Bon Jovi Rule Billboard Hot 200 With 'The Circle'

Bon Jovi score their fifth chart topper with their eleventh studio album "The Circle" which takes the top spot of Billboard Hot 200 with 163,000 copies sold. The band's previous No. 1 record was "Lost Highway" which bowed with 292,000 in 2007.

Following Bon Jovi's victory on the U.S. albums chart, last week's champ Carrie Underwood's "Play On" is forced to fall to No. 3 with 128,000 (down 60%). Meanwhile, Andrea Bocelli's "My Christmas" which previously occupied the spot jumps to the runner-up position with additional 136,000 units.

Beside the album from Jon Bon Jovi-fronted band, another new release which succeeds on cracking the top 10 of Hot 200 is the one which belongs to band Flyleaf. "Memento Mori" which becomes their sophomore set claims the No. 8 position with 56,000 copies.

The rest of the Top 10 on the chart this week include Michael Jackson's "This Is It" which slips from No. 2 to No. 4, Taylor Swift's "Fearless" which rises one notch to No. 5, and Michael Buble's "Crazy Love" which sits at number seven.

Top 10 of Billboard Hot 200:

1. "The Circle" - Bon Jovi
2. "My Christmas" - Andrea Bocelli
3. "Play On" - Carrie Underwood
4. "This Is It" - Michael Jackson
5. "Fearless" - Taylor Swift
6. "Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 32" - various artists
7. "Crazy Love" - Michael Buble
8. "Memento Mori" - Flyleaf
9. "Glee: The Music, Volume 21" - various artists
10. "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" soundtrack - various artists