Charts: Norah Jones spends second week at the top
ByJan 22, 2003 11:00 PM
It took Norah Jones’ “Come Away With Me” almost one year to work its way up to No. 1, but now that it’s there, it’s staying put.
It took Norah Jones’ “Come Away With Me” almost one year to work its way up to No. 1, but now that it’s there, it’s staying put.
“Come Away With Me” sold another 114,000 copies during its latest week out, according to industry sources, and will now spend its second-consecutive week at the top of the forthcoming Billboard 200 album chart.
Jones’ debut’s latest one-week total--about 6,000 copies more than the previous week--pushes its U.S.-sales total to just over 3 million. The album rose to No. 1 last week after racking up five Grammy nominations earlier this month--including Album of the Year.
Climbing one notch each are albums from Avril Lavigne and the Dixie Chicks. Sales of Lavigne’s “Let Go,” which climbs to No. 2, jumped from about 83,000 copies to about 105,000 copies; and the Dixie Chicks’ “Home,” up one place to No. 3, jumped from about 80,000 copies to about 87,000 copies.
The soundtrack from the critically acclaimed film-adaptation of the musical “Chicago” is the only newcomer to this week’s Top 10, and makes its debut at No. 4 thanks to sales of about 83,000 copies.
Jennifer Lopez’s “This Is Me ... Then” and the “8 Mile” soundtrack both lose ground this week, with “This Is Me ... Then” down three spots to No. 5, and “8 Mile” down a notch to No. 6.
The remainder of the Top 10 comprises gainers, with Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott’s “Under Construction,” Aaliyah’s “I Care 4 U,” Christina Aguilera’s “Stripped” and Ja Rule’s “Last Temptation” each up one spot to Nos. 7, 8, 9 and 10, respectively.
Debuts logging in further down the chart are few and far between, with Terri Clark’s “Pain to Kill” in at No. 27, and Benzino’s “Redemption” in at No. 65.
Between the latter pair of debuts, the Bee Gees’ “Their Greatest Hits--The Record” returns to the chart at No. 55 after selling about 17,000 copies in the wake of group-member Maurice Gibb’s recent death.