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Oops, Britney`s done it again
Oops!...She did it again!Britney Spears` new album topped U.S. sales charts this week, making her the first female solo act to reach No. 1 with her first three albums, according to statistics released on Wednesday.
Britney Spears` new album topped U.S. sales charts this week, making her the first female solo act to reach No. 1 with her first three albums, according to statistics released on Wednesday.
Britney Spears` new album topped U.S. sales charts this week, making her the first female solo act to reach No. 1 with her first three albums, according to statistics released on Wednesday.
And she`s not even 20 yet.
The 19-year-old pop teen queen`s new album "Britney" sold 745,744 units in the week ended Nov. 11, usurping the sales figure crown from Michael Jackson, the self-proclaimed "King of Pop", according to SoundScan, which tracks retail music sales.
Jackson`s "Invincible," the pop star`s first album of original music in six years, fell to No. 3 with 202,341 units in the past week from 366,272 units a week ago in its first week of release.
Rock legend Pink Floyd`s new compilation album "Echoes - Best of Pink Floyd" ranked No. 2 with 214,650 units.
Spears` totals ranked as the second-largest sales figure for the first week of any new album released this year, behind `N Sync`s "Celebrity," which sold nearly 1.9 million units in its first week in July.
Industry watchers said Jackson`s 45 percent decline was about on par with other superstar acts in the genre this year, including his sister Janet Jackson whose sales fell 49 percent in the second week, and Destiny`s Child, which dropped 45 percent.
"Michael had the kind of week you generally have after being number one in the first week. Some albums even have steeper declines and I expect he`ll probably have a bounce from his TV special," said Geoff Mayfield, director of charts for Billboard.
Bureau Report