Though the top 10 on the Billboard 200 album chart is mostly devoid of hip hop entries, Blake Shelton's Hillbilly Bone charts as an example of Warner Music's "six pack" concept which is pretty much the current size of a lot of EP's. Pricing is ranging from $4.99 to $5.99 and Shelton intends to put out multiple releases in this format over the course of the year.

Two points:

A lot of energy seems to be moving toward the 6 [or so] song EP, especially in digital formats, and it feels like the right direction to take for a lot of reasons.

Is it just me or is it impossible to look at the title, Hillbilly Bone, and not think, Hillbilly Boner?

Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200:

1. Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
2. Sade – Soldier of Love
3. Blake Shelton – Hillbilly Bone
4. Danny Gokey – My Best Days
5. Soundtrack – Almost Alice
6. Lifehouse – Smoke and Mirrors
7. Lady Gaga – The Fame
8. The Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
9. Raheem DeVaughn – The Love and MasterPeace
10. Easton Corbin – Easton Corbin