"Rising Again After the Holidays: The \"Resurrection\" Soundtrack Climbs to Number 19"

The soundtrack to Tupac: Resurrection had entered the Billboard chart of November 29, 2003 at number 2, the report on this is in the archive. After that, it initially dropped quickly: 7, 16, 20 and number 29 in the week of December 27. Then the trend reversed. In the first chart of the new year, the album stood at number 25, and in the week of January 10, 2004 at number 19. That was its seventh week on the Billboard 200. On the chart for R&B and hip-hop, it held at number 14 at the same time.

The Single Remains at Number 20

The single “Runnin’ (Dying to Live)”, on which Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. are heard, also remained stable over the holidays. On the Hot 100, it had reached its peak position in December at number 19 and then stood at number 20 for three consecutive weeks, most recently on January 10. From mid-January onward, it went downward: 26, 28, 44.

The album remained on the Billboard 200 until April. At the end of February, it slipped out of the top one hundred for the first time, briefly returned to number 77 in March, and stood at number 180 in the week of April 17, in its 21st week on the chart.