Album Chart: Linkin Park’s ‘Meteora’ stays locked at No. 1
ByApr 9, 2003 10:00 PM
Despite a massive dip in sales, Linkin Park’s “Meteora” remains atop the U.S. album chart, well ahead of the White Stripes’ Top 10 debut, “Elephant.”
Despite a massive dip in sales, Linkin Park’s “Meteora” remains atop the U.S. album chart, well ahead of the White Stripes’ Top 10 debut, “Elephant.”
After selling about 810,000 copies during its first week in stores--and easily snaring a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 chart--"Meteora" moved about 264,000 copies this time around, according to industry sources. Even with a roughly 67-percent sales dip, the album keeps a 90,000-copy buffer between itself and 50 Cent’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” which is up two spots to No. 2.
The “Now That’s What I Call Music! 12” compilation stays put at No. 3; the album--which features previously released hits from 3 Doors Down, Justin Timberlake, Vanessa Carlton, Nelly and others--sold about 166,000 copies.
Celine Dion’s “One Heart"--which debuted at No. 2 thanks to first-week sales of about 431,000 copies--drops two places to No. 3 after selling another 165,000 copies. Norah Jones’ Grammy-winning “Come Away With Me” follows at No. 5.
“Elephant," the White Stripes’ highly anticipated follow-up to 2001’s “White Blood Cells,” dished out about 126,000 copies during its first week in stores, giving it a No. 6 debut.
Close behind is Cher’s “Very Best of Cher” hits collection, which gets a boost thanks to hype surrounding the singer’s current farewell tour and promotion for her Tuesday night (4/8) concert special. The album lands at No. 7 with sales of about 122,000 copies.
The Oscar-winning “Chicago” soundtrack dips two places to No. 8, while Evanescence’s “Fallen” and R. Kelly’s “Chocolate Factory” stay put at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively.
Debuting not far outside of the Top 10 is country singer Chris Cagle’s self-titled debut, which clocks in at No. 15. Fellow country act the Dixie Chicks’ “Home"--which has taken a beating at cash registers and radio stations following singer Natalie Maines’ recent anti-Bush statement--seems to have stopped the bleeding, and slips only one spot to No. 17.
Further down the chart, Robbie Williams’ “Escapology” makes its debut at No. 43, and the soundtrack to rocker Rob Zombie’s “House of 1,000 Corpses” enters the chart at No. 53.