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'Kidz Bop,' Chris Cagle crack the Top 10

Chris_cagle200 After last week's Grammy-inspired sales bump on the pop sales chart, all is relatively calm this week, as Jack Johnson, Alicia Keys and Amy Winehouse remain at the top of the tally. Most eyes will be  on next week's chart, when releases from Janet Jackson, Dolly Parton and Erykah Badu will enter.

There are two newcomers in this week's Top 10, led by the latest in the "Kidz Bop" compilation series. The 13th edition of the franchise, in which popular tunes are remade in a kid-friendly format, arrives at No. 4 after selling 48,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Meanwhile, Chris Cagle lands at No. 8 with "My Life's Been a Country Song," which made the Top 10 despite selling a scant 37,000 copies.

In fact, the only album that sold more than 100,000 copies was Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static," which holds its No. 1 post despite a 42% sales drop to 105,000 copies.

In its three weeks of release, the title has sold about 660,000 copies.

Taking full advantage of a weak release week is singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles. Her "Little Voice" jumps up the chart 14 spots to No. 7, on a 9% sales increase to 37,000 copies. Bareilles is benefiting from a television commercial for an online music service promoting her single "Love Song."

Overall, Billboard reported that the most recent week's sales were down 18.5% from the same week last year.

Photo courtesy Capitol Nashville

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