Usher's 'Stand' is No. 1 on US album chart

Published: June 4, 2008 at 1:03 PM
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LOS ANGELES, June 4 (UPI) -- Usher's "Here I Stand" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Billboard reported Wednesday.

With 433,000 copies sold in the United States, the CD had the second biggest debut of the year behind the 463,000 start of Mariah Carey's "E=MC2," the music magazine said.

Coming in at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 is the soundtrack to the "Sex in the City" movie, followed by 3 Doors Down's self-titled CD at No. 3, Bun-B's "II Trill" at No. 4 and Leona Lewis' "Spirit" at No. 5.

Rounding out the top tier are the Frank Sinatra collection "Nothing But the Best" at No. 6, Duffy's "Rockferry" at No. 7, Carey's "E=MC2" at No. 8, Al Green's "Lay it Down" at No. 9 and Death Cab For Cutie's "Narrow Stairs" at No. 10.

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