
New this week!
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Ruff Ryders/Def Jam/UMe
Highest ranking debut
Gains In Performance
Billboard 200
Week of June 6, 1998
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It's Dark And Hell Is Hot
DMX -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Ruff Ryders/Def Jam/UMe
Highest ranking debut
Gains In Performance
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City Of Angels
Soundtrack - 2
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- 8
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner Sunset/Reprise/Warner Bros.
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Sparkle
Sparkle - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Rock Land/Interscope
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Godzilla -- The Album
Soundtrack -
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Lost
8Ball -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Suavehouse/Universal
Gains In Performance
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6
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The Limited Series
Garth Brooks - 1
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- 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol Nashville/Capitol
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7
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Before These Crowded Streets
Dave Matthews Band - 4
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- 8 NEW
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Ophelia
Natalie Merchant -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Elektra/EEG
Gains In Performance
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9
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Songs From Ally McBeal (TV Soundtrack)
Vonda Shepard - 7
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- 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
550 Music/Epic
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10
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Sittin' On Top Of The World
LeAnn Rimes - 3
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Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys - 8
- 4
- 41
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- 41
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Titanic
Soundtrack - 5
- 1
- 24
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- 1
- 24
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sony Classical/Sony Masterworks
- 13 NEW
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Give It 2 'Em Raw
Soulja Slim - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
No Limit/Priority
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14
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Come On Over
Shania Twain - 11
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- 29
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- 29
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury Nashville/UMGN
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15
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Savage Garden
Savage Garden - 12
- 3
- 58
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- 3
- 58
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia/Sony Music
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16
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Capital Punishment
Big Punisher - 14
- 5
- 4
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- 4
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Loud/RCA
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17
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Let's Talk About Love
Celine Dion - 10
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- 27
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
550 Music/Epic
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18
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Love Always
K-Ci & JoJo - 15
- 6
- 49
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- 49
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Bulworth -- The Soundtrack
Soundtrack -
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- 5
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- 5
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3 Car Garage: The Indie Recordings '95-'96
Hanson - 6
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- 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MOE/IDJMG
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21
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One Step At A Time
George Strait - 9
- 2
- 5
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- 5
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Left Of The Middle
Natalie Imbruglia - 19
- 10
- 11
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- 10
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23
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Version 2.0
Garbage - 13
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- 2
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Almo Sounds/Interscope/UMe
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24
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Ray Of Light
Madonna - 23
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- 12
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- 2
- 12
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Maverick/Warner Bros./Rhino
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25
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Big Willie Style
Will Smith - 24
- 10
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- 10
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia/Sony Music
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26
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Yourself Or Someone Like You
matchbox 20 - 22
- 5
- 64
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- 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Melisma/Lava/Atlantic/AG
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27
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Faith
Faith Hill - 17
- 7
- 5
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- 7
- 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner Bros. Nashville/WMN
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28
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From The Choirgirl Hotel
Tori Amos - 18
- 5
- 3
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- 5
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic/AG
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29
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There's One In Every Family
Fiend - 16
- 8
- 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
No Limit/Priority
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30
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My Way
Usher - 25
- 4
- 36
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
LaFace/Arista
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31
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I Got The Hook-Up!
Soundtrack - 26
- 3
- 7
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- 3
- 7
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
No Limit/Priority
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32
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All The Pain Money Can Buy: 25th Anniversary Edition
Fastball -
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- 11
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- 11
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Hollywood/Fastball/Omnivore
Gains In Performance
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33
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Sevens
Garth Brooks - 21
- 1
- 26
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- 1
- 26
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol Nashville/Capitol
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34
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Traces Of My Lipstick
Xscape - 28
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
So So Def/Columbia/Sony Music
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35
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Zoot Suit Riot
Cherry Poppin' Daddies -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mojo/Universal
Gains In Performance
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36
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My Own Prison
Creed - 30
- 22
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Pilgrim
Eric Clapton - 29
- 4
- 11
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- 4
- 11
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Duck/Reprise/Warner Bros.
- 38 NEW
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Too Short Records: Nationwide -- Independence Day: The Compilation
Various Artists -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
$hort/Jive
Gains In Performance
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39
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Surfacing
Sarah McLachlan -
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- 45
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- 45
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Arista
Gains In Performance
- 40 NEW
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Hope Floats
Soundtrack -
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