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(June 22, 2006)
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      *Busta Rhymes’ new album “The Big Bang” sold 209,000 copies in the U.S. during its first week on the streets, which allowed the record to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and Top Rap Albums tally simultaneously.

      It’s the rapper's best one-week sum since "E.L.E.: Extinction Level Event" sold 212,000 in its second week in 1998. The Dixie Chicks’ “Taking the Long Way” remains at No. 2, while last week’s chart topper, “AFI’s “Tiny Evil,” drops to No. 3.

      Elsewhere in the top 10, Yung Joc's "New Joc City" (Bad Boy) drops 53% in sales to fall 3-9 on The Billboard 200, while Ice Cube's "Laugh Now, Cry Later" (Lench Mob) drops 4-10 on a 56% decrease.

      Meanwhile, “American Idol” champ Taylor Hicks debuts at No. 1 on the Hot 100 singles chart this week with his first outing, “Do I Make You Proud.”

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