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Posted: Wed., Feb. 16, 2000, 11:00pm PT

Santana back on top; Ghostface bows 7th

'Dragon' in top 10

Santana's "Supernatural" (Arista) reclaimed the top spot on the national charts, moving more than 217,000 copies in the week ended Feb. 13, according to sales data released Wednesday.

Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah's second solo album, "Supreme Clientele" (Epic), was the week's highest debut, coming in at No. 7 and selling more than 134,000 copies in the process.

Eight of the Top 10 titles remained unchanged, with Sisquo's "Unleash the Dragon" (Def Jam), which sold more than 14,000 units, moving into the No. 10 spot as the various-artist "Now 3" (Universal/EMI/Zomba) and "Snoop Dogg Presents tha Eastsidaz" (TVT/Dogg House) dropped out.

The week's only other major debut was the various-artists "2000 Grammy Pop Nominees" (RCA), which sold more than 70,000 units and copped the No. 19 spot.

Biggest sales gainers of the week were: Santana, up roughly 29,000 units; Eiffel 65's "Europop" (Universal/Republic), up 27,000; Kid Rock's "Devil Without a Cause" (Atlantic/Lava), up 21,000; and Celine Dion's "All The Way -- A Decade of Song" (Epic/550), up 20,000.

Other double-digit gainers were Macy Gray's "On How Life Is" (Epic), up 19,000; the "Tarzan" soundtrack (Walt Disney), up 13,000; Marc Anthony's "Marc Anthony" (Columbia), up 12,000; and the Dixie Chicks' "Fly" (Monument/Sony Nashville), up 11,000.

Universal Music Group retained the greatest share of this week's current album market, 28.7%, followed by Sony, 20%; BMG, 18.4%; Warner, 12.5%; and EMI, 7.3%.

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