"All I Ever Wanted," Kelly Clarkson's fourth album, debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album sales chart after selling 255,000 copies during its initial week of release, according to Nielsen Soundscan data for the week ending March 15.
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Clarkson's sophomore effort "Breakaway" made its debut at No. 3 in November 2004 after selling 250,000 copies in its first week, while her third album "My December" debuted at No. 2 in June 2007 after moving 291,000 copies in its first week.
"All I Ever Wanted" outsold The-Dream's "Love Vs. Money," which dropped at No. 2 and sold 151,000 copies in its first week of release. Last week's No. 1 -- U2's "No Line on the Horizon" -- fell to No. 3 and was followed by J. Holiday's "Round 2," which made its debut at No. 4.
Rounding out The Billboard 200 Top 10 were Taylor Swift's "Fearless" at to No. 5; Lady GaGa's "The Fame" at No. 6; Nickelback's "Dark Horse" at No. 7; Beyonce's "I Am... Sasha Fierce" at No. 8; Jamie Foxx's "Intuition" at No. 9; and Chris Cornell's "Scream" at No. 10.
In January, "My Life Would Suck Without You" -- the first single off "All I Ever Wanted" -- jumped from No. 97 to the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, a move that represented the biggest jump to No. 1 in the 50-year-old history of the singles chart.
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