Album Chart: Elvis, Rolling Stones trounce youngsters
ByOct 8, 2002 10:00 PM
A slew of newcomers surface in this week’s Top 20, but two old-time rock icons--one of whom died 25 years ago--will occupy the top slots on the forthcoming album chart.
A slew of newcomers surface in this week’s Top 20, but two old-time rock icons--one of whom died 25 years ago--will occupy the top slots on the forthcoming album chart.
“Elvis: 30 #1 Hits,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart after selling more than a half-million copies during its first week out, will stay put this week. The Presley best-of set moved nearly 337,000 copies during its second week in stores, according to industry sources.
Running a close second to the King of Rock and Roll is “Forty Licks,” a two-disc hits collection from the Rolling Stones. The album debuts at No. 2 thanks to first-week sales of about 310,000.
Well behind the chart-topping old timers are the debuts of Xzibit’s “Man Vs. Machine” and the “American Idol: Greatest Moments” compilation, which enter the chart at Nos. 3 and 4, respectively.
The aforementioned trio of debuts pushes the Dixie Chicks’ “Home” and Avril Lavigne’s “Let Go” down three spots each, leaving them Nos. 5 and 6, respectively
The fourth and final newcomer in the Top 10 is Good Charlotte’s “The Young & the Hopeless,” which checks in at No. 6, and is followed by the enduring Top 10 duo of Eminem and Nelly, whose “The Eminem Show” and “Nellyville” slip to Nos. 8 and 9, respectively.
Closing out the Top 10 is Disturbed’s “Believe,” which dips to No. 10 after debuting at No. 4 last week.
Other high-charting debuts include LeAnn Rimes’ “Twisted Angel” at No. 12, Diana Krall’s “Live in Paris” at No. 18 and Floetry’s “Floetic” at No. 19.
Entering further down the chart are the Christian-contemporary “Wow Hits 2003” compilation at No. 34, Mark Knopfler’s “The Ragpicker’s Dream” at No. 38, “The Very Best of Sting & the Police” at No. 46 and Isyss’ “The Way We Do” at No. 55.