Lloyd Banks, Usher reign on US albums chart

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - According to Nielsen SoundScan data the rapper Lloyd Banks helded at the No 1 of the US albums chart. In the second spot remained Usher's "Confessions" which is the best-selling album of 2004 with 4.7 million copies only in North America.
The US Singles chart continues to have Fantasia's "I Believe"/"Chain of Fools" at No 1 (52,000 copies), while Diana DeGarmo's "Dreams"/"Don't Cry Out Loud" remained at No 2 (35,000).

Here's the countdown of the Top 10 albums for the week ended Sunday:
1. Hunger for More, Lloyd Banks (164,000 copies)
2. Confessions, Usher (131,000)
3. Here for the Party, Gretchen Wilson (88,000)
4. Kiss of Death, Jadakiss (81,000)
5. Under My Skin, Avril Lavigne (75,000)
6. Horse of a Different Color, Big & Rich (75,000)
7. Spider-Man 2 soundtrack, various (74,000)
8. Contraband, Velvet Revolver (74,000)
9. To the 5 Boroughs, Beastie Boys (67,000)
10. Los Lonely Boys, Los Lonely Boys (65,000)