Album Chart: Bon Jovi can’t overthrow the King
ByOct 15, 2002 10:00 PM
Despite brisk first-week sales, “Bounce,” the latest from Bon Jovi, wasn’t able to outsell the Elvis Presley compilation “Elvis: 30 #1 Hits.”
Despite brisk first-week sales, “Bounce,” the latest from Bon Jovi, wasn’t able to outsell the Elvis Presley compilation “Elvis: 30 #1 Hits.”
Presley’s posthumous best-of collection, which will top the forthcoming Billboard 200 album chart for the third consecutive week, sold about 205,000 copies during its latest week in stores, pushing its total sales past the 1 million mark.
That leaves “Bounce” with a No. 2 debut thanks to sales of about 160,000 copies, according to industry sources. The veteran New Jersey rock act continues to score hits, and propelled sales of its latest album with the single “Everyday.”
Rounding out a chart-topping rock triumvirate is “Forty Licks,” the Rolling Stones’ two-disc hits collection, which slips to No. 3 after debuting at No. 2 last week.
“The Last DJ,” the latest offering from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, is the only other newcomer to the Top 10, and makes its debut at No. 9 after selling about 74,000 copies.
Avril Lavigne’s “Let Go,” Nelly’s “Nellyville,” the Dixie Chicks’ “Home” and Eminem’s “The Eminem Show” all continue to knock around in the Top 10; “Let Go” is up two places to No. 4, “Nellyville” is up three rungs to No. 5, “Home” slips a notch to No. 6, and “The Eminem Show” rebounds two spots to No. 7.
Xzibit’s “Man vs. Machine,” which debuted at No. 3 last week, lands at No. 8 this time around, and the “American Idol Greatest Moments” soundtrack falls six places to No. 10.
Keith Urban’s “Golden Road” comes up just short of a Top 10 debut, and lands instead at No. 11. Not far behind, Chevelle’s “Wonder What’s Next” and Jurassic 5’s “Power in Numbers” debut at Nos. 14 and 15, respectively.
“Bare Naked,” the latest from actor-singer Jennifer Love Hewitt, enters the chart at No. 37, and is followed by Heather Headley’s “This Is Who I Am” at No. 38.
Debuting further down the chart are Kottonmouth Kings’ “Rollin’ Stoned” at No. 51, Ben Folds’ “Ben Folds Live” at No. 60, John Michael Montgomery’s “Pictures” at No. 110, Tela’s “Double Dose” at No. 116, Gov’t Mule’s “The Deep End Vol. 2” at No. 117, Pinmonkey’s self-titled album at No. 126, Sinead O’Connor’s “Sean-Nos Nua” at No. 139, Point of Grace’s “Girls of Grace” at No. 175 and Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas’ “Not 4 Sale” at No. 181.