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50 Cent, Norah Jones have top selling albums

Published: Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004 12:00 a.m. MST
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Rapper 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin"' was the top-selling album in 2003, followed by Norah Jones' Grammy-winning debut, "Come Away With Me."

"Get Rich or Die Tryin"' sold 6.5 million units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The jazzy "Come Away With Me," which won the Grammy for album of the year, sold more than 5 million.

CD album sales declined 2 percent from the previous year and overall album sales fell 3.6 percent. Overall music unit sales were off .8 percent.

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