SWIFT STAYS IN FAST LANE
That was more than enough to top Columbia diva Beyonce’s I Am…Sasha Fierce, which climbs two spots to #2 with 51k in sales, a 5% increase over the previous week.
Roadrunner’s Nickelback is up next, as Dark Horse gallops to #3 and 48k in sales.
Bad Boy/Atlantic’s Notorious, the soundtrack to the Biggie Smalls biopic which just opened in theatres to nice reviews and an impressive box office of $20 million, debuts at #4 with 39k.
Roc-a-Fella/IDJ’s Kanye West rounds out the Top 5 with 808s & Heartbreak, trailing Notorious by less than 100 copies.
The rest of the Top 10 includes Atlantic’s Twilight soundtrack (#6), Jive/JLG’s Britney Spears (#7), J Records/RMG’s Jamie Foxx (#8), Geffen’s Keyshia Cole (#9) and 19/RCA/RMG’s David Cook, who moves #19-10, with a 58% boost, thanks to last week’s return of Fox’s American Idol.
UMe’s Now That’s What I Call Motown is the week’s other top chart newcomer at #14, along with N.E.E.T./Interscope’s Slumdog Millionaire, Victor/Sony Music Group’s Derek Trucks Band (#21) and EMI Gospel’s Heather Headley (#29).
Other double-digit gainers include Columbia’s John Legend (#45-25, +39%) and Warner Bros.’ Seal (#48-38, +16%).
The month’s next big release comes Jan. 27, when Bruce Springsteen’s Working on a Dream hits retail.
