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.”

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