Backstreet's Back at No.1

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Nov 29, 2000 Source: Billboard Submitted By: Bea The Backstreet Boys' third Jive album "Black & Blue" didn't break the first-week sales record of 2.4 million copies set by fellow Jive act 'N Sync's "No Strings Attached" earlier this year. But the set did move nearly 1.6 million units this week according to SoundScan, easily debuting at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and besting the 1.13 million copies the Boys' "Millennium" album sold in its debut week last year. The only other album in front of the Backstreet Boys' new set in terms of first-week sales is Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" (Web/Aftermath/Interscope), which sold 1.76 million copies earlier this year. "Black & Blue" was buoyed by a huge promotional blitz at Wal-Mart stores. The retailer was the sole U.S. merchant to stock a version of the album with the bonus track "What Makes You So Different (Makes You So Beautiful)," and last Tuesday carried a special satellite broadcast performance from the group on its Web site and in the entertainment centers of 2,000 of its stores. The Beatles' "1" (Capitol) continued to fly off shelves, selling more than 662,000 copies in its second week but falling to No. 2 in the Backstreet Boys' wake. Tim McGraw's "Greatest Hits" (Curb) debuted at No. 4 on the strength of more than 306,000 units sold, followed by the Wu-Tang Clan's "The W" (Loud/Columbia), which moved more than 301,000 copies to bow at No. 5. Erykah Badu's "Mama's Gun" (Motown), the follow-up to her 1997 smash debut "Baduizm," opened at No. 11. Cash Money Millionaires rapper B.G.'s "Checkmate" (Universal) was the next highest debut at No. 21, followed by Enya's "A Day Without Rain" (Reprise) at No. 23, rappers Capone-N-Noreaga's "The Reunion" (Tommy Boy) at No. 31, and rappers 8Ball & MJG's "Space Age 4 Eva" (Interscope) at No. 39. Other big debuts this week came from R&B preacherman Dave Hollister's "Chicago '95 ... The Movie" (Def Squad/DreamWorks) at No. 49; Everclear's "Songs From An American Movie, Vol. Two: Good Time For A Bad Attitude" (Capitol) at No. 66; the Nine Inch Nails remix album "Things Falling Apart" (Nothing/Interscope) at No. 67; inspirational artist Michael W. Smith's "Freedom" (Reunion) at No. 70; and Elton John's live album "One Night Only" (Universal) at No. 75. -- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. Comment on this item. Recent Comments Submitted by: nice penalty removal GVmIk7 Hello.This post was really interesting, especially because I was looking for thoughts on this topic last Wednesday. Submitted by: Kelly Submitted by: Louise Submitted by: Greg Guepy Submitted by: Kelly Submitted by: Lemat Submitted by: Edd Submitted by: Kelly Submitted by: Mary Comment on this item. Next Item: Backstreet Boys Claim Int'l Record with New Album Prev Item: Ticket Update for first round of B&B Tour