Lady Antebellum is back on top of the Billboard 200. The trio returns to the number one spot on the all-genre chart with "Need You Now," which sold 126-thousand copies in the past week. But Lady A isn't the only country representative in the list's top ten. Three other country artists are seeing albums debut in the top tier of the chart. Blake Shelton's "Hillbilly Bone" is entering the tally at number three, behind Sade's "Soldier of Love," with 79-thousand copies sold. Danny Gokey's first LP, "My Best Days" follows at number four with sales of 65-thousand. And 43-thousand albums of Easton Corbin's self-titled debut left stores to land it at number ten on the chart.Gokey is also marking milestones with his debut discs. His 65-thousand in sales marks the best first-week figures for a new male country artist since 1992. In addition, downloads account for more than 19-thousand of those sales, which is the best ever in digital album sales for a new country act.
The Billboard 200 Top Ten
1. Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now" (126-thousand albums)
2. Sade, "Soldier of Love" (79-thousand albums)
3. Blake Shelton, "Hillbilly Bone" (71-thousand albums)
4. Danny Gokey, "My Best Days" (65-thousand albums)
5. Various Artists, "Almost Alice" (58-thousand albums)
6. Lifehouse, "Smoke and Mirrors" (54-thousand albums)
7. Lady GaGa, "The Fame" (49-thousand albums)
8. Black Eyed Peas, "The E.N.D." (46-thousand albums)
9. Raheem DeVaughn, "The Love and War MasterPeace" (45-thousand albums)
10. Easton Corbin, "Easton Corbin" (43-thousand albums)
