Album Chart: Dave Matthews Band busts in at No. 1
"Busted Stuff,” the latest from Dave Matthews Band, does this week what the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “By the Way” failed to do last week: knock Nelly’s “Nellyville” out of the top slot on the Billboard 200 album chart.
"Busted Stuff,” the latest from Dave Matthews Band, does this week what the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “By the Way” failed to do last week: knock Nelly’s “Nellyville” out of the top slot on the Billboard 200 album chart.
During its first week in stores, “Busted Stuff"--which is largely comprised of material that was bootlegged and leaked online months ago--sold about 622,000 copies, according to industry sources. The album features the group’s current hit single, “Where Are You Going,” which also appears on the recent “Mr. Deeds” soundtrack.
Nelly’s sophomore effort--which has topped the chart since its No. 1 debut three weeks ago--slips to No. 2, racking up one-week sales of about 304,000 copies, bringing the album’s total sales figure to about 1.8 million copies.
“The Eminem Show” moved another 210,000 copies to keep its place at No. 3. The album, which is Eminem’s third, has now sold a total of about 4.3 million copies since its late-May release.
Sales of the Chili Peppers’ “By the Way” were nearly halved during its second week in stores, and drops from its No. 2 debut position to No. 4, while Avril Lavigne’s “Let Go” ends its upward momentum by slipping one place to No. 5.
Murder Inc.’s “Irv Gotti Presents the Inc.” and Styles’ “Gangster & a Gentlemen” swap places to land at Nos. 6 and 7, respectively. Ashanti’s self-titled debut moves up one notch to No. 8, and is trailed by Counting Crows’ “Hard Candy,” which, after debuting at No. 5 last week, is down to No. 9.
Closing things out in the Top 10 is Josh Groban’s self-titled debut, which is down two spots from No. 8.
Falling just short of Top 10 debut is the Vines’ “Highly Evolved,” which checks in at No. 11 thanks to a push from the success of its single “Get Free.”
Other albums debuting outside of the Top 10 include: Mary Mary’s “Incredible” at No. 20, Darryl Worley’s “I Miss My Friend at No. 21, Robert Plant’s “Dreamland” at No. 40, Flaming Lips’ “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” at No. 50, the “Austin Powers: Goldmember” soundtrack at No. 56, Jerzee Monet’s “Love & War” at No. 60, Triple 6 Mafia’s “Chronicles of the Juice Man” at No. 93, the Starting Line’s “Say It Like You Mean It” at No. 109, and Gorillaz’s “Space Monkeyz Vs. Gorillaz: Laika Come Home” at No. 156.
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