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Bernard Fanning - Departures
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Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell - Blurred Lines
USA USA
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Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
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Taylor Swift on a short visit to Melbourne Australia 2009
Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Taylor Swift Edges Susan Boyle For Number One Album of the Year

By Paul Cashmere
Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:03:26 +1100

Taylor Swift `Fearless` was 103,000 units ahead of Susan Boyle `I Dreamed A Dream` in the round-up of album sales in the USA for 2009.

‘Fearless’ sold 3,217,000 units compared to ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ which registered 3,104,000 sales.

Michael Jackson had the third biggest selling album of the year in the USA with ‘Number Ones’ moving 2,355,000.

The Top 10 albums of 2009 in the USA were:

1. Taylor Swift ‘Fearless’ 3,217,000
2. Susan Boyle ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ 3,104,000
3. Michael Jackson ‘Number Ones’ 2,355,000
4. Lady Gaga ‘Fame’ 2,238,000
5. Andrea Bocelli ‘My Christmas’ 2,207,000
6. Soundtrack ‘Hannah Montana’ 1,823,000
7. Black Eyed Peas ‘The END’ 1,787,000
8. Eminem ‘Relapse’ 1,735,000
9. Jay-Z ‘Blueprint 3’ ‘1,515,000
10. Kings Of Leon ‘ Only By The Night’ 1,398,000
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