Album Chart: Reba McEntire debuts in top slot
With first-week sales of 96,000 copies, "Keep On Loving You," the latest release from country star Reba McEntire , makes its debut atop the US album chart this week.
A fellow country icon follows, as George Strait 's "Twang," which debuted atop the chart last week, slips to No. 2 on The Billboard 200 with sales of 61,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan retail figures as reported by Billboard.
Meanwhile, Third Eye Blind 's "Ursa Major" makes its debut at No. 3 with 49,000 copies sold; Kings of Leon 's "Only by the Night" climbs one notch to No. 4 on sales of 45,000 copies; and the Black Eyed Peas ' "The E.N.D." slips two places to No. 5 with sales of 41,000 copies.
Rounding out the Top 10 are Neil Diamond 's Walmart exclusive, "Hot August Night/NYC," which dips four spots to No. 6 on sales of 39,000 copies; the " Hannah Montana : The Movie" soundtrack at No. 7 with 38,000 copies; Taylor Swift 's "Fearless" at No. 8 with 34,000 copies; Daughtry 's "Leave This Town" at No. 9 with 33,000 copies; and the "Now 31" hits compilation at No. 10 with just under Daughtry's total.
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