On the classical chart, the mostly Baroque soundtrack to Casanova remained at number one. Dawn Upshaw's recording of Osvaldo Golijov's song cycle Ayre jumped from number nine to number two, its peak in 18 weeks on the chart. The sudden popularity of the album, which also includes Luciano Berio's Folksongs, is attributable perhaps to the publicity surrounding Lincoln Center's current Golijov festival.

The 5 Browns' self-titled debut, which had fallen off the chart entirely, re-entered at number eight as the group prepared its second album for release.

New to the classical chart were a recording of Mozart violin concertos by Andrew Manze and The English Concert, at number 19, and the Berlin Philharmonic's recording of Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, at number 22. The latter album is conducted by Simon Rattle and features tenor Ian Bostridge.