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"Now" Still No. 1
For the second straight week, Now That's What I Call Music! 6 dominated the Billboard album charts, selling nearly as many copies as the rest of the top five albums combined. The latest installment in the hugely successful Now series--featuring recent hits by Britney Spears, Creed, U2 and Evan & Jaron--sold more than 546,000 copies for the week ended April 15, according to Soundscan. That's about 20,000 more than the collection sold in its debut week.
Although none of last week's new releases cracked the top 10, there were some fresh faces. Aaron Carter, the 13-year-old younger brother of Backstreeter Nick, saw his Aaron's Party (Come Get It) jump 11 spots to number four, selling 105,000 copies on the strength of the single "That's How I Beat Shaq."
Another teen-targeted group also was among the top 10. Dream, which debuted on the charts at number six last January, jumped 14 spots to number seven with It Was All a Dream. The group, formed in Los Angeles and signed to Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Entertainment label, has scored with the smash hit "He Loves You Not." The group is currently on tour with 98 Degrees and the Baha Men.
And Lifehouse, whose No Name Face came out last October, have been steadily climbing the charts. The modern rockers saw their debut disc climb into the top 10 at number nine.
Top 10 repeat offenders included Tupac Shakur's Until the End of Time at number two with 196,000 copies sold. Shaggy sold 159,000 copies of Hotshot for the number three spot. Dave Matthews Band's Everyday came in at five, Ginuwine's Life was six, Dido's No Angel was eight and Nelly was back in the top 10 at number 10 with Country Grammar.
Two of last week's high charters, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's Live in New York City and Big Pun's Endangered Species, fell sharply. The Springsteen live double-disc tumbled from fifth to 24th and the late rapper's posthumous album fell from seventh to 33rd.
Meanwhile, the week's highest debut came from indie hero Ani DiFranco, who releases her folk-rock albums on her own Righteous Babe Records. Her latest double album, Revelling/Reckoning, sold 37,00 copies for a number 50 debut.
Other notable newcomers included the Bridget Jones's Diary soundtrack, featuring tracks by Sheryl Crow, Geri "Ginger Spice" Halliwell and Robbie Williams, at 111 and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' first new album in four years, No More Shall We Part, at 180.
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