The new Modest Mouse [ tickets ] set, "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank," sold about 129,000 copies in the US during its first week in stores, enough to give the band its first No. 1 album.

The alt-rockers bested Joss Stone [ tickets ]'s "Introducing Joss Stone" by about 11,000 copies; the young singer's third album debuts at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 album chart. Claiming the No. 3 slot is "American Idol" alum Elliott Yamin [ tickets ], whose self-titled debut sold 90,000 copies during its first week out, according to Billboard, which bases its chart on Nielsen SoundScan retail-sales reports.

The self-titled debut from Daughtry [ tickets ]--fellow "American Idol" graduate Chris Daughtry's band--holds steady at No. 4 this week with 76,000 copies sold, while Marques Houston [ tickets ]'s "Veteran" enters the chart at No. 5 with 69,000 units sold.

Filling up the Top 10 are Akon's "Konvicted," Lloyd's "Street Love," Musiq Soulchild's "Luvanmusiq," Rich Boy's self-titled debut and Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black."