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No. 1 debut for Diddy's 'Press Play'
Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs ' "Press Play" sold 170,000 copies in the US during its first week in stores, giving him his first No. 1 album since his 1997 debut, "No Way Out," when he was known as Puff Daddy.
Goth-rockers Evanescence 's "The Open Door" holds steady at No. 2 on the new Billboard 200 chart with 112,000 copies sold, while pop singer JoJo 's "The High Road" enters at No. 3 with 109,000 units sold, according to Billboard, which bases its album chart on Nielsen SoundScan retail-sales reports.
Justin Timberlake 's "FutureSex/LoveSounds" moves up three rungs to No. 4 with 99,000 copies sold, while country singer Dierks Bentley 's "Long Trip Alone" enters the chart at No. 5 with 82,000 sold.
Rounding out the Top 10 are Rod Stewart's "Still the Same ... Great American Rock Classics of Our Time," Hinder's "Extreme Behavior," Ruben Studdard's "The Return," Tony Bennett's "Duets: An American Classic" and The Killers' "Sam's Town."
