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Avril Lavigne's third album, "The Best Damn Thing" (RCA), sold 286,000 copies in its first week to debut at No. 1 on the nation's album sales chart.
Digitally, an additional 1.8 million tracks from the album were sold in the U.S.; "Girlfriend" is the No. 1 single in the country.
SOURCE:VARIETY HEADLINE NEWS