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'American Idol' finalist Danny Gokey debuts at #4.By Gil Kaufman Lady Antebellum's Need You Now Photo: Liberty After a three-week run at the top, Sade's Soldier of Love will be replaced at #1 on the Billboard albums chart by the very album she vanquished last month, Lady Antebellum's Need You Now. The country trio's second CD will retake the top spot thanks to sales of 126,000, while Sade will drop down a spot after moving 79,000 more units for sales of nearly 900,000 in four weeks, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan. Though he sold a bit less than Kris Allen did in his first week, last season's #4 finisher on "American Idol," Danny Gokey, had a solid debut at #4 (65,000) with My Best Days a week after appearing on the show; Allen's self-titled album debuted at #11 on sales of 70,000 in November. Also breaking into the top five was country star Blake Shelton, whose Hillbilly Bone landed at #3 (71,000). The soundtrack to Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" re-imagining, Almost Alice — featuring songs from Avril Lavigne, the All-American Rejects, Owl City, Tokio Hotel and All Time Low — sold 58,000 copies to debut at #5, followed by the latest from rockers Lifehouse, Smoke & Mirrors (#6, 54,000). The third album from R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn, The Love & War MasterPeace, debuted at #9 (45,000), just ahead of country newbie Easton Corbin's self-titled debut (#10, 43,000). The only holdovers in the top 10 were Lady Gaga's unstoppable The Fame (#7, 49,000), which is zeroing in on 3 million in sales, and the Black Eyed Peas' The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) (#8, 46,000). Just outside the top 10, Jason Derulo's self-titled debut hit #11 on sales of 42,000. As he begins his one-year prison sentence, Lil Wayne's Rebirth will fall six spots to #12 (32,000), just ahead of Ke$ha's Animal, which drops six to #13 (30,000) as sales approach half a million. Also falling out of the top 10 is Justin Bieber's My World (27,000), which slid five spots to #15. Among the other debuts this week: DJ Khaled's Victory (#14, 28,000), Peter Gabriel's covers album, Scratch My Back (#26, 20,000) and a live album from long-running shamrock punks Flogging Molly, Live at the Greek Theatre (#40, 13,000). Meanwhile, showing the power of another amazing viral video, OK Go's Of the Blue Colour of the Sky moved back onto the lower reaches of the charts to #179 after six weeks out of the top 200 thanks to the massive coverage of their Rube Goldberg-ian clip for "This Too Shall Pass." Look for a shakeup at the top next week as new albums from Gorillaz, Ludacris and country singer Gary Allan crash the charts. Related Artists Lady Antebellum Sade

AP - Before there was Shania Twain, Celine Dion, or Avril Lavigne, there was Anne Murray — a pop-country international crossover star who paved the way for female singers to emerge out of Canada.

After a rocky start to the semifinals, we take a look back at this stage of the competition last year.By Eric Ditzian Anoop Desai performs on season eight of "American Idol" Photo: Michael Becker/Getty Images/ Fox After two nights of middling top 24 "American Idol" performances — from Tim Urban's bleated butchering of OneRepublic to Lacey Brown's drearily clichéd "Landslide" — a consensus seems to be forming that this year's talent pales in comparison to that of last season. But are the season-nine crooners really that much worse at this stage in the competition than contestants that came before them? We took a look back at the first live shows of season eight — when the show featured a top 36 rather than a top 24 — to reacquaint ourselves with past performances and provide a little context as the new season pushes forward. In February 2009, we hammered Anoop Desai for croaking his way through Monica's "Angel of Mine," and he was actually sent packing — until the judges rescued him with one of their wild cards. 'Noop Dog went on to show off some admirable R&B skills and finished sixth in the competition. That first live show didn't represent who he truly was as a singer. Conversely, Alexis Grace delivered a soaring take on Aretha Franklin's "Never Loved a Man," earning comparisons to Kelly Clarkson and making us think she was a serious contender; she didn't even make the top 10. The point is, the first live show is not the most accurate indicator of performances to come. That being said, there's no denying this week's "Idol" offered up some wicked stinkers and very few breath-takers. When he wasn't being ogled by Kara DioGuardi, Casey James sauntered through a fine acoustic version of Bryan Adams' "Heaven" and Lilly Scott surprised us with a reworked take on the Beatles' "Fixing a Hole." Yet with the possible exception of Andrew Garcia (who made an odd song choice with Fall Out Boy's "Sugar We're Going Down" but is nonetheless a front-runner), this season has given us nothing like the breakout talents from season eight. Back in '09, Danny Gokey blew the audience away with Mariah Carey's "Hero." Allison Iraheta immediately called to mind a gruffer, more authentic and more talented incarnation of Avril Lavigne. And after Adam Lambert's glammed-up take on the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," it became clear he was unlike anyone the show had ever seen. All these top 36 contestants went on to sign major-label deals. And this season? We've got some hopefuls, but no one who wowed us. Does that mean we won't be wowed at all this season? Will the contestants step up their game in the weeks to come? Let us know what you think! Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Videos 'American Idol' In 60 Seconds Related Photos 'American Idol' Season Nine Performances The 'American Idol' Season 9 Top 24 "American Idol" Season 8: The Top 36
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