Album Chart: Jay-Z’s ‘Blueprint 2’ topples ‘8 Mile’ soundtrack
ByNov 20, 2002 11:00 PM
Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse” sold about 545,000 copies during its first week in stores to knock Eminem’s “8 Mile” soundtrack from its No. 1 perch on the U.S. album charts.
Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse” sold about 545,000 copies during its first week in stores to knock Eminem’s “8 Mile” soundtrack from its No. 1 perch on the U.S. album charts.
Though its two-week stay at No. 1 ends, “8 Mile” continued to move briskly, with about 400,000 copies sold in the last week, according to industry sources. More than 1.6 million copies have sold to date.
“The Blueprint 2,” Jay-Z’s fifth No. 1 album, is one of five new releases to crack the top 10 of next week’s Billboard 200 album chart. Others are Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott’s “Under Construction” (at No. 3 with nearly 260,000 copies sold), Pearl Jam’s “Riot Act” (at No. 5 with about 166,000 copies sold), TLC’s “3D” (at No. 6 with about 143,000 copies sold) and 3 Doors Down’s “Away from the Sun” (at No. 8 with 115,000 copies sold).
Justin Timberlake’s “Justified” falls from No. 2 to No. 4 during its second week in stores, while Christina Aguilera’s “Stripped"--in its third week of release--falls three slots to No. 7.
Eminem’s “The Eminem Show” slips two slots to No. 9, and Santana’s “Shaman” slips five to No. 10.
Other notable debuts include Elton John’s “Greatest Hits 1970-2002” (No. 12), “World Wrestling Entertainment Presents: WWE Anthology” (No. 13), Saliva’s “Back Into Your System” (No. 19), Sean Paul’s “Dutty Rock” (No. 26), O-Town’s “02” (No. 28), Phil Collins’ “Testify” (No. 30), Fat Joe’s “Loyalty” (No. 31), U2’s “The Best of 1990-2000” (No. 34), Barry Manilow’s “A Christmas Gift of Love” (No. 71), the “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” soundtrack (No. 81) and Vivian Green’s “Love Story” (No. 93).