‘Mathers’ and Matchbox Are Strong Starters in Debut Week

Four big guns debuted on the album chart this week, with Southern California consumers matching the national profile almost exactly on Eminem, Matchbox Twenty, A Perfect Circle and Don Henley. For a mismatch between regional and national, see Compton rapper DJ Quik, whose work over the years has created a strong local following. His latest album is No. 4 in the area and No. 44 nationwide.

TOP 10 ALBUMS

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem (1) -- 2 Oops! . . . I Did It Again, Britney Spears (2) 1 3 Mad Season, Matchbox Twenty (3) -- 4 Balance & Options, DJ Quik (44) 2 5 Mer de Noms, A Perfect Circle (4) -- 6 No Strings Attached, ‘N Sync (5) 5 7 Mission: Impossible-2 soundtrack, various (6) 6 8 Inside Job, Don Henley (7) -- 9 Greatest Hits, Whitney Houston (9) 4 10 Supernatural, Santana (12) 8

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TOP 10 SINGLES

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Title, Artist (Nat’l Rank) Last Week 1 You Sang to Me, Marc Anthony (1) 1 2 Swear It Again, Westlife (4) 3 3 Feelin’ So Good, Jennifer Lopez (7) 5 4 Back Here, BBMak (5) 9 5 He Wasn’t Man Enough, Toni Braxton (3) 2 6 From the Bottom of My Broken Heart, Britney Spears (9) 6 7 Desert Rose, Sting (24) 10 8 Shackles (Praise You), Mary Mary (10) 3 9 Otherside, Red Hot Chili Peppers (11) 12 10 Mirror Mirror, M2M (6) 8

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Source: SoundScan Inc., for week ended May 28