Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Masked metal band Slipknot narrowly beat rapper the Game to claim top honors on the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday. more info

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NME — Slipknot have claimed the Number One spot on the US Billboard chart after a recount showed that they actually sold more records than The Game. more info

Idolator — When I saw the SoundScan charts this morning, I felt kind of bad for Slipknot. The masked metallers haven't been having the best string of luck recently, and now their album All Hope Is Gone was narrowly beaten out for the top spot on the album tally... more info

E! Online — Who knew The Game and Al Gore had so much in common? Sadly for them, both have now wound up on the wrong end of a recount. This morning, the rapper appeared to have a Phelpsian... more info

Kerrang! — Slipknot, who crashed into the UK album charts this week at number two, also missed out on hitting the number one slot in their native US. ...By a mere 13 copies. The band's latest album, All Hope Is Gone, shifted 238,272 copies in the first week ... more info

MTV.com News — Metallers' All Hope Is Gone loses top spot by just 13 scans.By Chris Harris The Game's L.A.X. album cover Photo: Geffen Fourteen maggots. That's all Slipknot needed to score the first chart-topping debut of their impressive, decades-plus... more info

VH1 News — The Game's L.A.X. topped the Billboard albums chart, beating Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone by just 13 scans. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Bedder/Getty The Big News: In what has to be some kind of record, a mere 13 copies separated this week’s first and second place albums, as the Game’s LAX outpaced Slipknot’s All Hope is Gone by the score of 238,285 copies to 238,272. Alt... more info

Yahoo! Music — E! Online - Who knew The Game and Al Gore had so much in common? more info