Lady GaGa and Tony Bennett's 'Cheek to Cheek' Debuts Atop Billboard 200

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The two superstars' joint album also lands atop Jazz Albums and Traditional Jazz Albums charts after selling 131,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Oct 2, 2014

AceShowbiz - Lady GaGa and Tony Bennett's "Cheek to Cheek" has made its way out to No. 1 on this week's Billboarrd 200. Nielsen SoundScan reports the jazz set also lands atop Jazz Albums and Traditional Jazz Albums charts after selling 131,000 copies.

"Cheek to Cheek" is the third No. 1 album on Billboard 200 for GaGa and the second for Bennett. She previously ruled the chart with last year's "ARTPOP" and 2011's "Born This Way". Meanwhile, the 88-year-old musician scored his first No. 1 album with 2011's "Duets II" which includes the song "The Lady Is a Tramp" featuring GaGa.

Running closely behind GaGa and Bennett is Kenny Chesney, whose "The Big Revival" debuts with 130,000. Last week's first placer, Barbra Streisand's "Partners", falls to No. 3 with 127,000.

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At No. 4, Alt-J's "This Is All Yours" arrives with 68,000, the trio's biggest sales week so far. Pentatonix earns their largest sales and highest-charting debut after their newest EP "PTX, Vol. III" comes at No. 5 with 46,000.

Behind the a capella group is Chris Brown. The R&B's superstar's "X" slips from last week's No. 2 to No. 6 with 37,000 sold in its second week. Re-entering the top 10, the soundtrack of "Guardians of the Galaxy" jumps to No. 7 with 30,000.

Closing out the top 10 are singer/guitarist Joe Bonamassa's "Different Shades of Blue" (debuts at No. 8 with 26,000), Maroon 5's "V" (falls two rungs to No. 9 with 26,000) and Jennifer Hudson's "JHud" (comes at No. 10 with 24,000).