This week Daughtry’s second album “Leave This Town” is toping the US album chart. During the first week out in stores the album sold 269,000 copies.

It marks the second consecutive album for Daughtry to make it to No. 1 on Billboard’s 200 chart. In January 2007 the self-titled debut album for the band was No. 1 as well.

Falling to No. 2 was “BLACKsummer’snight” from Maxwell with 103,000 units sold, according to retail data from Nielsen SoundScan and reported by Billboard.

At No. 3 was the soundtrack “Hannah Montana 3” slipping down from No. 2 with 73,000 copies sold. Also falling one slot to No. 4 was “Now 31” a hits compilation album that had 69,000 units sold. Holding at No. 5 was “The E.N.D.” by the Black Eyed Peas with 54,000 copies sold.

Rounding the Top 10 out were No. 6 “Horehound” by The Dead Weather’s with 51,000 copies sold; No. 7 “Signature” by Joe with 49,000 units sold; No. 8 “Catagory F5” by Twista with 45,000 copies sold; No. 9 “Fearless” by Taylor Swift with 37,000 units sold; and No. 10 “Only By the Night” from Kings of Leon with 33,000 units sold.

This summer alt rockers Daughtry will head out on a club tour of the US. They will be performing new material for the very time from the upcoming second album for the band, “Leave This Town.”

The band is comprised of Chris Daughtry, “American Idol” finalist, Josh Paul, bassist, Joey Barnes, drummer, and Josh Steeley and Brian Craddock, guitarists. The group will be kicking off their trek in Lake Buena Vista, FL on August 2. The summer run of 13 dates will work its way east to west and wrap up in Las Vegas on August 22.

In a recent press release Chris Daughtry, frontman for the band said, we wanted to thank our loyal fans with this club tour. It’s a really great way to see us performing up close and at a really cheap price.

In each market the first fifty fans who pre-order Daughtry’s new album at their website will be receiving a free ticket for a local Daughtry show.

Summer show tickets are going on sale to the general public on July 11. Limited VIP packages are also available through pre-sales that are taking place July 8-10.

Daughtry‘s US trek is backing “Leave This Town,” the much anticipated second album from the band. It will be released on July 14. The self-titled debut for the group was released in 2006. It peaked in the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s 200 chart and sold over five million worldwide copies.

“No Surprise,” the first single from the new album, was debuted live in May on “American Idol.” Currently the song is streaming on Daughtry’s MySpace page. It peaked on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart at no. 15.

An extensive tour of North America is scheduled for this fall.

The rock band Daughtry is getting a deluxe edition ready of its phenomenally successful debut album from 2006, as the band prepares to hit the road for a North American tour that will last for a month.

Earlier this year Daughtry toured with the veteran band Bon Jovi. They will head back out on the road, kicking off in Las Vegas on August 15. The band will be crisscrossing the US and stopping in Ontario in Canada. They will also be playing shows for both of the national political conventions to help promote ONE Campaign, an organization that works to raise the awareness of global hunger, disease and poverty.

On September 9 Daughtry will be releasing an expanded version based on the band’s quadruple platinum debut album. It topped Billboard’s 200 chart and after 89 weeks is still on the chart. The self-titled album has spawned six hit singles and is the fastest selling debut for a rock album in the history of SoundScan as well as the largest selling album over the last two years.

The deluxe edition will feature the original 12 songs from the album along with four bonus tracks that include acoustic performances of “What About Now,” “Home” and a cover of “Feels Like the First Time,” the Foreigner classic. There will also be a bonus DVD with videos for five hit singles from the album as well as exclusive interviews with members of the band and lives performances.

Fans of Daughtry will also be given the opportunity to rock out virtually with the band. “What I Want,” their hit single, is part of the latest version for the video game “Guitar Hero.”

The band Daughtry was established by Chris Daughtry, “American Idol” finalist, who was able to rise to fame quickly in 2006 when he made it to the final four in the Fox TV series contest. After he was voted off “American Idol,” the namesake of the band turned down Fuel’s offer to replace their lead singer. He decided to form his own band instead.

Daughtry is set to perform a set of acoustic music on April 13 in Las Vegas at The Beatles Revolution Lounge located in The Mirage Hotel and Casino. All ticket sales proceeds will be going to One Campaign, which works to fight global extreme poverty and AIDS.

Two hundred show tickets are being auctioned at eBay. Everyone placing bids on the tickets must be at last 21 years old. The auction will be closing on March 31.

Later on parts of the performance will be available on-demand at rollingstone.com and Rhapsody.com/daughtry.

The global advocacy organization The One Campaign works to foster lasting, significant improvements for those who struggle with preventable disease and brutal, extreme poverty. The organizations works to help mobilize, motivate and educate people for building political will for issues where the biggest differences can be made. The effort is designed for helping to ensure the poorest people in the world’s voices are heard.

The tour dates and kudos keep on coming for Daughtry, the rock band. They recently added an extra half dozen dates onto their US trek.

Last month the band that was formed by Chris Daughtry, “American Idol” finalist, kicked off a major outing of North America. They continue in Rockford, IL on August 30. The rockers, since last check, have added shows for Annapolis, MD; Dallas, TX; Niagara Falls, NY; Clearwater, FL; Alpine, CA and Boston, MA. Next month they will also have a few dates in Australia. The overseas dates for Daughtry can be found on their website at daughtryofficial.com.

The final show for the the current itinerary will be in Chicago on November 14. The performance is being recorded for “Soundstage,” A PBS television program. No tickets are available for purchase, however on Daughtry’s website their will be details telling fans how they can win passes to the performance.

Bon Jovi has also tapped Daughtry to open two October and November shows for the rock veterans at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

Chris Daughtry said, the honor is a double one, getting to help open Prudential Center as well as getting to perform with New Jersey’s Bon Jovi. They have always been personally inspiring for me. They have our utmost admiration and respect.

Frontman Chris Daughtry, who last year found quick fame when he became one of the final four contestants on “American Idol,” the FOX television show, has been able to lead his band Daughtry into the history books of rock with this year’s biggest selling US album. The self-titled debut album was released in November and has sold over 3 million copies. It stayed on Billboard’s US Top 10 chart for 26 weeks.

So far the album has spanned the radio hits “Home” and “It’s Not Over.” “Home” has been nominated for the MTV Video Music’s Monster Single of the Year. The awards show will take place on September 9.

In the middle of their touring, Daughtry will find time to make a few appearances on television. On September 12 they will appear on “Late Show with David Letterman” and “Early Show” on CBS. On September 13 they will be on “Live with Regis and Kelly” on ABC.