November 19, 2008 - Young country singer Taylor Swift's sophomore album, "Fearless," sold 592,000 copies during its first week in stores, marking the best sales week for a country album since last November, when the Eagles' "Long Road Out of Eden" moved more than 700,000 copies.
November 5, 2008 - Despite its distribution being limited to two retailers and the band's own website, rock stalwarts AC/DC's latest album, "Black Ice," will spend its second week at the top of the US chart.
October 29, 2008 - As expected, AC/DC's "Black Ice" dominates the US album chart this week thanks to 784,000 copies sold during its first week out, despite the fact that the set was sold exclusively through Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and the band's website.
December 27, 2007 - Josh Groban stays in the top slot on The Billboard 200 album chart, moving 757,000 copies of "Noel" in the US to remain No. 1 for the fifth straight week, the first Christmas album ever to do so, according to Billboard.
December 19, 2007 - Josh Groban's "Noel" sold 669,000 copies in the US during its most recent week in stores, enough to nab its fourth straight week at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album chart. That's a new record for consecutive weeks at No. 1 for a holiday album, beating out Elvis Presley's "Elvis' Christmas Album," according to Billboard.
November 28, 2007 - Josh Groban's holiday album "Noel" moves up one notch to No. 1 on the latest Billboard 200 album chart after selling 405,000 copies during its most recent week in stores.
October 17, 2007 - Kid Rock's new album, "Rock N Roll Jesus," sold 170,000 copies during its first week in stores, enough to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart.
