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YOUNG BUCK DEBUTS AT # 3 ON THE CHARTS....

Rapper Young Buck notches his second top three album as "Buck the World" (G-Unit/Interscope) starts at No. 3 with 140,000. It's the follow-up to 2004's "Straight Outta Ca$hville," which also landed at No. 3 with 261,000. In addition, "Buck the World" opens at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, his first chart-topper on that tally.

With help from the Hot 100-topping hit "This Is Why I'm Hot," Mims' "Music Is My Savior" debuts at No. 4 with 78,000. The Capitol set is the artist's first album. Akon's "Konvicted" (SRC/Universal) climbs 6-5 with 67,000 copies, a small sales decrease of 3%. Daughtry's self-titled RCA debut slips 4-6 selling 66,000 (-13%).

Jennifer Lopez' first Spanish-language effort, "Como Ama Una Mujer," bows at No. 10 with 48,000. The Epic set bows at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums and Top Latin Pop Albums as well. Her last studio set, 2005's "Rebirth," entered the big chart at No. 2.

Redman's long-awaited Def Jam set "Red Gone Wild" debuts at No. 13 with 44,000. Rapper Lil' Flip starts right behind him at No. 14 with "I Need Mine" (Asylum/Warner Bros., 43,000).

Rapper Prodigy's "Return of the Mac" (Koch, No. 32, 27,000)

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Posted by Dr.Drew on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 at Wednesday, April 04, 2007
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