Record sales charts make for strange bedfellows, but they've seldom been stranger than this week, when hip-hop and country acts are packed cheek-to-jowl in the Top Five. Puff Daddy protege Mase's "Harlem World" hung onto the top spot, selling 175,000 copies during the week ending November 9, according to SoundScan. Right behind Mase was country poster girl Shania Twain's "Come on Over," followed by records by rappers Jay-Z and then Rakim. (All three albums were chart debuts.) They, in turn, were trailed by country teen queen LeAnn Rimes. The other Top Ten debut belonged to the Spice Girls' "Spiceworld," which came in at No. 8.

\\The week's most disappointing debut came from Jane's Addiction, which seems to have only their core fans excited. The band's "Kettle Whistle," thought to be a certain Top Ten debut, came in at No. 21. Other underwhelming debuts went to Bobby Brown's "Forever" (No. 62) and Soundgarden's "A-Sides" (No. 64).

\\Following "Harlem World" and "Come on Over" (172,000 copies sold) were Jay-Z's "In My Lifetime" (138,000); Rakim's "18th Letter" (136,000); Rimes' "You Light Up My Life - Inspirational Songs" (126,000); Chumbawamba's "Tubthumper" (95,000); Maria Carey's "Butterfly" (88,000); the Spice Girls' "Spiceworld" (83,000); Fleetwood Mac's "The Dance" (77,000), and Aqua's "Aquarium" (74,000).

\\The weeks' other big news came from New Orleans rapper Master P. Eleven weeks ago, his "Ghetto D" debuted at No. 1. That interest has rubbed off on his old records, and this week hi