Immature Grows

The latest major kiddie heartthrob group, Immature, scored with its second straight hit pop/R&B; single, “Constantly,” which is No. 7 on the Times’ Southern California pop singles chart and No. 9 nationally. The problem for the group, though, is that singles sales haven’t translated into album sales, which often happens with artists geared to fans in the 9-14 age range. Despite the hit single, the group’s album, “Playtyme Is Over,” still isn’t in the Billboard Top 100. Dru Down’s “Pimp of the Year” is the hottest single in the Southern California area. It moved from No. 7 to No. 3 and just might be on top next week.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Dookie, Green Day (2) 1 2 The Hits, Garth Brooks (1) 4 3 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (3) 3 4 Vitalogy, Pearl Jam (5) 2 5 II, Boyz II Men (4) 5 6 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (6) 10 7 Crazysexycool, TLC (7) 6 8 Bedtime Stories, Madonna (17) 7 9 Best of Sade, Sade (23) 9 10 Unplugged in New York, Nirvana (10) 12

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Creep, TLC (1) 1 2 Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz (6) 2 3 Pimp of the Year, Dru Down (59) 7 4 Take a Bow, Madonna (8) 4 5 On Bended Knee, Boyz II Men (3) 3 6 Before I Let You Go, Blackstreet (5) 5 7 Constantly, Immature (9) 9 8 Another Night, Real McCoy (2) 6 9 I Miss You, N II U (16) 8 10 Big Poppa, Notorious BIG (14) 13

TOP 10 LATIN ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Segundo Romance, Luis Miguel (1) 1 2 Clasicos ... , Carlos Vives (3) 2 3 En Vivo, Mana (7) 3 4 Donde Jugaran Los Ninos, Mana (9) 5 5 Mi Tierra, Gloria Estefan (2) 4 6 Gracias Mujer, Banda Machos (12) 8 7 Romance, Luis Miguel (11) 6 8 Amor Prohibido, Selena (4) 9 9 Love and Liberte, Gipsy Kings (8) ... 10 Gracias Por Esperar, Juan Gabriel (30) 10

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of Jan. 22