


Its last set, 2004’s “The Curse,” started with 34,000 at No. 9 with 69,000 copies, the band’s best position and sales week yet. Atreyu’s “A Death-Grip on Yesterday” (Victory) enters at No. 8 on The Billboard 200 thanks to a 59% drop to 76,000 copies. 1 last week, Prince’s “3121” slides to No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100.Īfter debuting at No. Having already been on the chart for 18 weeks, the set was re-issued March 28 with two additional tracks: “La Tortura” and “Hips Don’t Lie.” The latter features Wyclef Jean and has so far reached No. 2” (Epic) rebounds 98-6 on sales of 81,000 copies - a 643% surge. Shakira rockets up The Billboard 200 as “Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 on the Billboard 200, Blunt’s disc dips 3-7 on sales of 80,000 (-28%). 1 on the Top Rock Albums chart, where James Blunt’s “Back to Bedlam” (Custard/Atlantic) falls to No. Zombie’s triple platinum solo debut, “Hellbilly Deluxe,” also opened at the same post in September 1998, moving 120,000 units. Zombie matches his highest Billboard 200 position as the Geffen album “Educated Horses” debuts at No. The Def Jam release gives the rapper his second-best career sales week behind the opening frame of 1996’s “Ironman” (156,000). Wu-Tang’s Clan Ghostface Killah’s fifth solo release, “Fishscale,” bows at No. 7 in 2000, but moved more in its first week, racking up sales of 306,000.ĭespite a 9% sales increase to 165,000 copies, the soundtrack to Disney’s “High School Musical” falls 2-3 on the new Billboard 200. McGraw’s first hits set bowed further down The Billboard 200 at No. 2 the latter slips 9-10 on The Billboard 200 on sales of 58,000 copies (+2%). 1 on the Top Country Albums chart as Alan Jackson’s ACR/ Arista Nashville set “Precious Memories” falls to No.

The country superstar’s Curb set also bows at No. 2 - Reflected” enters The Billboard 200 at No. Blige’s “The Breakthrough” debuted with sales of 727,000 and Jamie Foxx’s “Unpredictable” bowed with 598,000. “King” is the best-selling album since the 2005 Christmas season, when Mary J. “King” also crowns the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, replacing Prince’s “3121” (NPG Music/Universal), which drops to No. “King” is the Atlanta native’s best charting release thanks to a career-best sales week. 1 on The Billboard 200 with “King.” The Grand Hustle/Atlantic set sold 522,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, easily outdistancing new titles from Tim McGraw, Ghostface Killah, Rob Zombie and Atreyu. With the best sales week of the year, T.I.
