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BILLBOARD 200 REPORT: Susan Boyle Sees ‘Dream’ Soar To No. 1 with 701,000 copies sold

December 2nd, 2009 | By Rick From Chicago

YouTube sensation Susan Boyle opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 701,000 copies sold.

Rihanna’s fourth album Rated R climbs in at No. 4 with 181,000.

Lady Gaga’s new eight-song quasi-EP The Fame Monster bows at No. 5 with 174,000.

Rihanna - Rated R

Last week’s No. 1 LP, John Mayer’s Battle Studies, slips to No. 13 in its second week with 92,000 (down 68%).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Nov. 29) totaled 10.73 million units, up 34% compared to the sum last week (7.99 million) and down 12% compared to the Thanksgiving sales week of 2008 (12.21 million).

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BILLBOARD 200 REPORT: John Mayer Snares No. 1 On Busy Billboard

November 25th, 2009 | By Rick From Chicago

John Mayer’s Battle Studies is #1 with 286,000 sold

50 Cent’s Before I Self Destruct sells 160k to debut at #5.

John Mayer - Battle Studies

Norah Jones’ The Fall comes in at #3 with sales of 180,ooo scanned.

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Nov. 22) totaled 7.98 million units, up 13% compared to the sum last week (7.04 million) and down 16% compared to the same sales week of 2008 (9.45 million).

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