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JAY-Z DAYS OF SUMMER
A nation of music fans turned away from coverage of the national tragedy long enough to seek diversion at the record store. Jay-Z's Blueprint rubbed off on 426,000 fans. Also enjoying healthy debuts were rock newcomers Nickelback, at No. 2 with 178,000 units; creative-spelling rapper Fabolous, entering at No. 4 based on sales of 143,000; Bob Dylan, enjoying his best first week ever at No. 5 and 134,000; and P.O.D., making a point of entry at No. 6 with 133,000. Beleaguered Mariah Carey would probably like to blame her 116,000-unit debut on disastrous distractions, but given the other healthy chart bows, her unlucky No. 7 entry is more probably proof not all publicity is good publicity.
POP ALBUMS
LAST WEEKS ON WEEK CHART
1 -- JAY-Z The Blueprint, Roc-A-Fella 1 2 -- NICKELBACK Silver Side Up, Roadrunner 1 3 2 ALICIA KEYS Songs in A Minor, J 12 4 -- FABOLOUS Ghetto Fabolous, Desert Storm/Elektra 1 5 -- BOB DYLAN Love and Theft, Columbia 1 6 -- P.O.D. Satellite, Atlantic 1 7 -- MARIAH CAREY Glitter soundtrack, Virgin 1 8 7 LINKIN PARK Hybrid Theory, Warner Bros. 47 9 4 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW That's What I Call Music! 7, Virgin 7 10 3 AALIYAH Aaliyah, Blackground/Virgin 9 11 1 SYSTEM OF A DOWN Toxicity, Columbia 2 12 5 MARY J. BLIGE No More Drama, MCA 3 13 6 STAIND Break the Cycle, Flip/Elektra 17 14 8 MAXWELL Now, Columbia 4 15 11 JENNIFER LOPEZ J. Lo, Epic 34
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