NEWS: Lyfe Jennings and The Roots Debut Strong, Mariah Knocked off Chart

Mariah Carey's mighty two week reign at the top of the Billboard Top 200 album chart has come to an end, with her latest album E=MC2 dropping to #2 this week (a 48% decline).

The new queen is none other than pop legend Madonna, with the anticipated new album Hard Candy hitting #1 in it's debut week.

Former runner-up to Mariah, UK-based songstress Leona Lewis, and her debut effort Spirit fell to #3, moving 96, 000 units.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Lyfe Jennings had an impressive debut week with his third album, Lyfe Change, reaching #4, selling 80,000 copies.

The ninth studio album from veteran Hip Hop band The Roots, Rising Down, hit the #10 spot, moving 54,000 copies. The outfit's 2006 effort Game Theory debuted at #9.

Hip Hop upstart Lil' Mama sold 19, 000 copies of her debut release, The Voice of The Young People, reaching #25 on the Billboard album chart.

Overall, album sales are reportedly up by 10% from last week's figures, with 7.55 million units being sold.