Contributed by elgato:
The HitsDailyDouble final numbers are in for this week’s Billboard Album Charts. The huge success of Eminem’s movie ’8 Mile’ kept the soundtrack moving at record stores throughout the United States. According to HitsDailyDouble.com, the ’8 Mile’ soundtrack brought in another 505,000 albums sold. Justin Timberlake’s ‘Justified’ managed to sell 445,000 copies. ‘Justified’ falls short of the number one debut and the 600,000 copies sold that industry insiders were expecting of the *NSYNC star’s solo debut. U2′s new greatest hits compilation takes 3rd while Christina Aguilera’s critically acclaimed album ‘Stripped’ takes 4th, selling another 170,000 copies. Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter failed to make the top 50 with ‘Now or Never’.