Despite the rough economic times, Young Jeezy [ tickets ]'s "The Recession" sold 260,000 copies during its first week in stores, enough to give the Atlanta rapper his second No. 1 album.

New Kids on the Block [ tickets ]'s reunion album, "The Block," makes its initial splash at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart, moving 95,000 copies. Billboard bases its flagship US album chart on Nielsen SoundScan retail reports.

The Game [ tickets ]'s "LAX" falls one notch to No. 3 during its second week out, with 89,000 copies sold, according to Billboard, while Kid Rock [ tickets ]'s "Rock N Roll Jesus" slips one rung to No. 4 on sale of 79,000.

Last week's No. 1 album, Slipknot [ tickets ]'s "All Hope Is Gone," falls to No. 5 on sales of 75,000.

Rounding out the Top 10 are the Jonas Brothers [ tickets ]' "A Little Bit Longer" at No. 6, the "Mamma Mia" soundtrack at No. 7, Underoath [ tickets ]'s "Lost in the Sound of Separation" at No. 8, Chris Tomlin's "Hello Love" at No. 9 and Lil Wayne [ tickets ]'s "Tha Carter III" at No. 10.

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