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Arts, Briefly: Britney Is Dethroned

Taylor Swift and Britney Spears swapped places on the top of the Billboard album chart this week. Ms. Swift, whose ?Fearless? (Big Machine) reached No. 1 five weeks ago and has been hovering in the Top 5 since, returns with 249,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Ms. Spears?s ?Circus? (Jive), last week?s best seller, fell to No. 2 with 200,000. The rest of the Top 5, in a week with few major new release, is familiar. BeyoncÃƒÂ©?s ?I Am ... Sasha Fierce? (Columbia) holds at No. 3...

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00:20 on December 18 2008

Chart notes: Taylor Swift rules

Topix — Taylor Swift returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Fearless , bouncing back from No. more info

Taylor Swift

02:07 on December 18 2008

Arts, Briefly: Britney Is Dethroned

Taylor Swift and Britney Spears swapped places on the top of the Billboard album chart this week. Ms. Swift, whose ?Fearless? (Big Machine) reached No. 1 five weeks ago a... more info

Taylor Swift Britney Spears Nickelback

04:00 on December 18 2008

Taylor Swift's Wisdom Teeth Woes

People.com — "I'm feeling â€¦ the pain," the singer blogs as she recovers from dental surgery more info

Taylor Swift

09:00 on December 18 2008

Taylor Swift - Swift Suffers After Tooth Op

ContactMusic — Country singer TAYLOR SWIFT is bedridden and in agony after undergoing surgery to remove her wisdom teeth. The 19-year-old was put to sleep for the operation, but ... more info

Taylor Swift