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ACT: artist info: debut date - hits (of which collaborations) / top 10 hits / #1 hits, *peak position*, weeks, #all-time rank [artist name initials]
PRV. HIT: previous hit, Cur. S: current single - Title [*role*,debut date, peak/wks] current pos.; sal=current weeksales/cum.sales
OTH.CHRT: pos. (between () prv.week) on other charts - BLU=Blues, CAT=Catalog, CHR=Christian, ELE=Electronic, GOS=Gospel, INT=Internet, CJZ=Contemporary jazz, JAZ=Jazz, LAT=Latin, LCW=Country, LRB=R&B/Hip-Hop, WOR=World, CLA=Cross-Over Classical
REC: record info: debut date - chart run (wks/in top 10/at #1) #peak US/UK / weeks US/UK - curr.pos.
Chart History: seq.number, debut date, first 2 chart positions, peak, weeks on chart, weeks in top 10, peak on UK chart, title
1. (NEW) HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB (by U2) 1 wk, sal: 839,700/842,900
Act: 14/03/1981 - 17/9/6,*1*,1085,#31
Oth.Chrt: INT 1(9)
Prv. hit: The Best Of 1990-2000 [30/11/2002, #34/14]
Cur. S: Vertigo [09/10/2004, #31/10] - This wk: #36
Rec: 11/12/2004 - *1* (1/1/1 wk) UK:#1/1/1/1
Chart History U2:
1. 14/03/81 135- 98 63 47 0 52 Boy
2. 07/11/81 181-143 104 38 0 11 October
3. 19/03/83 91- 54 12 179 0 1 War
4. 10/12/83 68- 46 28 180 0 2 Under A Blood Red Sky
5. 20/10/84 47- 29 12 132 0 1 The Unforgettable Fire
6. 29/06/85 37- 0 37 23 0 11 Wide Awake In America [EP]
7. 04/04/87 7- 3 1 103 35 1 The Joshua Tree [9w.#1]
8. 29/10/88 14- 5 1 38 14 1 Rattle And Hum [2] [6w.#1]
9. 07/12/91 1- 3 1 97 18 2 Achtung Baby [3] [1w.#1]
10. 24/07/93 1- 1 1 40 7 1 Zooropa [4] [2w.#1]
11. 22/03/97 1- 2 1 28 3 1 Pop [5] [1w.#1]
12. 21/11/98 2- 5 2 17 2 1 The Best Of 1980-1990/The B-sides [6]
13. 28/11/98 57- 45 45 42 0 4 The Best Of 1980-1990
14. 18/11/00 3- 5 3 94 3 1 All That You Can't Leave Behind [7]
15. 23/11/02 3- 27 3 12 1 2 The Best Of 1990-2000 & B-sides [8]
16. 30/11/02 34- 57 34 14 0 37 The Best Of 1990-2000
17. 11/12/04 1- 0 1 1 1 1 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb [9] [1w.#1]
2. (1) ENCORE (by Eminem) 3 wks, sal: 471,200/2,053,200
Act: 13/03/1999 - 4/4/3,*1*,271,#288
Oth.Chrt: INT 3(1) LRB 3(1)
Prv. hit: The Eminem Show [08/06/2002, #1/99]
Cur. S: Encore [20/11/2004, #42/4] - This wk: #42
Rec: 27/11/2004 - *1*-1-2 (3/3/2 wks) UK:#1/3/3/2
3. (6) GREATEST HITS (by Shania Twain) 3 wks, sal: 383,700/1,147,200
Act: 18/03/1995 - 6(1)/4/1,*1*,402,#128
Oth.Chrt: INT 5(3) LCW 1(1)
