Jamie Foxx Tops the Chart

Oscar-winning actor turned singer Jamie Foxx saw his sophomore release, the R&B record Unpredictable, take the top of the chart in its second week out, with 200,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. With nearly 800,000 CDs moved, the Ray star's first effort, which features guest spots from hip-hop superstars Kanye West, Twista, the Game, Ludacris and Snoop Dogg, may break the million mark by its third week in stores. Foxx edged out last week's Number One, R&B diva Mary J. Blige's The Breakthrough, which took second place with 193,000 units moved. Blige also stands to hit the million mark in no time flat.

If the top spots belong to new R&B, the runners-up this week are rehashed hip-hop. Eminem's first-ever hits compilation, Curtain Call, climbed back up one place to Number Three (186,000), while the Notorious B.I.G.'s compilation of posthumous collaborations, Duets: The Final Chapter, dropped one spot in its second week to Number Four (150,000). Biggie's third Top Ten album on the pop chart -- and his second after death -- features previously unused material from the vault reworked by stars including Jay-Z, Eminem and Snoop Dogg.

The rest of the chart brings the same holiday-season regulars: American Idol Carrie Underwood's country debut, Some Hearts, held fast at Number Five (135,000); the twentieth installment of the massive hits compilation series Now That's What I Call Music! climbed a place to Number Six (104,000); Canadian rockers Nickelback's All the Right Reasons continued sticking to the Top Ten, up two spots to Number Seven (103,000); Mariah Carey's Grammy-nominated super-smash The Emancipation of Mimi dropped two places to Eight (102,000); and hip-hoppers Black Eyed Peas saw their big-selling Monkey Business climb back up two spots to Number Nine (98,000).