However, the LP was not evicted from the top spot by a new release; it was forced out by Adele’s ‘21′ which returns to the summit of tally after 8 weeks on the chart. It seems that lights in Spears’ circus have begun to dim.
Spears’ ‘Fatale’ sold a mere 76k this week, representing a striking 73% dip in sales. The album now sits at #2 on the Billboard 200 behind ‘21′ which moved another 88k units and became the 1st album of 2011 to sell more than 1 million copies in the US (1.03 million to be exact).
Further down the list, Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Rolling Papers’ slipped from #2 to #5 with 59k (down 70%) and convicted felon Fist Brown’s ‘F.A.M.E’ continues to flop, dropping from #4 to #6 selling a pathetic 51k (down 44%). At this rate, 'F.A.M.E' will never reach platinum. Lastly, Kirk Franklin’s ‘Hello Fear’ experienced a minor sales decrease, falling 1 spot to #10 with 31k (down 33%).
