Album Sweep: March 7, 2015...

I'm ready to roll out this week's "album sweep", sampling the records making their debut on this week's Top Album Sales chart in Billboard magazine. As always, I've included highlighted links to buy any of the new sets when available, as well as some of the artists' other major work...

Modern rock band Imagine Dragons score their first #1 album as their second full-length studio set Smoke + Mirrors sold over 172,000 copies to top the chart this week...

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Texan country singer Aaron Watson lands his first top-40 album as The Underdog comes in all the way at #8...

Neo-soul singer Raheem DeVaughn enters at #19 with Love Sex Passion, his fifth album. His sophomore release, Love Behind The Melody, climbed to #5 in 2008...

Country-rock veteran Steve Earle arrives at #21 with Terraplane with his band the Dukes. Back in 2009 he went to #14 with Townes...

Elle King, daughter of comedic actor Rob Schneider, debuts at #29 with Love Stuff...

Traditional country band the Mavericks are back at #32 with their eighth studio album Mono. Their last record, In Time, was their first top-40 album...

Swedish singer/songwriter Jose Gonzalez gets his first American hit album at #43 with Vestiges & Claws...

Ibeyi, a Cuban-born French duo of twin sisters see their self-titled debut come in at #78...

The final debut of the week at #91 is Alaskan metalcore band 36 Crazyfists with their seventh full-length album Time and Trauma. It's their first time in the top 100...

That's all for the new crop. There's only nine new sets, but a lot of good stuff, but the three to check out first are the Mavericks, Imagine Dragons, and Ibeyi albums...