christmas album sales

Taylor Swift once again is the #1 selling artist in America (and thus the world) with her third album Speak Now. But the real story is how all but one country album on the SoundScan Hot 200 albums chart experienced a strong sales increase due to holiday sales.&

With sales strong across all genres this Christmas shopping season, Taylor Swift managed to sell more than a quarter of a million albums to get back the top-selling slot in America for Speak Now.  Let's check out how 35 other country albums fared this week!