Behold the power of the Backstreet Boys

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Jun 03, 2099 Source: MTV Submitted By: Cisarovna@aol.com After breaking the record for highest single-week sales with 1.13 million copies of its "Millennium" album sold in its first week, the Boys will hold onto the top spot on next week's "Billboard" album chart. According to sales figures released Wednesday by SoundScan, the Boys sold another 621,000 copies of their sophomore album, bringing the disc's two-week total to 1.75 million. While the Boys hold on to number one, Ricky Martin remains at number two as well after selling an additional 399,000 copies of his self-titled album. To date, Martin's three-week sales are just over 1.5 million. The week's highest debut comes courtesy of the Insane Clown Posse, whose "The Amazing Jeckel Brothers" lands at number four with sales of more than 140,000. Also boasting a top ten debut is revered rap icon Slick Rick, whose "The Art of Storytelling" sold more than 97,000 copies to land at number eight. Other notable debuts include JT Money at 28, Jordan Knight at 29, Dave Hollister at 34, Mary Chapin-Carpenter at 43, Big Mike at 63, C-Note at 163, Oleander at 168, and Lynyrd Skynyrd at 177. Conspicuously absent from the top 200 is the debut from former VJ Jesse Camp, whose "Jesse & The 8th Street Kidz" sold just over 2,600 copies in its first week in stores, not enough to land it on the chart. Comment on this item. Next Item: Backstreet Boys Have Second Big Week Prev Item: Backstreet Boys Dismiss Rumors of Breaking Up