‘Creep’ Zooms

Through relentless touring, White Zombie has built a solid audience for its wild ‘n’ woolly alternative hard-rock. Not only is “Astro Creep: 2000” No. 2 on The Times’ Southern California hard rock chart but it’s also No. 1 nationally. This is the most popular new rock album to come along in the last month or so. When the group starts touring soon, that should boost sales even more. The “Friday” soundtrack, boasting Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, is still the country’s big-selling album, topping four charts--both Southern California and national pop charts as well as both Southern California and national R&B; charts.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 Friday, soundtrack (1) 1 2 Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (3) 3 3 Throwing Copper, Live (2) 2 4 Medusa, Annie Lennox (20) 4 5 Hell Freezes Over, Eagles (7) 6 6 The Lion King, soundtrack (5) 5 7 Tuesday Night, Sheryl Crow (11) 9 8 Dookie, Green Day (12) 12 9 No Need to Argue, Cranberries (16) 7 10 Astro Creep: 2000, White Zombie (9) 8

TOP 10 SINGLES

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 This Is How, Montell Jordan (1) 1 2 Have You Ever Really Loved a Wom- an?, Bryan Adams (6) 6 3 Freak Like Me, Adina Howard (2) 3 4 Dear Mama, 2Pac (3) 5 5 Ask of You, Raphael Saadiq (12) 7 6 I’d Rather Be Alone, IV Example (51) 4 7 Keep Their Heads Ringin’, Dr. Dre (9) 2 8 Lick It, Roula (65) 8 9 Water Runs Dry, Boyz II Men (13) 15 10 I. N. C. Ride, Masta Ace (69) 18

TOP 10 HARD ROCK ALBUMS

Title, Artist (National Rank) Last Week 1 Dookie, Green Day (2) 2 2 Astro Creep: 2000, White Zombie (1) 1 3 Sixteen Stone, Bush (5) 3 4 Balance, Van Halen (3) 5 5 Smash, Offspring (4) 4 6 Live Through This, Hole (11) 7 7 Unplugged in New York, Nirvana (8) 6 8 Vitalogy, Pearl Jam (6) 8 9 Above, Mad Season (7) 10 10 Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails (9) 9

Source: SoundScan Inc., for week of April 30