Billboard 200

Week of August 2, 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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Men In Black--The Album

Soundtrack

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Weeks at no. 1

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Billboard 200

Week of August 2, 1997

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Men In Black--The Album
  Soundtrack
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

2 NEW
NEW
- Surfacing
  Sarah McLachlan
- -
- 2
- 1
- - -
  - 2
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

3 NEW
NEW
- Supa Dupa Fly
  Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
- -
- 3
- 1
- - -
  - 3
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Gold Mind/East West/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

4
- Spice
  Spice Girls
- 2
- 1
- 24
- - 2
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

5
- The Fat Of The Land
  The Prodigy
- 3
- 1
- 3
- - 3
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mute/XL/Maverick/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

6
- Middle Of Nowhere
  Hanson
- 4
- 2
- 11
- - 4
  - 2
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

7
- God's Property
  God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
- 5
- 3
- 8
- - 5
  - 3
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

B-Rite/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

8
- Everywhere
  Tim McGraw
- 7
- 2
- 7
- - 7
  - 2
  - 7

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

9
- Bringing Down The Horse
  The Wallflowers
- 6
- 4
- 55
- - 6
  - 4
  - 55

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

10
- Pieces Of You
  Jewel
- 9
- 4
- 75
- - 9
  - 4
  - 75

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

11
- Yourself Or Someone Like You
  matchbox 20
- 19
- 11
- 20
- - 19
  - 11
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Melisma/Lava/Atlantic/AG

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

12
- Life After Death
  The Notorious B.I.G.
- 11
- 1
- 18
- - 11
  - 1
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond

13
- Pure Moods
  Various Artists
- 10
- 10
- 12
- - 10
  - 10
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

14
- My Best Friend's Wedding
  Soundtrack
- 16
- 14
- 5
- - 16
  - 14
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Work/Epic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

15
- Sublime
  Sublime
- 13
- 13
- 51
- - 13
  - 13
  - 51

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gasoline Alley/MCA/Geffen/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

16
- Nothing To Lose
  Soundtrack
- 15
- 12
- 3
- - 15
  - 12
  - 3

RIAA Certification: Gold

17
- Carrying Your Love With Me
  George Strait
- 23
- 1
- 13
- - 23
  - 1
  - 13

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

18
- Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace)
  Bob Carlisle
- 8
- 1
- 13
- - 8
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Diadem/Jive

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

19
- Batman & Robin
  Soundtrack
- 14
- 5
- 6
- - 14
  - 5
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- Share My World
  Mary J. Blige
- 18
- 1
- 13
- - 18
  - 1
  - 13

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

21
- Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival Featuring Refugee Allstars
  Wyclef Jean Featuring Refugee Allstars
- 17
- 16
- 4
- - 17
  - 16
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

22
- Straight On Till Morning
  Blues Traveler
- 12
- 11
- 3
- - 12
  - 11
  - 3

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- Blue
  LeAnn Rimes
- 25
- 3
- 54
- - 25
  - 3
  - 54

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

24
- Wu-Tang Forever
  Wu-Tang Clan
- 22
- 1
- 7
- - 22
  - 1
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Loud/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

25
- Space Jam
  Soundtrack
- 24
- 2
- 36
- - 24
  - 2
  - 36

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Sunset/Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

26
- Blurring The Edges
  Meredith Brooks
- 26
- 22
- 11
- - 26
  - 22
  - 11

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- Floored
  Sugar Ray
- 41
- 27
- 4
- - 41
  - 27
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lava/Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

28
- Lemon Parade
  Tonic
- 34
- 28
- 16
- - 34
  - 28
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/A&M

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- EV3
  En Vogue
- 27
- 8
- 5
- - 27
  - 8
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

East West/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30
- Unlady Like
  Mia X
- 28
- 21
- 4
- - 28
  - 21
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No Limit/Priority

RIAA Certification: Gold

31
- Big Thangs
  Ant Banks
- 20
- 20
- 2
- - 20
  - 20
  - 2

32
- Let's Face It
  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- 30
- 27
- 19
- - 30
  - 27
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Rig/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- Crash
  Dave Matthews Band
- 32
- 2
- 64
- - 32
  - 2
  - 64

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

34
- I'm Bout It
  Soundtrack
- 31
- 4
- 9
- - 31
  - 4
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No Limit/Priority

RIAA Certification: Platinum

35
- Baduizm
  Erykah Badu
- 35
- 2
- 23
- - 35
  - 2
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kedar/Universal

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

36
- Falling Into You
  Celine Dion
- 33
- 1
- 71
- - 33
  - 1
  - 71

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

RIAA Certification: Diamond

37
- Villains
  The Verve Pipe
- 36
- 24
- 32
- - 36
  - 24
  - 32

RIAA Certification: Platinum

38
- Nine Lives
  Aerosmith
- 40
- 1
- 18
- - 40
  - 1
  - 18

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

39
- Hourglass
  James Taylor
- 38
- 9
- 9
- - 38
  - 9
  - 9

RIAA Certification: Platinum

40
- Rome
  Rome
- 39
- 30
- 14
- - 39
  - 30
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grand Jury/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

Billboard 200

Week of August 2, 1997

Billboard 200

Men In Black--The Album

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Men In Black--The Album

Surfacing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Supa Dupa Fly

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Spice

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The Fat Of The Land

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Middle Of Nowhere

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God's Property

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Everywhere

Bringing Down The Horse

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Pieces Of You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Yourself Or Someone Like You

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Life After Death

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pure Moods

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My Best Friend's Wedding

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Sublime

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Nothing To Lose

Carrying Your Love With Me

Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace)

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Batman & Robin

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Share My World

Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival Featuring Refugee Allstars

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Straight On Till Morning

Blue

Wu-Tang Forever

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Space Jam

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Blurring The Edges

Floored

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Lemon Parade

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EV3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unlady Like

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Big Thangs

Let's Face It

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Crash

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I'm Bout It

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Baduizm

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Falling Into You

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Villains

Nine Lives

Hourglass

Rome

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