MUSIC: 'Eminem Show' the Top Seller of 2002 After Less Than Three Weeks
HOLLYWOOD (Box Office Mojo) - "The Eminem Show" continued to dominate the album sales chart for the week ending June 9 and became the top selling disc of the year in the process, according to SoundScan.
In its second full week of release, Eminem's latest dipped a modest 39%, selling a massive 808,700 copies or nearly six times what No. 2 sold. That boosted its total to a staggering 2.41 million. The controversial rapper's previous album "The Marshall Mathers LP" hit 8.7 million units sold in its lifetime.
Moving a comparably puny 136,875 units, the fifth Totally Hits compilation debuted in second place, nevertheless boasting the series' second best first week sales. The last two volumes each hit over 1.5 million units. Donell Jones grabbed the No. 3 spot with "Life Goes On," selling 110,425 copies. His last album, 1999's "Where I Wanna Be," started with 39,000 en route to over 1.2 million copies sold.
Propelled by the commercial featuring a girl convulsing in the passenger seat of a Mitsubishi Eclipse to their song "Days Gone By," techno act Dirty Vegas bowed at No. 7 on sales of 63,875 units. Buoyed by the single "Complicated" and an appearance on The Tonight Show, Canadian pop rock singer Avril Lavigne claimed No. 8 with her debut album "Let Go," selling 62,350 copies.
Other than Eminem, no holdover was able to crack 100,000 units for the week. P. Diddy's "We Invented the Remix" came the closest, falling to No. 4 on sales of 97,775 for a four-week total of 614,300. R&B singer Ashanti's eponymous debut held firm in fifth place, moving 82,225 units for a 10-week tally of 1,672,875.
"Spider-Man" was again the top selling soundtrack, down one notch to No. 12. The perennial "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" came in at No. 19 in its 76th week of release, and has sold over 5.5 million copies so far.
The Bryan Adams-laced "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" ponied up five spots to No. 40, while "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" plunged 29 spots to No. 76.
As the movie struck a chord at the box office, the soundtrack to Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood saw sales surge 99.6% to nearly 22,000 units, causing it to leap 46 places on the chart to No. 53. Meanwhile, Scooby-Doo bow-wowed at No. 58.
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In its second full week of release, Eminem's latest dipped a modest 39%, selling a massive 808,700 copies or nearly six times what No. 2 sold. That boosted its total to a staggering 2.41 million. The controversial rapper's previous album "The Marshall Mathers LP" hit 8.7 million units sold in its lifetime.
Moving a comparably puny 136,875 units, the fifth Totally Hits compilation debuted in second place, nevertheless boasting the series' second best first week sales. The last two volumes each hit over 1.5 million units. Donell Jones grabbed the No. 3 spot with "Life Goes On," selling 110,425 copies. His last album, 1999's "Where I Wanna Be," started with 39,000 en route to over 1.2 million copies sold.
Propelled by the commercial featuring a girl convulsing in the passenger seat of a Mitsubishi Eclipse to their song "Days Gone By," techno act Dirty Vegas bowed at No. 7 on sales of 63,875 units. Buoyed by the single "Complicated" and an appearance on The Tonight Show, Canadian pop rock singer Avril Lavigne claimed No. 8 with her debut album "Let Go," selling 62,350 copies.
Other than Eminem, no holdover was able to crack 100,000 units for the week. P. Diddy's "We Invented the Remix" came the closest, falling to No. 4 on sales of 97,775 for a four-week total of 614,300. R&B singer Ashanti's eponymous debut held firm in fifth place, moving 82,225 units for a 10-week tally of 1,672,875.
"Spider-Man" was again the top selling soundtrack, down one notch to No. 12. The perennial "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" came in at No. 19 in its 76th week of release, and has sold over 5.5 million copies so far.
The Bryan Adams-laced "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" ponied up five spots to No. 40, while "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" plunged 29 spots to No. 76.
As the movie struck a chord at the box office, the soundtrack to Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood saw sales surge 99.6% to nearly 22,000 units, causing it to leap 46 places on the chart to No. 53. Meanwhile, Scooby-Doo bow-wowed at No. 58.
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ALBUM SALES CHART
