Bob Dylan
© AFP/SCANPIX/File Peter ElmholtWashington, Sept 7: Veteran country singer Bob Dylan's new album, ‘Modern Times’, has debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, making this the artist's first album to hit the top of that charts in 30 years.
The critically acclaimed album sold 192,000 copies in the first week as per Nielsen SoundScan figures. It is Dylan's third consecutive top 10 album, but his first chart-topper since 1976's ‘Desire’.
Dylan, who kicks off a North American tour next month, has won eight Grammys, an Oscar and Golden Globe for "Things Have Changed," and a Peabody Award. He has sold more than 100 million albums in a career that's lasted nearly half a century, reports Eonline!
Girl band Danity Kane sold 117,000 copies of their debut album, "Danity Kane," slipping to second place from the top spot. Another debut album by rapper Young Dro's "Best Thang Smokin" came in third, selling 104,000 copies.
Christina Aguilera's "Back to Basics" slipped one spot to No. 4 with sales of 101,000, edging out Simpson by just a few hundred.
Jessica Simpson's "A Public Affair" debuted at no. 5 with 101,000 copies sold. It is her first release since her divorce from Nick Lachey.
Rounding out the Top 10 were Cheetah Girls 2 at six and OutKast's Idlewild at seven. Nickelback's All the Right Reasons re-entered in the 10 spot after dropping to 12 last week.
Billboard top 10 albums:
- Modern Times, Bob Dylan
- Danity Kane, Danity Kane
- Best Thang Smokin', Young Dro
- Back to Basics, Christina Aguilera
- A Public Affair, Jessica Simpson
- Cheetah Girls 2 soundtrack, various
- Idlewild, OutKast
- 4:21...The Day After, Method Man
- Game Theory, The Roots
- All the Right Reasons, Nickelback (ANI)