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Charts: Korn, No Doubt, Jay-Z Up � Britney, Missy Elliot Down


12-06-03 Keavin
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Jay-Z rebounded from No. 4 last week to reclaim the No. 1 spot on the Billboard album chart with his latest �The Black Album�, knocking last week�s No. 1 Britney Spears down to No. 3. 

�The Black Album� moved 260,000 units last week, pushing the three week total sales over a million.  

No Doubt had a good week, debuting at No. 2 on the charts with sales of 253,000 units of their new compilation "The Singles 1992-2003". The group�s last album release �Rock Steady� moved 255,000 units it�s first week in stores back in 2001. 

The more mature, more naked Britney Spears dropped down 59% to land at No. 3 with sales of 251,000 copies of her latest �In The Zone�. 

Close on Britney�s heals was Hilary Duff who 10 places to land at No. 4 by moving 224,000 copies of her album "Metamorphosis." 

The Top 5 was rounded out by the 14th installment of "NOW That's What I Call Music!", which moved 220,000 units last week. 

Korn had a major rebound. Having moved just 90,000 units of their latest "Take a Look in the Mirror" during an abridged debut week, the band jumped 10 spots to land at No. 9 with second week sales of 179,000 copies. 

Previous chart high flyers fell rather flat when compared to sales of their previous albums. Nelly�s "Da Derrty Versions (The Reinvention)" remix and rehash CD only managed a 12th place debut with sales of 144,000 units. Missy Elliot is showing signs of over saturation and only managed a 13th place debut for her new one This Is Not a Test", which had sales of 143,600 units. 

Puddle of Mudd managed a Top 20 debut for their new album �Life On Display� which had first week sales of 103,000 units, slightly down from the first week sales of 117,000 for their 2001 debut �Come Clean�. 

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