The Boss is Number 1
Billboard reports this week’s album sales:
1. Bruce Springsteen – Working on a Dream – 224,000 (debut)
2. Taylor Swift – Fearless – 55,000 – (-11%)
3. Beyonce – I Am … Sasha Fierce – 52,000 (+1%)
4. Nickelback – Dark Horse (-3%)
5. Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak – 33,000 (-15%)
6. Grammy Nominees 2009 – 33,000 (debut)
7. Jamie Foxx – Intuition – 32,000 (+4%)
8. Keyshia Cole – A Different Me – 31,000 (-1%)
9. Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand – 31,000 (debut)
10. Britney Spears – Circus – 28,000 (-8%)
• With nine No. 1 albums, “Springsteen is now tied with the Rolling Stones for the third most No. 1 albums. Only the Beatles (with 19), Elvis Presley (10) and Jay-Z (also 10) have more.”
• “At 6.50 million units, sales are up 1.2% compared to the same total last week but are off by 14% compared to the same week in 2008.”
Baltimucho
1100 days ago
Not to get all persnickety, but wouldn’t that make him tied for fourth, not third?
nate dog
1099 days ago
no, that would be….fird