LOS ANGELES, June 16 (UPI) -- "Contraband," the debut album from the U.S. rock mega-group Velvet Revolver, has topped The Billboard 200, Billboard said Wednesday.
Made up of former Guns N' Roses bandmates Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, Wasted Youth guitarist Dave Kushner and Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, the band produced an album that sold 256,000 copies its first week in release, reported Nielsen SoundScan.
"Contraband" unseated last week's No. 1 album, Usher's "Confessions," and pushed it into the No. 2 slot.
Pop singer Avril Lavigne's album "Under My Skin" moved from the second to third slot in a week, while Gretchen Wilson's "Here for the Party" took the No. 4 slot and Prince's "Musicology" ranked No. 5.
Rounding out the top 10 were Hoobastank's "The Reason," which held onto No. 6 for the third straight week, "Greatest Hits '93-03," the first "hits" collection from rock/rap quintet 311 at No. 7, Side One Dummy's "2004 Warped Tour" two-disc compilation at No. 8, D12's "D12 World" at No. 9 and
Slipknot's "Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses" at No. 10.
