Beyoncé Knowles’ double-disk “I Am…Sasha Fierce” beat out new albums by rockers Nickelback and American Idol winner David Cook. The singer earned her third No. 1 album with 485,000 copies sold.

Meanwhile Nickelback took the No. 2 spot selling 327,000 copies followed by David Cook (289,000). In her new album, Beyoncé unleashes her alter ego, Sasha Fierce. Up until now, her slightly more aggressive ego has only appeared in live performances.

Beyoncé’s new album topped the debut of 2003’s “Dangerously in Love” by approximately 166,000 copes, but followed under “B-Day” released in 2006.

Still, Taylor Swift emerges as the winner of 2008’s biggest female debut with 592,000 albums sold for “Fearless”. The album landed at the No.4 spot this week.

Nickelback has recently announced the launch of a North American tour followed by the success of the album “Dark Horse”. And while debuting at No.3, David Cook won the title of most digital copies sold for a new album, selling 59,000 digital copies.






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