His last album of new material, “Motown Two,” entered at No. The former’s “Soul Speak,” consisting of covers of old soul classics (along with a few new originals), starts with 28,000. Two artists who first tasted the Billboard 200 in the 1970s soldier on in 2008 as the latest efforts by Michael McDonald and Jackson Browne start at Nos. 20 … The Black Crowes play “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” March 21 and then take their road show to Australia, New Zealand, London and Amsterdam. The 46,000 debut for “Warpaint” is the best sales week for the band since 2001, when its last studio effort, “Lions,” started with 53,000 at No. The album is the first studio set for the act in nearly eight years and its first top 10 set since “The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion” opened at No. The Black Crowes triumphantly return to the Billboard 200 with their highest-charting album since 1992 as “Warpaint” bows at a lofty No. 8 peak of the 2004 various-artists compilation “Vans Warped Tour 2004.” (This item was revised on March 12, correcting the title and year of the “Vans” album.) The indie scores its highest-charting album on the Billboard 200, beating out the No. 20 with a 38,000 bow … The group’s label, SideOneDummy, also has reason to celebrate this week. The act set its last high-water mark when “Within a Mile of Home” landed at No. Patrick’s Day right around the corner … The band’s last album, “Whiskey on a Sunday,” debuted and peaked at No. The celtic rock sounds of Flogging Molly are all the more popular at this time of year, what with St. Rock band Flogging Molly notches its highest-charting album and its best sales week yet as “Float” bows at No. 1, Janet Jackson’s “Discipline,” falls to No. It’s the singer’s 47th top 10 single on the chart and his biggest hit since “Remember When” spent two weeks at No. The new album’s lead single, “Small Town Southern Man,” rises to No. His last studio set, 2006’s Alison Krauss-produced “Like Red on a Rose,” started with 149,000 at No. On Top Country Albums, it’s his 12th chart-topper. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart as “Good Time” starts with 119,000. 1 on the Billboard 200 with “Good Time,” giving the singer his 12th chart-topper on Top Country Albums … Flogging Molly notches its highest-charting album and its biggest sales week ever … The Black Crowes triumphantly return to the Billboard 200 with their best-charting album since 1992 … Michael McDonald and Jackson Browne check into the top 30 … Meanwhile, Vampire Weekend and Eddie Vedder make big gains while “American Idol” shines on Jeff Buckley and Blake Lewis.
Country king Alan Jackson scores his fourth No.