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1 1 Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
2 3 Taylor Swift - Fearless
3 1 Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
4 2 Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
5 1 Ludacris - Theater Of The Mind
6 1 The Killers - Day & Age
7 2 Nickelback - Dark Horse
8 4 Soundtrack - Twilight
9 3 Various Artists - Now 29
10 2 David Cook - David Cook

Rank Weeks Title
1 7 Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
2 10 T.I. Featuring Rihanna - Live Your Life
3 8 Beyonce - If I Were A Boy
4 17 T.I. - Whatever You Like
5 17 Lady GaGa Featuring Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
6 18 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
7 15 Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
8 15 Pink - So What
9 9 Britney Spears - Womanizer
10 33 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours

Rank Weeks Title
1 4 Twilight
2 6 High School Musical 3: Senior Year
3 21 Mamma Mia!
4 24 Camp Rock
5 32 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Vince Guaraldi Trio)
6 1 Twilight (The Score)
7 15 One World (The Cheetah Girls)
8 1 A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!
9 53 Alvin And The Chipmunks
10 34 The Polar Express

1Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
2The Killers - Day & Age
3Coldplay - Prospekt's March (EP)
4Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
5Soundtrack - Twilight
6Ludacris - Theater Of The Mind
7Taylor Swift - Fearless
8Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce
9Kanye West - The College Dropout
10The Killers - Hot Fuss
1Guns 'N Roses - Chinese Democracy
2The Killers - Day & Age
3AC/DC - Black Ice
4Enya - And Winter Came
5Il Divo - The Promise
6Seal - Soul
7Pink - Funhouse
8Dido - Safe Trip Home
9Herbert Gronemeyer - Was Muss Muss - Best Of
10Soundtrack - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
12Pac - Changes
2Conjunto Primavera - No Se Vivir Sin Ti
3Ace Hood Featuring Rock Ross & T-Pain - Cash Flow
4Henry Mancini - Pink Panther
5Koji Kondo - Super Mario Brothers Theme
6Lil Wayne - I'm Me
7Unknown - NYSE Bell
8Grupo Montez De Durango - Adios Amor Te Vas
9Banda El Recodo - Y Llegaste Tu
10Baby Bash Featuring T-Pain - Cyclone

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