Album Chart: ‘8 Mile’ hangs on to No. 1 despite sales drop
The first week of the New Year brought with it a slump in sales, as all of the albums in the Top 10 experienced a single-week sales dip of about 50 to 60 percent.
The first week of the New Year brought with it a slump in sales, as all of the albums in the Top 10 experienced a single-week sales dip of about 50 to 60 percent.
Logging one-week sales of about 119,000 copies--down from about 313,000 the previous week--the “8 Mile” soundtrack narrowly manages to hang on to the top slot on the Billboard 200 album chart, according to industry sources. It is the album’s second consecutive week, and fifth overall, at No. 1.
Less than 1,000 copies behind is Norah Jones’ “Come Away with Me,” which, with a sales drop from about 218,000 copies to about 118,000, suffered the least bleeding among this week’s Top 10 entries.
Avril Lavigne’s “Let Go” continues to display its tenacity by spending its second consecutive week at No. 3, followed by the Dixie Chicks’ “Home,” which stays put at No. 4.
Christina Aguilera’s “Stripped” manages to pick up some ground despite sales that dropped from about 208,000 copies to about 95,000 copies; the album jumps three spots to No. 5.
Dropping one notch each are Jennifer Lopez’s “This Is Me ... Then,” down to No. 6, and Justin Timberlake’s “Justified” down to No. 7.
Shania Twain’s “Up!,” which dominated the chart’s top slot during its first five weeks of release, slides from No. 2 to No. 8 this week, followed by the late Aaliyah’s “I Care 4 U,” which is up one spot to No. 9.
Closing out the Top 10 is the “Now That’s What I Call Music! 11”; this hits compilation squeaks back into the Top 10 after dipping to No. 12 last week.
In addition to causing sales to flag, the mid-week New Year holiday kept labels from serving up any significant new releases, as evidenced by the lack of debuts on the forthcoming album chart.
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