Two big sophomore efforts top the week's sales, as Evanescence sold 445,000 copies of "The Open Door" (Wind-Up) in its first week, beating out The Killers' "Sam's Town," which sold 315,000 copies.
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Newsday's Top Albums and Singles (compiled by Billboard) on the jump
Newsday Top Albums
(national ranking in parentheses; *denotes debut)
1 (1) “The Open Door,” Evanescence*
2 (2) “Sam’s Town,” The Killers*
3 (4) “Duets: An American Classic,” Tony Bennett
4 (5) “FutureSex/LoveSounds,” Justin Timberlake
5 (7) “The Information,” Beck*
6 (9) “20 Y.O.,” Janet Jackson
7 (8) “The Makings of Me,” Monica*
8 (15) “B’Day,” Beyonce
9 (6) “Release Therapy,” Ludacris
10 (12) “Continuum,” John Mayer
Newsday Top Singles
(national ranking in parentheses)
1 (1) “SexyBack,” Justin Timberlake
2 (13) “My Love,” Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.
3 (15) “Pullin’ Me Back,” Chingy feat. Tyrese
4 (20) “Ring the Alarm,” Beyonce
5 (10) “Far Away,” Nickelback
6 (--) “Dutty Wine,” Tony Matterhorn
7 (17) “Say Goodbye,” Chris Brown
8 (73) “Take Me as I Am,” Mary J. Blige
9 (87) “We Fly High,” Jim Jones
10 (67) “Need a Boss,” Shareefa feat. Ludacris*