Pearl Jam debuts at number one on the Billboard album chart this week with their ninth studio album, Backspacer, which sold over 189-thousand copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan numbers. Last week’s number one album, Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3, slips to number two moving 134-thousand units, bringing its three week sales total to over 908-thousand copies. Three Days Grace debut at number three with Life Starts Now, Whitney Houston’s I Look To You falls two spots to number four and Miley Cyrus’ The Time of our Lives EP holds steady at number five. Brand New’s Daisy bows at number six with So Far Gone, while War is the Answer by Five Finger Death Punch drops at number seven and Harry Connick, Jr.’s Your Songs bows in at number eight. Drake slides three spots to number nine and Muse’s new album The Resistance falls seven slots to round out the top ten.
