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q. The top selling albums compiled mm a JANUARY 19 notional sample of retail store, mass sales hports 2002 OOP BiIboard TOP COUNTRY ALBUM collected, compiled, andtprovided y IL a Y o 3 a o i- km ": ARTIST Title ¿ ti `' Ñ ARTIST Title aY~ n IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL á o- S IMPRINT & NUMBER/DISTRIBUTING LABEL 0- TRICK Trick Pony 12 1 -:':Vri 25MeksAt(r. °' 34 29 PONY e _ NUMBER - WARNER BROS. 47927AVRN 111.98117981 7 2 2 SOUNDTRACK 4 0 Brother, Where Art Thou? 1 42 42 PAT GREEN Three Days MERCURY 170669111.98/18.981 REPUBLIC 016018/UNIVERSAL 18.98/14.98) One More Day 5 1 1 GARTH BROOKS Al Scarecrow 1 47 44 DIAMOND RIO CAPITOL 31330110.98/18.981 ARISTA NASHVILLE 67999/RIG (11.98/17.981

I You 1 3 3 TOBY KEITH Pull My Chain 1 43 47 LEANN RIMES Need DREAM WORKS 450297/INTERSCOPE /12.98/18 98) CURB 77979111.98/17.98) Room With A View 8 5 6 MARTINA MCBRIDE Greatest Hits 1 48 50 CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON ARISTA RCA 67012/RLG 11298/18.98) NASHVILLE 69338/RIG 110.98/16.981 51 Ten Rounds 12 5 6 7 SOUNDTRACK A3 Coyote Ugly 1 55 TRACY BYRD CURB 78703111.98/17.981 RCA 67009/RLG 11198/17.981 Volume One: Cowboy Man 26 6 7 5 TIM MCGRAW Set This Circus Down 1 39 33 LYLE LOVETT Anthology CURB 78711112.98/18.98) CURB 1 70234/MCA NASHVILLE 11198/18.981 Tammy Cochran 27 7 4 4 GEORGE STRAIT The Road Less Traveled 1 52 48 TAMMY COCHRAN EPIC 69736/SONY EC/11.981 MCA NASHVILLE 170220 (17.98/18.981 17.98 30 The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 5 8 8 8 REBA MCENTIRE Greatest Hits Volume III -Im A Survivor 1 40 GEORGE JONES BANDIT/BNA 67029/RLG 111.98/17.981 MCA NASHVILLE 170202 111 98/18.981 J Collection 47 9 9 9 TIM MCGRAW A2 Greatest Hits 1 56 53 VARIOUS ARTISTS 0 Sister! The Women's Bluegrass CURB 77978112.90/18.98) ROUNDER 610499 I1 I.98/17 981 50 51 The Live Record 38 10 12 10 BROOKS &DUNN Steers & Stripes 1 THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND ARISTA NASHVILLE 67003/RLG 11298/18981 BLUE HAT /AUDIUM 8133 /KOCH 112.98/1898/ A2 Hits 1 11 10 12 KENNY CHESNEY Greatest Hits 1 - 46 43 GEORGE STRAIT Latest Greatest Straitest BNA 67976/RLG 11298/18.981 MCA NASHVILLE 17010011198/17981 13 16 SARA EVANS Born To Fly 6 45 46 VARIOUS ARTISTS This Is Your Country:20 Contemporary Country Classics 27 RCA 679647RLG 111.98/11.981 UTV 585061 /UNIVERSAL (10.98/18.98) 11 13 DIXIE CHICKS 9 Fly 1-. 54 56 VARIOUS ARTISTS Hank Williams: Timeless 22 MONUMENT 69678/SONY (12.98 E0/18.98) LOST HIGHWAY I70239/MERCURY 11998 CO) 7 17 CLINT BLACK Greatest Hits II 8 57 49 EARL SCRUGGS AND FRIENDS Earl Scruggs And Friends 41 RCA 67005/RIG (12.98/18.98) MCA NASHVILLE 170189111.98/18.981! 53 59 RODNEY CARRINGTON Morning Wood 18 =,': -- PACESETTER -''r CAPITOL 24127110.98/17.981! 