The Warner album sold 42,000 copies in the States last week, placing it behind new albums from Usher (Looking 4 Myself), Rush (Clockwork Angels) and Josh Turner (Punching Bag) and Adele's omnipresent 21. Some 79% of its sales were on downloaded, helped by iTunes making The A Team its free single of the week and promoting it on its home page.

A number of British female solo artists have charted in the Billboard 200's Top 10 first week with their ...