So for Prince to be the last one, I'mma be good." "I Michael Jackson, I got that one done. "I'm trying to get a song on there with Prince, then I'm good," Hov disclosed of his plans for his next and supposedly last LP, The Black Album (see "Jay-Z Taking It 'Way Back To The Roots' On New Album"). One is making an impact in Hollywood and the other is working with a purple-wearing music legend. There's two more things on his list of goals that he wants to accomplish, though. Sneakers, a record label and clothing line that have become staples in the hip-hop community, and a new club - Jay has almost done it all (see "Beyonce, Magic Johnson, Others Turn Out For Jay-Z's 40/40 Opening" ). 38).NEW YORK - The fans standing on line down 125th Street in Harlem on Monday were throwing up the diamond signs with their hands and letting out cries of "The Roc is in the building!" and "Brooooklyn!" The borough's biggest name, Jay-Z, had traveled uptown for an autograph signing to promote the two new versions of his S. 37) and the sophomore studio album from Furtado, “Folklore” (DreamWorks, No. 32), the CD/DVD EP “Part II” from Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz (TVT, No. Other notable entries this week include the Counting Crows compilation “Films About Ghosts” (Geffen, No. 31 on sales of 77,000 copies, a significant drop from the 267,000 copies his “Escape” sold in its first week in 2001. Latin star Enrique Iglesias suffered an even bigger decline with his latest, “Seven” (Interscope). 20 with its second Flawless/Interscope album “Life on Display.” First week sales of 103,000 copies were short of the 117,000 copies 2001’s “Come Clean” sold in its first week to score a No. Right behind him is the latest from Missy Elliott, whose “This Is Not a Test” (Gold Mind/Elektra) enters at No. The Universal release features two new songs and reworkings of past hits. Nelly’s “Da Derrty Versions (The Reinvention)” sold 144,000 copies to land at No. A 16% sales increase to 169,000 copies brought the album’s 10-week total to about 1.97 million units. OutKast’s “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” (Arista) once again rounds out the top-10. Sales were up 86% to 179,000 copies, which gives the album a total of 271,000 in about a week-and-a-half. 19 after it was released off-cycle, but Epic parent Sony said it was unable to get its early shipments out to all retailers. Korn’s “Take a Look in the Mirror” (Epic) soars into the top-10 at No. Thus far, the album has sold 897,000 copies. “Beg for Mercy” from the 50 Cent-led G-Unit, falls 2-8 in its third week, the result of a 41% sales dip 193,000 copies.
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In three weeks of release, the set has sold 773,000 copies. Josh Groban’s “Closer” (Warner Bros.) saw a 3% rise to 202,000 copies, yet the album falls one chart position to No. Since it’s release, the album has sold 1.18 million units. Sales of Toby Keith’s “Shock’n Y’all” (DreamWorks) were up 25% to 205,000 copies, fueling a 9-6 increase for the set. Sales rose 26% to 220,000, giving the album a to-date sales total of 946,000 copies.
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The 14th volume in the “NOW That’s What I Call Music!” (Universal/EMI/Zomba/Sony) series is up 8-5 in its fourth week on the tally. Duff’s profile was high last week, with an appearance at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as well as a sneak preview of her new movie, “Cheaper by the Dozen,” in select U.S. Hilary Duff rockets back into the top-10 on a 132% sales burst to 224,000 copies of her Buena Vista debut “Metamorphosis.” The set, which has sold 1.3 million copies to date, soars 18-4 in its 14th week on the tally. While that’s impressive, it’s short of the 1.1 million copies 2001’s “Britney” sold in its first two weeks on the shelf. Second week sales dipped 59% to 251,000 copies, giving the album a total of 860,000. Last week’s chart topper, Britney Spears’ “In the Zone,” falls 1-3. The band’s current cover of Talk Talk’s “It’s My Life” is up 9-7 on the Top 40 Mainstream Chart published by Billboard sister publication Airplay Monitor. Sales were just short of the 255,000 opening week copies posted by No Doubt’s 2001 studio album, “Rock Steady,” which debuted at No. The California group’s Interscope compilation “The Singles 1992-2003” sold 253,000 copies to bow at No. In a week that saw new releases from Missy Elliott, Nelly, Enrique Iglesias and Nelly Furtado, only No Doubt came close to challenging the rap superstar for No. In its third week, sales of the Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam set declined just 10% to 260,000 copies, bringing the to-date sales total of “The Black Album” above the 1 million mark. 4 last week, Jay-Z’s “The Black Album” is back on top of The Billboard 200.