Kanye West has gone straight in at number one on the US Billboard Album chart with his new album 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'.

The rapper's fifth LP sold 518,775 copies and is his fourth chart-topping album in the US.

Nicki Minaj's debut 'Pink Friday' charted at number two, selling 371,049 copies. It features collaborations with West and Eminem.

Elsewhere on the countdown, Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now' climbed to number three and Justin Bieber's 'My Worlds' acoustic compilation debuted at number seven.

My Chemical Romance were a new entry at number nine with their new album 'Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys'.

(by Jason Gregory)