Best videos

Weekly charts for the nation's most popular videos as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission:

Top video rentals

(Compiled from a national sample of rental reports)

1. "The Talented Mr. Ripley," Paramount Home Video.

2. "The Hurricane," Universal Studios Home Video.

3. "Magnolia," New Line Home Video.

4. "The Ninth Gate," Artisan Home Entertainment.

5. "The Beach," FoxVideo.

6. "Boiler Room," New Line Home Video.

Top video sales

(Compiled from a national sample of sales reports)

1. "The Sixth Sense," Hollywood Pictures Home Video.

2. "American Pie," Universal Studios Home Video.

3. "My Dog Skip," Warner Home Video.

4. "Sex And The City," HBO Home Video.

5. "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut," Paramount Home Video.

6. "Playboy Video Centerfold Playmate Of The Year 2000," Playboy Home Video.