25 28 RASCAL FLATTS Rascal Flatts 14 44 38 BILLY GILMAN Dare To Dream 6 EPIC 62087 /SONY III 98 Ea/17.981 LYRIC STREET 165011/HOLLYWOOD 11198/17.981 i 49 45 BILLY GILMAN A2 One Voice 2 14 14 LONESTAR I'm Already There 1 EPIC 62086/SONY 111.98 EO/17.981 BNA 67011 /RLG 112.98/18981 63 66 PATTY LOVELESS Mountain Soul 19 20 22 STEVE HOLY Blue Moon 17 EPIC 85651 /SONY 11131 E0/17.981 CURB 77972 111 98/17.9810 59 63 PHIL VASSAR Phil Vassar 23 15 11 DAVID Amigo 11 BALL g ARISTA NASHVILLE 18891/RIG (10.98/16.98/! DUALTONE 01109/RAZOR & TIE 111.98/17.981 55 61 SHEDAISY The Whole Shebang - All Mixed Up 30 18 18 ALISON KRAUSS + UNION STATION New Favorite 3 LYRIC STREET 165021 /HOLLYWOOD 112.98/18.981 ROUNDER 610198/mJMG(11.98/n.981 60 60 MERLE HAGGARD Roots: Volume 1 47 24 31 CYNDI THOMSON My World 7 ANTI 88634/EPITAPH 118.98 CD) CAPITOL 28010110.98/17.981 61 64 ROBERT EARL KEEN Gravitational Forces 10 21 23 JO DEE MESSINA Burn 1 LOST HIGHWAY 170198/MERCURY111.91/17.98) ! CURB 77977111.98/17.981 58 58 LEANN RIMES God Bless America 20 23 24 NICKEL Nickel Creek 17 CREEK CURB 78726(7.98/11.98) SUGAR HILL 390911898 CD) It A2 62 54 ROY D. MERCER Greatest Fits: The Best Of How Big'a Boy Are Ya? 26 22 19 LEE ANN I Hope You Dance 1 WOMACK P VIRGIN 49085/CAPITOL 110.98/16.981 MCA NASev a170099111.9W17.917) 65 73 TRACY LAWRENCE Tracy Lawrence 13 9 15 ALAN When Somebody Loves You 1 JACKSON ATLANTIC 48187/WRN 111.98/17381 ARISTA NSHVILLE69335/RLG 112.98/18.981 64 72 MARK WILLS Loving Every Minute 10 26 I 25 TRAVIS TRITT Down The Road Go 8 MERCURY 170209111.98/17.981 COLUMBIA 62165/SONY (1198 EO/17.98) 70 74 SOUNDTRACK Songcatcher 42 28 26 SOUNDTRACK Down From The Mountain 10 VANGUARD 79588 (16.98 CO) LOST HIGHWAY 170221 /MERCURY 112.98/18981 29 21 GARTH BROOKS The Magic Of Christmas Songs From Call Me Claus 8 16 20 ANNE Wonderful Christmas 6 - MURRAY WhatA CAPITOL 3562411998/17.98) STRAIGHTWAY 2IXg5 (19.98 CD) 67 69 VARIOUS ARTISTS Dancin' With Thunder. The Official Music Of The PBR 32 33 34 BLAKE SHELTON Blake Shelton 3 EPIC 81628/SONY 11198 UW17.96) WARNER BROS. 24731/WRN (11.98/1798) 71 JOE DIFFIE In Another World 56 36 41 CHRIS CAGLE Play It Loud 20 - Y MONUMENT 85373/SONY 111.98 EO/17.981 CAPITOL 34170110.98/17.981 ! ii RANDY TRAVIS Inspirational Journey 34 3 - 27 27 TRACE ADKINS Chrome 4 WARNER BROS. 178930NRN 111.98/17.981 CAPITOL 30618110.98/17.981 66 67 TIPPIN People Like Us 5 31 35 39 JAMIE O'NEAL Shiver 14 AARON LYRIC STREET 165014/HOLLYW000(1198/16.98) MERCURY 170132111.98/17.981! 73 70 RICKY SKAGGS History Of The Future 35 31 36 GARY ALLAN Alright Guy 4 SKAGGS FAMILY /LYRIC STREET 901003/HOLLYWOOD 111.98/77.981 MCA NASHVILLE 170211111198/17981 72 RANDY TRAVIS Live - It Was Just A Matter Of Time 61 37 40 TRISHA YEARWOOD Inside Out 1 - IMAGE 744111.98/17.981 MCA NASHVILLE 170200(11.98/17.98) 69 KENNY ROGERS Live By Request 68 30 32 BRAD PAISLEY Part II 3 DREAMCATCHER 007 (18.98 CDI ARISTA NASHVILLE 67008/RLG 111.98/17.981 Little Sparrow 12 38 37 DOLLY PARTON MONTGOMERY GENTRY Carrying On 6 SUGAR HILL 3927110.98/16.881 COLUMBIA62167/SONY 111.98 E0/1798) r7 = SO UN D TRACK Driven 16 41 52 CHELY WRIGHT Never Love You Enough 4 , ' SO N (12.98/18.981 MCA NASHVILLE 170210111.98/17.981

