Not even an appearance on "Oprah" and numerous magazine covers could help Janet Jackson's 20 Y.O. debut atop the album chart. Ludacris' Release Therapy (Def Jam) debuted at #1 with 309,000 in sales (5% digital). Jackson's 20 Y.O. (Virgin) sold 296,000 (4% digital).

There were three other debuts in the Top 10: Tony Bennet's Duets: American Classics (Columbia) sold 201,000, Alan Jackson's Like Red On A Rose (Arista Nashville) sold 148,000 and Weird Al Yankovic's Straight Outta Lynwood (Volcano) sold 72,000. Despite a ban from Trans World strores, Scissor Sisters managed to sell nearly 42,000 units of Ta-Dah (Universal), good for #19.

Paris Hilton continues to slide down the chart. Her self-titled album (Warner Bros) sits at #180 after six weeks on the chart. The album has sold a mere 141,000. Radio is obviously not interested. Hilton does not have a song in the Hot 100. She does have a song, "Nothing In This World," on the digital track chart -- though it's way down at #179.

Los Lonely Boys are about to drop off the Top 200. Sacred (Or) dropped 19 places to #195 in its 11th week of release.

Second-week fades: Kenny Chesney sank 69%, Jesse McCartney waned 65%, Clay Aiken dropped 65%, New Found Glory sank 64%, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony was down 64%, Elton John skidded 59%, Chingy sank 55%, Fergie faded 53%, Paulina Rubio slowed 48%, Diana Krall was down 45%,

For the week, album sales were up 4%.

New York University is seeking a Department Chair for The Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music.