Lil Wayne Eeks Out Coldplay on Charts

NEW YORK (July 16) - Rapper Lil Wayne led the U.S. pop album chart for a third non-consecutive week Wednesday, while Kid Rock's former chart-topper returned to the top five in its 40th week of release.Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" sold 125,000 copies during the week ended July 13, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It has sold almost two million copies since its June 10 release.
The next two rankings were also unchanged: Coldplay's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," which interrupted Lil Wayne's reign for two weeks, was at No. 2 with 113,000, and the Jonas Brothers-led soundtrack to the Disney Channel TV movie "Camp Rock" was at No. 3 with 88,000.Beck's "Modern Guilt" arrived at No. 4 with 84,000 copies. His previous set, 2006's "The Information," bowed at No. 7 but sold 99,000.Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" rose two to No. 5 -- its highest rank since Christmas -- with 61,000 copies. Sales have been boosted by strong radio airplay for his Lynyrd Skynyrd/Warren Zevon-inspired single "All Summer Long." The album has sold almost 1.2 million copies to date.The multi-artist "Now 28" compilation held at No. 6 with 48,000 copies.The soundtrack to "Mamma Mia!," the film adaptation of the hit theatrical musical based on ABBA's songbook, debuted at No. 7 with 48,000. The film hits North American theaters on Friday, so there's a good chance the album could see a sizable gain on next week's chart.In its 58th week on the chart, Rihanna's "Good Girl Gone Bad" rose one to No. 8 with 47,000. Rap combo G-Unit's "T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight)" slid five places to No. 9 with 36,000 copies in its second week. John Mayer's "Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles" also tumbled five places in its second week, to No. 10; it sold 34,000 copies.At 7.33 million units, overall sales were down 3% from the previous week's sum, and off 11.7% from the same week last year.


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