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Behind the 'Voice' coach, whose new effort tops the chart with 101,000 copies sold, is fellow country act Lady Antebellum that has their '747' debut at No. 2 with 74,000.

• Oct 9, 2014

AceShowbiz - Country stars rule this week's Billboard 200. At the list's top slot is Blake Shelton, who scores his second No. 1 album on the chart with "Bringing Back the Sunshine" that sells 101,000 copies following its release on September 30, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Shelton's previous No. 1 album was "Red River Blue" that opened with 116,000 back in 2011. However, his best sales week came from last year's "Based on a True Story" which bowed at No. 3 with 199,000.

Trailing behind the coach of "The Voice" is fellow country act Lady Antebellum. Their "747" arrived at No. 2 with 74,000 copies, giving the trio their sixth top 10 album.

This marks the first time two country artists have grabbed those top spots in nearly four years, since Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" and Jason Aldean's "My Kinda Party" landed at No. 1 and 2 respectively in November 2010.

Next on Billboard 200, Barbra Streisand's "Partners" stays at No. 3 with 73,000. Last week's first placer, Lady GaGa and Tony Bennett's "Cheek to Cheek", falls to No. 4 with 59,000.

Rounding out the top 5 is Prince's "ART OFFICIAL AGE", which comes with 51,000. The iconic singer also enters the chart at No. 8 with "PLECTRUMELECTRUM", his collaborative effort with his band 3rd Eye Girl, that starts with 26,000.

Kenny Chesney's "The Big Revival" slips from No. 2 to No. 6 in its second week with 39,000. Meanwhile, Maroon 5's "V" jumps two rungs to No. 7 with 31,000. Chris Brown's "X" falls from No. 6 to No. 9 with 24,000. The Script claims the last spot in the top 10 as their "No Sound Without Silence" debuts with 24,000.

1. "Bringing Back the Sunshine" - Blake Shelton (101,000)
2. "747" - Lady Antebellum (74,000)
3. "Partners" - Barbra Streisand (73,000)
4. "Cheek to Cheek" - Lady GaGa and Tony Bennett (59,000)
5. "ART OFFICIAL AGE" - Prince (51,000)
6. "The Big Revival" - Kenny Chesney (39,000)
7. "V" - Maroon 5 (31,000)
8. "PLECTRUMELECTRUM" - Prince and 3rd Eye Girl (26,000)
9. "X" - Chris Brown (24,000)
10. "No Sound Without Silence" - The Script (24,000)