Ashlee Simpson has notched her second No. 1 album with "I Am Me" debuting atop the Billboard 200 chart this week.
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Simpson's sophomore album won the sales race over new releases from veterans Rod Stewart, Martina McBride, Stevie Wonder, Bun-B and Depeche Mode, Billboard noted.
Stewart's "Thanks for the Memories," the fourth in his "Great American Songbook" series, bowed at No. 2 followed by McBride's "Timeless" in the No. 3 spot, a career-best for the country singer.
Nickelback's "All the Right Reasons" was No. 4 and Wonder's "A Time to Love" debuted at No. 5.
Houston rapper Bun-B hit the chart at No. 6 with his solo effort "Trill," Depeche Mode's "Playing the Angel" is No. 7 and the Black Eyed Peas' "Monkey Business" held in the top tier at No. 8.
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The Top 10 is filled out by Alicia Key's "Unplugged," which fell from last week's No. 1 to No. 9 and Kanye West's "Late Registration," which slid from No. 5 last week to No. 10.