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Alicia Keys returns to the top of The Billboard 200 with "As I Am," making this her fourth non-consecutive week at No. 1. The J Records effort had a 3% sales bump to 61,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Rhino soundtrack to "Juno" is displaced 1-2 with 55,000, a 15% slip.

The "2008 Grammy Nominees" multi-artist compilation album bows at No. 5 with 50,000 units. As one would expect, the Grammy Recordings/Hip-O/UMe set boasts tracks from this year's biggest awards nominees, including Feist, Amy Winehouse, Maroon 5, Kanye West and Herbie Hancock. Last year's "2007" edition started at No. 4 with 77,000 but rebounded two weeks later to a series-high chart peak and sales week at No. 3 with 131,000.

Mary J. Blige's Matriarch/Geffen album "Growing Pains" falls 4-6 with 47,000, a 4% sales increase.

Keyshia Cole's "Just Like You" (Confidential/Imani/Geffen) holds tight at No. 8 for a second week with a 17% sales increase to 36,000.