Paul Wall Topples Kanye

Paul Wall's major-label debut, The People's Champ, tops the album chart this week by selling 176,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is the Houston MC's big moment, riding the wave of his breakthrough spot on Mike Jones' recent hit, "Still Tippin'." Wall knocks superstar hip-hop rapper/producer Kanye West from Number One, as his sophomore effort, Late Registration, falls to Two (165,000) after two weeks on top and more than one million copies sold.

Opening at Number Three is Christian alt-rockers Switchfoot's fifth album, Nothing Is Sound, which moved 131,000 copies. This is a major move for the San Diego band, whose last studio album, 2004's The Beautiful Letdown, peaked at Number Sixteen.

Next up is country singer Trisha Yearwood, whose tenth studio album, Jasper County, sold 118,000 copies to land at Number Four -- her highest debut since her 1997 greatest hits collection. Right behind her is a bevy of gals who are the antithesis of Yearwood: L.A. burlesque dancers, the Pussycat Dolls. Their recording debut, PCD, rides their guest appearances on the big screen (with Cameron Diaz) and the small (with Carmen Electra) to Number Five (99,000).

Among the other big debuts this week is Paul McCartney's thirteenth solo studio album -- and his most stripped-down effort in years -- Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, which landed at Six (92,000). This is a return to form for the former Beatle, whose last studio release, 2001's Driving Rain, peaked at Number Twenty-Six. Bob Marley's son Damian made his debut with the critically acclaimed Welcome to Jamrock, landing at Number Seven (86,000). And Former Gap Band frontman Charlie Wilson's third solo R&B effort, Charlie, Last Name Wilson, came in at Number Ten (71,000).