NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Rapper Jay-Z's collaboration with rockers Linkin Park has stormed to the top of the US Album Top 200 charts! The album has sold 368,000 copies in its opening week, ending U2's one week reign at the top of the charts. U2's 'HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB' slips to number two with 288,000 sales. For the Jay-Z hti is his eighth Billboard 200 album chart-topper. Here's the countdown of the Top 10 albums for this week: 1. MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups Presents Jay-Z/Linkin Park: Collision Course, Jay-Z & Linkin Park (368,000 copies) 2. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2 (288,000) 3. Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson (250,000) 4. Encore, Eminem (248,000) 5. Street's Disciple, Nas (232,000) 6. Greatest Hits, Shania Twain (195,000) 7. Urban Legend, T.I. (193,000) 8. NOW 17 That's What I Call Music!, Various (169,000) 9. Destiny Fulfilled, Destiny's Child (164,000) 10. Greatest Hits, Toby Keith (142,000) Other notable album debuts: Live at the Greek/ Josh Groban (No 24), Do I Speak for the World?/ Gerald Levert (No 29), Ray Charles Celebrates a Gospel Christmas (No 121) and finally 'Lifetime of Romance Christmas' (No 195).
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