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Janet - Damita Jo: Debuted at #2 with 381k sold behind Usher's Confessions.

 

Nelly - Sweat: Debuted at #2 with 342k sold behind his own album Suit, which was released simultaneously and sold 396k.

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In Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki sold 2.9 million and debuted #2. :rip:She was in a chart battle against Utada Hikaru fueled by their labels who got the #1 with 3.1 million. 

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Mary J Blige's "Growing Pains" sold 623k in its 1st week and debuted at #2 behind Josh Groban's Xmas album :rip:

 

It went #1 the following week 

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Lindsay Lohan's "Speak Now" debuting at #4 with 250k+ sales

 

Kelly Clarkson's "My December" selling 295k blocked by Hannah Montana soundtrack (had the girlies in a chokehold)

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Mariah's Rainbow album sold 323k in week 1 and debuted at #2. 

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2 hours ago, Taste of Honey said:

In Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki sold 2.9 million and debuted #2. :rip:She was in a chart battle against Utada Hikaru fueled by their labels who got the #1 with 3.1 million. 

Mariah's Xmas album sold 169k in week 1 in Japan and debuted at #2.

 

Rainbow sold 256k and also debuted at #2. 

 

Japan and its crazy sales numbers. 

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11 hours ago, Støned said:

Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love debuted at #2 selling 334k copies. Blocked by Titanic Soundtrack. :rip:

It spent 17 weeks at #2 (of which 16 weeks were blocked by the Titanic Soundtrack)

Let's Talk About Love debuted behind Reloaded by Metallica. While it did spend 17 weeks at number 2, only 12 were behind the Titanic soundtrack. One was behind the aforementioned Reloaded, and the other 4 behind Garth Brooks' Sevens (including the album's peak sales week of 624,000 units).

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11 hours ago, Bey_Rihstan said:

What album blocked it and what factors contributed? 

 

Some examples:

 

 

50 Cent - Curtis - 691k (Blocked by Kanye West, Graduation 957k) (The 2 engaged in a highly publicized battle for #1) 

 

Guns n Roses - Use Your Illusion I - 685k (Blocked by Guns n Roses, Uses Your Illusion II, 701k :rip:) (They released 2 albums at once)

 

Jamie Foxx - Unpredictable - 597k (Blocked by Mary J. Blige, The Breakthrough, 729k)

 

Dr. Dre - 2001 - 515k (Blocked by Korn, Issues (575k)

 

Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled - 497k (Blocked by Eminem, Encore, 711k) (released prematurely, Really debuted at #19 with 1 day of sales (61k)

 

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday - 375k (Blocked by Kanye West, MBDTF, 496k) 

 

Kanye West - The College Dropout - 441k (Blocked By Norah Jones, Feels Like Home, 1M)

 

Alicia Keys - The Element of Freedom - 417k (Blocked by I Dreamed a Dream, Susan Boyle, 661k (4th week)) 

 

Kenny Chesney - Just Who I Am - 387k (Blocked by 50's Curtis & Kanye West's graduation, mentioned earlier)

 

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft - 339k (Blocked by Taylor Swift, TTPD, 378k (5th week)) (Taylor released new variants) 

 

Mary J Blige - Stronger with Each Tear - 332k (Blocked by I Dreamed a Dream, Susan Boyle, 510k (5th week))

 

Keyshia Cole - A Different Me - 322k (Blocked by Taylor Swift, Fearless, 330k (6th week)) 

 

Britney Spears - Blackout - 290,000 (Blocked by The Eagles, Long Road Out of Eden, 711k) (She got outsold regardless but the album that beat her wasn't 'supposed' to go #1 given the fact that it was sold at one retailer, which was prohibited at the time. A last minute agreement between billboard and Nielson Soundscan allowed it :rip: ) 

 

Keyshia Cole - Just Like You - 281k (Blocked by Rascal Flatts, Still Feels Good, 547k)

 

Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, MAAD City - 242k (Blocked by Taylor Swift, Red, 1.2M)

 

 

Who else?

(doesn't have to be a massive week, just an album that likely would've been a surefire #1 during nearly any other week) 

 

 

 

Tupac - R U Still Down (debuted at number 2 with 549,000 units, behind Garth Brooks' Sevens which debuted with 896,000 units)

 

Jewel - Spirit (debuted at number 3 with 368,000 units, behind Double Live by Garth Brooks which sold 1.085 million units and Method Man's Tical 2000: Judgement Day which sold 411,000 units)

 

Number 1's - Mariah Carey (debuted at number 4 with 211,000 units, behind the above mentioned three albums)

 

2001 - Dr. Dre (debuted at number 2 with 516,000 units, behind Korn's Issues with 575,000 units sold)

 

S&M - Metallica (debuted at number 2 behind Celine Dion's All The Way: A Decade of Song, which debuted with 394,000 units)

 

So many more from the late 90s to late 2000s but it would take an eternity to list.

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15 hours ago, Minto said:

susan boyle doing 600K in her 4th week is insane i forgot how enamoured people were by her for like 2 years.

 

 :clack:

It also blocked Gaga's "The Fame" from #1 in the second week of January in 2010. 

 

:clack: 

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17 hours ago, Minto said:

susan boyle doing 600K in her 4th week is insane i forgot how enamoured people were by her for like 2 years.

 

 :clack:

she her her mpg moment lol x

 

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16 hours ago, UseYourIllusion2002 said:

Madonna - Ray of Light (1998): It had the highest first week sales for a female artist at the time in the United States, but was blocked from #1 due to the mammoth Titanic Soundtrack. 

371k

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14 hours ago, naval23 said:

Mary J Blige's "Growing Pains" sold 623k in its 1st week and debuted at #2 behind Josh Groban's Xmas album :rip:

 

It went #1 the following week 

I knew I had some missing for Mary :rip: 

 

she also had Mary debut at #2 with 239k beaten by N Sync's Millennium album (242k) :rip: 


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no more drama debuted at #2 (294k) behind Aaliyah (305k) which resurged after her passing 

 

What kinda bad luck 

 

in a perfect world all her #2 albums would've gone #1, giving her 7 dddggggh

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the pinkprint (244k)

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Shania's Greatest Hits debuted at #2 with 530k in 2004 behind Eminem's Encore.

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