Billboard 200

Week of April 12, 2003

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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Meteora

Linkin Park

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Machine Shop/Warner

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Nandi Bushell Discovers Linkin Park, Delivers 'Awesome' Cover of 'Numb'

Billboard 200

Week of April 12, 2003

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Meteora
  Linkin Park
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Machine Shop/Warner

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

2 NEW
NEW
- One Heart
  Celine Dion
- -
- 2
- 1
- - -
  - 2
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

3 NEW
NEW
- Now 12
  Various Artists
- -
- 3
- 1
- - -
  - 3
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Universal/Sony Music/Zomba/Capitol

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

4
- Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
  50 Cent
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shady/Aftermath/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

5
- Come Away With Me
  Norah Jones
- 2
- 1
- 57
- - 2
  - 1
  - 57

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Note/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

6
- Chicago
  Soundtrack
- 4
- 2
- 11
- - 4
  - 2
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

7 NEW
NEW
- U Turn
  Brian McKnight
- -
- 7
- 1
- - -
  - 7
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/UMRG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

8 NEW
NEW
- Diplomatic Immunity
  Cam'Ron Presents The Diplomats
- -
- 8
- 1
- - -
  - 8
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

9
- Fallen
  Evanescence
- 5
- 5
- 4
- - 5
  - 5
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Bicycle Music Company/Concord

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

10
- Chocolate Factory
  R. Kelly
- 3
- 1
- 6
- - 3
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Zomba

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

11
- Cocky
  Kid Rock
- 6
- 3
- 71
- - 6
  - 3
  - 71

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lava/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

12
- Dutty Rock
  Sean Paul
- 9
- 9
- 20
- - 9
  - 9
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

VP/Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

13
- Pandemonium!
  B2K
- 84
- 10
- 16
- - 84
  - 10
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T.U.G./Epic/Sony Music

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

14 NEW
NEW
- Let 'Em Burn
  Hot Boys
- -
- 14
- 1
- - -
  - 14
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cash Money/Universal/UMRG

Gains In Performance

15
- Street Dreams
  Fabolous
- 8
- 3
- 4
- - 8
  - 3
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Desert Storm/Elektra/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

16
- Home
  Dixie Chicks
- 7
- 1
- 31
- - 7
  - 1
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument/Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

17
- La Bella Mafia
  Lil' Kim
- 11
- 5
- 4
- - 11
  - 5
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Queen Bee/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

18
- The Eminem Show
  Eminem
- 12
- 1
- 45
- - 12
  - 1
  - 45

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Web/Aftermath/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

19
- 8 Mile
  Soundtrack
- 10
- 1
- 22
- - 10
  - 1
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shady/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

20
- A Rush Of Blood To The Head
  Coldplay
- 14
- 5
- 31
- - 14
  - 5
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parlophone/Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

21
- Audioslave
  Audioslave
- 15
- 7
- 19
- - 15
  - 7
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Interscope/Epic/UMe/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

22
- Let Go
  Avril Lavigne
- 13
- 2
- 43
- - 13
  - 2
  - 43

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/RMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

23
- Kidz Bop 3
  Kidz Bop Kids
- 17
- 17
- 4
- - 17
  - 17
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Razor & Tie

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- The Young And The Hopeless
  Good Charlotte
- 19
- 7
- 26
- - 19
  - 7
  - 26

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Daylight/Epic/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

25
- Justified
  Justin Timberlake
- 21
- 2
- 21
- - 21
  - 2
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/RCA/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

26
- Room For Squares
  John Mayer
- 16
- 8
- 66
- - 16
  - 8
  - 66

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aware/Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

27
- Away From The Sun
  3 Doors Down
- 28
- 8
- 20
- - 28
  - 8
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Republic/Universal/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

28
- Sing The Sorrow
  AFI
- 18
- 5
- 3
- - 18
  - 5
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nitro/DreamWorks/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- Unleashed
  Toby Keith
- 42
- 1
- 36
- - 42
  - 1
  - 36

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DreamWorks Nashville/Interscope

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

30
- Under Construction
  Missy Elliott
- 23
- 3
- 20
- - 23
  - 3
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Gold Mind/Elektra/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

31
- This Is Me...Then
  Jennifer Lopez
- 24
- 2
- 18
- - 24
  - 2
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

32
- Stripped
  Christina Aguilera
- 29
- 2
- 22
- - 29
  - 2
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/RMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

33
- The All-American Rejects
  The All-American Rejects
- 27
- 25
- 8
- - 27
  - 25
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Doghouse/DreamWorks/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Gold

34 NEW
NEW
- Rewind: The Hip-Hop DVD Magazine Issue 1
  Various Artists
- -
- 34
- 1
- - -
  - 34
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shadyville

Gains In Performance

35
- Nellyville
  Nelly
- 30
- 1
- 40
- - 30
  - 1
  - 40

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fo' Reel/Universal/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

36
- 200 KM/H In The Wrong Lane
  t.A.T.u.
- 26
- 13
- 13
- - 26
  - 13
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Interscope

RIAA Certification: Gold

37
- Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$
  Snoop Dogg
- 31
- 12
- 18
- - 31
  - 12
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Doggystyle/Priority/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

38
- I Wanna Go There
  Tyrese
- 36
- 16
- 15
- - 36
  - 16
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

J/RMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

39
- Grammy Nominees 2003
  Various Artists
- 25
- 6
- 7
- - 25
  - 6
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grammy/Warner Strategic Marketing

RIAA Certification: Gold

40
- Josh Groban
  Josh Groban
- 32
- 8
- 68
- - 32
  - 8
  - 68

Imprint/Promotion Label:

143/Reprise/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

Billboard 200

Week of April 12, 2003

Billboard 200

Meteora

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nandi Bushell Discovers Linkin Park, Delivers 'Awesome' Cover of 'Numb'

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Meteora

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Now 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Come Away With Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chicago

Imprint/Promotion Label:

U Turn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Diplomatic Immunity

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fallen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chocolate Factory

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cocky

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dutty Rock

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Pandemonium!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let 'Em Burn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Street Dreams

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Home

Imprint/Promotion Label:

La Bella Mafia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Eminem Show

Imprint/Promotion Label:

8 Mile

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Audioslave

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let Go

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kidz Bop 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Young And The Hopeless

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Justified

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Room For Squares

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Away From The Sun

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sing The Sorrow

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unleashed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Under Construction

Imprint/Promotion Label:

This Is Me...Then

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stripped

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The All-American Rejects

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rewind: The Hip-Hop DVD Magazine Issue 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nellyville

Imprint/Promotion Label:

200 KM/H In The Wrong Lane