All information contained herein courtesy of Billboard Magazine and Billboard.com:BIG CHART NEWS
Britney Spears' 7th studio album, "Femme Fatale" held off upstart hip-hopper Wiz Khalifa and scored her 6th #1 album on the Billboard 200. Featuring the #1 single, "Hold It Against Me" and Top 10 follow up, "Till The World Ends", Spears was expected to debut in the penthouse position. More on her achievement in a moment...
Katy Perry and Kanye West's "E.T." retains the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a 2nd consecutive week. Perry released the "E.T." music video in the last few days and sales of the single surged to new heights. With airplay still increasing and sales now north of 300,000 downloads for the first time, Perry (and West) may kick back and relax atop the singles chart for a few weeks.
More analysis after the cut!