Grammys Shake Up Album Chart
The publicity and accolades associated with the Grammys always impact the Billboard 200 Album charts and this year is no exception. Although she won no awards, Taylor Swift's "Fearless" reclaimed the No. 1 position after selling 92,000 copies, a 44% sales jump. This gives "Fearless" the longest run at No. 1, 9 weeks, since Santana's "Supernatural" racked up 12 weeks from 1999 to 2000.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand", winner of Album of the Year, soared 69-2 after selling 77,000 copies, a 715% increase. Other big winners include Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" which shot up to 31-8, "Grammy Nominees 2009" at No. 9, and Adele's "19" which rebounded 27-10.
India.Arie's "Testimony: Vol. 2 -- Love & Politics" is the weeks highest debut at No. 3. Last week's chart topper, the Fray's self titled effort, dropped to No. 4 followed by Lily Allen's "It's Not Me, It's You" at No. 5.
The publicity and accolades associated with the Grammys always impact the Billboard 200 Album charts and this year is no exception. Although she won no awards, Taylor Swift's "Fearless" reclaimed the No. 1 position after selling 92,000 copies, a 44% sales jump. This gives "Fearless" the longest run at No. 1, 9 weeks, since Santana's "Supernatural" racked up 12 weeks from 1999 to 2000.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand", winner of Album of the Year, soared 69-2 after selling 77,000 copies, a 715% increase. Other big winners include Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" which shot up to 31-8, "Grammy Nominees 2009" at No. 9, and Adele's "19" which rebounded 27-10.
India.Arie's "Testimony: Vol. 2 -- Love & Politics" is the weeks highest debut at No. 3. Last week's chart topper, the Fray's self titled effort, dropped to No. 4 followed by Lily Allen's "It's Not Me, It's You" at No. 5.
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