9) 9 6 Any Time, Any Place, Janet Jackson (5) 4 7 Back in the Day, Ahmad (31) 5 8 I’ll Remember, Madonna (13) 6 9 Stay, Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories (8) 15 10 Your Body’s Callin’, R. Kelly (10) 10

TOP 10 R&B; ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Regulate...G-Funk Era, Warren G. (1) 1 2 Ill Communication, Beastie Boys (3) 2 3 All-4-One, All-4-One (4) 5 4 Toni Braxton, Toni Braxton (5) 4 5 Above the Rim, soundtrack (2) 3 6 Age Ain’t Nothing But..., Aaliyah (7) 6 7 12 Play, R. Kelly (6) 8 8 Volume 2, Old School (48) 7 9 Music Box, Mariah Carey (8) 10 10 Doggystyle, Snoop Doggy Dogg (11) 9

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ending June 19