Prv. hit: Up! (Country Mixes) [07/12/2002, #190/1]
Cur. S: Party For Two [06/11/2004, #58/6] - This wk: #58
Rec: 27/11/2004 - *2*-6-3 (3/3 wks) UK:#6/3/3
4. (2) DESTINY FULFILLED (by Destiny's Child) 3 wks, sal: 336,900/895,000
Act: 07/03/1998 - 6/3/1,*1*,191,#407
Oth.Chrt: INT 21(6) LRB 1(2)
Prv. hit: This Is The Remix [30/03/2002, #29/8]
Cur. S: Soldier [27/11/2004, #14/3] - This wk: #14
Rec: 27/11/2004 - 19- *2*-4 (3/2 wks) UK:#5/2/2
5. (7) GREATEST HITS 2 (by Toby Keith) 3 wks, sal: 331,100/988,600
Act: 15/05/1993 - 11/4/2,*1*,472,#177
Oth.Chrt: INT 11(4) LCW 2(2)
Prv. hit: Shock'n Y'all [22/11/2003, #1/56]
Rec: 27/11/2004 - *3*-7-5 (3/3 wks)
6. (8) NOW 17 (by Various Artists) 4 wks, sal: 319,400/1,148,500
Rec: 20/11/2004 - *1*-5-8-6 (4/4/1 wks)
7. (NEW) LOVE ANGEL MUSIC BABY (by Gwen Stefani) 1 wk, sal: 309,100/310,000
Act: 11/12/2004 - 1/1/0,*7*,1,#4944
Oth.Chrt: INT 2(NEW)
Cur. S: What You Waiting For? [16/10/2004, #47/9] - This wk: #71
Rec: 11/12/2004 - *7* (1/1 wk) UK:#14/1
8. (NEW) FREE YOURSELF (by Fantasia) 1 wk, sal: 239,600/240,300
Act: 11/12/2004 - 1/1/0,*8*,1,#4955
Oth.Chrt: INT 15(NEW) LRB 2(NEW)
Rec: 11/12/2004 - *8* (1/1 wk)
9. (5) R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA): THE MASTERPIECE (by Snoop Dogg) 2 wks, sal: 203,000/429,700
Act: 11/12/1993 - 12(3)/8/3,*1*,308,#293
Oth.Chrt: LRB 5(4)
Prv. hit: Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$ [14/12/2002, #12/36]
Cur. S: Drop It Like It's Hot [02/10/2004, #1/11] - This wk: #1
Rec: 04/12/2004 - *5*-9 (2/2 wks) UK:#33/1
10. (3) CRUNK JUICE (by Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz) 3 wks, sal: 195,500/597,200
Act: 09/06/2001 - 5(5)/1/0,*3*,149,#681 [LJ] + 09/06/2001 - 5(5)/1/0,*3*,149,#682 [ESB]
Oth.Chrt: LRB 4(3)
Prv. hit: Part II [*$*, 13/12/2003, #37/17] [LJ] - Part II [*&*, 13/12/2003, #37/17] [ESB]
Cur. S: Lovers And Friends [27/11/2004, #10/3] - This wk: #10 [LJ] - Lovers And Friends [27/11/2004, #10/3] - This wk: #10 [ESB]
Rec: 27/11/2004 - 31- *3*-10 (3/2 wks)
11. (4) MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE (by Clay Aiken) 2 wks, sal: 183,500/447,900
Act: 01/11/2003 - 2/2/1,*1*,36,#1624
Oth.Chrt: CHR 1(1) INT 6(2)
Prv. hit: Measure Of A Man [01/11/2003, #1/34]
Rec: 04/12/2004 - *4*-11 (2/1 wks)
12. (9) CONFESSIONS (by Usher) 36 wks, sal: 183,200/7,004,700
Act: 17/09/1994 - 5/3/1,*1*,198,#387
Oth.Chrt: INT 22(13) LRB 7(6)
Prv. hit: 8701 [25/08/2001, #4/62]
Cur. S: Caught Up [11/12/2004, #76/1] - This wk: #76
