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01.08.2009 7:00 am
Taylor Swift tops Billboard 200…once again
Kevin C. Johnson

Taylor Swift cover art. It seems there's no one out there who can outsell country-lite singer Taylor Swift.

There’s just no stopping Taylor Swift’s “Fearless.”

Even during a weak-selling, post-holiday sales week, Swift is still tops on the Billboard 200, proving her big sales were more than a Christmas fluke.

Swift’s “Fearless” CD sold 90,000 copies last week, a 66% dip from the previous week. A No. 1 CD hasn’t sold so few copies since February when Alicia Keys topped the charts with only 61,000 in sales of her “As I Am.”

Here’s the top ten, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

1. Taylor Swift, “Fearless,” 90,000

2. Beyonce, “I Am…Sasha Fierce,” 77,000

3. Kanye West, “808s & Heartbreak,” 71,000

4. Various artists, “Twilight” soundtrack, 66,000

5. Nickelback, “Dark Horse,” 64,400

6. Britney Spears, “Circus,” 64,000

7. Keyshia Cole, “A Different Me,” 54,000

8. Jamie Foxx, “Intuition,” 45,000

9. Various artists, “Now 29,” 44,000

10. Various artists, “All Wrapped Up,” 40,000


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