Album Chart: Santana lands first No. 1 debut
ByOct 29, 2002 11:00 PM
Commercially revitalized by the success of 1999’s “Supernatural,” Santana scores its first No. 1 debut with that album’s successor, “Shaman.”
Commercially revitalized by the success of 1999’s “Supernatural,” Santana scores its first No. 1 debut with that album’s successor, “Shaman.”
Like its predecessor, “Shaman” features Santana backing a roster of high-profile singers, such as Michelle Branch, who is featured on the album’s first single, “The Game of Love.” That hit helped “Shaman” move almost 300,000 copies during its first week out, according to Arista.
Also scoring high-charting debuts are the Foo Fighter’s latest, “One By One,” which enters the chart at No. 3 after selling about 121,000 copies; and Rod Stewart’s “It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook"--a collection of classic covers--which lands at No. 4 with sales of about 114,000 copies, according to industry sources.
Sandwiched among the chart-topping newcomers is Faith Hill’s “Cry,” which slips one spot to No. 2 after debuting at No. 1 last week.
The Elvis Presley best-of set “Elvis: 30 No. 1 Hits” also loses ground, down two spots to No. 5. The album, which spent its first three weeks at No. 1, has sold almost 1.3 million copies in five weeks.
The Dixie Chicks’ “Home” and Eminem’s “The Eminem Show” both stay put at Nos. 6 and 7, respectively, while Avril Lavigne’s “Let Go” drops three places to No. 8, the Rolling Stones’ “Forty Licks” slips five spots to No. 9 and Nelly’s “Nellyville” dips two spots to No. 10.
Ducking out of the Top 10 are LL Cool J’s “X,” which drops to No. 11 after debuting at No. 2 last week; Geralt Levert’s “G Spot,” which is down to No. 18 after debuting at No. 9 last week; and Dave Hollister’s “Things in the Game Done Changed,” which sinks from No. 10 to No. 29.
Destiny’s Child’s Kelly Rowland lands just outside the Top 10 with her solo debut, “Simply Deep,” which enters the chart at No. 12 thanks to sales of about 77,000 copies. Close behind are Michael W. Smith’s “Worship Again” and 3LW’s “Girl Can Mack,” which debut at Nos. 14 and 15, respectively.
Other albums debuting this week include Field Mob’s “From the Roota to tha Toota” at No. 33, Scarface’s “Greatest Hits” at No. 40, Kenny G’s “Wishes” at No. 64, “The Best of David Bowie” at No. 70, Jaguares’ “El Primer Instinto” at No. 95, the Transplants’ self-titled set at No. 96, VH1’s “Divas 2002” compilation at No. 104, SR-71’s “Tomorrow” at No. 138, the Donnas’ “Spent the night at No. 140, and Black Crowes’ frontman Chris Robinson’s solo debut, “New Earth Mud,” at No. 141.