Briefly: Destiny's Child, Nickelback, Howie Day, Steve Wynn
The Destiny's Child greatest-hits set "#1's" tops the latest U.S. album chart, marking the group's first No. 1 album since 2001's "Survivor."
Nickelback 's "All the Right Reasons" jumps two notches on this week's Billboard 200 to claim the No. 2 slot, while Martina McBride holds steady at No. 3 for the second consecutive week.
Rod Stewart 's "Thanks for the Memory ... The Great American Songbook Vol. IV" falls two places to No. 4, while the Black Eyed Peas' "Monkey Business climbs three rungs to round out the Top 5.
Ashlee Simpson's "I Am Me," last week's No. 1 album, falls all the way to No. 6 during its second week in stores, according to Billboard.
A new Howie Day concert EP entitled "Live From ... " will hit stores Dec. 6, according to Epic Records.
The seven-song disc--which includes a rendition of his hit single "Collide"--was recorded during various tour stops this year in support of Day's sophomore album, "Stop All the World Now."
Steve Wynn and his group The Miracle 3 will drop a new album dubbed "... tick ... tick ... tick" on Jan. 31.
The set is the third in a trilogy of releases to be recorded by the group at Wavelab Studios in Tucson, AZ, with Craig Schumacher (Giant Sand, Calexico).
Wynn and his band are currently on tour in Europe, and plan to tour the U.S. in early 2006, according to a press release.
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