Wednesday 24 November 1999

Korn is cream of new chart crop

Korn's "Issues" (Immortal/Epic) beats out Dr. Dre's "Dr Dre - 2001" (Aftermath/ Interscope) for the top spot on The Billboard 200 this week. Korn debuted at No. 1 with 574,000 units sold, the year's fifth-largest sales week. The first Dr. Dre album in six years drew 516,000 purchases, also in its debut week.

Those weren't the only new releases that U.S. retailers were thankful for as they awaited the Thanksgiving weekend sales rush. Celine Dion hit No. 3 with "All The Way... A Decade Of Song" (550/ Epic). The album moved 303,000 units, the second-largest opener in her career, exceeded only by the 334,000 units that "Let's Talk About Love" spun in its first week in 1997.

Will Smith opened at No. 5 (187,000 units) with his new Columbia release, "Willennium." And Wu-Tang Clan member Chef Raekwon's "Immobilarity" (Loud/ Columbia) started at No. 9 (135,000 units). With Columbia's Mariah Carey also holding on at No. 7 with "Rainbow," Sony Music Distribution suddenly owns half of the top 10.

(Billboard Online)



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