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Published: April 20, 2011 at 8:58 PM

LOS ANGELES, April 20 (UPI) -- The Foo Fighters' "Wasting Light" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.

Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is Adele's "21," followed by Alison Krauss and Union Station's "Paper Airplane" at No. 3, Paul Simon's "So Beautiful or So What" at No. 4 and Mana's "Drama y Luz" at No. 5.

Rounding out the top tier are Britney Spears' "Femme Fatale" at No. 6, the "Songs For Japan" charity compilation CD at No. 7, Wiz Khalifa's "Rolling Papers" at No. 8, Chris Brown's "F.A.M.E." at No. 9 and Mumford & Sons' "Sigh No More" at No. 10.

Topics: Alison Krauss, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Paul Simon
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