Notorious B.I.G.'s Greatest Hits (Bad Boy) topped this week's album chart with sales of 99,000 units (5% digital), thus continuing this year's dismal tendency to see an album top the chart with fewer than 100,000 in sales. Arcade Fire's Neon Bible (Merge) became the latest indie rock album to debut high on the album chart. It sold just shy of 92,000 units (30% digital, helped no doubt be iTunes pre-orders and its availability at eMusic).

Three other albums entered in the Top 10. Gary Allen's Greatest Hits (MCA Nashville) entered at #5 with 69,000. Relient K's Five Score and Seven Years Ago (Capitol) landed at #6 with 64,000. Korn's MTV Unplugged (Virgin) entered at #9 with 51,000.

The Stooges' first album in 34 years, The Weirdness (Virgin), barely moved the needle. It sold a mere 6,500 in its first week.

Daughtry's self-titled RCA debut dropped to #3 from #1 in its 16th week of release. Norah Jones' Not Too Late (Blue Note) fell to #7 from #2 in 6th week.

Second-week fades: BG and the Chopper City Boyz dropped 64%, Slim Thug & Boss Hogg Outlawz sank 52% and Bill Engvall dipped 31%.

Last week's album sales were up 2% over the previous week and were 19% lower than the same week in 2006. For the year, album sales are down 16%.

[music jobs] Director of Content at Dada Entertainment; New York, NY.