Meanwhile, the Latin music craze is showing no signs of slowing down, as Lou Bega's A Little Bit Of Mambo moves up 11 places to No. 12, making it a virtual shoo-in for the top 10 next week.
Back in the top 10, Santana's Supernatural and Britney Spears's ...Baby One More Time hold at No. 4 and No. 6, respectively.
Up slightly are the Backstreet Boys' Millenium (up one to No. 2), Kid Rock's Devil Without A Cause (up two to No. 5), Ricky Martin's self-titled English-language debut (up one to No. 8), and the various-artist Now, That's What I Call Music, Vol. 2 (up one to No. 10).
Top 10 titles suffering a slight dip include Christina Aguilera's self-titled effort (down one to No. 3) and Limp Bizkit's Significant Other (down two to No. 50).
This week's notable debuts include Coal Chamber's Chamber Music (No. 22), Steve Vai's Ultra Zone (No. 121), and Zygote, the solo debut by Blues Traveler frontman John Popper, which checks in at No. 185.
Features on the Dixie Chicks, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Limp Bizkit are available on LAUNCH.com. A transcript of an exclusive chat with Kid Rock is also available. Look for features on Juvenile, Santana, and John Popper soon.
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