If only Slipknot had campaigned more in the red states
It wasn't miscounted ballots in Broward County or anywhere else in Florida that lost Slipknot the top Billboard album slot to rapper The Game, it was overeager retailers and early Soundscan sales that forced Slipknot to settle for #2. Because these pre-release numbers were included in last week's chart, Slipknot were credited with selling 238,272 copies of All Hope is Gone, just 13 shy of The Game's total for LAX. But, taking into account last week's sales, Slipknot shifted, 239,213 total units -- 175 more than The Game. Slipknot's 2004 album, Vol 3: The Subliminal Verses, also entered the charts at #2, with sales of 254,000. Click more to see Slipknot at the Mayhem Fest. Read more...