Reaction to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks continues to impact the recording industry, as evidenced by the debut of "God Bless America"--a hastily produced compilation of patriotic songs sung by high-powered performers--in the No. 1 spot on the forthcoming Billboard 200 album chart.

During its first week in stores, "God Bless America" sold almost 181,000 copies, according to industry sources. The album features songs sung by Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Bob Dylan, Gloria Estefan, Billy Gilman, Lee Greenwood, Tramaine Hawkins, Mahalia Jackson, John Mellencamp, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Pete Seeger, Simon & Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen and Bill Withers.

According to Sony Music, the label plans to donate "a substantial portion of the proceeds" from sales of the album to the Twin Towers Fund, which aids the families of police, fire, EMS and other New York City employees involved in the Sept. 11 rescue efforts.

Continuing to ride its own post-Sept. 11 sales boost, meanwhile, is Enya [ tickets ]'s "A Day Without Rain" (Reprise), which will spend its second consecutive week at No. 2. The album recently surged into the Top 10 after nearly a year on the charts when the contemplative track "Only Time" became a radio staple following the attacks.

Ja Rule [ tickets ]'s "Pain Is Love" (Def Jam), which debuted at No. 1 last week, drops to No. 3 this week, putting it just ahead of the No. 4 debut of Ozzy Osbourne's "Down to Earth" (Epic). That album, Osbourne's first of all-new material since 1995, features the hit "Gets Me Through," which sits at No. 2 on Billboard's latest Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

No other new albums join the Top 10 this week. Both Nickelback's "Silver Side Up" (Roadrunner) and Arista's "Totally Hits 2001" compilation stay put at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively.

Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory" (Warner Bros.) climbs one spot to No. 7, followed by Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam), which drops from No. 4 to No. 8.

Rounding out the Top 10 are Usher's "8701" (Arista), which spends a second week at No. 9, and Alicia Keys' "Songs in A Minor" (J Records) at No. 10.

Diving out of the Top 10, meanwhile, is Bubba Sparxxx's "Dark Days, Bright Nights" (Interscope), which debuted at No. 3 on last week's chart, but falls to No. 12 this week.

Andrea Bocelli's latest, "Cieli di Toscan" (Polydor/Sugar), debuts at No. 11, and is trailed by the No. 15 debut of John Mellencamp's "Cuttin' Heads" (Columbia).

Debuts happening further down the chart include Mr. Cheeks' "John P. Kelly" (Universal) at No. 32, the "On the Line" soundtrack (Jive) at No. 35, Lit's "Atomic" at No. 36, New Order's "Get Ready" (Warner Bros.) at No. 41 and Journey's 2-CD "Essential Journey" (Columbia) compilation at No. 47.