Kid Rock Finds Jesus at No. 1

Kid Rock might not have been born in Bethlehem, but he's certainly the king of kings on this week's chart.

The Kid's latest, Rock N Roll Jesus, led four Top 10 bows in its charge to number one, becoming the seventh rock act this year to reach the top spot. For the week ended Sunday, Kid Rock crowned the charts, selling 172,000 copies, according to the latest SoundScan numbers.

Bruce Springsteen's Magic, which topped last week's chart, fell to number two on 133,000 copies. Springsteen and the Motor City rap-rocker join Bon Jovi, Daughtry, Modest Mouse, Fall Out Boy and Linkin Park as the year's only other rock chart-toppers.

This also marks the first number one album for Kid Rock, who recorded Rock N Roll Jesus with producer Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance). He cracked the Top 10 with his last four studio albums, but he topped out at number two with 2000's The History of Rock. In fact, 2003's Kid Rock peaked at eight, becoming his lowest chart showing since breaking big with 1998's Devil Without a Cause.

Outside the charts, Kid Rock made headlines last month at the MTV Music Awards for a smackdown with Tommy Lee, apparently over mutual ex-wife, Pam Anderson. Rock is facing a misdemeanor assault charge over the incident.

He's also under new management. The aptly named Ed "Punch" Andrews resigned after seven years of repping Rock, and, per Billboard, the musician has hired Vector Management, which also reps Bon Jovi and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

LeAnn Rimes scored the week's next best bow at four, selling 74,000 copies of Family. The 25-year-old Mississippi maiden, who picked up new momentum with 2004's This Woman, now claims eight Top 10 albums from her 12 studio releases since '91.

Fellow country babe Sara Evans roped in a number eight bow with her Greatest Hits retrospective selling over 66,000 copies. The collection features such country chart-toppers as "A Real Fine Place to Start," "Suds in the Bucket," "Born to Fly" and "No Place That Far."

Christmas came early for Josh Groban as he crooned his way to the 10 spot with his holiday release Noël selling 64,000 copies. The Grammy-nominated singer's fourth album features his take on such Yuletide chestnuts as "Silent Night," "Little Drummer Boy" and "O Come All Ye Faithful." Faith Hill, Brian McKnight and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir make guest appearances.

The remaining Top 10, all holdovers, included Rascal Flatts' Still Feels Good at three, Matchbox Twenty's Exile of Mainstream at five, Kanye West's Graduation at six, Reba McEntire's Reba Duets at seven and the High School Musical 2 soundtrack at nine.

Pregnancy speculation or not, Jennifer Lopez failed to stir much interest in her fifth English-language release, Brave. The album sold 53,000 copies to fizzle at number 12, making it J.Lo's first album to miss the Top 10. Her last release, the Spanish-language Como Ama una Mujer debuted at 10 last March, but actually sold fewer copies, about 49,500.

Alter Bridge, the Scott Stapp-less reincarnation of Creed, moved 47,000 copies of Blackbird at 13. The group's 2004 debut, One Day Remains, managed a more impressive number five bow on far more industry hype.

Eric Clapton's 36-track Complete Clapton, featuring his biggest hits from '68 to '06, followed at 14 with 45,000 copies.

Nickelodeon's Naked Brothers Band, featuring siblings Nat and Alex Wolff, saw its eponymous debut open at 23 with 34,000 copies. In the show, the two brothers become music stars, leading some to call it Nickelodeon's answer to Hannah Montana.

Fred Durst discovery Puddle of Mudd, best known for the hits "Blurry" and "She Hates Me," sold 31,000 copies of Famous at 27. The single "Psycho" pays homage to Norman Bates, Michael Myers, Leatherface and other horror icons and features cameos by Pam Anderson and current chart-topper Kid Rock.

The week's other notable newbies included Band of Horses' Cease to Begin at 35, Vanessa Carlton's Heroes & Thieves at 44, Manheim Steamroller's Christmas Song at 48, Van Zant's My Kind of Country at 57 and She Wants Revenge's This Is Forever at 58.

Further down the charts, Carrie Underwood's Some Hearts slipped two spots to 91 as it celebrated its 100th week on the charts. The American Idol champ sold another 9,000 copies for the week, bringing her total to nearly 6 million copies.

While Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds also slipped a bit, dropping 12 spots to 41, but he also reached a major new milestone. His single "Until the End of Time" jumped 13 spots to 28 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, making him the first solo male in nearly 15 years to score six Top 40 hits from a single album. Michael Jackson last accomplished this feat with Dangerous, which landed seven Top 40 hits from 1991 to '93.

Here's a recap of the Top 10 albums:

1. Rock N Roll Jesus, Kid Rock
2. Magic, Bruce Springsteen
3. Still Feels Good, Rascal Flatts
4. Family, Leann Rimes
5. Exile on Mainstream, Matchbox Twenty
6. Graduation, Kanye West
7. Reba Duets, Reba McEntire
8. Greatest Hits, Sara Evans
9. High School Musical 2 soundtrack, various artists
10. Noël, Josh Groban

 

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