#Jay z the black album cover series#

Chart-topping singles, such as вЂњ99 Problems,вЂќ вЂњChange Clothes,вЂќ вЂњEncore,вЂќ and вЂњWhat More Can I Say,вЂќ rounded out a classic tracklist.ДЇor many people, including myself, The Black Album was the first album they ever purchased, the first concert they ever went to and these 14 tracks even changed lives. (Luckily for us, he did return to the booth.)ДЇor one of the most influential albums the gameвЂ™s ever seen, Jay enlisted the dream team of productionвЂ“Kanye West, Just Blaze, Rick Rubin, Eminem, Timbaland and the Neptunes. His relationship with then girlfriend (now wife!) BeyoncГ© was seriously heating up and was appointed president and CEO of Def Jam Records and was screaming that heвЂ™d вЂњdone it all,вЂќ so his post-retirement plans seemed solid. Back in 2003, Hov ledВ fans and critics to truly believe this arguably flawless body of work was going to be HovвЂ™s last hoorah in music ever. 14) commemorates the 10-year anniversary of Jay ZвЂ™s faux-retirement LP, The Black Album. 37) and the sophomore studio album from Furtado, вЂњFolkloreвЂќ (DreamWorks, No. 32), the CD/DVD EP вЂњPart IIвЂќ from Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz (TVT, No. Other notable entries this week include the Counting Crows compilation вЂњFilms About GhostsвЂќ (Geffen, No. 31 on sales of 77,000 copies, a significant drop from the 267,000 copies his вЂњEscapeвЂќ sold in its first week in 2001. Latin star Enrique Iglesias suffered an even bigger decline with his latest, вЂњSevenвЂќ (Interscope). 20 with its second Flawless/Interscope album вЂњLife on Display.вЂќ First week sales of 103,000 copies were short of the 117,000 copies 2001вЂ™s вЂњCome CleanвЂќ sold in its first week to score a No. Right behind him is the latest from Missy Elliott, whose вЂњThis Is Not a TestвЂќ (Gold Mind/Elektra) enters at No. The Universal release features two new songs and reworkings of past hits. NellyвЂ™s вЂњDa Derrty Versions (The Reinvention)вЂќ sold 144,000 copies to land at No. A 16% sales increase to 169,000 copies brought the albumвЂ™s 10-week total to about 1.97 million units. OutKastвЂ™s вЂњSpeakerboxxx/The Love BelowвЂќ (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. KornвЂ™s вЂњTake a Look in the MirrorвЂќ (Epic) soars into the top-10 at No. Thus far, the album has sold 897,000 copies. вЂњBeg for MercyвЂќ from the 50 Cent-led G-Unit, falls 2-8 in its third week, the result of a 41% sales dip 193,000 copies. In three weeks of release, the set has sold 773,000 copies. Josh GrobanвЂ™s вЂњCloserвЂќ (Warner Bros.) saw a 3% rise to 202,000 copies, yet the album falls one chart position to No. Since itвЂ™s release, the album has sold 1.18 million units.

Sales of Toby KeithвЂ™s вЂњShockвЂ™n YвЂ™allвЂќ (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.

#Jay z the black album cover series#

The 14th volume in the вЂњNOW ThatвЂ™s What I Call Music!вЂќ (Universal/EMI/Zomba/Sony) series is up 8-5 in its fourth week on the tally. DuffвЂ™s profile was high last week, with an appearance at MacyвЂ™s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as well as a sneak preview of her new movie, вЂњCheaper by the Dozen,вЂќ 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 вЂњMetamorphosis.вЂќ The set, which has sold 1.3 million copies to date, soars 18-4 in its 14th week on the tally. While thatвЂ™s impressive, itвЂ™s short of the 1.1 million copies 2001вЂ™s вЂњBritneyвЂќ 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 weekвЂ™s chart topper, Britney SpearsвЂ™ вЂњIn the Zone,вЂќ falls 1-3. The bandвЂ™s current cover of Talk TalkвЂ™s вЂњItвЂ™s My LifeвЂќ 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 DoubtвЂ™s 2001 studio album, вЂњRock Steady,вЂќ which debuted at No.

The California groupвЂ™s Interscope compilation вЂњThe Singles 1992-2003вЂќ 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 вЂњThe Black AlbumвЂќ above the 1 million mark. 4 last week, Jay-ZвЂ™s вЂњThe Black AlbumвЂќ is back on top of The Billboard 200.