Foo Fighters Score First No. 1 Album on Hot 200 With 'Wasting Light'
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The Dave Grohl-fronted band claim the penthouse of the U.S. album chart for the first time ever by selling 235,000 copies with their seventh studio album.

AceShowbiz - Foo Fighters have finally earned their first No. 1 album as their seventh studio album "Wasting Light" soars to the first position on Billboard Hot 200 this week like many have predicted. It took Dave Grohl and friends almost a decade and a half to claim their chart topper.

Led by No. 1 Billboard Rock single "Rope", the album has sold around 235,000 copies in its first week on sale, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Despite giving this band their first No. 1 album, the sale number is not their best. It's the band's second-largest sales week, being overshadowed by their debut "In Your Honor" which bowed 311,000 in 2005.

The other new entries are Alison Krauss and Union Station who land at No. 3 with their "Paper Airplane", Paul Simon who follows right behind them with "So Beautiful or So What", and Latin band Mana who arrive at No. 5 with their "Drama Y Luz". A little over the top 10, there is British pop sensation Jessie J who debuts at No. 11 with "Who You Are".

Back to the current top 10 list, Adele gives up the top spot to sit at the runner-place place with her sophomose set "21". Britney Spears' "Femme Fatale" also takes a tumble, falling from No. 2 to No. 6. "Songs for Japan" compilation, meanwhile, remains at No. 7.

Next, there is Wiz Khalifa's "Rolling Papers" which occupies the eight position after rounding up the top 5 last week. Chris Brown trails behind the rapper with his "F.A.M.E." at No. 9, and Mumford & Sons takes the tenth spot with "Sigh No More".

  1. "Wasting Light" - Foo Fighters (235,000)
  2. "21" - Adele (93,000)
  3. "Paper Airplane" - Alison Krauss and Union Station (83,000)
  4. "So Beautiful or So What" - Paul Simon (68,000)
  5. "Drama Y Luz" - Mana (47,000)
  6. "Femme Fatale" - Britney Spears (43,000)
  7. "Songs for Japan" - various artists (37,000)
  8. "Rolling Papers" - Wiz Khalifa (37,000)
  9. "F.A.M.E." - Chris Brown (35,000)
  10. "Sigh No More" - Mumford & Sons (35,000)

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