Rec: 10/04/2004 - *1*-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-3-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-4-6-5-9-11-12- 10-11-24- 2-2-4-6-4-8-9-12 (36/31-29c/9 wks) UK:#1/36/22/1
13. (24) LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING (by Tim McGraw) 14 wks, sal: 179,600/2,064,300
Act: 09/04/1994 - 8/8/3,*1*,694,#73
Oth.Chrt: INT 23(15) LCW 3(5)
Prv. hit: Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors [14/12/2002, #2/80]
Cur. S: Back When [23/10/2004, #34/8] - This wk: #34
Rec: 11/09/2004 - *1*-1-2-3-5-10-9-9-10-13-16-18-24-13 (14/9/2 wks)
14. (13) SUIT (by Nelly) 11 wks, sal: 173,900/1,711,700
Act: 15/07/2000 - 5/4/3,*1*,219,#330
Oth.Chrt: LRB 10(12)
Prv. hit: Da Derrty Versions - The Reinvention [13/12/2003, #12/21]
Cur. S: Over And Over [16/10/2004, #3/9] - This wk: #4
Rec: 02/10/2004 - *1*-2-5-5-3-2-5-3-9-13-14 (11/9/1 wks) UK:#8/7/1
15. (NEW) GREATEST HITS (by Creed) 1 wk, sal: 158,200/158,400
Act: 18/10/1997 - 4/2/2,*1*,291,#202
Oth.Chrt: INT 19(NEW)
Prv. hit: Weathered [08/12/2001, #1/74]
Rec: 11/12/2004 - *15* (1 wk)
Chart History Creed:
1. 18/10/97 174-140 22 112 0 - My Own Prison
2. 16/10/99 1- 1 1 104 44 29 Human Clay [2w.#1]
3. 08/12/01 1- 1 1 74 14 44 Weathered [2] [8w.#1]
4. 11/12/04 15- 0 15 1 0 - Greatest Hits
16. (NEW) REJOYCE: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM (by Jessica Simpson) 1 wk, sal: 152,100/152,700
Act: 11/12/1999 - 4/2/0,*2*,146,#595
Prv. hit: In This Skin [06/09/2003, #2/67]
Rec: 11/12/2004 - *16* (1 wk)
Chart History Jessica Simpson:
1. 11/12/99 65- 70 25 62 0 36 Sweet Kisses
2. 23/06/01 6- 12 6 16 1 - Irresistible
3. 06/09/03 10- 35 2 67 8 36 In This Skin [2]
4. 11/12/04 16- 0 16 1 0 - Rejoyce: The Christmas Album
17. (12) GREATEST HITS - MY PREROGATIVE (by Britney Spears) 3 wks, sal: 118,100/474,300
Act: 30/01/1999 - 5/5/4,*1*,291,#229
Prv. hit: In The Zone [06/12/2003, #1/43]
Rec: 27/11/2004 - *4*-12-17 (3/1 wks) UK:#2/3/3
18. (11) 50 NUMBER ONES (by George Strait) 8 wks, sal: 108,200/1,195,300
Act: 03/03/1984 - 28/12/2,*1*,914,#63
Oth.Chrt: LCW 4(3)
Prv. hit: Honkytonkville [28/06/2003, #5/35]
Cur. S: I Hate Everything [14/08/2004, #35/18] - This wk: #94
Rec: 23/10/2004 - *1*-1-3-7-6-10-11-18 (8/6/2 wks)
19. (NEW) WITH THE LIGHTS OUT (by Nirvana) 1 wk, sal: 105,800/106,200
Act: 12/10/1991 - 8/5/4,*1*,517,#167
Oth.Chrt: INT 7(NEW)
Prv. hit: Nirvana [16/11/2002, #3/30]
Rec: 11/12/2004 - *19* (1 wk) UK:#56/1
Chart History Nirvana:
