Rod Stewart, Depeche Mode, Ashlee Simpson and Bryan Adams made strong debuts on the Canadian album chart, but Nickelback remained the top-selling artist in the land.

The Vancouver-based rockers' "All The Right Reasons" spent a third week at No. 1 on Nielsen SoundScan Canada's retail album chart, selling over 20,000 copies -- plenty enough to stay ahead of Rod Stewart's "Thanks For The Memories... Great American Songbook: Volume IV" (16,000) which debuted at No. 2.

Depeche Mode's eleventh studio album "Playing The Angel" (12,000) checked in at No. 3, Ashlee Simpson's sophomore disc "I Am Me" premiered at No. 4, and Celine Dion's French-language effort "On Ne Change Pas" dropped from No. 2 to No. 5.

The Black Eyed Peas' "Monkey Business" slipped two spaces to No. 6, the French collection "Le Temps D'Une Chanson" grabbed the No. 7 position, and Bryan Adams' two-disc retrospective "Anthology" debuted at No. 8.

Bon Jovi's "Have a Nice Day" sank four notches to No. 9, and Kelly Clarkson's "Breakway" moved up from No. 11 to No. 10.

Other notable debuts included Thrice's "Vheissu" at No. 17, Marc Dupre's "Refaire Le Monde" at No. 39, and Martina McBride's "Timeless" at No. 41.

In the U.S., Ashlee Simpson debuted on top with sales of 220,000, followed by Rod Stewart in second, Martina McBride in third, Nickelback in fourth, and Stevie Wonder's "A Time 2 Love" in fifth.