The Warner Bros. set moved 132,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, making it only the second album this year to claim three straight weeks in the penthouse. Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" achieved the same in February.

Nashville rockers Kings Of Leon enjoy their best charting and sales week yet, as "Only by the Night" (RCA) starts at No. 4 with 74,000. A week shy of a year on the chart, Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" (Top Dog/Atlantic) drops 4-7 with a 5% decline to 60,000 copies. - more on this story

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