In a previous, healthier year, a new Fall Out Boy album would have debuted with a far better tally. While the 259,000 units (11% digital) sold by Infinity on High is nothing to sneeze at, and enough to beat out Norah Jones in her second week, it is not a total that would have previously indicated the popular and cultural weight of the band. Fall Out Boy's first-week numbers exemplify the state of the album in 2007. Though sales were up 5% over the previous week, album sales are down 16% year over year.

Indie rock albums, on the other hand, are now debuting with relatively huge numbers. This week, Bloc Party's Weekend In The City (Vice Recordings) debuted at #12 with sales of 47,000 (33% digital). A week prior, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (self-released) debuted in the Top 50. Before that, The Shins, a Sub Pop band, debuted at #2 with sales over 100,000 and have moved past 200,000 in three weeks. All three releases are distributed by Warner Music Group's ADA.

A few bright spots on the chart: Robin Thick (Interscope) moves up to #6, and Corrine Bailey Rae (Capitol) moves up to #9.

Second-week fades: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah skidded 67%, Jill Scott sank 60%, Paulo Nutuni faded 50%, Celtic Women dropped 46%, Norah Jones slipped a respectable 42% and Harry Connick Jr fell 15%.

Lily Allen's Alright Still (Capitol) actually gained 5% in its second week.