Country singer Toby Keith took the top spot this week with Big Dog Daddy, his eleventh studio album. The new album, which sold 204,000 copies its first week out, was produced and written by Keith and released on his own imprint Show Dog Nashville.
Def Jam rapper Fabolous stole the Number Two spot on the Billboard Top 200, selling 159,000 copies of From Nothin' To Somethin'. This is Fabolous' highest chart debut.
Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo, "Make Me Better"
Paul McCartney's new solo album Memory Almost Full didn't budge from the Number Three position. The album sold 107,000 copies, thanks to being available in front of every Starbucks cash register.
While Maroon 5's It Won't Be Soon Before Longclimbed to Number Four from last week's Number Five spot, rapper T-Pain's Epiphany took a dive, falling to Number Five. Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad also fell five spot's to land at Number Seven. But Linkin Park's Minutes To Midnight climbed a spot to Number Six after selling Tk albums. Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight is now platinum in the US and certified platinum in 15 other countries. It has shipped over 3.3 million units worldwide and reached the Number One spot in 32 countries.
Coming in at Number Eight was Terror Squad member DJ Khaled's We The Best. The album's single "Takin' Over" features just about every rapper in the game, well almost - T.I., Akon, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Lil' Wayne & Baby.
Supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, George Harrison and Jeff Lynne, landed at Number Nine on the US charts this week with their self-titled anthology, despite taking top honors on the UK chart.
Amy Winehouse, who just announced a US tour with Paolo Nutini this September, stayed at Number 10 this week, selling 74,000 copies of Back To Black.
The Queens of Stone Age had a disappointing debut this week. Their new album, Era Vulgaris landed at Number Fourteen, while 2005's Lullabies To Paralyze debuted at Number Five.
Also note worthy is the star-studded benefit compilation Instant Karma: The Amnesty International campaign to Save Darfur, featuring John Lennon covers by Green Day, R.E.M., U2, Lenny Kravitz and The Flaming Lips. It landed at Number Fifteen only selling 49,000 copies its first week out.
