Joss Stone's third album has entered the US Billboard chart at number two.

Introducing Joss Stone becomes the highest-placed new entry by a British female artist for 20 years.

The placing is good news for the 19-year-old after she was lambasted for her mid-American twang at the Brits and for turning up late at a recent gig.

Chart archivists are currently researching whether Introducing Joss Stone smashes the record for the highest album chart new entry ever on the Billboard album chart by a British female.

But so far, they have only been able to research back over the last 20 years.

The Brit Award winner's album placing beat new entries from the likes of Dido, Annie Lennox and the Spice Girls.

The singer's previous two albums Soul Sessions and Mind Body and Soul peaked at 38 and 11 respectively.

Both went on to sell one million copies each in the US with combined worldwide sales of over seven million.

Stone appeared on Star For A Night on BBC TV singing You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman at the age of 14 and got a record deal a year later.
Her debut album, The Soul Sessions, was released when she was just 16.

Since then, she has performed with artists like Blondie and Gladys Knight and become a huge hit the US and the UK.

Stone's album has reached number 12 in the UK chart.