Boys Still 'Larger Than Life' On Billboard 200

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Aug 19, 2099 Source: Billboard Submitted By: Y Edited by Julie Taraska / August 19, 1999, 11:00 a.m. EDT Backstreet Boys stay in the No. 1 spot on The Billboard 200 for the second consecutive week, as their Jive album "Millennium" racks up sales of another 250,000 units, according to SoundScan. It's the second major triumph for the Boys in the past seven days, as the group also set records earlier this week by selling out all 53 dates of its North American tour in one day. Also staying put, at No. 2, is Limp Bizkit's "Significant Other" (Flip/Interscope), which logs sales of 192,500 units. Thanks to her sold-out tour, Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" (Jive) jumps back to No. 3 on sales of 139,000 units. This week's highest debut is "Violator The Album" (Violator/Def Jam/IDJMG), which enters at No. 8 (116,000 units). The set features tracks by such well-known rappers as Q-Tip, Noreaga, and Busta Rhymes. Other top bows on The Billboard 200 include Roots member Rahzel's "Make The Music 2000" (MCA), No. 51; the first solo set by former SWV singer Coko, "Hot Coko" (RCA), No. 68; the latest from industrial group Machine Head, "The Burning Red" (Roadrunner), No. 88; and another disc by Southern rock stalwarts Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Edge Of Forever" (CMC International), No. 96. Over on The Billboard Hot 100, Christina Aguilera fends off an aggressive advance by Enrique Iglesias. The former's "Genie In A Bottle" (RCA) remains No. 1 for a fifth straight week, while the latter's "Bailamos" (Overbrook/Interscope) vaults up nine places to No. 2. LFO's "Summer Girls" (Arista) skips up a spot to No. 3. Comment on this item. Next Item: They want it that way: Boys tour sells out in hours Prev Item: Backstreet Boys Cash In On Unorthodox Ticket Sales