Minogue's new album fails to impress in the US

Kylie Minogue's latest album has flopped in the US charts - despite unusually heavy promotion from her record company.

'X' - the singer's fourth album to be released in the US but her 10th overall - was released on April 1 in the US and sold just 6,000 copies to score its debut position at number 139 on the Billboard 200.