POP MUSIC Counting error had wrong album No. 1

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Nielsen SoundScan has a "Confession" -- Usher's album is not No. 1, though a counting error placed it in the top spot.
The music-sales tracking company had to correct the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday because of a reporting error from a mass music retailer.
Although Usher's "Confessions" was on top in the morning, the afternoon fix placed country veteran George Strait's greatest hits collection "50 Number Ones" in the top position.
In the morning, the company reported that Usher had sold 336,000 CDs and Strait had sold 331,000. When the retailer, who was not identified, called to report its mistake, Strait's numbers rose to 343,000, according to Anna Loynes, publicist for Nielsen SoundScan.
"Confessions" originally debuted in April in the top slot with sales of more than 1 million units and spent nine weeks at No. 1.
The album was reissued with a bonus DVD, new tracks and artwork this week, which pushed it from No. 24 up to second place. Counting both versions, the album has sold 6 million copies.
Meanwhile, another error moved R.E.M.'s "Around the Sun" up one position to No. 13, with 61,000 sold, according to the music trade paper Billboard. SoundScan said that was Billboard's error, not its own.
Billboard representatives did not immediately return a call to comment.