The Killers, Razorlight rule U.K. charts

LONDON (Billboard) - Las Vegas rock band the Killers scored their second U.K. chart-topper as their sophomore release "Sam's Town" opened at No. 1, according to the Official UK Charts Company.

The album sold 268,000 copies, the charts firm said Sunday, outdoing the band's debut, "Hot Fuss," which opened at No. 6 in June 2004 and reached No. 1 in its 32nd chart week in January last year. "Hot Fuss" was certified quadruple platinum in the U.K. for shipments of 1.2 million units.

On the singles chart, Razorlight's "America," from its self-titled second album, raced 14 places to No. 1, outperforming last year's No. 2 hit "Somewhere Else" and the No. 3 peak achieved in July by the album's opening single" "In the Morning." Meanwhile, "Razorlight" dipped one to No. 4 this week.

The top new entry on the singles chart was actor

David Hasselhoff's "Jump in My Car" at No. 3. Hasselhoff previously had a No. 35 hit on the British charts with "If I Could Only Say Goodbye" in 1993.

The album chart also had a newcomer in the runner-up spot, as Evanescence arrived at No. 2 with "The Open Door." The band topped the U.K. charts with its 2003 predecessor, "Fallen." Australian rockers Jet came in at No. 13 with their sophomore release "Shine On."

Reuters/Billboard