Twista #1 on Album Charts

Thursday, February 5, 2004
By: brooklyniteOne

Chicago MC Twista debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with "Kamikaze," ending hip-hop duo Outkast's reign. The Atlantic Records album sold 311,900 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures obtained from industry sources for the week ending Feb. 1. "This album is a product of a determined artist and a label working together," said Mike Caren, senior vp A&R at Atlantic Records, who signed Twista and executive produced the album. "Kamikaze" is the only release to break 100,000 copies sold this week. "It's refreshing to know that a great record will still be acknowledged by the public," Caren added. Outkast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" (Arista) falls to No. 2 on 84,550 copies sold. Insiders expect a sales spike following Sunday's Grammy Awards as Outkast is up for a leading six awards, tied with Beyonce, Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams.

Tracklist:

01. Get Me
02. Kill Us All
03. Pimp On featuring 8 Ball & Too Short
04. Slow Jamz featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
05. Overnight Celebrity
06. Still Feels So Good featuring Jazze Pha
07. Drinks
08. Badunkadunk
09. One Last Time
10. So Sexy featuring R. Kelly
11. Higher featuring Ludacris
12. Snoopin
13. Like a 24 featuring T.I. & Liffy Stokes
14. Hope featuring Cee-Lo
15. Sunshine featuring Anthony Hamilton
16. Art & Life (Chi-Roc) featuring Memphis Bleek, Young Chris & Freeway

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