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  Nelly Kicks Eminem From The Top of the Charts. 


07-05-02 antiGUY
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Eminem�s long ride atop of the Billboard album charts was ended this week by another rapper, Nelly. 

Soundscan reports that Nelly sold a reported 714,000 copies of his new album, �Nellyville� last week, making it the second largest single week sales for any album this year. Eminem holds the record by having sold 1.2 million copies of his latest album, �The Eminem Show� the second week it was in stores. 

Next week�s Billboard charts will show Rap albums holding the top three positions with Nelly at No. 1, Eminem at No. 2 and N.O.R.E.'s �God's Favorite� coming in at No. 3. 

Rock in the Top 10? Both Korn and Papa Roach remain in the top 10 with Korn�s latest effort �Untouchables� landing at No. 7 and Papa Roach�s new album, �Lovehatetragedy� coming in at No. 8. 

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