Pop Album Chart : Depeche Mode on Top--for Now

English synth-pop band Depeche Mode’s 11th album entered the chart at No. 1, but that’s no guarantee of longevity, as two other occupants of the Top 10 demonstrate: Sting’s latest entered at No. 2 and has slipped one spot each of the last two weeks, and Jimmy Page’s long-awaited return, with Coverdale/Page, has all but dropped out of the Top 10 one week after entering at No. 5.

Rank Rank 2 Weeks Last Weeks on the Week Ago Chart 1. “Songs of Faith and Devotion,” Depeche Mode ... ... 1 2. “The Bodyguard,” soundtrack 1 3 19 3. “Breathless,” Kenny G 2 4 19 4. “Unplugged,” Eric Clapton 3 1 31 5. “Ten Summoner’s Tales,” Sting 4 2 3 6. “Pocket Full of Kryptonite,” Spin Doctors 6 5 41 7. “12 Inches of Snow,” Snow 10 14 10 8. “The Chronic,” Dr. Dre 7 6 15 9. “Lose Control,” Silk 8 10 14 10. “Coverdale/Page,” Coverdale/Page 5 ... 2 * “Home Invasion,” Ice-T ... ... 1

* Ice-T’s hot-potato “Home Invasion” album, which precipitated his split with Time Warner, debuted at No. 14 on his own Rhyme Syndicate label. Other notable debuts: Dwight Yoakam at No. 30, PM Dawn at No. 37 and LeVert at No. 38.

Source: Billboard/Soundscan