Album Chart: 50 Cent reclaims top spot from Norah Jones
ByMar 11, 2003 11:00 PM
After riding a post-Grammy surge that placed it back at No. 1, Norah Jones’ “Come Away With Me” falls behind rapper 50 Cent’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” while new albums from Fabolous, Lil’ Kim and Evanescence make Top 10 debuts.
After riding a post-Grammy surge that placed it back at No. 1, Norah Jones’ “Come Away With Me” falls behind rapper 50 Cent’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” while new albums from Fabolous, Lil’ Kim and Evanescence make Top 10 debuts.
Sales of “Come Away With Me” slipped almost 50 percent from its post-Grammy week total, down to about 330,000 copies, according to industry sources, which places it at No. 2. 50 Cent also lost some traction, down 50,000 copies to about 360,000, but that’s enough to place the set back at No. 1 on the forthcoming Billboard 200 album chart.
Adding some new blood to the chart is Brooklyn rapper Fabolous, whose sophomore effort, “Street Dreams,” makes its debut at No. 3 thanks to first-week sales of about 180,0000 copies. The album got a boost from its hit single “This Is My Party.”
Singer R. Kelly is faring better on the charts than he is in the legal system these days; despite being up on child-pornography and sexual-abuse charges, the singer managed to move another 168,000 copies of “Chocolate Factory.” The album, which debuted at No. 1 two weeks back, drops one spot to No. 4.
Following Kelly with a No. 5 debut is Lil’ Kim, whose “La Bella Mafia” sold 166,000 copies during its first week in stores.
Rounding out the triumvirate of Top 10 debuts is Evanescence, whose inaugural effort, “Fallen,” logs on at No. 7 with sales of about 142,000 copies.
Sandwiched between the No. 5 and No. 7 debuts is the Dixie Chicks’ “Home,” which, like Jones’ “Come Away With Me,” is suffering from a post-Grammy hangover; the album drops two places to No. 6.
Kid Rock’s “Cocky” continues to ride its second wind, down one notch to No. 8 with sales of almost 105,000 copies.
The “Chicago” and “Cradle 2 the Grave” soundtracks close out the Top 10, in at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively.
Other albums whose Grammy afterglow is fading include: John Mayer’s “Room for Squares,” down seven spots to No. 15; Coldplay’s “Rush of Blood to the Head,” down three places to No. 16; Eminem’s “The Eminem Show,” down nine rungs to No. 21; Nelly’s “Nellyville,” slipping a dozen places to No. 30; and Bruce Springsteen’s “The Rising,” which freefalls 32 spots to No. 59.
Albums making their debut outside of the Top 10 include: the Ataris’ “So Long Astoria” at No. 24; and the latest from Hootie & the Blowfish, a self-titled set that clocks in at No. 46.