Madonna better hold on to her cowboy hat as she falls from the top slot in the nation’s album sales to make way for rapper Mystikal and veteran boy band 98 Degrees.
Mystikal’s Let’s Get Ready took the top spot in its first week of release on sales of almost 331,000 units, according to SoundScan figures for the week ending Sunday, reported ABC online.
Revelation, the third album from 98 Degrees on Universal, placed on sales of 276,000. Madonna’s Music slipped by nearly 50% from its debut week to sell 212,000 copies and settle in at No. 3.
Meanwhile, two other rappers joined Mystikal in the top 10: Shyne found the spotlight at No. 5 through sales of 160,000 units of his self-titled Bad Boy disc, while Lil’ Bow Wow’s Beware of Dog let 101,000 dogs out to take No. 8.
Following is the full list of the Billboard Top Ten Singles for the week ending Sunday, October 1. 2000.
1- Mystical: Let’s Get Ready; Jive.
2- 98 Degrees: Revalation; Universal.
3- Madonna: Music; Maverick.
4- Nelly: Country Grammer; Fo’ Reel.
5- Shyne: Shyne; Bad Boy.
6- Creed: Human Clay; Wind-up.
7- Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP; Web/Aftermath.
8- Lil Bow Wow: Beware Of Dog; So So Def/Columbia.
9- 3 Doors Down: The Better Life; Republic.
10- Baha Men: Who Let The Dog Out; S-Curve.
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