Music

'To the Sea' becomes Jack Johnson's third chart topper which takes the top spot on the list with 243,000 copies sold.

• Jun 10, 2010

AceShowbiz - Jack Johnson enters Billboard Hot 200 at the first place this week with his new release "To the Sea" and scores his third No. 1 album. It has sold around 243,000 copies, breaking record of an eight-week long streak of chart toppers selling less than 200,000.

The other highest chart debuts are Taio Cruz and Clay Aiken. Taio debuts at No. 8 on the U.S. albums chart with his first studio album "Rokstarr" which garners 24,000, while the "American Idol" alum bows at No. 9 with his latest set "Tried and True" which pulls in around 22,000 units.

The rest of the Top 5 are secured by Justin Bieber's "My World 2.0" at the runner-up position with 52,000, "Glee: The Music, Volume 3: Showstoppers" at No. 3 with 45,000, Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" at No. 4 with 41,000 and Usher's "Raymond vs. Raymond" at No. 5 with 35,000.

Outside the Top 5, there are Lady GaGa's "The Fame" which sits at No. 6 with 33,000, Carole King and James Taylor's "Live at the Troubadour" which secures No. 7 with 25,000, and Ke$ha's "Animal" which rounds up the Top 10 with 20,000 copies sold.

Next week on Hot 200, there will be a battle among "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" soundtrack, Christina Aguilera's "Bionic" and "Glee: The Music - Journey to Regionals". It is estimated that "Eclipse" theme songs compilation will likely take the top spot with around 140,000 to 160,000 units.

Top 10 of Billboard Hot 200:

1. "To the Sea" - Jack Johnson
2. "My World 2.0" - Justin Bieber
3. "Glee: The Music, Volume 3: Showstoppers" - various artists
4. "Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum
5. "Raymond vs. Raymond" - Usher
6. "The Fame" - Lady GaGa
7. "Live at the Troubadour" - Carole King and James Taylor
8. "Rokstarr" - Taio Cruz
9. "Tried and True" - Clay Aiken
10. "Animal" - Ke$ha