Thursday Billboard Update - 11/20/08

Six out, six in on the 200's top 10 this week. No surprise up at #1 as Taylor Swift easily grabbed that spot with 592,000 sold. Her nearest "competition" was David Archuleta who managed 183,000. Anyway, more importantly, T-Pain's 3rd album Thr33 Ringz debuts at #4 with 167,000 sold (I believe I called that almost perfectly lol). The 6 causalities this week are John Legend, Pink, Rascal Flatts, Hinder, Andrea Bocelli, and Brad Paisley.

Again, how T.I. remains #1 & 2 is still beyond me lol. Anyway, out with the new, in with the old for Kanye...wait, huh?? Doesn't that go the other way around?? Not for Kanye because Heartless, which debuted #4 last week, is outside the top 10 this week at #12 while Love Lockdown re-enters after jumping 13-9.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Taylor Swift - Fearless (1)
2. David Archuleta - David Archuleta (2)
3. Various Artists - Now! 29 (3)
4. T-Pain - Thr33 Ringz (4)
5. Various Artists - Twilight sdtk (1-5)
6. AC/DC - Black Ice (2-6)
7. Various Artists - High School Musical 3 sdtk (3-7)
8. Enya - And Winter Came (8)
9. Christina Aguilera - Keeps Gettin' Better (9)
10. T.I. - Paper Trail (7-10)

• Seal's R&B covers album Soul debuts at #13 this week with 45,000 sold.
  

The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. T.I. - Live Your Life (1-1)
2. T.I. - Whatever You Like (2-2)
3. Beyonce - If I Were A Boy (5-3)
4. Katy Perry - Hot N Cold (3-4)
5. Pink - So What (6-5)
6. Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock (8-6)
7. Britney Spears - Womanizer (7-7)
8. Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na) (10-8)
9. Kanye West - Love Lockdown (13-9)
10. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (9-10)

• Beyonce's Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) jumps 11 spots 38-29 and looks prime for a late push.
• Jazmine Sullivan's Bust Your Windows also looks to be on the move as it jumps 7 spots 45-38.
• In the biggest jump of the week, T-Pain's Chopped 'N' Skrewed featuring Ludacris shot up 23 spots 62-39. We'll see if this can drive his sales in the upcoming weeks.