Billboard 200

Week of April 26, 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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Faceless

Godsmack

New this week!

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Republic/Universal/UMRG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

Godsmack's Sully Erna Talks Fear of Selling Out, Success of 'Bulletproof'

Billboard 200

Week of April 26, 2003

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1 NEW
NEW
- Faceless
  Godsmack
- -
- 1
- 1
- - -
  - 1
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Republic/Universal/UMRG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

2
- Meteora
  Linkin Park
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Machine Shop/Warner

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

3
- Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
  50 Cent
- 2
- 1
- 10
- - 2
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shady/Aftermath/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x9

4
- Now 12
  Various Artists
- 3
- 3
- 3
- - 3
  - 3
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Universal/Sony Music/Zomba/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

5 NEW
NEW
- To Whom It May Concern
  Lisa Marie Presley
- -
- 5
- 1
- - -
  - 5
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

6 NEW
NEW
- The Senior
  Ginuwine
- -
- 6
- 1
- - -
  - 6
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

7
- The Very Best Of Cher
  Cher
- 7
- 7
- 2
- - 7
  - 7
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/MCA/Warner Bros./Warner Strategic Marketing

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

8
- One Heart
  Celine Dion
- 4
- 2
- 3
- - 4
  - 2
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

9
- Come Away With Me
  Norah Jones
- 5
- 1
- 59
- - 5
  - 1
  - 59

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blue Note/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

10
- Fallen
  Evanescence
- 9
- 5
- 6
- - 9
  - 5
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Bicycle Music Company/Concord

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

11 NEW
NEW
- The Best Of James Taylor
  James Taylor
- -
- 11
- 1
- - -
  - 11
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Warner Strategic Marketing

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

12
- Chocolate Factory
  R. Kelly
- 10
- 1
- 8
- - 10
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Zomba

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

13
- Elephant
  The White Stripes
- 6
- 6
- 2
- - 6
  - 6
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Third Man/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

14
- Chicago
  Soundtrack
- 8
- 2
- 13
- - 8
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

15
- Cocky
  Kid Rock
- 11
- 3
- 73
- - 11
  - 3
  - 73

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lava/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

16
- Dutty Rock
  Sean Paul
- 12
- 9
- 22
- - 12
  - 9
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

VP/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

17 NEW
NEW
- Blueprint 2.1
  JAY-Z
- -
- 17
- 1
- - -
  - 17
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

18 NEW
NEW
- World Without Tears
  Lucinda Williams
- -
- 18
- 1
- - -
  - 18
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Lost Highway

Gains In Performance

19
- Street Dreams
  Fabolous
- 14
- 3
- 6
- - 14
  - 3
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Desert Storm/Elektra/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20 NEW
NEW
- Balls And My Word
  Scarface
- -
- 20
- 1
- - -
  - 20
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

J Prince/Rap-A-Lot

Gains In Performance

21
- A Rush Of Blood To The Head
  Coldplay
- 16
- 5
- 33
- - 16
  - 5
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parlophone/Atlantic/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

22
- Let Go
  Avril Lavigne
- 20
- 2
- 45
- - 20
  - 2
  - 45

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/RMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

23
- Audioslave
  Audioslave
- 19
- 7
- 21
- - 19
  - 7
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Interscope/Epic/UMe/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

24
- Justified
  Justin Timberlake
- 23
- 2
- 23
- - 23
  - 2
  - 23

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/RCA/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

25
- The Young And The Hopeless
  Good Charlotte
- 24
- 7
- 28
- - 24
  - 7
  - 28

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Daylight/Epic/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

26
- Diplomatic Immunity
  Cam'Ron Presents The Diplomats
- 13
- 8
- 3
- - 13
  - 8
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

27
- The Eminem Show
  Eminem
- 22
- 1
- 47
- - 22
  - 1
  - 47

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Web/Aftermath/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

28
- La Bella Mafia
  Lil' Kim
- 18
- 5
- 6
- - 18
  - 5
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Queen Bee/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- Kidz Bop 3
  Kidz Bop Kids
- 25
- 17
- 6
- - 25
  - 17
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Razor & Tie

RIAA Certification: Gold

30
- Home
  Dixie Chicks
- 17
- 1
- 33
- - 17
  - 1
  - 33

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument/Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

31
- Stripped
  Christina Aguilera
- 33
- 2
- 24
- - 33
  - 2
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/RMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

32
- U Turn
  Brian McKnight
- 21
- 7
- 3
- - 21
  - 7
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Gold

33 NEW
NEW
- Adoration: The Worship Album
  newsboys
- -
- 33
- 1
- - -
  - 33
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sparrow

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

34
- Unleashed
  Toby Keith
- 35
- 1
- 38
- - 35
  - 1
  - 38

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DreamWorks Nashville/Interscope

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

35
- Room For Squares
  John Mayer
- 28
- 8
- 68
- - 28
  - 8
  - 68

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aware/Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

36
- Away From The Sun
  3 Doors Down
- 30
- 8
- 22
- - 30
  - 8
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Republic/Universal/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

37
- Nellyville
  Nelly
- 32
- 1
- 42
- - 32
  - 1
  - 42

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fo' Reel/Universal/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

38
- 8 Mile
  Soundtrack
- 26
- 1
- 24
- - 26
  - 1
  - 24

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shady/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

39
- Pandemonium!
  B2K
- 27
- 10
- 18
- - 27
  - 10
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T.U.G./Epic/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum

Billboard 200

Week of April 26, 2003

Billboard 200

Faceless

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Godsmack's Sully Erna Talks Fear of Selling Out, Success of 'Bulletproof'

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Faceless

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Meteora

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Now 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

To Whom It May Concern

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Senior

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Very Best Of Cher

Imprint/Promotion Label:

One Heart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Come Away With Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fallen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Best Of James Taylor

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chocolate Factory

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elephant

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chicago

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cocky

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dutty Rock

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blueprint 2.1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

World Without Tears

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Street Dreams

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Balls And My Word

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let Go

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Audioslave

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Justified

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Young And The Hopeless

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Diplomatic Immunity

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Eminem Show

Imprint/Promotion Label:

La Bella Mafia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kidz Bop 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Home

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stripped

Imprint/Promotion Label:

U Turn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Adoration: The Worship Album

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unleashed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Room For Squares

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Away From The Sun