Rod Stewart fought off a strong debut from Montreal's Simple Plan to remain on top of the Canadian album charts this week.

The British singer's latest album of golden oldies, "Stardust... The Great American Songbook: Volume III," remained at No. 1 in Canada for the second week in a row with sales of 20,000, according to data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan.

Simple Plan's sophomore effort "Still Not Getting Any..." had the biggest debut of the week, landing at No. 2 with sales of 15,500. The disc easily topped the first-week chart position of their first album "No Pads, No Helmets, Just Balls," which checked in at No. 22 in March of 2002.

Hilary Duff's self-titled effort (9,300) continued her climb up the charts of late, moving one spot to No. 3, and Celine Dion's "Miracle" dropped two positions to No. 4.

Leonard Cohen's "Dear Heather," the follow-up to 2001's "Ten New Songs," spent its first week at No. 5, while Usher's "Confessions" and Green Day's "American Idiot" both fell one to No. 5 and No. 6, respectively.

Sum 41's "Chuck" sank from No. 3 to No. 8, Ray Charles' "Genius Loves Company" remained at No. 9, and Avril Lavigne re-entered the top 10 at No. 10.

Other notable debuts included R. Kelly and Jay-Z's aptly titled second album "Unfinished Business" at No. 14, Michael McDonald's "Motown Two" and Jakalope's "It Dreams" at No. 53.

In the U.S., R. Kelly and Jay-Z debuted at the top spot, followed by Trick Daddy's "Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets" in second, Simple Plan in third, Rod Stewart in fourth, and Nelly's "Suit" in fifth.