Barbra Streisand "Love is the Answer"

Senior Songbird Barbra Streisand bars Mariah Carey and Paramore from hitting the number one spot in the Billboard 200 album chart this week with her latest release, “Love Is The Answer.”

Her ninth number one album in a career that spans 60 years, “Love” moved 180,000 copies. The feat also puts her ahead as the female act with the most number one’s in the history of that chart.

Paramore trails Barbra with their CD “Brand New Eyes,” which sits at number two, commanding sales of 170,000 copies for the week ending Oct. 17. They, however, do better in the UK by ruling the album chart there.

Mariah’s “Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel” CD is at number three in the US with sales of 168,000 copies.

Meanwhile, in the Hot 100 singles chart, Jay Sean’s “Down” finally topples Black Eyed Peas’ record-breaking song, “I Gotta Feeling,” from the number one spot.

“Down” is Sean’s first chart-topper in the U.S. The British R&B star pairs up with Lil Wayne in the song that hovered at number two for three weeks before it kicked “I Gotta Feeling” to number five.

Miley Cyrus’ “Party In The USA,” Jay –Z, Rihanna and Kanye West’s “Run This Town,” and  Jason Derulo’s “Whatcha Say” are all up a step in the singles charts by gaining the numbers two, three, and four spots, respectively.

Lady Gaga is up a notch at number six with “Paparazzi,” while Taylor Swift moves down one place to number seven with “You Belong With Me.”

Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed” fares better this week by inching up to number eight, while the Kings Of Leon is down a notch at number nine with “Use Somebody.”

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State Of Mind” rounds up this week’s list by retaining the 10th spot.  

Hot 100 Top Ten: (1) “Down” – Jay Sean (feat. Lil Wayne);  (2) “Party In The U.S.A.” – Miley Cyrus; (3) “Run This Town” – Jay-Z,  Rihanna & Kanye West; (4) “Whatcha Say” – Jason Derulo; (5) “I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas; (6) “Paparazzi” – Lady Gaga; (7) “You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift; (8) “Obsessed” – Mariah Carey; (9) “Use Somebody” – Kings Of Leon; and (10) “Empire State Of Mind” – Jay –Z (feat. Alicia Keys).

Billboard 200 Top Ten: (1) “Love Is The Answer” – Barbara Streisand; (2) “Brand New Eyes” – Paramore; (3) “Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel” – Mariah Carey; (4) “Dear Agony”  –  Breaking Benjamin; (5) “Black Gives Way To Blue” – Alice In Chains; (6) “The Blueprint” – Jay- Z; (7) “Celebration” – Madonna; (8) “Revolution” – Miranda Lambert; (9) “Kiss And Tell” – Selena Gomez & The Scene; and (10) “Backspacer” – Pearl Jam.