Britney Spears' Circus Tops the Charts

Us Magazine - December 10, 2008 6:37 PM PST
Story photo: Britney Spears' Circus Tops the ChartsBritney Spears speaks on stage at the 'Light of the Angels' Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at LA Live on December 4, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA.Us Magazine
Britney Spears' "comeback" album, Circus, is No. 1.

Circus sold more than 505,000 copies in its first week of release, according to her label, Jive. It is the second biggest album debut of the year for a female artist.

"At the end of the day, I think she is America's pop princess, and the world's pop princess, and this just reconfirms it to everyone who doubted it," said her manager, Larry Rudolph.

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"Professionally, she's feeling great," he told The Associated Press. "It's great for her to hear that she's got a No. 1 album again."

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In comparison, her 2007 album, Blackout, moved about 290,000 copies in its first week. Sales slowly dropped as her personal life grew more frenetic.

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"Circus is a little bit lighter than Blackout," the singer recently said. "A lot of the songs I did at that time, I was going through a really dark time so a lot of the songs reflect that.

"They're two totally different vibes," she says. "This one has a lighter feel, a little bit more pop. Blackout is darker, edgier, more urban."

Spears is set to kick off a world tour March 3 in her home state of Louisiana. More than 400,000 concert tickets have been sold in the U.S. so far.

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  • LA
    Not surprising. She makes OK pop music. Not exactly classics, but it's good for radio and dance. What's nice to see is that her family rallied to get her back into shape.
    report abuseposted January 17, 2009 7:37 PM PST
  • Amber A
    Britney went through a hard time where she was seen as a drunk lady that shaved her head and almost drop her sons every 5 seconds but i blame it on ppl always in her business,she barley had any time to get herself together but im really happy 4 her cuz she's showin ppl that they can't bring her down even wen they do everything in their will.GO BRITNEY do ur thang XD
    report abuseposted December 18, 2008 12:09 PM PST
  • KER
    NUFF LOVE BRIT! BLESS
    report abuseposted December 18, 2008 1:51 AM PST
  • sam
    BRITNEY I LOVE YOU LOTS! ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL FU** ALL THEM HATERS CAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY WHO HAS THE NUMBER ONE ALBUM???? NOT THEM!!!
    report abuseposted December 17, 2008 7:13 PM PST
  • FallonH
    im so happy for u britney, im glad to see ur ok again when i was 15 or 14 i loved u and i watched everything u did well that all changed when u got married to kevin he was such a bad influence on u all he wanted was ur money im glad u came to ur sences for them kids, they need u more than u will ever know, i know because my kids r around the same age as urs. dont let anything bring u down
    report abuseposted December 17, 2008 6:20 PM PST
  • Fancyface
    Britney, honestly i don't like you. Although some of your songs are interesting i wouln't buy your cd.
    report abuseposted December 13, 2008 2:03 AM PST
  • lilmama_92
    omg gurl
    report abuseposted December 12, 2008 7:42 PM PST
  • Huang L
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    report abuseposted December 11, 2008 4:56 AM PST
  • Huang L
    LOL.... search " My Discount Bag " on google to get the same designer bags with Karolina. " My Discount Bag " is just for fashion ladies, wow! Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, Coach, Miu Miu, Dior, Hermes, Chloe, Dolce & Gabbana Women's shoes ***u g g b a r g a i n ***
    report abuseposted December 11, 2008 4:55 AM PST
  • SharonS
    You go Girl!
    report abuseposted December 11, 2008 2:29 AM PST
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