32 35 JESSICA ANDREWS Who I Am 2 DREAMWORKS 450248/1NTERSCOPE(11.98/17.981

Albums with the grease t sales gains this week. Recording Industry Assn. Of America (RIAA) certification for net shipment of 500,000 album units (Gold). RIAA certification for net shipment of 1 million units (Platinum). RIAA certification for net shipment of 10 million units (Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates a bum's multi- platinum level. For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time of 100 minutes or more, the RIM multiplies shipments by the number of discs and /or tapes. RIM Latin awards: OCertfication for net shipment of 100,000 units (Oro). A Certification of 200,000 units ( Platino). Certification of 400,000 units (Multi l'latinol.'Asterisk indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, and CD prices for BMG and WEA labels, are suggested lists. Tape prices marked EQ, and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. Greatest Gainer shows chart's largest unit increase. Pacesetter indicates biggest percent- age growth. Heatseeker Impact shows albums removed from Heatseekers this week. f indicates past or present Heatseeker title. Ti 2002, VNU Business Media, Inc., and So indScan, Inc. All rights reserved.

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NUMBER 1 r° 19 PATSY CLINE MCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS 420285/MCA 12.98/6.981 Heartaches 160 LEE CAPITOL 9&áB11198 CO) Patriot 19 GREENWOOD American 10 GARTH BROOKS '4 CAPITOL 97424 (79.98/2630) Double Live 164 4 SHANIA TWAIN r6 MERCURY 53800311298/18.98) Come On Over 218 11 TOBY KEITH MERCURY 55896211198/1798) Greatest Hits Volume One 162 3 FAITH HILL 1 WARNER BROS./WRN 112.98/78.981 Breathe 113 13 ALAN JACKSON As ARISTA NASHVILLE 18891/RIG 112.98/18.981 The Greatest Hits Collection 324 2 DIXIE CHICKS r) MONUMENT68196/SONY 110.9800/17.981! Wide Open Spaces 206 WILLIE NELSON LEGACY /COLUMBIA 64184/SONY 15.98E0/9.98) Super Hits 339 5 JOHNNY CASH LEGACY /COLUMBIA69739/SONY 17.98E0/1í.981 16 Biggest Hits 144 CHARLIE DANIELS EPIC 64182/SONY(5.9800/9.98/ Super Hits 342 6 WILLIE NELSON 2 COLUMBIA 31542/SONY 111.98 E0/17.981 Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Bel 57 TIM MCGRAW 41,9 CURB 7765915.98/9.981 Not A Moment Too Soon 350 8 WILLIE NELSON LEGACY /COLUMBIA 69 22/SDNY 17.98 Ea/11.981 16 Biggest Hits 174 ANNE MURRAY SBK 31158/CAPITOL(1998/16.981 The Best..So Far 22 9 BROOKS & DUNN 0 ARISTA NASHVILLE 18852/BL6 112.98/18.981 The Greatest Hits Collection 225 THE JUDDS CURB 77965(7.98/11.98) Number One Hits 78 14 THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND A3 EPIC 65694/SONY 17.96EtUtr.981 A Decade Of Hits 591 24 MONTGOMERY GENTRY COLUMBIA 69156/SONY 7.98 Ea/11.9810 Tattoos & Scars 127 7 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS 45020WINTERSCOPE 111.96/17.981 How Do You Like Me Now ?! 114 23 GARY ALLAN MCA NASHVILLE 170101111.98/17.901 Smoke Rings In The Dark 111 18 JOHN DENVER MADACY 475015.989.98) The Best Of John Denver 184 VARIOUS ARTISTS MADACY 1325 (13.98 CO) The Best Of Country 54 RODNEY CARRINGTON CAPITOL 35680117.98 col Live! C'mon Laugh You Bastards 5 17 HANK WILLIAMS JR. ' CURB 7763815.98/9.98) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 395 21 MAlbum with the greatest seles9ainsthis week. Catalog albums are 2- year'oldtiles that have fallen below N. 100 on The Billboard 200 or reissues of older albums. Total Chan Weeks column reflects eombi,edwe ks title has appeared on Top Country Albums and Top Country Catalog Recording Industry Assn. Of America 1N1AAl certification for net shipment of 500000album units (Gold). RIM eerafieetio, 100 RIRA of Leon O for net 100000 Mr net sa pment of 1 million units ( Platinum). RIM certification for net shipment of 10 million units ( Diamond). Numeral following Platinum or Diamond symbol indicates album's multi- platinum eve). For boned ses, and don le albums with e running hure of minutes or more, the multiplies shipments by the number discs and/or tapes. RIM awards: dertification shipment of units Inc. IOro). Cena ic lion of 200.000 units IPlatinol.'A Ceniticebon 01400,000 units indicates LP is available. Most tape prices, end CD prices Ion BMG and WEA labels, uggested lins. Timee in ices m died EEL and all other CD prices, are equivalent prices, which are projected from wholesale prices. e indicates pest Heatseeker tele.m 2002, VNU Business Media, Inc., and So nddcan, All rights reserve

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