No surprise in the Nielsen SoundScan chart as Bruce Springsteen takes No. 1 and third quarter releases start to fade.
50 Cent's "Curtis" has fallen out of the top 10 to No. 17 in its fourth week; Barry Manilow's "Greatest Songs of the Seventies" has gone from a No. 4 debut to No. 41 in three weeks; and Iron & Wine's "Shepherd's Dog"plummeted 30 slots to No. 54 in its second stanza.
Besides strong showings for the strong album from Springsteen and the ferociously fine John Fogerty effort "Revival," some other good albums made their debuts in the lower reaches oft he chart.
PJ Harvey's "White Chalk" sold 13,000 copies to open at No. 65.
The Cult's return, "Born Into This," started at No. 70, also selling 13,000.
Greatest hits sets from Mick Jagger (No. 77) and Chicago (No. 100) sold 12,000 and 8,000, respectively.
And Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings's "100 Days 100 Nights" sold 4,000 to premiere at No. 194. The Dap-Kings, out of Brooklyn, work as Amy Winehouse's band in the States.Would Ms. Winehouse ever dare to let Ms. Jones open a show for her and take the chance of being blown off the stage?