Taylor Swift sees 8th and final week atop Billboard 200
Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” CD is No. 1 again on the Billboard 200, surprise surprise, after selling 63,000 copies last week. But her long reign is about to end.
She’ll be toppled by Bruce Springsteen’s new “Working On a Dream,” once those numbers come in next week.
Until then, she and her fans can continue to bask in her looking down on Beyonce, Britney Spears, Kanye West, and others.
Mariah Carey’s “Ballads,” her umpteenth compilation, is the only release to debut in the top ten this week.
Here’s the top ten, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
1. Taylor Swift, “Fearless,” 63,00o
2. Beyonce, “I Am…Sasha Fierce,” 51,000
3. Nickelback, “Dark Horse,” 45,000
4. Kanye West, “808s & Heartbreak,” 39,000
5.Various artists, “Twilight” soundtrack, 43,000
6. Keyshia Cole, “A Different Me,” 31,000
7. Britney Spears, “Circus,” 31,000
8. Jamie Foxx, “Intuition,” 30,000
9. Various artists, “Notorious” soundtrack, 29,000
10. Mariah Carey, “Ballads,” 28,700



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