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TOP CD SALES OF 03
(I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HILARY DUFF IN THE TOP 10!)
50 Cent outsells competition in '03
Associated Press
Published January 5 2004
Rapper 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin"' was the top-selling album in 2003, followed by Norah Jones' Grammy-winning debut, "Come Away With Me."
"Get Rich or Die Tryin"' sold 6.5 million units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The jazzy "Come Away With Me," which won the Grammy for album of the year, sold more than 5 million.
CD album sales declined 2 percent from the previous year and overall album sales fell 3.6 percent. Music unit sales were off .8 percent.
Here were the year's Top 10 selling albums:
1. "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," 50 Cent
2. "Come Away With Me," Norah Jones
3. "Meteora," Linkin Park
4. "Fallen," Evanescence
5. "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," OutKast
6. "Dangerously in Love," Beyonce
7. "Chocolate Factory," R. Kelly
8. "Metamorphosis," Hilary Duff
9. "Shock'n Y'All," Toby Keith
10. "A Rush of Blood to the Head," Coldplay
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