Album Sweep: June 30, 2012 Part One...

Hey folks, it's time to take a look at the new albums making the top-200 chart on Billboard magazine this week. Since there's 28 new sets on this week's list, I'm splittin' them up into 2 parts again. Hopefully you can find something you haven't heard yet, or a fave artist's new album.

Usher's Looking 4 Myself debuts at the #1 position, his fourth consecutive studio effort to do so...

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Veteran Canadian prog-rock band Rush come in at #2 with their twentieth studio album, Clockwork Angels...

Country baritone Josh Turner arrives at #4 with his fifth album, Punching Bag....

...and I'm totally stoked that singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran's debut album, "+", makes its entrance all the way up at #5. this is my recommended CD of the week...

Queens rapper Waka Flocka Flame has his second top-10 album as Triple F Life: Fans, Friends, And Family is at #10 in its first week...

Canadian new-wave/rock group Metric have their highest-ranked album this week with Synthetica...

The fifth installment of NOW That's What I Call Country debuts at #15. It contains fifteen country radio charttoppers out of 18 songs, not bad!...

Rocker chick Grace Potter along with the Nocturnals place their newest album, The Lion The Beast The Beat two rungs higher than their self-titled debut...

In at #20 is newcomer rapper and mixtape DJ KID INk, with his first official release, Up & Away...(NSFW)

...and coming at #25 is former Saturday Night Live comic and late night host Jimmy Fallon with his second musical comedy album, Blow Your Pants Off...

Disney Channel movie Let It Shine, a rehash of the story of Cyrano De Bergerac told through a rap style, has its soundtrack arrive at #29....

Ohio metal band Miss May I break through in the US as their third album, At Heart, becomes their first top-40 album at #32...

...while at #35 is Swedish singer/songwriter Kristian Mattson, who records at The Tallest Man On Earth, with There's No Leaving Now...

and just missing the top-40 is Gospel collective Charles Jenkins and Fellowship Chicago with The Best Of Both Worlds at #41...

Part two is coming up tomorrow, with sets from Edens Edge, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and this years Tony winning musical...

In the meantime - welcome to my 1200th post! Wow. I can't believe I've been doing this lil ol thing this long. I appreciate you taking the time to come here, and hope you all had a great Sunday!