Billboard: Kanye Edges GNR, Ludacris for his third straight No. 1 on The Billboard 200.

1. Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak – 450,000 (debut)

2. Taylor Swift – Fearless – 267,000 (+23%)

3. Guns N’ Roses – Chinese Democracy – 261,000 (debut)

4. Beyonce – I Am … Sasha Fierce – 257,000 (-47%)

5. Ludacris – Theater of the Mind – 213,000 (debut)

6. The Killers – Day & Age – 193,000 (debut)

7. Nickelback – Dark Horse – 178,000 (-46%)

8. Twilight soundtrack – 162,000 (+29%)

9. Now 29 – 145,000 (+26%)

10. David Cook – David Cook – 112,000 (-60%)

Well, that’s certainly not going to make Kanye any humbler…