"The Recession" starts at No. 1 this week.

Young Jeezy claims his second chart-topper on the Billboard 200 as "The Recession" starts at No. 1 this week. The Def Jam set moved 256,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, 92,000 short of the 352,000-unit start for his previous No. 1, 2006's "The Inspiration."

For the first time in 14 years, the newly reunited New Kids On The Block enters the chart with "The Block" (Interscope) at No. 2. The album was led by the single "Summertime," which has moved 505,000 digital copies and peaked at No. 36 on the Hot 100. The band's last studio effort, 1994's "Face the Music," bowed at No. 37 with 27,000. "The Block" gives the band its best charting week since "Step by Step" climbed to No. 1 in 1990.

Last week's runner-up, the Game's "LAX" (Geffen), slips to No. 3 with 89,000, a 63% sales loss. Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" (Top Dog/Atlantic) moves 79,000, falling 3-4 on a 12% decline.

After barely beating out "LAX" on top last week, Slipknot's Roadrunner album "All Hope Is Gone" descends to No. 5 on a 69% dip to 75,000. The Decca soundtrack to "Mamma Mia!" moves 5-7 with 56,000 (-27%).

Rock band Underoath lands at No. 8 with the Solid State/Tooth & Nail set "Lost in the Sound of Separation," which sold 56,000. It also debuts at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums. The sextet's last studio set, 2006's "Define the Great Line," arrived at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 with 98,000 and No. 1 on Top Christian Albums.

Chris Tomlin enters The Billboard 200 at No. 9 and Top Christian Albums at No. 2 with "Hello Love" (EMI CMG), which sold 52,000. It's the best charting and sales week yet for the veteran act.

Lil Wayne's Cash Money effort "Tha Carter III" rounds out the top tier with 47,000, falling 6-10 on a 14% sales decline.

"Just a Rolling Stone" (Bad Boy), the first solo effort from former Day26 member Donnie Klang, arrives at No. 19 with 22,000. Earlier this year, the "Making the Band 4" group's self-titled debut bowed and peaked at No. 1 with 190,000.

Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson's "That Lucky Old Sun" (Capitol) debuts at No. 21 with 21,000. It's Wilson's first new studio album since 2004's "Gettin' in Over My Head." Also that year, he completed work on the long-unfinished album "Smile," originally intended for release by the Beach Boys in the mid-1960s.

Other debuts this week include Hollywood Undead's "Swan Songs" (A&M/Octone, No. 22, 21,000), actor and musician Terrence Howard's recording debut "Shine Through It" (Sony, No. 31, 14,000) and the iTunes exclusive soundtrack to the internet film-musical "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" (starring Neil Patrick Harris) (No. 39, 12,000).

At 6.75 million units, sales this week are down 5.6% from last week's sum and down 8.2% from the same week last year.

Tags: Album, Chart-Topper, Jeezy, Nets, Second, Young

Comment by Tweezy on September 10, 2008 at 2:17pm: I dont understand why ppl dont by real music like JEEZY, but they wanna buy WEEZY who doesnt make sense in his music !!!!!....WTF is goin on......Now i wanna see how much T.I. is gonna sell

Comment by CLS on September 10, 2008 at 2:19pm: my boi jeezy!

Comment by cye young on September 10, 2008 at 2:26pm: MAN NIGGAS IS BOOTLEGGING...BE TALKING MONEY...AND THEN PEOPLE ARE AGAINST OBAMA SO WHY FUND A MOVEMENT OF SUCH......AND FOR T.I..HIS ALBUM IS GETTING LEAKED TO....THE GAME FUCKED UP TO MUCH HATING.....HEY I GUESS WAYNE NEW WHAT HE WAS DOING.....ALL I CAN SAY...SHIT FUCKED UP...IY..

Comment by President Yung Kofi on September 10, 2008 at 2:50pm: thats crazy yo, it's all good he still going platnium regardless maybe 2 mille, same thing for the last two, lil wayne straight but real nigga like Young Jeezy, u know there are more hate than real

Comment by Marvin on September 10, 2008 at 3:11pm: man i like to bein on a site dat mothafuckas feel how i feel on how real young jeezy is, i had to go support my nigga and get da album. My nigga was sellin cocaine at 12 yrs old, how real is dat.but all hands down fuck lil wayne,gucci,t.i. and the game, JEEZY DA REALEST NIGGA IN IT LIKE HE SAID

Comment by ORANGE MOUND VET.AKA MR.22 SHOTS. on September 10, 2008 at 3:22pm: SOME OF THESE NIGGA'S CLAIMIN THEY BOUT RECESSION IS LYIN I THOUGHT THE ALBUM WOULD SELL MORE AT LEAST 650,000 OUT THE GATE. BULLSHIT ASS WHITE KIDS DIDN'T BUYI T CAUSE JEEZY DON'T ROCK SKINNY JEANS BUT JEEZY STILL GOT THE BEST ALBUM THAT'S HOW I FEEL.....

Comment by BLAZA P on September 10, 2008 at 3:58pm: I think people will catch on to this album. It is very deep. And we all know the politics of music. When it is very good with real message pop doesnt like it. I love the Album and I could give a fuck less if Mainstream is sleeping on it. At least I know Jeezy achieved his goal of talking to real people in the inner cities and disadvantage folks like us. Keep up the Good work. #1 in the country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Keystone on September 10, 2008 at 4:06pm: Yo Orange Im WHITE and i copped The Recession first day so what u said was some false racist bullshit i been buying Jeezys shit since Thuggin Under the Influence so i would watch everything u be sayin about white ppl like rappers wit tight pants because that some bullshit

Comment by B00Bi3 on September 10, 2008 at 4:39pm: the album went to hard. i expected at least 700,000 sold. i cant stop listenin to that shit. n e way JEEZY the realest nigga in it, u already know. im on my promotion shit cuz ppl dnt understand we wont get gud music if we dont start buyin albums. i never bootlegged in my life so im a real niggga too. i fux wit u jeezy. keep bringin dat heat!

Comment by C-had on September 10, 2008 at 6:09pm: couldn't agree wit cha more keystone, dat is racists as fuck sayin all white ppl like rappers wit tight pants. i'm white i copped da recession, n I hate rappers wit tight pants n that gay shit. i hate most mainstream rap songs and rappers, most of em sell out. Jeezy on the other hand is da fuckin realest n best rapper in da game right now. fuck lil wayne n his new shit, I want some shit like the block is hot again. but i do agree wit a bunch of white ppl love lil wayne but thats just cuz most of em only know mainstream shit. I luv some underground shit, UGK (RIP Pimp C - best rapper ever), jody breeze, big kuntry king, n alot other rappers. Fuck ur racism cuz there is alot of white ppl that like good rap, n not a bunch of lies