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KEY RELEASES - 02.05.09: First a Relapse, now a Breakdown.

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After topping Play's pre-release chart for seven weeks in a row, Eminem's Relapse finally cedes leadership to Green Day's upcoming release, 21st Century Breakdown. With first single Know Your Enemy getting a lot of exposure, demand for the Green Day album - the band's first since the sextuple platinum 2004 release American Idiot - has increased rapidly. It also climbs to the top of the Amazon chart and holds second place on HMV's pre-release list, where Relapse holds on for a fourth week. Despite being dethroned, the Eminem album remains strong, finishing third at Amazon and second at Play.

Meanwhile, his pal and protege 50 Cent continues to climb all three of the top e-tailers' charts, moving to number three at HMV, five at Play and 11 at Amazon with Before I Self Destruct. ...

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