Eminem ruled the U.

S.

pop album chart for a fifth week on Wednesday, fending off a strong debut from fellow rapper Rick Ross.

Eminem's "Recovery" sold 187,000 copies during the week ended July 25, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Its total stands at almost 1.

7 million.

Ross' fourth album "Teflon Don" followed at No.

2 with 176,000, ending an unbroken string of No.

1 debuts for his previous releases.

His last set, 2009's "Deeper Than Rap," arrived with 158,000.

A week ago industry observers had projected that Ross had a good shot at a No.

1 debut.

However, "Recovery" held on strongly with a small 14% weekly sales decline.

Chalk that up in part to its sale pricing at Target and Best Buy and the continued popularity of its single "Love the Way You Lie.

" It reigns atop the Digital Songs chart for a fifth straight week.

Sheryl Crow's "100 Miles From Memphis" debuted at No.

3 with 55,000 copies.

The singer/songwriter's last effort, "Detours," debuted and peaked at No.

2 with 92,000 in 2008; she has yet to claim a No.

1 album.

The "Kidz Bop Kids" series continues its profitable run on the Billboard 200 as "Kidz Bop 18" bounces in at No.

5 with 43,000.

The Jonas Brothers' soundtrack to their Disney Channel TV series "Jonas L.

A.

" surfs in at No.

7 with 32,000.

The trio's previous studio album, "Lines, Vines and Trying Times," debuted at No.

1 a year ago with 247,000 copies.

As for the rest of the top 10, Drake's "Thank Me Later" slipped one to No.

4 (47,000); Justin Bieber's "My World 2.

0" was also down one, to No.

6 (39,000); the "Now 34" compilation jumped four to No.

8 (27,000); Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" rose two to No.

9 (25,000); and Lady Gaga's "The Fame" was up three to No.

10 (24,000).

Overall album sales totaled 5.

3 million units, up 2% from the previous week and down 15% from the year-ago period.

Year-to-date album sales stand at 169.

7 million, down 12% compared with the same total at this point last year.

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