Album Chart: Papa Roach and Korn unable to rock Eminem loose
Despite the double-pronged assault of the latest from rockers Papa Roach and Korn, Eminem’s third album outsold all others for the fifth straight week, keeping it locked in the top slot of the forthcoming Billboard 200 album chart.
Despite the double-pronged assault of the latest from rockers Papa Roach and Korn, Eminem’s third album outsold all others for the fifth straight week, keeping it locked in the top slot of the forthcoming Billboard 200 album chart.
Papa Roach’s “Lovehatetragedy"--which features the hit “She Loves Me Not"--sold about 136,000 copies during its first week out, according to industry sources, earning itself a No. 2 debut and narrowly bumping Korn’s “Untouchables” down to No. 3. After debuting at No. 2 last week, “Untouchables” moved another 132,000 copies, down from its first-week total of 434,000 copies.
Outselling “Lovehatetragedy” and “Untouchables” combined, however, is “The Eminem Show,” which sold about 380,000 copies during its most recent week in stores. The album has now sold a total of about 3.3 million copies since its May 26 release.
“Totally Hits 2002"--a collection of previously released hits from acts including Pink, P.O.D., Alicia Keys, OutKast, Busta Rhymes, LeAnn Rimes and others--continues its slow descent, down one spot to No. 4. Right behind it is Avril Lavigne’s “Let Go,” which surges from No. 10 to No. 5.
Debuting at No. 6 is Wyclef Jean’s “Masquerade,” which logged first-week sales of about 81,000 copies. That pushes Ashanti’s self-titled debut down one spot to No. 7.
Dropping three spots, meanwhile, is P. Diddy & Bad Boy Records’ “We Invented the Remix,” which slips to No. 8.
Canadian rock act Our Lady Peace scores its first Top 10 debut with “Gravity,” which comes in at No. 9 after selling about 67,000 copies.
Pink’s “Missundaztood” closes out the Top 10 with a five-spot jump from No. 15, beating out “Border Girl"--Mexican pop-singer Paulina Rubio’s English-language debut--by a mere 3,000 copies, which leaves the latter album with a No. 11 debut.
This week’s most notable gainer is the soundtrack for Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch”; spurred by the successful opening week of its namesake film, the album bounds from its No. 57 debut to No. 16 this time around. Heading in the other direction, meanwhile, is New Found Glory’s “Sticks & Stones,” which dives from its No. 4 debut to No. 25.
Other debuts include Anastacia’s “Freak of Nature” at No. 27, former Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell’s “Degradation Trip” at No. 33, A-Teens “Pop ‘Til You Drop” at No. 45, the “2002 Warped Tour Compilation” at No. 55, DJ Paul Oakenfold’s “Bunkka” at No. 65, Archie Eversole’s “Ride wit Me Dirty South Style” at No. 83 and B Rich’s “80 Dimes” at No. 100.
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