Slipknot fans proved they can do better this time and helped the Iowa-based rockers to make it straight to number one on the U.S. pop album chart.

The band sold 239,516 copies of their latest album “All Hope Is Gone,” only a mere 1,134 more than the Game’s “LAX” album, with “only” 238,382. This is a first for the costume-friendly crowd, but they almost made it two times before, with a No. 2 with 2004's "Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses" and a No. 3 with 2001's "Iowa."

The Game, on the other side, made two number one debuts, 2006's "Doctor's Advocate" and 2005's "The Documentary," so we might say he’s set for the time being.

Other artists who were aiming for the top of the national sales chart were Kid Rock, who’s "Rock N Roll Jesus" fell one place to No. 3 with 89,000 copies and the Jonas' Brothers' "A Little Bit Longer," dropping to No. 4 with 80,000, but they won’t mind, being so pure and all.

Solange Knowles, Beyonce’s younger sister, is also worth mentioning, as making a name for yourself in the business while your sister is the absolute female voice of the moment is a pretty hard thing to do, but she still won’t give up. Number 9, with 46,000 copies of her latest album "Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams" sold is far more impressing than the No. 49 she managed to pull with her first album, 2003’s "Solo Star."

All in all, the chart only proves that Britney and the gang don’t rule the world and that people still really love things like rock, disco (the "Mamma Mia!" soundtrack sold 78,000 copies), and last, but definitely not least, the good old country music like that multi-artist compilation "Now That's What I Call Country," with 50,000 copies. Well, that’s what I call a well balanced chart!