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Rap's eight-week lock on the albums chart is over, as rockers the Dave Matthews Band debut in pole position with their third number one, Busted Stuff. The album sold 622,000 copies last week--the third highest first-week tally of the year, trailing only the opening weeks posted by Nellyville and The Eminem Show. The Dave Matthews Band's last album, Everyday, opened with 110,000 more sales last year, but the fact that Busted Stuff has yet to generate a hit single, the overall slump in sales this year and widespread availability of the majority of its tracks for free on the internet will all have had an effect. There are just two other new entries in the Top 20--Aussie band The Vines' Highly Evolved debuts at number 11, while gospel duo Mary Mary arrive at number 20 with Incredible.

Among British acts, Dirty Vegas' self-titled debut album is still the standard bearer, even though it slips 27-32, while their single Days Go By declines 21-28. Meanwhile, Robert Plant's first solo album in nine years, Dreamland, sold 25,000 copies to secure a number 40 debut--that is exactly the same first-week sales as his last album, 1993's Fate Of Nations sold for a number 34 debut.

Kylie Minogue's (pictured) Fever has been making giant strides since the release of her latest single Love At First Sight. After a slow start, Love At ...