EMI Music and its owner, Terra Firma, are battling an overwhelming swarm of problems. Lingering defaults, exiting bands, nervous partners, and near-term takeover possibilities are hardly the elements of productive stability. But positives still exist, and the more stable EMI Music Publishing offers the easiest example.

But the recording side is also enjoying a few bright spots, however dispersed. This week, EMI Music scored a chart-topping release, this time through the returning Lady Antebellum (on Capitol Nashville). The top-ranked Antebellum album, Need You Now, scored another 93,061 units in its eighth week, according to US-based figures from Nielsen Soundscan. Need You Now is currently approaching sales of 1.5 million units.

Also in the top ten is Gorillaz. The EMI (Virgin) artist ranked 9th on Plastic Beach with 37,869 units in its second week. In a bout of positive spinning on Wednesday, the label group also reported a gain in album-related market share to 11.74 percent, year-to-date, better than a year-ago 8.77 percent.

Other (non-EMI) chart-toppers included Marvin Sapp, whose Here I Am scored 75,534 in its debut week, enough for a second-place finish. That was followed by Ludacris (Battle of the Sexes, 61,198); The Edge compilation (53,141); Lady Gaga (The Fame, 48,210); and Sade (Soldier of Love; 40,274).