Taylor Swift Trumps Big Debuts To Stay No. 1

December 24, 2008 11:04 AM ET

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

Taylor Swift's "Fearless" (Big Machine) begins a third non-consecutive week at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 this week, selling 330,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Fearless" trumps big debuts from Keyshia Cole and Jamie Foxx, which open at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. Cole's "A Different Me" (Geffen) starts with 322,000, a career-best sales week for the R&B singer. Her 2007 album, "Just Like You," also debuted at No. 2 but with 281,000 units. Foxx's "Intuition" (J) shifts 265,000 copies. His last album, "Unpredictable," bowed exactly two years ago, starting at No. 2 with 598,000 before rising to No. 1 the following week with 200,000. Britney Spears' "Circus" (Jive) slips 2-4 with 196,000, a 2% decrease. Beyonce's "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" (Music World/Columbia) drops 3-5 despite a 23% increase to 195,000, while Nickelback's "Dark Horse" (Roadrunner) slides 4-6 on a 24% increase to 194,000.