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Taylor Swift's '1989' Blocks Nicki Minaj's 'The Pinkprint' From Billboard 200's No.1
The pop superstar's '1989' returns to No. 1 with 375,000 equivalent units, while the Young Money femcee's 'The Pinkprint' lands at No. 2 with 244,000.
"1989" easily beats Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint", which arrives at No. 2 with 244,000 (194,000 in pure album sales). Trailing behind the Young Money raptress is Pentatonix,whose "That's Christmas to Me" sells another 203,000 copies. Last week's first placer, J. Cole's "2014 Forest Hills Drive", falls to No. 4 with 135,000.
D'Angelo's surprise album "Black Messiah" closes out the top 5 with 117,000 units. The record marks the R&B superstar's first in more than a decade. It follows his two albums "Brown Sugar" which peaked at No. 22 in 1995 and "Voodoo" that landed at No. 1 in 2000.
Taylor Swift's '1989' Blocks Nicki Minaj's 'The Pinkprint' From Billboard 200's No.1

The pop superstar's '1989' returns to No. 1 with 375,000 equivalent units, while the Young Money femcee's 'The Pinkprint' lands at No. 2 with 244,000.
"1989" easily beats Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint", which arrives at No. 2 with 244,000 (194,000 in pure album sales). Trailing behind the Young Money raptress is Pentatonix,whose "That's Christmas to Me" sells another 203,000 copies. Last week's first placer, J. Cole's "2014 Forest Hills Drive", falls to No. 4 with 135,000.
D'Angelo's surprise album "Black Messiah" closes out the top 5 with 117,000 units. The record marks the R&B superstar's first in more than a decade. It follows his two albums "Brown Sugar" which peaked at No. 22 in 1995 and "Voodoo" that landed at No. 1 in 2000.