POP / Charts

Wet Wet Wet and Michael Ball challenge Prodigy and Orbital in an ambient vs easy-listening war on the album chart this week. And Blur burst back on the strength of being 4-6 odds- on favourites to bag the upcoming Mercury Music Prize.

----------------------------------------------------------------- TOP 10 ALBUMS ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ( 1) End of Part One - Greatest Hits. . . . . . Wet Wet Wet 2 ( 2) The Glory of Gershwin. . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Adler/Various 3 ( 3) Music for the Jilted Generation. . . . . . .Prodigy 4 (-) Snivilisation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orbital 5 ( 6) The Very Best of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagles 6 ( 4) Voodoo Lounge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rolling Stones 7 (-) Seal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seal 8 ( 8) Greatest Hits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Whitesnake 9 ( 7) One Careful Owner. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Ball 10 (-) Parklife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blur TOP 5 SINGLES 1 ( 1) Love Is All Around. . . . . . . . . . . . Wet Wet Wet 2 ( 3) Crazy for You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Let Loose 3 ( 2) I Swear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-4-One 4 ( 4) Searching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . China Black 5 (-) Compliments on Your Kiss. . . . . . . . . . Red Dragon/Mangos Copyright CIN -----------------------------------------------------------------