‘N Sync Produces a Record Debut

‘N Sync exploded onto the charts this week, smashing the record for most albums sold in the U.S. in a single week (2.4 million copies) and that domination was reflected here in Southern California, where the disc “No Strings Attached” debuts at No. 1. Last week’s top seller, Santana’s “Supernatural,” slides to No. 3 while a pair of N.W.A alumni--Ice Cube and Dr. Dre--have solo albums in the Top 5. Cube’s album, “War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc),” is a newcomer to the charts this week, while “Dr. Dre 2001” has been a steady, strong seller since November, although it slides five notches this week.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 No Strings Attached, ‘N Sync (1) -- 2 War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc), Ice Cube (3) -- 3 Supernatural, Santana (2) 1 4 Dr. Dre 2001, Dr. Dre (6) 2 5 Unleash the Dragon, Sisqo (5) 3 6 On How Life Is, Macy Gray (4) 5 7 Writing’s on the Wall, Destiny’s Child (8) Cube (3) -- 8 BTNHResurrection, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (11) 4 9 Reinventing the Steel, Pantera (4) -- 10 WWF Aggression, various artists (8) --

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 There You Go, Pink (2) 2 2 Maria Maria, Santana (1) 3 3 Say My Name, Destiny’s Child (3) 1 4 From the Bottom of My Broken Heart, Britney Spears (6) 5 5 Get It On Tonite, Montell Jordan (9) 4 6 I Learned From the Best, Whitney Houston (11) 7 7 I Like It, Sammie (4) 9 8 Breathe, Faith Hill (7) 6 9 Another Dumb Blonde, Hoku (5) 10 10 U Don’t Love Me, Kumbia Kings (16) 8

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended March 26