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Wed. July 03.2002 2:41 PM EDT |
Nellyville Tops In Town On Billboard ChartThe Eminem Show drops to #2, followed by N.O.R.E., Avril Lavigne. by Joe D'Angelo |
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The Eminem Show isn't getting top billing in Nellyville. After five weeks at the top, the Detroit rapper was dethroned by his St. Louis peer, whose second album sold more than 714,000 copies in its first week, enough to claim
Sales of Nelly's follow-up to 2000's Country Grammar more than doubled that of Eminem's latest LP, which sold over 307,000 copies to give it a six-week total in excess of 3.6 million copies. Despite the step down, Eminem can still take comfort in knowing that he continues to trump much of the competition. Coming closest to Slim Shady's sales is N.O.R.E.'s God's Favorite, the third solo album by half of Capone-N-Noreaga, which sold more than 118,000 copies to come in at #3. Rounding out the chart's top-10 debuts is the first offering from Truth Hurts, Truthfully Speaking, which lands at #5 after selling more than 89,000 copies. Avril Lavigne will continue her ascension, peaking at #4 thanks to the pop hit "Complicated," from her debut album, Let Go, which sold more than 112,000 copies last week. Rock took a back seat to rap on the chart, as Korn's Untouchables (79,000 sold) was pushed from last week's #2 debut position to #7, and Papa Roach's Lovehatetragedy (74,000) will slide from #2 to #8. Each album saw a dip in weekly sales totals of more than 52,000 copies. Rapper/actor Will Smith may need another week to become heir to the top 10 positions, as his third solo LP, Born to Reign, debuts at #13. Perhaps the opening of his "Men in Black II," which features the single "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)," will help drive the album to a more regal location for the former Fresh Prince. The rest of the top 10 includes Ashanti's self-titled debut, moving up a notch to #6; Totally Hits 2 dropping five spots to #9; and Pink's Missundaztood holding at #10. Wyclef Jean's Masquerade fell victim to a second-week sales slide, dropping from a #6 debut to #17. The multitalented musician's weekly sales totals fell from 81,000 to 43,000, giving Masquerade the distinction of being the LP to move the farthest in either direction among top 20 albums. Longer distances are traveled down in top 40 territory. Our Lady Peace's Gravity lived up to its name by falling 22 places to #31, and Paulina Rubio's Border Girl plummeted 27 spots to #38 in its second week. Conversely, Enrique Iglesias was able to rejuvenate his Escape. On the heels of a new single, "Don't Turn Off the Lights," and appearances/performances on the "Today" show and "TRL," the LP will move up more than 21 places to #36 seven months after its release. Other notable debuts include Shedaisy's Knock on the Sky at #23; Soulfly's 3 at #46; Nonpoint's Development at #52; the various-artists collection This Is Ultimate Dance at #61; Epitaph's Punk-O-Rama Vol. 7 at #67; Ozzy Osbourne's first live album in 12 years, Live at Budokan at #70; comedian Steve Harvey's recommendation-fest Sign of Things to Come: Steve's Picks of the Year's Hottest R&B and Hip Hop at #73; Queensbridge rapper Cormega's True Meaning at #95; Reel Big Fish's Cheer Up! at #115; Sonic Youth's Murray Street at #126; Joe Satriani's Strange Beautiful Music at #140; Halford's Crucible at #144; Trance Party Vol. 2 at #177; the re-release of Nickelback's debut album, Curb, at #182; and Home Grown's Kings of Pop at #189. This report is from MTV News. |
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