Eric Church's 'Chief' debuts at No. 1

You are able to call him up "Chief": Country singer Eric Church's like-named album gets to No. 1 about the U.S. album chart now. Church's third Capitol Nashville collection hits the very best having a 145,000-unit debut week, based on Nielsen SoundScan figures for that week ending This summer 31. Hard-touring New York-born singer-songwriter's previous best came, appropriately enough, with "Carolina," which peaked at No. 17 2 yrs ago. The large bow for Church's set was the only real factor standing when it comes to another week at No. 1 for Adele's "21." The British singer's tireless Columbia album descends one slot to No. 2 by having an 83,000-unit week (rising 7%). Her sophomore album's sales now total 2.83 million, the year's bestseller up to now. Former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland's third solo album debuts at No. 3, shifting 77,000 copies. The Universal Motown set, her third solo album, takes Rowland's best chart position up to now: previous title "Ms. Kelly" capped out at No. 6 in 2007. Rowland's ex-band mate Beyonce drops two rods to No. 6 now with "4" (41,000 models, off 23%). The late Amy Winehouse's "To Black" (Universal Republic) roars in the chart to No. 4, attaining five positions and 44% inside a 54,000-unit week. The singer's sophomore album vaulted to No. 9 a week ago, reflecting just 2 days of retail sales after her sudden dying on This summer 23 this week's boost occurs the rear of a complete week's price of sales. Joining Adele and Winehouse within the top ten now is really a fellow British soul-pop diva, Joss Stone, whose third album "LP1" (Surfdog) comes in at No. 9 with 30,000 moved as they are. It bests her previous release, 2009's "Colour Me Free," by one chart position. Holdovers include Jason Aldean's "My Kinda Party" (No. 5, 42,000, lower 4%), "Kidz Bop 20" (No. 7, 39,000, off 44%), Blake Shelton's "Red-colored River Blue" (No. 8, 31,000, off 34%), and Bad Meets Evil's "Hell: The Follow up (No. 10, 26,000, lower 9%). Another country star, Trace Adkins, is really a top wager to achieve success Chapel and former chart-topper Shelton in the apex in a few days. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com