New Releases Pepper the Chart; Toby Keith’s ‘Unleashed’ on Top
Country singer Toby Keith’s “Unleashed” album leads a flurry of new releases entering the Top 15 of the nation’s sales chart this week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Keith’s collection sold 338,000 copies last week, giving it a 50,000 lead over the runner-up, volume 10 of the “Now That’s What I Call Music” hit compilation series.
The other newcomers in the Top 15 are rapper Lil’ Wayne (No. 6), teen R&B; singer Mario (No. 9), vocal group Boyz II Men (No. 10) and rockers TRUSTcompany (No. 11).
The other spots in the Top 10 are held, in order, by Nelly, the Dave Matthews Band, Eminem, Avril Lavigne and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Meanwhile, the big question is how Bruce Springsteen’s new “The Rising” will fare on next week’s chart. Geoff Mayfield, director of charts for Billboard magazine, says it is a certain No. 1 album, “easily eclipsing Springsteen’s highest first-week total since SoundScan began monitoring U.S. record sales a decade ago.” That was the 250,000 registered by “Greatest Hits” in 1995.
On the singles chart, Wyclef Jean’s “Two Wrongs” is No. 1.
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