1. 12/10/91 144-109 1 252 28 7 Nevermind [2w.#1]
2. 04/01/92 185-136 89 20 0 33 Bleach
3. 02/01/93 51- 45 39 25 0 14 Incesticide
4. 09/10/93 1- 2 1 87 6 1 In Utero [2] [1w.#1]
5. 19/11/94 1- 2 1 81 12 - MTV Unplugged In New York [3] [1w.#1]
6. 19/10/96 1- 4 1 21 3 4 From The Muddy Banks Of Wishkah [4] [1w.#1]
7. 16/11/02 3- 10 3 30 2 3 Nirvana [5]
8. 11/12/04 19- 0 19 1 0 56 With The Lights Out
20. (NEW) I NEED AN ANGEL (by Ruben Studdard) 1 wk, sal: 96,400/95,500
Act: 27/12/2003 - 2/1/1,*1*,27,#1966
Oth.Chrt: GOS 1(NEW) LRB 6(NEW)
Prv. hit: Soulful [27/12/2003, #1/26]
Rec: 11/12/2004 - *20* (1 wk)
Chart History Ruben Studdard:
1. 27/12/03 1- 8 1 26 9 - Soulful [1w.#1]
2. 11/12/04 20- 0 20 1 0 - I Need An Angel
21. (25) HILARY DUFF (by Hilary Duff) 9 wks, sal: 93,600/756,500
Act: 07/12/2002 - 3/2/1,*1*,79,#949
Prv. hit: Metamorphosis [13/09/2003, #1/61]
Rec: 16/10/2004 - *2*-6-6-9-15-14-24-25-21 (9/4 wks)
22. (17) HERE FOR THE PARTY (by Gretchen Wilson) 29 wks, sal: 90,400/2,302,200
Act: 29/05/2004 - 1/1/0,*2*,29,#1564
Oth.Chrt: LCW 5(4)
Cur. S: When I Think About Cheatin' [11/12/2004, #60/1] - This wk: #60
Rec: 29/05/2004 - *2*-4-4-3-4-4-6-8-3-5-5-6-5-8-12-12-15-14-17-18-21-23-23-25-21-17-13-17-22 (29/14 wks) UK:#60/1
23. (10) POWERBALLIN' (by Chingy) 3 wks, sal: 87,200/214,200
Act: 02/08/2003 - 2/2/0,*2*,56,#1157
Oth.Chrt: LRB 13(5)
Prv. hit: Jackpot [02/08/2003, #2/53]
Cur. S: Balla Baby [09/10/2004, #20/10] - This wk: #25
Rec: 27/11/2004 - 193- *10*-23 (3/1 wks)
24. (15) GENIUS LOVES COMPANY (by Ray Charles) 13 wks, sal: 84,900/1,271,400
Act: 15/02/1960 - 43(2)/9/1,*1*,1145,#18
Oth.Chrt: INT 10(8) LRB 19(15)
Prv. hit: Anthology [03/07/2004, #123/11]
Rec: 18/09/2004 - *2*-3-4-6-7-11-13- 5-8-7-15-15-24 (13/8-7c wks) UK:#18/6
25. (21) AMERICAN IDIOT (by Green Day) 10 wks, sal: 81,400/921,400
Act: 19/02/1994 - 7/5/1,*1*,293,#306
Oth.Chrt: INT 20(RE)
Prv. hit: Shenanigans [20/07/2002, #27/5]
Cur. S: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams [27/11/2004, #55/3] - This wk: #55
Rec: 09/10/2004 - *1*-4-7-7-11-12-13-22-21-25 (10/4/1 wks) UK:#1/10/6/1
26. (28) STILL NOT GETTING ANY... (by Simple Plan) 5 wks, sal: 79,000/395,100
Act: 21/12/2002 - 2/1/0,*3*,84,#1041
Prv. hit: No Pads No Helmets...Just Balls [21/12/2002, #35/79]
Cur. S: Welcome To My Life [13/11/2004, #45/5] - This wk: #45
Rec: 13/11/2004 - *3*-11-20-28-26 (5/1 wks)
27. (14) STARDUST - THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK VOL III (by Rod Stewart) 6 wks, sal: 77,500/735,500
