Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' is 2009's top seller: Where's Jay-Z? Britney?
How did your favorite acts fare?
Taylor Swift's "Fearless"
Credit: Big Machine
No surprise here: Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” is the top selling album of 2009, according to Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan. Like the other titles in the top four, Swift’s album came out at the tale end of 2008, meaning the project had the benefit of a full-year’s worth of sales.
For the first time this decade sellers, two soundtracks cracked the Top 5 sellers of the year. In the main, soundtrack sales have been tanking for the last several years, but the fervent fan based that both the “Twilight” and “Hannah Montana” franchises have created have led to followers needing every affiliated piece of merchandise they can get their hands on.
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FEARLESS
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Taylor Swift
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2
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I AM...SASHA FIERCE
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Beyonce
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3
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DARK HORSE
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Nickelback
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4
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TWILIGHT
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Soundtrack
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5
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HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE
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Soundtrack
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6
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CIRCUS
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Britney Spears
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7
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808S & HEARTBREAK
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Kanye West
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8
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THE FAME
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Lady Gaga
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9
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RELAPSE
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Eminem
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10
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THE E.N.D.
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The Black Eyed Peas
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11
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ONLY BY THE NIGHT
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Kings Of Leon
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12
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THE BLUEPRINT 3
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Jay-Z
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13
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DAVID COOK
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David Cook
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14
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THE FOUNDATION
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Zac Brown Band
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15
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NOW 29
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Various Artists
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16
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FUNHOUSE
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Pink
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17
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INTUITION
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Jamie Foxx
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18
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NO LINE ON THE HORIZON
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U2
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19
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UNSTOPPABLE
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Rascal Flatts
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20
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A DIFFERENT ME
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Keyshia Cole
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About This Blog
Melinda Newman is the former West Coast Bureau Chief for Billboard Magazine with more than 15 years of experience in the music industry. She covers music and entertainment for the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Associated Press, MSN, AOL and other outlets. Recent interviews include Taylor Swift, Pink, Brad Paisley, Foo Fighters, Jonas Bros. and Snow Patrol.
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