Source: New York Times

Bon Jovi has scored its second No. 1 album in a row — and the fourth of its career — with “The Circle” (Island), which sold 163,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Carrie Underwood’s “Play On” (19/Arista Nashville), last week’s top seller, fell to No. 3 with 128,000 sales, a 60 percent drop, and Andrea Bocelli’s “My Christmas” (Sugar/Decca) climbed one spot to No. 2 with 136,000. The soundtrack to Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” (Epic) fell two spots to No. 4 with 117,000 sales, and Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” (Big Machine) was No. 5 with 91,000 sales. Besides “The Circle,” the only other new album on the Top 10 this week was “Memento Mori” (A&M/Octone) by the young Texas metal band Flyleaf, which bowed at No. 8 with 56,000.

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