Act: 13/12/1969 - 34(1)/11/3,*1*,1136,#17
Oth.Chrt: INT 9(5)
Prv. hit: As Time Goes By - Great American Songbook - Vol 2 [08/11/2003, #2/42]
Rec: 06/11/2004 - *1*-4-5-11-14-27 (6/3/1 wks) UK:#3/6/3
28. (19) CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION (by Mannheim Steamroller) 7 wks, sal: 76,200/223,300
Act: 22/12/1984 - 17(2)/2/0,*3*,215,#543
Oth.Chrt: CAT 19(21) INT 17(19)
Prv. hit: Halloween [18/10/2003, #53/5]
Rec: 30/10/2004 - 54-109-107-73-57-*19*-28 (7 wks)
29. (NEW) LONELY RUNS BOTH WAYS (by Alison Krauss & Union Station) 1 wk, sal: 70,100/70,400
Act: 25/02/1995 - 6(4)/0/0,*13*,192,#695 [AK] + 12/04/1997 - 4(4)/0/0,*29*,118,#1264 [US]
Oth.Chrt: INT 8(NEW) LCW 6(NEW)
Prv. hit: Live [*$*, 23/11/2002, #36/50] [AK] - Live [*&*, 23/11/2002, #36/50] [US]
Rec: 11/12/2004 - *29* (1 wk)
Chart History Alison Krauss:
1. 25/02/95 163-109 13 66 0 - Now That I've Found You: A Collection
2. 12/04/97 62- 50 45 14 0 - So Long So Wrong (by AK & Union Station)
3. 21/08/99 60- 71 60 8 0 - Forget About It
4. 01/09/01 35- 51 35 53 0 72 New Favorite (by AK & Union Station)
5. 23/11/02 36- 59 36 50 0 - Live (by AK & Union Station)
6. 11/12/04 29- 0 29 1 0 - Lonely Runs Both Ways (by AK & Union Station)
Chart History Union Station:
1. 12/04/97 62- 50 45 14 0 - So Long So Wrong (by Alison Krauss & US)
2. 01/09/01 35- 51 35 53 0 72 New Favorite (by Alison Krauss & US)
3. 23/11/02 36- 59 36 50 0 - Live (by Alison Krauss & US)
4. 11/12/04 29- 0 29 1 0 - Lonely Runs Both Ways (by Alison Krauss & US)
30. (18) RAY (SOUNDTRACK) (by Ray Charles) 6 wks, sal: 64,500/385,800
Act: 15/02/1960 - 43(2)/9/1,*1*,1145,#18 (2nd)
Oth.Chrt: GOS 2(4) INT 12(10) LRB 15(11) LRB 67(85)
Prv. hit: Genius Loves Company [18/09/2004, #2/13]
Rec: 06/11/2004 - 23- 10-*9*-14-18-30 (6/2 wks)
31. (20) R.U.L.E. (by Ja Rule) 3 wks, sal: 62,700/294,700
Act: 19/06/1999 - 6/6/2,*1*,177,#447
Oth.Chrt: LRB 11(7)
Prv. hit: Blood In My Eye [22/11/2003, #6/10]
Cur. S: New York [20/11/2004, #44/4] - This wk: #44
Rec: 27/11/2004 - *7*-20-31 (3/1 wks) UK:#33/2
32. (32) GOODIES (by Ciara) 9 wks, sal: 59,600/506,000
Act: 16/10/2004 - 1/1/0,*3*,9,#2907
Oth.Chrt: LRB 12(14)
Cur. S: 1, 2 Step [30/10/2004, #6/7] - This wk: #6
Rec: 16/10/2004 - *3*-10-16-20-22-20-30-32-32 (9/2 wks)
33. (26) SONGS ABOUT JANE (by Maroon5) 81 wks, sal: 58,900/2,819,500
Act: 31/05/2003 - 2/1/0,*6*,103,#830
Cur. S: She Will Be Loved [24/07/2004, #5/21] - This wk: #16
