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| Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week sales | 1st-week position |
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| 1 | ...And Then There Was X | DMX | 698,000 | 1 |
| 2 | 2001 | Dr. Dre | 516,000 | 2 |
| 3 | Born Again | The Notorious B.I.G. | 485,000 | 1 |
| 4 | I Am... | Nas | 470,000 | 1 |
| 5 | Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter | Jay-Z | 462,000 | 1 |
| 6 | Still I Rise | 2Pac + Outlawz | 408,000 | 7 |
| 7 | Tha G-Code | Juvenile | 290,000 | 10 |
| 8 | The Slim Shady LP | Eminem | 283,000 | 2 |
| 9 | Blackout! | Method Man & Redman | 254,000 | 3 |
| 10 | Made Man | Silkk the Shocker | 240,244 | 1 |
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