Charts: Jay-Z debuts at No. 1, leads pack of new albums into Top 10
Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint” far outsold all other albums last week and will subsequently land in the top slot on the forthcoming Billboard 200 album chart, according to industry sources. The album is joined in the Top 10 by new releases from Nickelback, Fabolous, Bob Dylan, P.O.D. and Mariah Carey.
Despite a general slump in consumerism following last week’s attacks on the U.S., Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint” (Def Jam) managed to sell almost 427,000 copies during its first week in stores. The album, which is the follow-up to last year’s double-platinum “The Dynasty: Roc La Familia 2000,” features the hit single “Izzo (H.O.V.A.).” The song sits at No. 4 on trade publication Radio & Records’ latest Urban airplay chart.
Coming in at a distant second this week is Nickelback’s “Silver Side Up” (Roadrunner). The Canadian rock act’s sophomore effort moved just under 178,000 copies, and was spurred on by the album’s track “How You Remind Me,” which has risen to the No. 1 slot on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.
Still holding strong in the upper realm of the Top 10 is Alicia Keys’ “Songs in A Minor” (J Records), which falls one spot from No. 2 last week to No. 3 this week.
Behind Keys is the No. 4 debut of rapper Fabolous’ inaugural album, “Ghetto Fabolous” (Elektra), which features the current single “Can’t Deny It.” Bob Dylan’s “Love and Theft” (Columbia)--the follow-up to the legendary musician’s 1997 Grammy-winning “Time Out of Mind”--follows with a No. 5 debut, and is trailed by the No. 6 debut of P.O.D.’s “Satellite” (Atlantic). The latter release is the Southern California rock act’s sophomore album, and features the hit single “Alive,” a song whose companion video recently hit the No. 1 spot on MTV’s “Total Request Live.”
Debuting at No. 7 is Mariah Carey’s “Glitter” soundtrack (Virgin), an album that was delayed after the singer checked herself into a hospital in July, where she was treated for an emotional and physical breakdown. Carey’s movie of the same title was also delayed, and is due in theaters on Friday (9/21).
Continuing to hang around the lower rungs of the Top 10 is Linkin Park’s “Hybrid Theory” (Warner Bros.), which is down one spot to No. 8 this week. The album is followed by the “Now That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 7” (Virgin) compilation at No. 9 and “Aaliyah” (Virgin), the self-titled final release from the deceased singer, at No. 10.
Sliding quickly out of the Top 10 this week is System of a Down’s “Toxicity” (Columbia), which debuted at No. 1 last week, but checks in at No. 11 this time around.
Debuts happening further down the chart include Christian singer Michael W. Smith’s “Worship” (Zomba) at No. 20, Babyface’s “Face 2 Face” (Arista) at No. 25, Slayer’s “God Hates Us All” (American) at No. 28, Ben Folds’ “Rockin’ the Suburbs” (Epic) at No. 42, Jamiroquai’s “Funk Odyssey” (Epic) at No. 44, and Long Beach Dub All Stars “Wonders of the World” (DreamWorks) at No. 59.



























































































