POP ALBUM CHART : ‘Sweat’ Has Other Albums Perspiring

Called by many dance-music fanatics the best dance album in years, C&C; Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat,” featuring singer Martha Wash, jumped five notches to No. 5 on the Billboard magazine chart. It’s such a big seller that it has an outside chance at reaching No. 1. Great White’s hard-rocking “Hooked” is one of the fastest-rising albums on the chart, leaping from No. 48 to 18 in just its second week on the chart. Other fast-risers: Enigma’s “MCMXC A.D.” (No. 17) and Oleta Adams’ “Circle of One” (No. 30). Timmy T’s “One More Try” is the new No. 1 pop single.

* All the hoopla surrounding the release of director Oliver Stone’s movie “The Doors” has translated into a hot-selling soundtrack, which entered the chart at No. 40. It features original Doors material but no songs with vocals by the movie’s star, Val Kilmer.

Rank Rank 2 Weeks Title (Label) Last Week Weeks Ago on Chart 1. “Mariah Carey” 1 1 39 Mariah Carey (Columbia) 2. “The Soul Cages” 3 3 7 Sting (A&M;) 3. “Wilson Phillips” 4 6 50 Wilson Phillips (SBK) 4. “To the Extreme” 2 2 27 Vanilla Ice (SBK) 5. “Gonna Make You Sweat” 10 11 11 C&C; Music Factory (Columbia) * “The Doors” ... ... 1 Soundtrack (Elektra)