Red Hot Chili Peppers' US chart first

Red Hot Chili Peppers have topped the US charts for the first time.The funk rock band's new double disc album 'Stadium Arcadium' sold more than 440,000 copies to claim the top spot.'Stadium Arcadium' - their ninth album - also topped the charts in Britain, Canada, Germany and France.The Peppers, who headlined the KROQ-FM Weenie Roast festival last weekend, are also celebrating single 'Dani California' entering the Billboard Modern Rock airplay chart at number one.This is their ninth number one single - more than any other artist has ever achieved.Bass player Michael 'Flea' Balzary blasted web pirates who leaked the album onto the internet last month.He said: "For people to just steal a poor sound quality version of it for free because some a**hole stole it and put it on the internet is sad to me."

In an open letter, Balzary said the band had spent "sleepless nights and many hardworking days" trying to make the album their best yet.

He added: "I cannot put into words how much this record, 'Stadium Arcadium,' means to us, how sacred the sound of it is to us."

If the person responsible for the leak is caught, they could face up to 11 years in jail.