
Alicia Keys storms The Billboard 200 this week with "As I Am" debuts at No. 1 after selling 742,000 copies in the US. That's the best sales week for a solo female artist since Norah Jones' "Feels Like Home" in 04'. Josh Groban's "Noel" zooms 6-2 with a 93% increase to 223,000. Celine Dion's "Taking Chances" her first new album in four years, opens at No. 3 with 214,000. Multi-artist "Now 26" collection opens at No. 4 with 208,000. Garth Brooks' "The Ultimate Hits" slips 3-5 (-42%, 204,000), while the Eagles' "Long Road Out of Eden" drops 2-6 with 197,000. Led Zeppelin's "Mothership" debuts at No. 7 after selling 136,000, 25% of which came digitally. Last week's chart-topper, Jay-Z's "American Gangster" plummets 1-8 with a 70% decrease to 131,000, while Carrie Underwood's "Carnival Ride" drops 5-9 despite a small 6% decrease to 113,000. and last Chris Brown's "Exclusive" falls 4-10 in its second week, thanks to a 63% decline to 110,000.
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