POP / The charts

The 3 Tenors are no match for Eric Clapton (right): they are dethroned by his back-to-roots blues album which will, in turn, be knocked off by REM's Monster (released on Monday). Meanwhile, the Pet Shop Boys are in at No 6 with a critically slated album of dance remixes. And the singles chart finds Whigfield reigning with the most irritating song since Crystal Waters' 'Gypsy Woman'.

----------------------------------------------------------------- TOP 10 ALBUMS ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 (-) From the Cradle. . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Clapton 2 ( 1) The 3 Tenors in Concert. . . . . . . The Three Tenors 3 ( 2) Definitely Maybe. . . . . . . . . . .Oasis 4 ( 5) Parklife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blur 5 ( 3) End of Part One . . . . . . . . . . .Wet Wet Wet 6 (-) Disco 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pet Shop Boys 7 ( 4) Twelve Deadly Cyns . . . . . . . . . Cyndi Lauper 8 ( 6) The Essential Collection. . . . . . .Elvis Presley 9 (14) Simply the Best. . . . . . . . . . . Tina Turner 10 (10) Music for the Jilted Generation. . .Prodigy ----------------------------------------------------------------- TOP 10 SINGLES ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ( 1) Saturday Night. . . . . . . . . . Whigfield 2 ( 5) The Rhythm of the Night. . . . . .Corona 3 ( 3) Endless Love. . . . . . . . . . . Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey 4 ( 2) Love Is All Around. . . . . . . . Wet Wet Wet 5 (-) Always. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bon Jovi 6 ( 4) Confide in Me. . . . . . . . . . .Kylie Minogue 7 ( 6) I'll Make Love to You. . . . . . .Boyz II Men 8 (10) Incredible. . . . . . . . . . . . M-Beat Feat General Levy 9 ( 7) 7 Seconds. . . . . . . . . . . . .Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry 10 ( 9) What's the Frequency, Kenneth?. .REM ----------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright CIN -----------------------------------------------------------------