Taylor Swift makes it lucky seven on album chart

New York, Jan 22: Teen country star Taylor Swift began a seventh week at No 1 on the US pop album chart Wednesday, a feat that hasn`t been accomplished since Usher spent nine weeks at the top in 2004 with "Confessions".Swift`s "Fearless" sold a modest 63,000 copies during the week ended January 18, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Sales to date stand at 2.3 million.

"Fearless" also becomes the longest-running No 1 album by a solo female vocalist since Alanis Morissette wore the crown for 12 weeks in 1995 with "Jagged Little Pill." Beyonce`s "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" rebounded two places to No 2 with 49,000 copies. Canadian rock band Nickelback`s "Dark Horse" slipped one place to No 3 with 46,000. The top debut was the soundtrack to the new Notorious BIG biopic "Notorious," which bowed at No 4 with 43,000. The film also opened at No 4 at the weekend box office in North America with four-day sales of $23 million. Kanye West`s "808s and Heartbreak" fell two places to No 5 with 40,000 copies. The soundtrack to "Twilight" slipped one to No 6 with 36,000. Britney Spears` "Circus" was also down one, to No 7, with 34,000, and Jamie Foxx`s "Intuition" held at No 8 with only a few dozen fewer copies sold. Keyshia Cole`s "A Different Me" dropped two to No 9 with 31,000. Reigning "American Idol" champ David Cook`s self-titled major-label debut jumped eight places to No 10. His tune "A Daily Anthem" was featured in "Idol" debut-week programing last week. As "Slumdog Millionaire" generates awards heat ahead of Thursday`s unveiling of the Academy Award nomination, the film`s soundtrack vaulted 39 places to No 16 with 20,000 copies. The Mumbai-set drama won four Golden Globes on January 11, including best original score for composer A.R. Rahman. Other debuts included "NOW That`s What I Call Motown" starts at No 13, the Derek Trucks Band`s "Already Free" at a best-yet No 19, and R&B/gospel singer Heather Headley`s "Audience of One" at No 27. At 5.89 million units, sales were down 5.7% from the previous week, and off by 15.4% compared to the same week in 2008. Bureau Report