Isleys "Kiss" Up Charts
As most of the country celebrated Mother's Day last week, music fans flocked to stores to celebrate a pair of brothers--the Isley Brothers.
The rocking sibs proved age doesn't matter as their soulful new album, Body Kiss, took charge of the number one spot, holding back both 50 Cent and Norah Jones. Since he's not likely to work with any sister siblings any time soon, R. Kelly took the creative helm for this album, putting his touch on the writing, vocals, producing and arranging for this New Jersey-born family act.
Body Kiss sold 155,000 copies for the week ended Sunday, according to SoundScan numbers. Last week's number one, 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin', fell to five.
Jack Johnson's sophomore album, On and On, placed second among the new debutst by selling 132,000 copies. The Hawaiian surfing champ turned alternative folk singer opened at number three.
With "Neo" hype already at fever pitch levels, the soundtrack to The Matrix Reloaded sold 93,000 copies to squeeze in at number eight. The double-disc soundtrack features artists like Marilyn Manson, Linkin Park, Rage Against the Machine and the Deftones. The film opens Wednesday night.
For fans that couldn't pick a good duvet cover for their moms, many gave music. In her 63rd week, Norah Jones' Come Away with Me rocketed to number two, selling 138,000 copies, up 45,000. Likewise, Celine Dion's One Heart had a big bump, jumping six spots to number seven with nearly 96,000 copies.
The rest of the Top 10 were familiar faces: Cher's Very Best of Cher at four, Evanescence's Fallen at six, Kelly Clarkson's Thankful at nine and the The Lizzie McGuire Movie soundtrack in the 10 spot.
In chart freefall, American Idol Season Two: All Time Classic American Love Songs dropped nine spots to number 11, while Madonna's American Life is already down at 15 after a number one bow just two weeks ago.
Outside the Top 10, the highest debut belonged to 20-year punk veterans NOFX as their Bush-bashing disc War on Errorism sold nearly 26,000 copies at number 44. From lyrics to album art to merchandising, this album's presidential slams make the Dixie Chicks' sound like Bill O'Reilly. The group is currently scheduling a Rock Against Bush tour and compilation for early 2004.
Down a few spots, a compilation for the NBC Sunday night show American Dreams, featuring modern artists reinterpreting American Bandstand classics, opened at 48 moving nearly 23,000 copies. Blur's Think Tank checked in at 56--with such a soft opening, the band might finally be living up to their namesake. Other noteworthy debuts included John Hiatt's Beneath this Gruff at 73, Vickie Winans' Bringing It All Together at 111, Richard Thompson's Old Kit Bag at 121 and classic speed-metallers Anthrax at 122 with We've Come for You All.
To recap, the Top 10 albums for the week ended Sunday were:
1. Body Kiss, Isley Brothers
2. Come Away with Me, Norah Jones
3. On and On, Jack Johnson
4. The Very Best of Cher, Cher
5. Get Rich or Die Tryin', 50 Cent
6. Fallen, Evanescence
7. One Heart, Celine Dion
8. The Matrix Reloaded soundtrack, various
9. Thankful, Kelly Clarkson
10. The Lizzie McGuire Movie soundtrack, various
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