After a week away, OutKast’s two-CD set “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” returned to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart Wednesday.

The Atlanta-based hip-hop duo’s set rose two places to No. 1 despite a 4% dip in U.S. sales to 97,000 copies for the week ended Jan. 18, according to Nielsen SoundScan. After 17 weeks, the Grammy-nominated Arista release has sold 3.4 million copies, and has logged six, non-consecutive weeks at No. 1.

Overall sales declined in the post-holiday season, and only one album debuted inside the top 20. With sales of 48,000 copies, “WWE Originals” (Sony Music/Famous Players) bowed at No. 12. The latest professional wrestling audio companion features songs from the show’s stars, including “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Booker T and the Dudley Boyz, among others.

“The Very Best of Sheryl Crow” (A&M) jumped four places to a new high of No. 2 even though sales of the set dipped 10% to 73,000. “The Diary of Alicia Keys” (J Records) fell one place to No. 3 on a 32% decline to 69,000 copies, while Toby Keith’s “Shock’n Y’all” rose one place to No. 4 as sales fell 20% to 66,000 copies.

Rounding out the top five was last week’s chart-topper, Josh Groban’s “Closer” (Reprise). The set suffered a 40% sales drop to 65,700 copies a week after it surged 10 places to No. 1. To date, the album has sold about 2.1 million copies.

The 14th volume in the compilation series “NOW That’s What I Call Music!” (Universal/EMI/Zomba/Sony) rose one place to No. 6, followed by No Doubt’s “The Singles 1992-2003” (Interscope), which fell thee places to No. 7. Holding steady on the chart were second-season “American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard at No. 8 with “Soulful” (J), Evanescence at No. 9 with “Fallen” (Wind-Up) and Jay-Z at No. 10 with “The Black Album” (Roc-A-Fella//Def Jam).

Other debuts this week included “The Best of Keith Sweat: Make You Sweat” (Elektra) at No. 31 with sales of 29,000 copies, and Crystal Method’s “Legion of Doom” (V2) at No. 36 with sales of 25,000 copies.

Credit: Billboard