Charts: Taylor Swift back on top
"Fearless," the latest album from Taylor Swift , which debuted at No. 1 last month, reclaims the top slot on this week's chart.
Sales of about 249,000 copies were enough for "Fearless" to overtake last week's No. 1 entry, Britney Spears ' "Circus," which drops to No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart with sales of about 200,000 copies, according to Billboard. (Billboard bases its flagship chart on Nielsen SoundScan data.)
Meanwhile, staying put at No. 3 is Beyonce 's "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," which moved about 159,000 copies. Nickelback 's "Dark Horse" and the "Twilight" soundtrack follow, each moving up one notch to land at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively, with "Dark Horse" logging one-week sales of about 156,000 and "Twilight" checking in with about 132,000 copies sold.
Rounding out the Top 10 are Kanye West 's "808s & Heartbreak," which drops from No. 4 to No. 6 on sales of about 127,000; the "Now 29" hits compilation at No. 7 with about 114,000; AC/DC's Wal-Mart exclusive "Black Ice" at No. 8 with about 110,000; Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" soundtrack at No. 9 with about 107,000; and David Cook 's self-titled debut, which remains ensconced at No. 10 with one-week sales of about 104,000.
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