For the second consecutive week, T.I. [ tickets ]'s "Paper Trail" is the top-selling album in the US.

The rapper's latest release sold 177,000 copies during its second week in stores--down from 568,000 during its debut week--to debut at No. 1 on the new Billboard 200 chart. Billboard bases its flagship album chart on Nielsen SoundScan retail reports.

Metallica [ tickets ]'s "Death Magnetic" jumps from No. 5 to No. 2 on sales of 66,000 copies, while Rise Against [ tickets ]'s "Appeal to Reason" makes its debut at No. 3 with 65,000 copies sold, according to Billboard.

Jennifer Hudson [ tickets ]'s self-titled debut slips two notches to No. 4 on sales of 63,000 copies, while Oasis [ tickets ]' "Dig Out Your Soul" makes its debut at No. 5 with sales of 53,000.

Rounding out the Top 10 are Bob Dylan [ tickets ]'s "The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 -- Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased, 1989-2006," Kid Rock [ tickets ]'s "Rock N Roll Jesus," Ne Yo's "Year of the Gentleman," Tim McGraw [ tickets ]'s "Greatest Hits 3" and James Taylor [ tickets ]'s "Covers."

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