1. Regina Spektor - Far
Courtesy Warner Bros.
Regina Spektor's last album Begin to Hope broke her into the pop mainstream reaching the top 20 and being certified gold.
2. Soundtrack - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Courtesy Reprise
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is one of the movie events of the summer and the soundtrack features many of today's top pop-rock acts.
3. Michael Johns - Hold Back My Heart
Courtesy Downtown
Michael Johns only finished eighth on American Idol in 2008, but he gathered a strong core fan following. This is his first solo album release.
4. Ginuwine - A Man's Thoughts
Courtesy 13Star
Three albums by R&B vocalist Ginuwine have reached the pop top 10. This is sixth studio set.
5. Neal E. Boyd - My American Dream
Courtesy Decca
Neal E. Boyd is an opera singer who won America's Got Talent in 2008. This is his first album.
6. The Mars Volta - Octahedron
Courtesy Warner Bros.
The last three albums from progressive rock group The Mars Volta reached the top 10 on the US album chart.
7. Cheap Trick - The Latest
Courtesy Cheap Trick
In their thirty year career power-pop legends Cheap Trick have only reached the top 10 of the album chart twice.
8. Dream Theater - Black Clouds and Silver Linings
Courtesy Roadrunner
After twenty years of reaching the album chart, progressive metal band Dream Theater reached the top 20 of the chart for the first time with their last album Systematic Chaos.
9. Escala - Escala
Courtesy Columbia
Escala are an electronic string quartet who reached the 2008 Britain's Got Talent finals.
10. VNV Nation - Of Faith, Power and Glory
Courtesy Red Distribution
VNV are an electronic music band based in Germany. The initials stand for Victory, not Vengeance.
