Eminem again leads album chart, but classic rockers show some muscle

Veteran performers stormed the U.S. album-sales chart this week, though none posed much of a threat to Eminem's "Recovery," the only album to sell more than 100,000 copies in the week that ended Aug. 22.

Kem's "Intimacy," Ray LaMontagne's "God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise," Iron Maiden's "Final Frontier" and Trace Adkins' "Cowboy's Back in Town" took slots two through five. "Intimacy" sold 74,000, LaMontagne did 64,000 and Iron Maiden sold about 1,000 fewer. Adkins cowboyed up 50,000. The sales results are tallied by Nielsen SoundScan.

David Gray's "Foundling" and John Mellencamp's "No Better Than This" sold 25,000 and 24,000, respectively, to open at Nos. 9 and 10. " Brian Wilson Reimagines George Gershwin" from the former Beach Boys leader sold 14,000 in its first week to debut at No. 26.

"Recovery" sold 116,000 during the week to push the album's total to 2.29 million units in nine weeks.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Mojo" saw the largest sales increase of any album in the top 200, up 48% to 13,000 units in its 10th week on the charts. Now at No. 32, the album has sold 279,000 copies. Their current tour just swept through the Northeast.

Two of Starbucks' exclusive releases debuted in the top 80: The Cat Stevens "Opus Collection" perked up at No. 38, selling 11,000 copies; and the rockabilly compilation "Let's Go" came in at No. 80, selling 5,000.

And the discussion of Roger Waters and David Gilmour working together again apparently pushed "Dark Side of the Moon" back into the top 200, coming in at No. 194.