▁week ly ▁physical ▁and ▁digital ▁sales . ▁ 2 5 ▁acts ▁achieved ▁number ▁one ▁albums ▁during ▁this ▁year ▁with ▁artist ▁such ▁as ▁Nel ly ▁and ▁Sh ania ▁Tw ain ▁who ▁had ▁their ▁albums ▁debut ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁chart . ▁R apper ▁E min em ' s ▁The ▁E min em ▁Show ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁s elling ▁album ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁s elling ▁over ▁approximately ▁ 7 . 6 ▁million ▁copies ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁longest ▁running ▁album ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁sp ending ▁six ▁non - con sec utive ▁weeks ▁the ▁chart ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁full ▁week ▁of ▁sales ▁debut ▁of ▁ 1 . 3 2 2 ▁million ▁copies ▁which ▁N iel sen ▁Sound Scan ▁sc anned ▁as ▁the ▁sixth ▁largest ▁sales ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁week . ▁Its ▁debut ▁of ▁ 1 . 3 2 2 ▁million ▁copies ▁has ▁still ▁not ▁been ▁matched ▁by ▁any ▁album ▁today ▁since ▁except ▁for ▁Taylor ▁Swift ' s ▁album ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁which ▁opened ▁with ▁first ▁week ▁sales ▁of ▁ 1 . 2 7 9 ▁million ▁copies . ▁The ▁band ▁Cre ed ▁continued ▁its ▁eight ▁week ▁long ▁run ▁on ▁the ▁chart ▁but ▁is ▁cred ited ▁as ▁the ▁longest ▁running ▁album ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Jenn ifer ▁L ope z ▁earned ▁her ▁second ▁number ▁one ▁album ▁on ▁the ▁charts ▁with ▁J ▁to ▁th a ▁L - O ! : ▁The ▁Rem ix es