WHITE HOT!!

The Blunderbuss stops here. White Stripes founder Jack White’s debut solo album on Third Man/Columbia marks his first-ever chart-topper, as it bows on the HITS sales chart at #1 with 128k.

That’s enough to finish ahead of XL/Columbia Grammy-winning diva Adele’s 21, which remains strong at #2, with more than 8.9 million in U.S. sales. Coincidentally, XL is White’s label in the U.K.

Last week’s #1, Mercury Nashville’s Lionel Richie country duets album Tuskegee, dips to #3, with Syco/Columbia breakthrough U.K. boy band One Direction at #4, giving Team Stringer/Barnett all but one of the Top Four.

Curb Country star Lee Brice’s Hard 2 Love enters at #5, followed by a pair of chart newcomers in MCA Nashville’s truck-drivin’ man Kip Moore (#6) and Mercury/IDJ’s Scooter Braun-managed The Wanted (#7), riding the success of the hit single, “Glad You Came.”

Fairfax/Universal Republic’s Gotye (#8), YM/CM/Universal Republic’s Nicki Minaj and Atlantic’s Jason Mraz (#10) round out the leaders.

Other Top 50 debuts are registered by Pretty Damn Tough’s country-rock Josh Abbott Band (#14), Musical Freedom's world-class Dutch DJ Tiesto (#18) and Eleven Seven Music’s Deuce (#34).

A&M/Octone’s Maroon 5 (#21), Universal Republic’s Florence + the Machine (#49) and Glassnote’s Mumford & Sons (#50) all re-enter the chart.

WB Nashville’s Blake Shelton (#46-19, +95%) and Nonesuch’s The Black Keys (#18-13, +47%) lead all double-digit gainers for the week, followed by Capitol/EMI’s Katy Perry (#44-35, +25%), Capitol Nashville’s Eric Church (#19-17, +23%), Def Jam/IDJ’s Rihanna (#38-32, +17%), YM/CM/Universal Republic’s Drake (#32-25, +14%), Big Machine’s Brantley Gilbert (#47-44, +10%) and Capitol Nashville’s Luke Bryan (#13-12, +10%).

Hitting retail this week are 19/Arista Nashville’s Carrie Underwood, Blue Note/EMI’s Norah Jones, Marvel Music/Hollywood’s Avengers Assemble soundtrack, Grand Hustle/Atlantic’s B.o.B, Capitol/EMI’s Now 42 and Columbia’s Smash cast album.