R. Kelly paces US album chart
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R&B singer R. Kelly has notched his sixth No. 1 album with his latest offering, "Double Up," which sold 386,000 copies during its first week in stores.
Kelly's showing pushes Maroon 5 (music)'s "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" to the No. 2 slot on The Billboard 200 album chart, on sales of 172,000 copies. Billboard bases its chart on Nielsen SoundScan retail reports.
Linkin Park (music)'s "Minutes to Midnight" falls one rung to No. 3 with sales of 126,000, according to Billboard. Country singer Jason Aldean (music) debuts at No. 4 with 98,000 sold, and Daughtry (music)'s self-titled debut rises from No. 6 to No. 5 on sales of 69,000.
Rounding out the Top 10 are Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black," U.S.D.A.'s "Cold Summer," Avril Lavigne's "The Best Damn Thing," Michael Buble's "Call Me Irresponsible" and Ozzy Osbourne's "Black Rain."
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