Billboard 200

Week of July 5, 1997

Billboard 200

The week’s most popular albums as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace)

Bob Carlisle

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Diadem/Jive

Billboard 200

Week of July 5, 1997

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace)
  Bob Carlisle
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Diadem/Jive

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

2
- Spice
  Spice Girls
- 4
- 1
- 20
- - 4
  - 1
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

3
- Everywhere
  Tim McGraw
- 3
- 2
- 3
- - 3
  - 2
  - 3

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

4
- Wu-Tang Forever
  Wu-Tang Clan
- 2
- 1
- 3
- - 2
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Loud/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

5
- Middle Of Nowhere
  Hanson
- 5
- 4
- 7
- - 5
  - 4
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

6
- Batman & Robin
  Soundtrack
- 9
- 6
- 2
- - 9
  - 6
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- God's Property
  God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
- 6
- 3
- 4
- - 6
  - 3
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

B-Rite/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

8 NEW
NEW
- EV3
  En Vogue
- -
- 8
- 1
- - -
  - 8
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

East West/EEG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

9 NEW
NEW
- Love, Peace & Nappiness
  Lost Boyz
- -
- 9
- 1
- - -
  - 9
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

10 NEW
NEW
- Cryptic Writings
  Megadeth
- -
- 10
- 1
- - -
  - 10
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

11
- Bringing Down The Horse
  The Wallflowers
- 7
- 4
- 51
- - 7
  - 4
  - 51

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

12
- Carrying Your Love With Me
  George Strait
- 8
- 1
- 9
- - 8
  - 1
  - 9

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

13
- Pieces Of You
  Jewel
- 14
- 4
- 71
- - 14
  - 4
  - 71

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Diamond

14
- Life After Death
  The Notorious B.I.G.
- 11
- 1
- 14
- - 11
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond

15
- Space Jam
  Soundtrack
- 13
- 2
- 32
- - 13
  - 2
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Sunset/Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

16
- Blue
  LeAnn Rimes
- 17
- 3
- 50
- - 17
  - 3
  - 50

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

17
- Share My World
  Mary J. Blige
- 16
- 1
- 9
- - 16
  - 1
  - 9

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

18
- Pure Moods
  Various Artists
- 15
- 15
- 8
- - 15
  - 15
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

19
- Falling Into You
  Celine Dion
- 10
- 1
- 67
- - 10
  - 1
  - 67

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

RIAA Certification: Diamond

20
- Sublime
  Sublime
- 23
- 17
- 47
- - 23
  - 17
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gasoline Alley/MCA/Geffen/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

21 NEW
NEW
- The War Report
  Capone -N- Noreaga
- -
- 21
- 1
- - -
  - 21
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Penalty/Tommy Boy

Gains In Performance

22
- Blurring The Edges
  Meredith Brooks
- 22
- 22
- 7
- - 22
  - 22
  - 7

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- I'm Bout It
  Soundtrack
- 18
- 4
- 5
- - 18
  - 4
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No Limit/Priority

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24 NEW
NEW
- Love Always
  K-Ci & JoJo
- -
- 24
- 1
- - -
  - 24
  - 1

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

25
- Flaming Pie
  Paul McCartney
- 12
- 2
- 4
- - 12
  - 2
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MPL/Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Gold

26
- Baduizm
  Erykah Badu
- 20
- 2
- 19
- - 20
  - 2
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kedar/Universal

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

27
- All Day, All Night
  Changing Faces
- 21
- 21
- 2
- - 21
  - 21
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Beat/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Gold

28
- Hourglass
  James Taylor
- 19
- 9
- 5
- - 19
  - 9
  - 5

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- Tragic Kingdom
  No Doubt
- 24
- 1
- 77
- - 24
  - 1
  - 77

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Trauma/Interscope/IGA

RIAA Certification: Diamond

30
- Yourself Or Someone Like You
  matchbox 20
- 32
- 30
- 16
- - 32
  - 30
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Melisma/Lava/Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

31 NEW
NEW
- Destination Anywhere
  Jon Bon Jovi
- -
- 31
- 1
- - -
  - 31
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

32
- Let's Face It
  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- 28
- 28
- 15
- - 28
  - 28
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Rig/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- Crash
  Dave Matthews Band
- 33
- 2
- 60
- - 33
  - 2
  - 60

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

34
- Villains
  The Verve Pipe
- 30
- 24
- 28
- - 30
  - 24
  - 28

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Nine Lives
  Aerosmith
- 26
- 1
- 14
- - 26
  - 1
  - 14

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

36
- Unchained Melody/The Early Years
  LeAnn Rimes
- 35
- 1
- 19
- - 35
  - 1
  - 19

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

37
- Hot
  Squirrel Nut Zippers
- 27
- 27
- 20
- - 27
  - 27
  - 20

RIAA Certification: Platinum

38
- Rome
  Rome
- 38
- 30

Billboard 200

Week of July 5, 1997

Billboard 200

Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace)

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Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spice

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Everywhere

Wu-Tang Forever

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Middle Of Nowhere

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Batman & Robin

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God's Property

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EV3

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Love, Peace & Nappiness

Cryptic Writings

Bringing Down The Horse

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carrying Your Love With Me

Pieces Of You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Life After Death

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Space Jam

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue

Share My World

Pure Moods

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Falling Into You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sublime

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The War Report

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blurring The Edges

I'm Bout It

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Love Always

Flaming Pie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Baduizm

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All Day, All Night

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hourglass

Tragic Kingdom

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Yourself Or Someone Like You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Destination Anywhere

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let's Face It

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crash

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Villains

Nine Lives

Unchained Melody/The Early Years

Hot

Rome