For the first time in more than a decade, Seattle grunge-rock veterans Pearl Jam [ tickets ] have placed an album atop the US chart.

"Backspacer," the group's latest set, moved 189,000 copies during its first week in stores, enough to secure a No. 1 debut on The Billboard 200 chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan retail data as reported by Billboard. The feat marks Pearl Jam's fourth chart-topping album overall, and first since 1996's "No Code."

The strong first-week performance from "Backspacer" knocks last week's No. 1 set, Jay-Z [ tickets ]'s "The Blueprint 3," into the No. 2 slot with sales of 134,000 copies, while Three Days Grace [ tickets ]'s "Live Starts Now" debuts at No. 3 after moving 79,000 copies. Meanwhile, Whitney Houston [ tickets ]'s "I Look to You" drops two places to No. 4 with sales of 66,000 copies, and Miley Cyrus [ tickets ]' "The Time of Our Lives" EP stays put at No. 5 with 61,000 copies.

Rounding out the Top 10 are Brand New [ tickets ]'s "Daisy" at No. 6 with a debut-week tally of 46,000 copies; Five Finger Death Punch [ tickets ]'s "War Is the Answer" at No. 7 with 44,000 copies; Harry Connick, Jr. [ tickets ]'s "Your Songs" at No. 8 with 37,000 copies; Drake [ tickets ]'s "So Far Gone" EP at No. 9 with 36,000 copies; and Muse [ tickets ]'s "The Resistance" at No. 10 with just shy of 36,000 copies.