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The Foo Fighters didn't waste any time jumping into the top spot on the Canadian album charts this week.
The rockers’ seventh studio effort, "Wasting Light," led by the hit single "Rope," debuted at No. 1 with healthy sales of 21,000, according to Neilsen SoundScan numbers.
It marks the second album in a row to come in on top for the Foos here. Their previous disc, "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" managed the same feat back in 2007, with similar numbers - 22,000.
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Dave Grohl and company also snagged the No. 1 spot south of the border, selling 235,000 copies of "Wasting Light" in the U.S. They also helped marked Record Store Day on April 16 with their vinyl-only release, “Medium Rare.”
Back here, Adele's "21" (16,000) dropped to No. 2, while Roch Voisine's "Americana 2" (15,000) had the second best debut of the week at No. 3.
The charity album "Songs For Japan" slipped one to No. 4, Nadja's Everything's Going My Way" spent its first week at No. 5, while Jessie J's "Who You Are" and Paul Simon's "So Beautiful or So What" checked in at No. 6 and No. 7, respectively.
The rest of the top ten comprised of Ginette Reno's "La Musique en Moi" at No. 8, The Trews' "Hope & Ruin" at No. 9, and Britney Spears' "Femme Fatale" at No. 10.
In the U.S., Adele placed second, followed by Alison Krauss and Union Station's "Paper Airplane" in third, Paul Simon in fourth, and Mana's "Drama y Luz" in fifth.
