Michael Bublé Hits No. 1 With ‘To Be Loved’

Michael Bublé stormed to the top of the Billboard 200 chart on Wednesday with his new album “To Be Loved” (Reprise), which sold 195,000 copies and gave the Canadian crooner his fourth No. 1 set.

The runner-up slot this week belonged to another new album â€" Fantasia’s “Side Effects of You” (RCA). The album, which sold 91,000 copies, is the R&B singer’s most personal recording so far, as she co-wrote seven of the 12 songs.

Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience” (RCA) held steady at No. 3, and the French alternative band Phoenix entered the chart at No. 4 with the newly released “Bankrupt!” (Glassnote).

Last week’s No. 1, Fall Out Boy’s “Save Rock and Roll” (Island), fell to fifth place, while Black Shelton’s “Based on a True Story …” slipped to sixth place. Rob Zombie’s newly released “Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor” opened at No. 7. The Top 10 were rounded out, in order, by Kid Cudi’s “Indicud” (Republic), Will.i’am’s “#willpower” (Interscope) and Pink’s “The Truth About Love” (RCA).

On the singles chart, Pink held on for a third week to the top position with “Just Give Me a Reason,” which features Nate Ruess of Fun. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis continued to have two songs in the Top 10: “Can’t Hold Us,” featuring Ray Dalton, remained at No. 2, while “Thrift Shop,” featuring Wanz, was at No. 4. Between them at No. 3 was “Stay,” Rihanna’s duet with Mikky Ekko which has been creeping up the chart for nearly three months.

There was bad news for lovers the K-Pop star Psy. His follow-up to Gangnam Style - “Gentleman” - plunged like a stone, falling from the No. 5 position last week to No. 26 as the initial buzz about its release faded. It sold only 36,000 copies in the United States during the week, despite having more than 200 million views on YouTube.

Justin Timberlake also had two singles in the Top 10 with “Mirrors” at No. 5 and “Suit & Tie” at No 7. Bruno Mars slipped to the sixth slot with his “When I Was Your Man.” Pitbull’s “Feel This Moment” was No. 8; the Swedish duo Icona Pop rose to No. 9 with “I Love It,” featuring Charli XCX, and Imagine Dragon’s “Radioactive” was No. 10.