Rec: 31/05/2003 - 170-176-153-151-180-159-148-146-120-109-102-92-87-72-68-73-57-52-47-74-67-70-78-83-83-106-122-156-166-188-186-156-158-123-57-37-23-22-26-32-14-11-11- 7-9-12-15-16-15-19-19-24-24-33-32-34-37-28-27-38-31-28-20-17- 10-12- *6*-8-13-11- 8-10-18-15-18-21-24-24-34-26-33 (81/7-4c wks) UK:#1/42/20/1
34. (49) AUTOBIOGRAPHY (by Ashlee Simpson) 19 wks, sal: 57,400/2,226,700
Act: 07/08/2004 - 1/1/1,*1*,19,#1988
Rec: 07/08/2004 - *1*-2-1-1-2-6-8-6-6-9-19-16-19-22-27-34-51-49-34 (19/10/3 wks) UK:#31/4
35. (23) ANDREA (by Andrea Bocelli) 3 wks, sal: 56,900/190,900
Act: 20/12/1997 - 11(1)/1/0,*4*,373,#310
Oth.Chrt: CLA 1(1) INT 14(12)
Prv. hit: Sentimento [23/11/2002, #12/20]
Rec: 27/11/2004 - *16*-23-35 (3 wks) UK:#19/4
36. (29) FEELS LIKE TODAY (by Rascal Flatts) 9 wks, sal: 56,800/611,500
Act: 24/06/2000 - 3/2/1,*1*,182,#642
Oth.Chrt: LCW 7(6)
Prv. hit: Melt [16/11/2002, #5/108]
Rec: 16/10/2004 - *1*-8-14-15-28-26-27-29-36 (9/2/1 wks)
37. (43) UNDER MY SKIN (by Avril Lavigne) 27 wks, sal: 55,300/2,020,000
Act: 22/06/2002 - 2/2/1,*1*,134,#604
Prv. hit: Let Go [22/06/2002, #2/107]
Cur. S: Nobody's Home [11/12/2004, #61/1] - This wk: #61
Rec: 12/06/2004 - *1*-2-3-5-10-11- 5-6-7-11- 6-10-9-13-18-15-16-14-23-25-22-27-32-29-38-43-37 (27/11-9c/1 wks) UK:#1/27/9/1
38. (31) HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR (by Big & Rich) 30 wks, sal: 54,300/1,420,200
Act: 22/05/2004 - 2/1/0,*6*,33,#1595
Oth.Chrt: LCW 8(7)
Rec: 22/05/2004 - 92-58-52-43-32-23-15-14-13- *6*-7-9-10-8-11- 10-10-16-16-19-21-27-29-25-30-30-25-25-31-38 (30/7-6c wks)
39. (NEW) ANYWHERE BUT HOME (by Evanescence) 1 wk, sal: 53,700/53,900
Act: 22/03/2003 - 2/1/0,*3*,92,#696
Prv. hit: Fallen [22/03/2003, #3/91]
Rec: 11/12/2004 - *39* (1 wk)
Chart History Evanescence:
1. 22/03/03 7- 9 3 91 43 1 Fallen
2. 11/12/04 39- 0 39 1 0 - Anywhere But Home
40. (NEW) MY CHRISTMAS PRAYER (by Bebe Winans) 1 wk, sal: 51,000/51,000
Act: 04/03/1989 - 6(4)/0/0,*40*,96,#1399
Oth.Chrt: CAT 1(NEW)
Prv. hit: BeBe Winans [15/11/1997, #125/7]
Rec: 11/12/2004 - *40* (1 wk)
Chart History Bebe Winans:
1. 04/03/89 183-174 95 25 0 - Heaven (by BeBe Winans & CeCe Winans)
2. 20/07/91 92- 87 74 51 0 - Different Lifestyles (by BeBe Winans & CeCe Winans)
3. 25/12/93 172-163 163 2 0 - First Christmas (by BeBe Winans & CeCe Winans)
4. 08/10/94 111-117 111 10 0 - Relationships (by BeBe Winans & CeCe Winans)
5. 15/11/97 125-134 125 7 0 - BeBe Winans
6. 11/12/04 40- 0 40 1 0 - My Christmas Prayer
