NO. 1 At 1999's MTV Video Music Awards, host Chris Rock likened Ricky Martin's need for another hit to that of a crackhead. But with May 20's Almas del Silencio, Martin may get the last laugh. Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Latin chart and No. 12 on the Billboard 200, Almas sold 65,000 copiesthe largest ever first-week sales by a Spanish-language album. ''Anyone that said he was over,'' says Billboard's Geoff Mayfield, ''those people were wrong.'' -- Kimberly Reyes
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