BOX OFFICE MOJO
ALBUM SALES
|
TW |
LW |
Title |
Artist |
Label |
Weekly Sales |
Total Sales |
Week # |
| 1 | N | A New Day Has Come | Celine Dion | Epic |
527,000 |
527,000 |
1 |
| 2 | 1 | NOW! That's What I Call Music, Vol. 9 | Various Artists | Universal |
463,000 |
882,000 |
2 |
| 3 | N | WWF Forceable Entry | Various Artists | Columbia |
146,000 |
146,000 |
1 |
| 4 | 2 | Best of Both Worlds | Jay-Z/R. Kelly | Def Jam |
138,000 |
361,000 |
2 |
| 5 | 3 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Soundtrack | Lost Highway |
129,000 |
4,769,000 |
66 |
| 6 | N | Ecstasy | Avant | Magic Johnson |
122,000 |
122,000 |
1 |
| 7 | 10 | Missundaztood | Pink | LaFace |
N/A |
PlatinumX2 |
19 |
| 8 | N | The Scorpion King | Soundtrack | Universal |
93,000 |
93,000 |
1 |
| 9 | 7 | [Hybrid Theory] | Linkin Park | Warner Bros. |
N/A |
PlatinumX7 |
75 |
| 10 | 6 | Drive | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville |
N/A |
PlatinumX2 |
11 |
COMPARISONS: "A New Day Has Come" marks the first time that Celine Dion has debuted at No. 1, and sets a new personal best first-week sales figure for the French Canadian diva, topping her previous high of 340,000. R&B singer Avant's first album "My Thoughts" peaked at No. 45 in 2000 and has sold 955,000 copies to date.
OTHER DEBUTS: Christian act Newsboys's "Thrive" landed at No. 38 on sales of 37,000, while all-star heavy metal group Down's second disc bowed at No. 44, selling 31,000. Another metal band Hatebreed debuted at No. 69, moving 22,000 units.
SECOND-WEEK SLUMP: Glenn Lewis' "World Outside My Window" tumbled 26 spots from its No. 4 bow last week to No. 30 as sales were off 46% to 46,000 for a two-week total of 131,000.
Platinum = Certification of one million units shipped. Gold =500,000 units shipped.
Source: SoundScan
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