Bon Jovi Tops US Album Charts Again After 19 Years

Bon Jovi topped the U.S. album charts for the first time in 19 years on Wednesday.

Bon Jovi's latest album, "Lost Highway," joins two of the band's other number one albums--1988's "New Jersey" and 1987's "Slippery When Wet." In its first week "Lost Highway" sold 292,000, making it Bon Jovi's biggest week for sales since Nielsen began tracking sales data in 1991.

It is thought that the album has done this well so far thanks to the band's new country fan base. Country fans developed an interest in Bon Jovi after their Grammy-winning single "Who Says You Can't Go Home" featuring Jennifer Nettles of the country group Sugarland.

In second to top the charts was The White Stripes whose album "Icky Thump" sold 223,000 copies. Their latest album is a personal best for the rock duo. Previous albums "Get Behind Me Satan" (2005), "Elephant" (2003), and "White Blood Cells" (2002) came in at 3rd, 6th, and 61st, respectively.

Coming in at third was country singer Brad Paisely with his fifth album "5th Gear," which sold 197,000 copies. Toby Keith took forth with "Big Dog Daddy" which sold 73,000.

Paul McCartney's "Memory Almost Full" fell to number five in its third week with 64,000, and Linkin Park's former chart-topper "Minutes to Midnight" fell to sixth with 63,000.