Billboard 200

Week of January 9, 1999

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood

DMX

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruff Ryders/Def Jam/UMe

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Hip-Hop Photographer Shareif Ziyadat On His Most Iconic Shots Of Jay-Z, Drake & More

Billboard 200

Week of January 9, 1999

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood
  DMX
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruff Ryders/Def Jam/UMe

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

2
- Double Live
  Garth Brooks
- 1
- 1
- 6
- - 1
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol Nashville

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

3
- 'N Sync
  'N Sync
- 2
- 2
- 40
- - 2
  - 2
  - 40

RIAA Certification: Diamond

4
- Spirit
  Jewel
- 4
- 3
- 6
- - 4
  - 3
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

5
- These Are Special Times
  Celine Dion
- 3
- 2
- 8
- - 3
  - 2
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

6
- # 1's
  Mariah Carey
- 7
- 4
- 6
- - 7
  - 4
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

7
- Backstreet Boys
  Backstreet Boys
- 6
- 4
- 72
- - 6
  - 4
  - 72

RIAA Certification: Diamond

8
- Americana
  The Offspring
- 9
- 6
- 6
- - 9
  - 6
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

9
- Come On Over
  Shania Twain
- 8
- 2
- 60
- - 8
  - 2
  - 60

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury Nashville/UMGN

RIAA Certification: Diamond x2

10
- Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
  JAY-Z
- 14
- 1
- 13
- - 14
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

11
- Greatest Hits
  2Pac
- 16
- 5
- 5
- - 16
  - 5
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Amaru/Death Row/Interscope/UMe

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

12
- Garage Inc.
  Metallica
- 11
- 2
- 5
- - 11
  - 2
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackened

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

13
- Wide Open Spaces
  Dixie Chicks
- 12
- 10
- 48
- - 12
  - 10
  - 48

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Diamond

14
- Never S-A-Y Never
  Brandy
- 15
- 2
- 29
- - 15
  - 2
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

15
- Home For Christmas
  'N Sync
- 10
- 7
- 7
- - 10
  - 7
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Sony Commercial Music Group/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16
- The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
  Lauryn Hill
- 22
- 1
- 18
- - 22
  - 1
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruffhouse/Columbia/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

17
- Big Willie Style
  Will Smith
- 17
- 8
- 57
- - 17
  - 8
  - 57

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

18
- Ghetto Fabulous
  Mystikal
- 5
- 5
- 2
- - 5
  - 5
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

No Limit/Jive

RIAA Certification: Platinum

19
- The Rugrats Movie
  Soundtrack
- 19
- 19
- 8
- - 19
  - 19
  - 8

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
  Alanis Morissette
- 18
- 1
- 8
- - 18
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Maverick/Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

21
- E.L.E.: Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front
  Busta Rhymes
- 13
- 13
- 2
- - 13
  - 13
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

FlipMode/Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

22
- Chef Aid: The South Park Album
  Soundtrack
- 21
- 16
- 5
- - 21
  - 16
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

American/Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum

23
- Stunt
  Barenaked Ladies
- 20
- 3
- 25
- - 20
  - 3
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

24
- Now
  Various Artists
- 31
- 21
- 9
- - 31
  - 21
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

PolyGram-Universal-EMI/Capitol

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

25
- The Prince Of Egypt
  Soundtrack
- 28
- 25
- 6
- - 28
  - 25
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DreamWorks/Interscope

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

26
- My Love Is Your Love
  Whitney Houston
- 25
- 13
- 6
- - 25
  - 13
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

27
- Dizzy Up The Girl
  The Goo Goo Dolls
- 23
- 15
- 14
- - 23
  - 15
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

28
- Enter The Dru
  Dru Hill
- 29
- 2
- 9
- - 29
  - 2
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Soul/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

29
- It's Dark And Hell Is Hot
  DMX
- 32
- 1
- 32
- - 32
  - 1
  - 32

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ruff Ryders/Def Jam/UMe

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

30
- Armageddon -- The Album
  Soundtrack
- 24
- 1
- 27
- - 24
  - 1
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

31
- R.
  R. Kelly
- 33
- 2
- 7
- - 33
  - 2
  - 7

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

32
- City Of Angels
  Soundtrack
- 27
- 1
- 39
- - 27
  - 1
  - 39

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Sunset/Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

33
- Whitey Ford Sings The Blues
  Everlast
- 36
- 33
- 13
- - 36
  - 33
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tommy Boy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

34
- Surfacing
  Sarah McLachlan
- 41
- 2
- 76
- - 41
  - 2
  - 76

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

35
- Hello Nasty
  Beastie Boys
- 47
- 1
- 24
- - 47
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brooklyn Dust/Grand Royal/Capitol

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

36
- Faith
  Faith Hill
- 37
- 7
- 36
- - 37
  - 7
  - 36

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros. Nashville/WMN

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

37
- Tical 2000: Judgement Day
  Method Man
- 43
- 2
- 6
- - 43
  - 2
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

38
- Let's Talk About Love
  Celine Dion
- 34
- 1
- 58
- - 34
  - 1
  - 58

Imprint/Promotion Label:

550 Music/Epic

RIAA Certification: Diamond

39
- Doc's Da Name 2000
  Redman

Billboard 200

Week of January 9, 1999

Billboard 200

Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hip-Hop Photographer Shareif Ziyadat On His Most Iconic Shots Of Jay-Z, Drake & More

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Double Live

Imprint/Promotion Label:

'N Sync

Spirit

Imprint/Promotion Label:

These Are Special Times

Imprint/Promotion Label:

# 1's

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Backstreet Boys

Americana

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Come On Over

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Greatest Hits

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Garage Inc.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wide Open Spaces

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Never S-A-Y Never

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Home For Christmas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Willie Style

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ghetto Fabulous

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rugrats Movie

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

Imprint/Promotion Label:

E.L.E.: Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chef Aid: The South Park Album

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stunt

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Now

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Prince Of Egypt

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Love Is Your Love

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dizzy Up The Girl

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enter The Dru

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Armageddon -- The Album

Imprint/Promotion Label:

R.

City Of Angels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Whitey Ford Sings The Blues

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Surfacing

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hello Nasty

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Faith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tical 2000: Judgement Day

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let's Talk About Love