Thursday Billboard Update - 1/1/09

Guess who's #1?? Yep, Taylor Swift's Fearless! Are you surprised?? lol. Anyway, Fearless moved another 262,000+ in the final sales week of 2008, pushing its total past the 2 million mark. Back up to #2 is Beyonce's I Am... Sasha Fierce which pushed 211,000 in its 6th week in stores. Kanye's 808s & Heartbreak is back in the top 10 by jumping 11-5 with 165,000 sold over the week. That's enough to take the new, wack Kanye across the platinum mark. My boo Keyshia Cole's A Different Me did 127,000 in her 2nd week while dropping 7-2.

Not much movement this week. Not only in the top 10, but overall on the Hot 100.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Taylor Swift - Fearless (1-1)
2. Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce (5-2)
3. Britney Spears - Circus (4-3)
4. Nickelback - Dark Horse (6-4)
5. Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak (11-5)
6. Various Artists - Twilight sdtk (7-6)
7. Keyshia Cole - A Different Me (2-7)
8. Various Artists - Now! 29 (10-8)
9. Jamie Foxx - Intuition (3-9)
10. David Cook - David Cook (13-10)


The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (1-1)
2. Lady GaGa - Just Dance (3-2)
3. T.I. - Live Your Life (2-3)
4. Kanye West - Heartless (4-4)
5. Taylor Swift - Love Story (7-5)
6. Katy Perry - Hot N Cold (6-6)
7. Britney Spears - Womanizer (5-7)
8. Kanye West - Love Lockdown (8-8)
9. T.I. - Whatever You Like (9-9)
10. Beyonce - If I Were A Boy (10-10)