Santana Keeps ‘Supernatural’ Hold on No. 1

The magic hasn’t worn off for Santana’s “Supernatural,” which remains No. 1 on the nation’s album charts this week, the eighth time it’s hit the top spot since its release in June. “Supernatural,” a major presence at the Grammys on Wednesday, has now topped 6 million in sales, 1.4 million of it in just the past two months.

Holding strong at No. 2 is Dr. Dre’s “Dr. Dre 2001,” another comeback album by a respected music industry veteran whose future had been questioned by some observers. The former N.W.A member’s album, buoyed by heavy video airplay, sold 180,000 copies last week and has surpassed 3 million in total copies sold.

Celine Dion’s “All the Way: A Decade of Song,” Eiffel 65’s “Europop” and Christina Aguilera’s self-titled debut album round out the Top 5.

The biggest mover in the Top 20 is soul singer Macy Gray’s debut album, “On How Life Is,” which has climbed strongly since her Grammy nomination for best new artist was announced last month. This week she finishes at No. 11, up from No. 18 last week.

The strongest debut of the week belonged to the Cure’s “Bloodflowers,” reportedly the farewell album for the longtime British gothic rock band. The disc sold 71,000 copies to land at No. 16. Other notable debuts this week are Miami rapper Trick Daddy’s “Book of Thugs Chapter AK, Verse 47,” at No. 26, and folk-inflected singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman’s “Telling Stories” at No. 33.

On the singles chart, Britney Spears takes over at No. 1 with her ballad “From the Bottom of My Broken Heart,” which pushes Mariah Carey’s “Thank God I Found You” down to No. 2. Santana’s collaboration with Wyclef Jean, “Maria Maria,” also slipped a notch from last week to finish at No. 3.

New and Notable

The Baby Namboos, “Ancoast 2 Zambia,” Durban Poison/Palm Pictures. The English collective rides dark layers of modern rhythm and the sultry vocals of Aurora Borealis. Hypnotic and memorable. (Steve Appleford)

D’Angelo, “Voodoo,” Virgin. The singer’s artistic stamp may be fuzzy in places, but the generally stylish and seductive music in the long-awaited follow-up to “Brown Sugar,” his 1995 debut, is the mark of a commanding young artist. (Robert Hilburn)

Various artists, “Wonder Boys” soundtrack, Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax. “Things Have Changed,” Bob Dylan’s first piece of music since “Time Out of Mind,” is filled with the provocative, puzzle-like declarations that have characterized his most memorable work.The music elsewhere on “Wonder Boys” was brought together with thought and purpose. (Robert Hilburn)

Young Bleed, “My Own,” Priority. This Baton Rouge-based rapper masterfully mixes tales of underclass struggle with stories of spiritual awakening on his second album. The music backing Bleed sounds as if it might have been lifted from Curtis Mayfield’s songbook. (Soren Baker)