Soulful British songstress Adele returns to the peak position on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart with 21 for a third non-consecutive week after sales of 98,000 more copies. This sends last week’s #1, Lupe Fiasco’s Lasers, tumbling to #3 (47,000), while Rise Against’s sixth album Endgame enters the chart at #2 (85,000).

The only other new album to dent the Top 10 is Travis Barker’s solo outing Give The Drummer Some (#9, 28,000). The Blink 182 skins-pounder is currently on tour with Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Mixmaster Mike in support of the album.

Overall, it’s a slow week. Next time around we’ll see how new releases from Jennifer Hudson, The Strokes, Ke$ha and current media lightning rod Chris Brown fare.

The Top 10 of Billboard’s Top 200 chart:


1. Adele, 21 *3 weeks*
2. Rise Against, Endgame *new*
3. Lupe Fiasco, Lasers
4. Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Volume 5
5. Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More
6. Justin Bieber, Never Say Never — The Remixes
7. Avril Lavigne, Goodbye Lullaby
8. Various, NOW 37
9. Travis Barker, Give The Drummer Some *new*
10. Marsha Ambrosius, Late Nights & Early Mornings