The band previously hit the heights with By The Way, which opened at the summit in 2002 on sales of 134,055, and 2006 follow-up, Stadium Arcadium, a double disc set which sold 202,499 copies to romp to the title in 2006.

Their 2004 concert set, Live At Hyde Park, also entered at the apex, on first week sales of 63,330. Although Stadium Arcadium had the faster start, By The Way is the band's biggest album, spending 28 weeks in the ...